Aging --- how are you doing it?

[Snarky Oracle!]

Well, since certain posters have asserted that I'm Victoria's uncle, let's discuss the unpleasant topic of Aging.

How are you doing it?

I (since you've asked) aged quite gracefully, if I may be so immodest, but you age well until you don't. Right?

I've got almost no grey hair (I get grey threads around my temples, and have since 30, but that's usually covered over by my dark wings, as I usually wear my hair longish -- plus, that grey seems to .... disappear ... for a while, before coming back!)

But everybody has a year where they know they've slipped from "young" to ... ummmm ... not so young, at least in terms of how you feel. For me, that's been this past year. I've not only had sciatica (which makes you feel disabled until it completely clears up) but I've picked up on some immunity issues. And, worse, I think I've developed Old Guy Butt --- only I can't see it, so I can't be certain. It just feels different.

I've got to cut out the sugar.

I recommend NMN-laced foods, like broccoli, mushrooms, guacamole, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, and cucumbers (pickles).

What are your aging stories/fears/experiences/opinions?

 

[Willie Oleson]

but you age well until you don't

I think that's the whole essence of it.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

I think that's the whole essence of it.

Is it? That's kinda like "we all die so what does it matter?"... Like Baby Woody in the early scenes from ANNIE HALL.

 

[Daniel Avery]

you age well until you don't. Right?

Along the same lines: "It's not the fall from the tall building that kills you...it's the sudden stop at the end."

One of my favorite commercials right now features people seeking help to stop "turning into their parents". People are seen falling into the same annoying behaviors of their parents, with a "coach" following them around pointing out their mistakes and trying to correct them. I've always been more worried about aging into "behaviors" rather than appearances, and their effort to make fun of those very behaviors speaks to me.

I find myself letting out a slight 'grunt' when I get up from being seated.
I "clear up" the plates, etc. on my table at restaurants to "help" the waitress.
I spend more time explaining how I want something done rather than just telling them what I need done.
I will straighten up dis-organized displays in stores, even if I did not mess it up.
I've started taking note of the age of the person in a news story if it is reported:
"He died? He was only a year older than I am."
"19 and having a baby? Isn't that too young?"
"A sixty year-old man with a 24 year-old girl??"

Physically, I do think I may be developing presbyopia, where you have to hold things further away from your eyes in order to see them properly. If that's not the textbook move of someone aging, I don't know what is.

 

[Crimson]

In my mid- to upper- 30s, I fretted a lot about aging; knowing that 40 was coming was downright depressing. It was a lady I worked with, then around 60, who put it into perspective; she told me she celebrated getting older because it was better than the alternative. (Less subtle interpretation: better than being dead.) It was hard to argue with that logic and I have rarely given any thought to my age since.

Making peace with your chronological age isn't the same as being accepting of the side-effects of getting older, and there I remain defiant. I've been blessed with good health, which has allowed me to focus on the superficial. I'm deeply resistant to becoming a paunchy, bespectacled, balding middle-aged man. I think my biggest admission to age is how hard that has become. I had gained some weight in my late 30s, and I cannot believe how difficult it was for me to lose. I did, eventually, but jeez it was a struggle. I'm still incredulous at how much my metabolism has slowed down.

 

[DallasFanForever]

I gotta say this is one depressing thread. So far I’ve learned I might have presbyopia, my metabolism is beyond all hope, and I’ve gotta accept getting old because it’s better than death. Other than that, I’m really glad I joined this discussion

 

[tommie]

How I do it? Well, now that you ask, it's not a big secret. It's a...

 

[Richard Channing]

I feel I'm aging quite well and don't think that I look my age. I definitely have more laughter lines/wrinkles/crows feet but they don't really bother me. My hairline is receding but as I used to have quite thick hair, even though it has thinned considerably there's still enough to give the appearance of a full head of hair as my fringe covers the receding bits.

But I have started to notice the very early signs of turkey neck, which is always a give away of ones age, even for those who have had facelifts.

Aging isn't fun for many reasons, but in general the years have been relatively kind, so I can't complain.

, I think I've developed Old Guy Butt --

Yeah that seems to be inevitable unless you're a runner, cyclist or someone who does squats or yoga everyday. Mine certainly isn't as perky/bouncy as it used to be.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Yeah that seems to be inevitable unless you're a runner, cyclist or someone who does squats or yoga everyday. Mine certainly isn't as perky/bouncy as it used to be.

But I doest mine squats! What else must I do??

 

[Richard Channing]

But I doest mine squats! What else must I do??

Hmmm, maybe do them while holding some kind of weights/barbells?

 

[Richard Channing]

On the subject of aging, I'm increasingly convinced that creams and moisturizing probably make little or no difference at all, you age how your going to age depending on your genes and that's it. I know there is a whole industry built around telling us that these things do make a difference but I suspect it's mostly bullshit.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

On the subject of aging, I'm increasingly convinced that creams and moisturizing probably make little or no difference at all, you age how your going to age depending on your genes and that's it. I know there is a whole industry built around telling us that these things do make a difference but I suspect it's mostly bullshit.

Hmmm.... I'm just not sure about that. Grab a bottle of ripple and roll over into a corner on skid row somewhere and see how much faster you age.

I've always consumed tons of water, and I been lovely up until at least recently.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Hmmm, maybe do them while holding some kind of weights/barbells?

I think that's how I got the sciatica.

 

[thomaswak]

On the subject of aging, I'm increasingly convinced that creams and moisturizing probably make little or no difference at all, you age how your going to age depending on your genes and that's it. I know there is a whole industry built around telling us that these things do make a difference but I suspect it's mostly bullshit.

You just need moisturizing cream, and not even an expensive one, just to feel confortable. But no commercial cream will make difference.
But dermatologist retinol prescription will help to slow wrinkles imo.

 

[Richard Channing]

Hmmm.... I'm just not sure about that. Grab a bottle of ripple and roll over into a corner on skid row somewhere and see how much faster you age.

Sure. Wasn't even thinking about lifestyle but of course that factors into it.

I think that's how I got the sciatica.

Maybe yoga might be the way to go in that case. It can help with the pain and also tones the muscles. There are plenty of classes on Youtube.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Maybe yoga might be the way to go in that case

I like the kind with the fruit atthe bottom. Yum.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

You just need moisturizing cream, and not even an expensive one, just to feel confortable. But no commercial cream will make difference.
But dermatologist retinol prescription will help to slow wrinkles imo.

Don't tell Victoria that.

 

[Snarky Oracle!]

Well, I looked at it in a mirror with a mirror. It seems normal. But it still feels weird.

 

[Emelee]

I'm developing a frown line on my forehead, quite similar as on this picture below. I want to botox the sht out of it.

 

[Barbara Fan]

I'm developing a frown line on my forehead, quite similar as on this picture below. I want to botox the sht out of it.

Dont! Please - there is nothing worse than a botoxed forhead and face, look at pictures of celebs who have gone to town on it and it looks awful.

How am I aging?

Naturally thank goodness with only a little help every few months from Loreal for my hair!