Anonymous
Post 11/01/2023 05:40     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’ve managed to age slowly too. It runs in my family. I’ve done whole genome sequencing and I have the “youth gene.” But I know I’ve maximized it by using sunscreen and Retin-A since I was a teenager. I also do not smoke or drink. I eat a low sugar diet. I’m also still thin.

I’m about to turn 50. I’ve become a bit of a curiosity at doctor’s offices. The nurses and doctors see my chart before they meet me and then say something about how I do not look my age and talk about it in front of me with each other.

I can tell you other women my age are not happy about it. I’m left out of many social events. That kind of sucks. I feel like my social life would improve if I let myself go but I don’t want to do that. I know my husband doesn’t want me to either. Luckily, I have a few very long-term friendships and talk to them on the phone often.



Good grief….


I don’t understand this reaction. It’s my real life. I had acne young and never stopped using retin-A. And if you use Retin-A you have to use sunscreen. So my skin is very nice for someone my age. Plus that gene. The gene sequencing was to find genetic issues I may have passed on to my kids. Do you think I did it to find out if I have the “youth gene?”

Anyways, it does create a weird situation when you are middle-aged but look much younger. And my cardiologist was giving me a stress test and he said well you’re almost 50 so you’re getting older…you might not *look* it, but you are getting older…

Anonymous
Post 10/31/2023 15:26     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know I am older obviously. But I am turning 62 soon. I have no grey hair, same weight last 30 years. I only sleep 6 hours a night, never get tired. People at work must think I am younger as people my age or younger are retiring and I am the succession plan.

I have zero medical issues and on no medicine.

Will it all kick in at once?


Be careful with that bragging. My husband was in excellent health, about your age and looked fantastic. One day we had to go to the ER. He had stage 4 cancer, no symptoms until that day and died 6 months later. You are aging…..at least appreciate your years.


+1. Similar experience.
Anonymous
Post 10/31/2023 10:34     Subject: Re:I am not aging
I look okay now, 60, but I dread the next 10 years…
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 23:36     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’m 48, naturally very blonde, and don’t have any grey hair yet. Not even one hair. The downside is literally no one believes me and e erythema thinks I dye my hair, so even if I wanted to brag, I’d just look like a liar. I suggest you keep these things to yourself because no one ever believes me that I’m 1) naturally blonde and 2) don’t have grey hair.


Acquaintances bring up your hair or do you bring it up when others are talking about hair color, etc.? The fact that you’re ever in a situation that involves discussing whether your hair is its natural color is odd.

I have 80% gray hair and would never ask someone about their hair color!


Acquaintances and strangers ask me about my hair all the time. It’s very long so I guess people notice. But the universe wasn’t going to completely bless me, because my eyebrows and eyelashes are white, so unless I dye them, I look like a corpse. .
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 23:21     Subject: Re:I am not aging
I turned 62 recently. I am aging, obviously, but no meds, healthy weight, no health issues, exercise regularly, very little grey hair, etc. Definitely look on the younger side for my age. But as I look at people a decade or so older I see people who look much older. I think aging starts to accelerate after 60, and I'm sure it will hit me as it will you OP.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 23:11     Subject: I am not aging
Age 62. Overall I feel pretty good.

No prescription meds.

Alas I color my hair as it started going gray in my 20's due to genetics.

I lift weights and stay active.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 23:07     Subject: I am not aging
I looked good until about 5 years after I hit menopause and then everything started to catch up.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 23:05     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:I’ve managed to age slowly too. It runs in my family. I’ve done whole genome sequencing and I have the “youth gene.” But I know I’ve maximized it by using sunscreen and Retin-A since I was a teenager. I also do not smoke or drink. I eat a low sugar diet. I’m also still thin.

I’m about to turn 50. I’ve become a bit of a curiosity at doctor’s offices. The nurses and doctors see my chart before they meet me and then say something about how I do not look my age and talk about it in front of me with each other.

I can tell you other women my age are not happy about it. I’m left out of many social events. That kind of sucks. I feel like my social life would improve if I let myself go but I don’t want to do that. I know my husband doesn’t want me to either. Luckily, I have a few very long-term friendships and talk to them on the phone often.



Good grief….
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 22:56     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:I know I am older obviously. But I am turning 62 soon. I have no grey hair, same weight last 30 years. I only sleep 6 hours a night, never get tired. People at work must think I am younger as people my age or younger are retiring and I am the succession plan.

I have zero medical issues and on no medicine.

Will it all kick in at once?


Be careful with that bragging. My husband was in excellent health, about your age and looked fantastic. One day we had to go to the ER. He had stage 4 cancer, no symptoms until that day and died 6 months later. You are aging…..at least appreciate your years.
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 22:53     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know I am older obviously. But I am turning 62 soon. I have no grey hair, same weight last 30 years. I only sleep 6 hours a night, never get tired. People at work must think I am younger as people my age or younger are retiring and I am the succession plan.

I have zero medical issues and on no medicine.

Will it all kick in at once?


Hopefully in your case it will start with aphasia. Or development of some humility.


Agree
Anonymous
Post 10/29/2023 22:50     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:I think I look pretty good for early 50s too. I've aged better than people my age. However, I look at pictures of me as a teen/young adult and I was an ugly duckling! I think I would have rather looked good when I was 16-25 than now. I didn't even lose the baby fat in my face until mid-20s.


This is me too... I am 52 and cringe when I see pictures of myself especially as a teenager. I also get mistaken for looking a lot younger now, however, this seems to be common on both sides of my family.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2023 21:14     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I know I am older obviously. But I am turning 62 soon. I have no grey hair, same weight last 30 years. I only sleep 6 hours a night, never get tired. People at work must think I am younger as people my age or younger are retiring and I am the succession plan.

I have zero medical issues and on no medicine.

Will it all kick in at once?

My mom is 86 but completely gray and wrinkled and on no medicine. No prescriptions at all, though she might take some supplements. She's thinner than she was in her 50s.
Fingers crossed I get her genes! I've got the gray hair and wrinkles so here's hoping....


My mom is also 86 and no medication. She does have some arthritis and pains from when she fell in her youth. She is tiny but has a belly. She talks about going on a diet to reduce her belly but eats chips and donuts. Honestly. I didn’t think one would care about one’s weight at such an old age, unless it was related to health.
Anonymous
Post 10/27/2023 20:18     Subject: Re:I am not aging
My vagina smells like a goat.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2023 20:24     Subject: I am not aging
I have dark blonde hair with strands of white that don't come across as gray. It isn't bright, though, like it used to be, and I could highlight it but I'm not going to.

My wrinkles started to emerge, mildly but noticeably at age 64- 65. It does happen.
Anonymous
Post 10/25/2023 19:33     Subject: I am not aging
Anonymous wrote:I know I am older obviously. But I am turning 62 soon. I have no grey hair, same weight last 30 years. I only sleep 6 hours a night, never get tired. People at work must think I am younger as people my age or younger are retiring and I am the succession plan.

I have zero medical issues and on no medicine.

Will it all kick in at once?


Did you go through menopause late? I suspect late menopause is associated with longevity.

Also was menopause easy for you?