sucks to get old...........

[LizKat]

At my age, 82 I can truely relate to your thread title...
"sucks to get old..........."
Some of my friends have a saying, "getting old isn't for sissies"

Yep. But, some of my friends have another saying: "but it does beat not being here... so far." I can go with that too... so far....

In winter when I can't walk on the back roads or up in my meadow and it seems too much of a pain to drive over mountain to a mall where they've laid out a walking course for seniors, I do more dance workouts in the kitchen while waiting for stuff to boil, cook, cool off or whatever.

I also try to get in some daily efforts at shuffling my stash of fabrics around after the carefree muddling of it that I end up doing all summer. My fabric inventory is partly on the second floor and partly in a first floor studio. So... six or ten extra trips a day up and back downstairs to sort stuff out properly has to count for something, I figure.

Anyway that's the excuse I use to sneak bread or a potato onto my plate despite menu planning efforts. "Think of all that exercise!"

Anymore I just try for a break-even on weight management issues over winter. Once spring comes I'm back to trying to eat healthfully in consistent fashion, and so to lose one more pound now and then without even noticing it... to make the other 20 lbs the doctor had in mind when he said lose 50. I met him more than halfway by losing 30 in the past few years, and have trouble getting very excited about the rest of it.

 

[eyoungren]

47 here and say about 12 mentally.
I don't drink/smoke/do drugs so I tend to clown around..........a LOT.
that said there are plenty of things you simply can't ignore, you body is like a machine, if you don't schedule regular maintenance for it the machine will do it for you (break down)
with winter my slightly over weight body starts to complain, knees/ankles hurt , I can't for the life of me run so I only get to use the bike if I am to exercise. my vision deteriorating as well, went from 20/20 to 20/25, not that bad but still noticeable .
my current biggest concern is in yob security, hard to find employment as we get older, I have seen many CNC programmers come in to apply as machine operators so that puts me on edge should anything happen to my current employment.

so as much as I like being 12 mentally I am beginning to realize things suck as we get older, been told many times to act my age but I have never been this old before.................

rant over.

48.

Psoriasis (usually 75% or more coverage) since I was 5.
Progressive lenses. Been wearing glasses since I was 25 or so, but should have been as a kid.
High blood pressure.
Have been on Omeprazole (Prilosec) since 2010 or so. Will be on it for the rest of my life. Stomach makes too much acid.
Every once in a while, Psoriatic arthritis. Was real fun back when I was in my 20s.
Back problems as a result of seven years with UPS hauling around heavy packages. But hey, at 26-29 I could throw a 110lb package from a bulk cart to a belt.

Job security has me worried too. Lost my job over two weeks ago and haven't found anything yet. But my work experience is designing newspaper ads. When was the last time you bought a newspaper?

At least you have your humor.
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I'm the opposite: When I was twelve, in some ways, I wasn't far off 47 mentally.

Not only was youth wasted on me, I had no idea how to be young, even as a student.

But, yes, I must say I rather like middle age, I feel as though I have finally come into myself.

You sound like my wife.

Old soul maybe?

 

[RootBeerMan]

"sucks to get old"? Beats the alternative, any day of the week. Those aches and pains let you know you're still kicking, at least!

 

[Plutonius]

47 here and say about 12 mentally.
I don't drink/smoke/do drugs so I tend to clown around..........a LOT.
that said there are plenty of things you simply can't ignore, you body is like a machine, if you don't schedule regular maintenance for it the machine will do it for you (break down)
with winter my slightly over weight body starts to complain, knees/ankles hurt , I can't for the life of me run so I only get to use the bike if I am to exercise. my vision deteriorating as well, went from 20/20 to 20/25, not that bad but still noticeable .
my current biggest concern is in yob security, hard to find employment as we get older, I have seen many CNC programmers come in to apply as machine operators so that puts me on edge should anything happen to my current employment.

so as much as I like being 12 mentally I am beginning to realize things suck as we get older, been told many times to act my age but I have never been this old before.................

rant over.

