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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm around 60, older Gen X. I never diet, never have. I just stay active. Yesterday I put more than 17,000 steps and 140 active minutes on my fitness tracker between my long walk and yardwork. I do this 3-4 times a week. I eat three square meals, enjoy a glass of red wine every day and a small dessert. I can still wear my shirts from middle and high school. You must keep yourself moving.[/quote]

And you work 40 or 50 hours a week in an office job too? I’m just kidding you couldn’t possibly be a law firm partner and have that much free time. I’m 60 too and 30 pounds overweight from the stress [/quote]

I’m mid 50s, lift, walk daily(though not 17k!), and a bunch of other things. And I’m a law firm partner. Haven’t you understood by now that no one really cares about you as a person at all firm? You have to look out for you.[/quote]

Exactly - which brings up another toxic Gen X trait. Trading personal health outcomes for more compensation or some other striver goal. Or flexing by talking about how little personal time they have because of work.

It’s not a flex at all and just shows how imbalanced your life is. Anybody can find time to be healthy, it just costs something else. Choose wisely. [/quote]

I am the poster to whom you are responding.  At some point, we do have much more control over our lives than we think, and when we do, it's worth considering why we are making our choices.  It is a choice to be a 60-year old law partner and continually prioritize your work deadlines over your health.  And if you are going to do it, own it.  None of that snarky sh*t she was dishing out.[/quote]

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