What would you tell your younger self?

emhargs
emhargs Posts: 63
edited December 22 in Chit-Chat
Was it Oscar Wilde that said 'Youth is wasted on the Young'?

For those of us that are a little more errr, ahem, mature - what would you tell your younger self, if you could give yourself a piece of advice, with the benefit of hindsight?

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  • kamiAK
    kamiAK Posts: 100 Member
    bump
  • prettythinlove
    prettythinlove Posts: 127 Member
    Stop eating and start exercise. Now.
  • mommy2AR
    mommy2AR Posts: 2,796 Member
    Dont rush your life, it is much better to slow down and take your time. Experience life and find out who you really are.
  • lesle1
    lesle1 Posts: 354 Member
    Don't let time go by without taking care of yourself. I lost a lot of years letting life pass me by because I didn't really feel like doing anything. Work, take care of kids.. go to bed. Spend time on yourself. Exercise at least an hour a day. It changes your whole outlook. Exercise is the fountain of youth.
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    Don't eat for 4 when pregnant.
  • sho3girl
    sho3girl Posts: 10,799 Member
    "quit feeling sorry for yourself it's bad for your complexion" - sorry 16 candles quote

    really don't eat that 2nd chocolate bar/cake/packet of crisp etc and move more! drink more water NOW and be kinder to yourself
  • buffalowings78
    buffalowings78 Posts: 6 Member
    Stay out of the tanning bed and don't smoke!
  • Chairless
    Chairless Posts: 583 Member
    Learn to cut your losses and walk away, don’t waste your life stubbornly attempting to make things work that just don’t.

    Oh and put the fork down fatty.
  • marcoscu
    marcoscu Posts: 99 Member
    Lay off the pies...
  • mommy2AR
    mommy2AR Posts: 2,796 Member
    Don't eat for 4 when pregnant.

    Oh this is a good one :) lol would have told myself this as well
  • chevy88grl
    chevy88grl Posts: 3,937 Member
    He isn't worth it.

    And for the love of heaven, stop eating and drinking that crap NOW.
  • BerryH
    BerryH Posts: 4,698 Member
    Get married assuming it's for life, but keep a separate bank account for when it proves not to be.
  • Beana21
    Beana21 Posts: 91 Member
    Start working out, and open up more to other people and experiences.
  • martymum
    martymum Posts: 413 Member
    hi

    pretty much everything in this song...but especially..'you are not as fat as you think you are'

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sTJ7AzBIJoI


    martyxxx
  • FiremanSam111
    FiremanSam111 Posts: 118
    Never give up on your self. Ever.
  • jackibailey
    jackibailey Posts: 206 Member
    Well, after looking back at high school pics, I would say "Girl! You are so not fat! Look at that great rack and those curvy hips! Women would kill for that body! You're young now, but your mind will catch up to your body soon. Be patient sexy!"
  • jackibailey
    jackibailey Posts: 206 Member
    Get married assuming it's for life, but keep a separate bank account for when it proves not to be.


    This is fantastic advice! I'm going to tell this to my daughter!
  • kamiAK
    kamiAK Posts: 100 Member
    Get married assuming it's for life, but keep a separate bank account for when it proves not to be.

    yesss, even if your just living with a guy.
  • fteale
    fteale Posts: 5,310 Member
    Wear sun screen. Tans are not cool.
  • zoodalia
    zoodalia Posts: 294
    Stop serial dating just because you want to fill that Dad-shaped-hole in your life.
  • Lotte34
    Lotte34 Posts: 429 Member
    yeah, thats called a stretch mark love. You're going to get a hell of a lot more of them unless you do something about it now!
  • LesliePierceRN
    LesliePierceRN Posts: 860 Member
    I wouldn't go near my younger self... I would be tempted to mess everything up by giving advice, which would alter the path I've walked. There were very painful places in my life, and looking back, they were necessary to forge the steely woman I am today. If I were able to go back, simple self preservation would spur me to reach out to my younger self, but that would be counterproductive to building the character and integrity I have today because of my past trials. And, with no exaggeration, my life is very, very difficult today. I would never be able to pull it off if a moment of my past were easy. I am in a good place now, where the work is hard but so rewarding that is surpasses my wildest imaginings. I have purpose to my life and I collapse in bed every night, exhausted. That produces a contentment that I would wager could not be matched any other way.
  • gizziemonkey
    gizziemonkey Posts: 451
    Get a degree in something other than social services
  • EmmaM2211
    EmmaM2211 Posts: 536 Member
    Forget that boy and concentrate on your studies, he's not worth the hassle he'll cause you!
    Dont listen to the A level teacher who advises History over Physics - you'll enjoy Physics MUCH more!
    Stop letting people take advantage of your generosity - grow a pair and learn how to say NO!
  • notaperfect10
    notaperfect10 Posts: 48 Member
    Get married assuming it's for life, but keep a separate bank account for when it proves not to be.

    Wonderful!:drinker:
  • mrflash222
    mrflash222 Posts: 27 Member
    I would most certainly tell myself to sieze the day and enjoy every moment. Take advantage of every opportunity that crosses your path, for they may not ever come again.
  • lanline
    lanline Posts: 5
    Don't eat at restaurants all the time. Most importantly, exercise daily - don't wait until age 51 to finally realize what you missed all these years.

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  • RhythmGypsi
    RhythmGypsi Posts: 79 Member
    I honestly feel that of all the things that I've learned over the past seven months, the one nugget of wisdom that tops them all is "slow down while eating". If I had realized that by merely taking my time while eating (instead of wolfing down meals so that I could cram in more if I liked it, or get out of sticky sticky situations by excusing myself from the table early), I would never have eaten as much as I did, nor would I have ballooned to my highest weight. Slowing down and truly enjoying what I was eating never seemed like a real option. Nevertheless, I know this now, and I am ever so grateful to put it in practice on a daily basis :)

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  • mogletdeluxe
    mogletdeluxe Posts: 623 Member
    Put down the fork. Seriously. You don't want that chocolate bar/packet of crisps/slice of cake; it will only weigh you down with both fat and regret. And they last as long as each other, and whilst it's been fun in parts do you have ANY idea how hard you will have to get rid of this pudge? Stop it. Now. It's not worth the years of misery.

    Aaaand...it's so much more than okay to fancy both genders. Stop torturing yourself. No, it's not bad, and no, you're not alone. Not by a long stretch. In a few years, there'll be songs at the top of the charts about girls snogging girls and you'll be tired of the sight of jailbait doing it on nights out for a free drink.

    Oh, and one last thing Younger Moglet - you'll end up with one hell of a fantastic man. Be patient.
  • x0xlinds21x0x
    x0xlinds21x0x Posts: 5 Member
    Stop being Young and Dumb and get things in order! Set priorities straight, and take care of yourself!
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