You young whippersnapper . Don't let anyone tell you to act your age.

Getting a new job doesn't really become s problem till your in your 50's (late 50's are bad). As an example, engineering is a terrible profession to try to find a job that you will like when you get in you late 50's.

 

[Apple fanboy]

Getting old is better than the alternative.....
Dying young!

My health is pretty good. I’ve always been fat, but a few years ago I addressed that and lost the best part of 60lbs. More importantly I have kept it off. It’s not about a diet, it’s a change for life. Yes I have the occasional treat, but I weigh myself weekly to keep an eye on things (before I never would and would feel the trousers getting tight and kid myself I had put on a lb or two, when in fact it was most likely 10).

I don’t exercise much. I know I should, but it’s boring as hell. I spend all day sat at a computer screen, and not much better in the evenings.

My only health issues are an under active thyroid, scoliosis of my neck and planter fashitus in my feet.
I have insoles for that and a small leg length difference. I see a chiropractor for my neck and haven’t seen a doctor in years.

I ditched engineering in my 30’s as I couldn’t see a future in it in my country.
Can’t say I’ve had to many bar fights. I’ve been thrown out of a few in my teens though! But a bouncer tossing you onto the street (sometimes literally!) can hardly be classed as a fight. Especially as at the time I was too drunk to remember!

 

[ChrisChaval]

I am about the same age as the OP and, honestly, I have never felt that great

contrary to what advertisements are trying to tell us, life is getting better when you get older, at least for me

true, some eye issues, a little more belly fat, some other changes here and there ..

but you know what I like most about getting older? I just do not care about what others might think about me any more, my looks, my point of view etc

when I was younger I took life far too seriously and I really would not go back in time if I had the chance, never ever

I am happier now than ever before and looking forward to growing older

Every season has its own beauty and I do wish the OP to discover the beauty that this season, our season, has in store for him
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if I am not hard on myself I can end up with restraining orders..........
when women say , "how cute, can I touch it and kiss it?" they are talking about the puppy................

Man, you look great

I would not want to kiss you because I am a straight male but, yeah to me you look good

That should not matter though

Do not hand over the key to your happiness to other people

It really does not matter what I or some woman think about your looks

 

[Scepticalscribe]

48.


You sound like my wife.

Old soul maybe?

I have been wearing glasses since I was seven, and stuck with my nose in a book ever since.

As a child, and teenager, my peers baffled me and bored me, (this went both ways, I don't doubt that I may have baffled and bored them) - their interests and concerns were not mine, nor mine theirs - and university was the first time in my life I felt somewhat at home. And it just got better from there.

My twenties were far better than my teens, my thirties a lot better than my twenties, my forties far more interesting and fulfilling than my thirties, and thus far, much of my fifties have been absolutely fascinating.

Even as a teenager, I found older and middle aged people more interesting to talk to than my peers.

Yes, true, true, I think I am very much an old soul, and have always been.

And yes, for what it is worth, sometimes, I still buy newspapers. There is something civilised, and relaxing, about reading a paper that no online publication has been able to replicate.

 

[Ulenspiegel]

...Some of my friends have a saying, "getting old isn't for sissies"

So damn true...
Just the other day I stumbled upon a video, Jean-Paul Belmondo at César 2017...
Time is the most brutal serial killer...

 

[scubachap]

Saw this on a fridge magnet at the in-laws quite a while ago and it made me laugh...
"Just when I've finally got my head screwed on tight, my body starts to unwind"

Job security has me worried too. Lost my job over two weeks ago and haven't found anything yet. But my work experience is designing newspaper ads. When was the last time you bought a newspaper?

There's a lot of people suffering (quietly) with all the changes going on at the moment, it can be very tough. As an aside - on the Omeprazole front, have you tried porridge? (I think you lot would call it oatmeal?) You can knock up a bowl in the microwave in a couple of minutes and I've found a daily great big bowl (really thick and gloopy seems to work the best) can work wonders in that department.

