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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Age is just a number. I'm 40, look young, feel young, act young, I don't hurt, I have energy. But I know people the same age who are none of those things and it's like we're at least a decade apart. It shows how self-care, attitude, discipline, privilege play a big role in aging.[/quote]

Yes, it’s definitely your discipline. Nope. There is a cliff at 45. You don’t see it. You simply fall off of it. You can think you’re the same but it’s not true, not true at all. I’m 49 and the difference between 40-49 is crazy and sad, especially when compared to the difference between 30-39.[/quote]

Explain? What happened at 45? Did you suddenly get fat or what?[/quote]

Your body gets older. It's that simple. You're not as spry. Aches appear and last longer. You get more tired more easily. Illnesses start to crop up. It's called mortality.[/quote]

Outside of the tired part, that hasn't happened for me (yet) - knock wood a million times. I'm 49 now. Still basically feel physically the same as I have through my 30s and 40s. My dad is the same, except now he has some tenderness in his shoulder, at 80.

My mom started falling apart in her 30s. Back pain turned into a hundred million other things. At nearly 80, she's now barely mobile. It's horrible for her. Truly truly heartbreaking.

My lesson is that people age differently. Also, try to stay fit and active as you age.

Anyway, I used to think 45 was old as dirt and now that I am almost 50 it seems youthful. Perspective's a heck of a thing.[/quote]

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