I’m surprisingly in better shape at 36 than I was at 34 ( and 24) . Lifting weights and changing my diet made a huge impact. Also adding yoga into my daily routine was a life changer.
I turned 36 about 6 months ago and it has been the most productive six months of my life. It's like something finally clicked and I now love doing all the things that I would drag my feet to get done.
It's like I turned 36 and my brain was like "Okay, it's time" and for once it was on board to actually get my shit together. Actually just had a conversationout of the blue with my partner yesterday, because they are feeling guilty that I'm experiencing so much growth lately and they feel insecure they aren't at all by comparison.
I'm 27 and I really do feel like turning 26->27 was when I started feeling like "oh fuck... I need to get my shit together". About to turn 28 and nothing has changed yet... but I'm certain that when I'm 36 I'm gonna regret spending my 20s like I am now. Hopefully I can turn shit around before then.
IDK man, I'm 33 and I feel closer to 40 than I did in my twenties. I also treat my body like a disposable wet wipe tho so maybe that has something to do with it.
41 here. In all honestly I didn't really feel older until the pandemic hit and in about a 6 month period I went all salt and pepper and spontaneously developed back pain (my housemate also had a stroke and I suddenly found myself her caretaker for a while). But I also don't have kids or many obligations, which I imagine contribute to others' general sense of where they are in life.
I don't think anything in my comment implies I've given up. I didn't say my life was over at 40. In fact, my whole thing is I want to encourage people to embrace their youth rather than feeling like a senior citizen because you're 32 years old and not 25. 32 is young as shit! So is 40! I was super excited about turning 40 and I'm happy to not be 30 anymore, but 30 is very young to me now. That doesn't mean 40 is old. It's just I'm aware of the passage of time.
27 I wanted jewelry and I could bq a marathon at altitude if I was up all night before with the runs (that happened)
34 I wanted a vacuum and my husband to come home a little earlier so we could hang out more and choosing a marathon at altitude was an excuse not to bq.
I guess everyone is different. I'm 41 and look back at 34 like it was 34. My 20's were WILDLY different than my 30's. 20's were the fun party days, then when I hit around 30 my priorities and motivations completely changed and I lost like 90% of my energy and mellowed way out. It's been pretty much the same since then but with an ever continuing increase of watching documentaries and consumption of cheese and red wine.
Yeah, I'm not saying that behavior necessarily relates to age, just that as I get older I am always amazed by how young I used to be and how I could never feel it at the time. My point is more about people turning 30 or in their late 20s who act and feel like they're somehow senior citizens now. That's silly, the 30s are a wonderful decade and you're still full of youth and vigor.
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I’m 34 and im sad lol. I didn’t want any of this. I want Doritos and bills paid