 

[eyoungren]

I have been wearing glasses since I was seven, and stuck with my nose in a book ever since.

As a child, and teenager, my peers baffled me and bored me, (this went both ways, I don't doubt that I may have baffled and bored them) - their interests and concerns were not mine, nor mine theirs - and university was the first time in my life I felt somewhat at home. And it just got better from there.

My twenties were far better than my teens, my thirties a lot better than my twenties, my forties far more interesting and fulfilling than my thirties, and thus far, much of my fifties have been absolutely fascinating.

Even as a teenager, I found older and middle aged people more interesting to talk to than my peers.

Yes, true, true, I think I am very much an old soul, and have always been.

And yes, for what it is worth, sometimes, I still buy newspapers. There is something civilised, and relaxing, about reading a paper that no online publication has been able to replicate.

My wife is a lot like that. She hated being a teenager because it was rare that she was interested in anything her classmates were interested in.

Even now she shakes her head at me about some things.

That said, I was never the typical boy or man. My head was always in a book and I was far more interested in that at lunch time. To the point I was often bullied for it. There were often many things that I was 'expected' to engage in just because of my gender. Stuff I saw as stupid, dangerous, or both.

I took to telling those involved, "You first." It was laughable when they hurt themselves and then got angry at ME for it. But hey, it wasn't me that did the stupid idiot thing that got myself hurt!

I don't engage in that garbage and I don't need anyone's opinion about what my masculinity is based on when a lot of those 'rules' are dangerous and for idiots. And it's just boring.

Ah well, a lot of those people ended up in jail or working menial jobs so there's that.
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There's a lot of people suffering (quietly) with all the changes going on at the moment, it can be very tough. As an aside - on the Omeprazole front, have you tried porridge? (I think you lot would call it oatmeal?) You can knock up a bowl in the microwave in a couple of minutes and I've found a daily great big bowl (really thick and gloopy seems to work the best) can work wonders in that department.

Hmm, something to consider, thank you.

My main issue with oatmeal though is that I've never really cared for it. My wife absolutely loves it, but it's something I've never found enjoyable.

 

[Apple fanboy]

My wife is a lot like that. She hated being a teenager because it was rare that she was interested in anything her classmates were interested in.

Even now she shakes her head at me about some things.

That said, I was never the typical boy or man. My head was always in a book and I was far more interested in that at lunch time. To the point I was often bullied for it. There were often many things that I was 'expected' to engage in just because of my gender. Stuff I saw as stupid, dangerous, or both.

I took to telling those involved, "You first." It was laughable when they hurt themselves and then got angry at ME for it. But hey, it wasn't me that did the stupid idiot thing that got myself hurt!

I don't engage in that garbage and I don't need anyone's opinion about what my masculinity is based on when a lot of those 'rules' are dangerous and for idiots. And it's just boring.

Ah well, a lot of those people ended up in jail or working menial jobs so there's that.
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Hmm, something to consider, thank you.

My main issue with oatmeal though is that I've never really cared for it. My wife absolutely loves it, but it's something I've never found enjoyable.

My wife makes me a bowl of porridge most mornings. Keeps me going until lunchtime and is especially welcome on cold winter mornings.

 

[jbarley]

48.

Psoriasis (usually 75% or more coverage) since I was 5.
Progressive lenses. Been wearing glasses since I was 25 or so, but should have been as a kid.
High blood pressure.
Have been on Omeprazole (Prilosec) since 2010 or so. Will be on it for the rest of my life. Stomach makes too much acid.
Every once in a while, Psoriatic arthritis. Was real fun back when I was in my 20s.
Back problems as a result of seven years with UPS hauling around heavy packages. But hey, at 26-29 I could throw a 110lb package from a bulk cart to a belt.

Job security has me worried too. Lost my job over two weeks ago and haven't found anything yet. But my work experience is designing newspaper ads. When was the last time you bought a newspaper?

Erik, other then the fact I've got about 33 years on you, we share a lot in common.
Shingles,
Bi-focals.
High blood pressure
Pantoprazole, for stomach acid problems.
Arthritic gout, which rears up painfully in different body joints.
Constant lower back pain.
Heart problems, started when I was 50, wear a daily nitro patch and have 9 heart stents at last count.
But my biggest concern is an all to rapidly failing short term memory, I feel this may be genetic and I do remember how my mom ended up in her later years, a total vegetable locked in a secure home.
Now that really scares me.

Sorry to hear about the job loss, absolute worst time of the year also.
Best wishes on moving forward.

edit: current gout in my right elbow.

 

[eyoungren]

Erik, other then the fact I've got about 33 years on you, we share a lot in common.
Shingles,
Bi-focals.
High blood pressure
Pantoprazole, for stomach acid problems.
Arthritic gout, which rears up painfully in different body joints.
Constant lower back pain.
Heart problems, started when I was 50, wear a daily nitro patch and have 9 heart stents at last count.
But my biggest concern is an all to rapidly failing short term memory, I feel this may be genetic and I do remember how my mom ended up in her later years, a total vegetable locked in a secure home.
Now that really scares me.

Sorry to hear about the job loss, absolute worst time of the year also.
Best wishes on moving forward.

James, I've shared the shingles bit with you too.

I had the Chicken Pox when I was 6 months old, so the underlying virus has always been there. A year or so ago, it manifested as shingles on my right side. Since Psoriasis is an auto-immune disease I am always compromised and I was stressed enough that year that this happened. The kicker is that because of the Koebner effect, my Psoriasis took the opportunity to flare up around the shingles. Not nice.

Fortunately, my heart has been fine. But my grandmother on my dads side died of congestive heart failure. My dad is 83 though and doesn't seem to have any heart issues.

I can understand the concern over memory. Since I was 16 I've had to deal at various times with more than one person who developed dementia/Alzheimer's. It's one of the reasons I try to stay plugged in and involved with the outside world.

Thanks for the job wishes! I can use that right now.

 

[OLDGUYWITHAHIFI]

People used to say "Hey dude what time is it"? Now they say "excuse me sir, do you know the time"?

You are as young or old as you feel. I got tired of feeling old so I did something about it. I still have gray hair, still need to lose a few pounds, still experience aches and pains in places where there should be no aches and pains, but my attitude has improved immensely.

Learning something new, getting outdoors, eating better, having a cup half full philosophy helps tremendously. I could care less how I look to anyone else but my wife. As long as she is satisfied, and we enjoy each other's company, we are good. Even if I were single I would still look for the pleasures in life. They are out there for the taking.

There is no stopping age, but it's easy to change your attitude.

 

[scubachap]

There's a lot of people suffering (quietly) with all the changes going on at the moment, it can be very tough.

Sorry, just re-read what I wrote and realised it could be misinterpreted (the quietly bit). I don't mean people shouldn't be open about it or discuss it, but rather that if you do talk to people it's surprising how many people then admit they are struggling.

 

[eyoungren]

People used to say "Hey dude what time is it"? Now they say "excuse me sir, do you know the time"?

You are as young or old as you feel. I got tired of feeling old so I did something about it. I still have gray hair, still need to lose a few pounds, still experience aches and pains in places where there should be no aches and pains, but my attitude has improved immensely.

Learning something new, getting outdoors, eating better, having a cup half full philosophy helps tremendously. I could care less how I look to anyone else but my wife. As long as she is satisfied, and we enjoy each other's company, we are good. Even if I were single I would still look for the pleasures in life. They are out there for the talking.

There is no stopping age, but it's easy to change your attitude.

Gray hair came in for me at 28. The males of my family go gray very early. However, we tend to look younger than we are. When I was 19 I looked like I was 16, so my wife was happy to see gray hair on me because she's five years older than I am.

As to your outlook, I tend to agree. I just don't see it as any sort of 'feeling'. I'm just who I am and I've never 'felt' any particular age. Since I was a kid, I've always been looking for "what's new?" What are they going to create, make, do, build, invent, etc now? And I always want to see that.

Adapting to the new way things are done is always an interesting process especially if it makes things better/easier.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

Actually, I've had shingles too, when I worked at a fairly stressful (if interesting) job in a work environment that was utterly toxic around a decade and a half ago for a year.

Bu, stress manifests itself differently in different people - and different types of stress are felt differently, as well.

And, to some extent, I concur with the "you are as young as you feel" state of mind.

 

[jkcerda]

Gray hair came in for me at 28. The males of my family go gray very early. However, we tend to look younger than we are. When I was 19 I looked like I was 16, so my wife was happy to see gray hair on me because she's five years older than I am.

As to your outlook, I tend to agree. I just don't see it as any sort of 'feeling'. I'm just who I am and I've never 'felt' any particular age. Since I was a kid, I've always been looking for "what's new?" What are they going to create, make, do, build, invent, etc now? And I always want to see that.

Adapting to the new way things are done is always an interesting process especially if it makes things better/easier.

28 is about the time I was going bald and looking for hair to comb

 

[Scepticalscribe]

28 is about the time I was going bald and looking for hair to comb

Personality, personality, personality - not to mention character and temperament - more than compensates for a retreating hairline.

 

[Apple fanboy]

28 is about the time I was going bald and looking for hair to comb

Think of all the money you have saved on Shampoo, conditioner and hair cuts though!

 

[mikzn]

sucks to get old...........LOL

 

[Huntn]

47 here and say about 12 mentally.
I don't drink/smoke/do drugs so I tend to clown around..........a LOT.
that said there are plenty of things you simply can't ignore, you body is like a machine, if you don't schedule regular maintenance for it the machine will do it for you (break down)
with winter my slightly over weight body starts to complain, knees/ankles hurt , I can't for the life of me run so I only get to use the bike if I am to exercise. my vision deteriorating as well, went from 20/20 to 20/25, not that bad but still noticeable .
my current biggest concern is in yob security, hard to find employment as we get older, I have seen many CNC programmers come in to apply as machine operators so that puts me on edge should anything happen to my current employment.

so as much as I like being 12 mentally I am beginning to realize things suck as we get older, been told many times to act my age but I have never been this old before.................

rant over.

A combination of swimming and weights (light) will see you into you senior years. But your looks will deteriorate until the end.
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28 is about the time I was going bald and looking for hair to comb

I remember being in high school and not being able to accept my future baldness, even rebelled at the idea that in 2000, I would be 47. But I was luckier than my brother who was more on my Mom’s side, where they were balding by 21. I made it to almost 50 with hair on the top.

 

[Scepticalscribe]

A combination of swimming and weights (light) will see you into you senior years. But your looks will deteriorate until the end.
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I remember being in high school and not being able to accept my future baldness, even rebelled at the idea that in 2000, I would be 47. But I was luckier than my brother who was more on my Mom’s side, where they were balding by 21. I made it to almost 50 with hair on the top.

Some men keep their hair until death. Not all go bald.

I am close to one of two my brothers - and, in our twenties, precisely because we were (and are) close, and can (could) discuss such matters, I suggested a debate/discussion on periods versus baldness.

I must say I was impressed when he (who started losing his hair in his early twenties) accepted the challenge.

 

[DJ_Smith]

I’m currently 28
Getting old is one of the worst nightmares i hits once in a while
Can’t control my frats frrrrr frrr. Leaving piss marks on my pants. Getting old is pretty pathetic.

 

[jbarley]

I never waited around to go bald, instead went clean shaved before it could happen.
Male baldness has run in my family for generations, as you can see my son has taken the hint also.
I'm the young fella on the left in the photo.