What advice would you give your younger self?

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  • diodelcibo
    diodelcibo Posts: 2,564 Member
    I wouldn't give him any advice; he is who he is because of the experiences he's been though.
  • Docmahi
    Docmahi Posts: 1,603 Member
    use starting strength as a beginner template and don't spend a year lifting with machines and avoiding barbells!
  • Fozzi43
    Fozzi43 Posts: 2,984 Member
    I wouldn't give him any advice; he is who he is because of the experiences he's been though.

    That's a very good point.
  • Spartan_Maker
    Spartan_Maker Posts: 683 Member
    Where career is concerned, do what you love: you'll always feel like you're playing instead of working, and you'll make more money at it than you will chasing something with a higher average salary.
  • jiggy_gibby
    jiggy_gibby Posts: 197
    Travel more. Worry less.
  • zyxst
    zyxst Posts: 9,149 Member
    1. Don't bother with college.
    2. Don't get pregnant.
    3. People really don't care about you.
  • jerber160
    jerber160 Posts: 2,607 Member
    Enjoy every second you're on the field, don't hope for rain or half-*kitten* practice just because it's practice.

    Oh, and stop eating so much!
    interest.ing. i'm wondering what prompted this.... don't feel obliged to reply...
  • wvgirlnfl
    wvgirlnfl Posts: 30
    Don't be afraid to try new things or you will regret it later!

    Get moving and the weight issue will take care of itself!

    Enjoy the kids because you won't believe how fast they grow up and are gone!
  • Brewster1215
    Brewster1215 Posts: 247 Member
    Don't start smoking.

    Don't marry her only because you think that no one else will ever want you.

    You may only be 150 lbs now, but start exercising because in 25 years.....
  • Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door
    Sweet_Gurl_Next_Door Posts: 735 Member
    You know there is really no reason why you can't stay the strong atheletic girl you are. no circumstances that you can't overcome. I know your dad was terminally ill with cancer and you had to use what free time you had to care of him and give your mom a little break. I know you had a tough year when your dad died a year later. a lot of adjustments to go through. but you are a strong woman. you can be an overcomer.
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    i'd tell my younger self to go to school for history and government and then get a job in political campaigns until eventually you are old enough to run for office.
  • ApexLeader
    ApexLeader Posts: 580 Member
    and another thing i'd tell myself is to "play lacrosse."
  • sunman00
    sunman00 Posts: 872 Member
    This is to all the Americans here;

    Travel loads, there's a great big wide world out there :-)
  • Altruista75
    Altruista75 Posts: 409 Member
    - Move your *kitten* and pick up a weight earlier in life!!!
    - Quit letting people walk all over you a little earlier than you actually realized it!
    - Stick with the original major you entered college for and put the beer bong down!!!
    - Have a better relationship with your family!!
    - Actually put $$$$ in a savings account early and don't touch it - EVER!
    - You ARE worth it!!
  • dirtyhouse48
    dirtyhouse48 Posts: 4 Member
    Smile, MAKE friends and DON'T GO out with Jim from the flea market on your 38 birthday.
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    I would not tell myself anything because I would be too fearful of changing who i am and what I have accomplished. I had so much bad that it pushed my to fight harder. If I avoided any of the bad, would I be who and where I am today?
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    Not to engage in exercises like this because the future is unknowable and looking back causes regret or a false sense of control.
  • Capt_Apollo
    Capt_Apollo Posts: 9,026 Member
    i would tell my eight year old self that if you start working hard right now, that if you start training and take it seriously, when you grow up, you can be Batman.
  • MichelleLaree13
    MichelleLaree13 Posts: 865 Member
    Until your poor 8 year old self tries to jump off the roof...
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Stop assuming that no one likes you. Get out and do things.

    Don't be afraid of being a military wife. It will be one of the best things that could happen to you.


    I have regrets about other things, but changing them might change a lot of good things that happened as a result of those bad situations. So I'll just stick to those two.
  • oskybosky4
    oskybosky4 Posts: 62
    Be true to yourself - it doesn't really matter what other people say to try to put you down or make you unhappy

    Enjoy your children when they are babies, toddlers, pre teen, teenagers and young adults - you never get those years back

    Don;t make it all about you - other people have opinions and guess what sometimes they are right

    Learn to play a musical instrument

    Don't marry too young

    Save money

    Don't rely on anyone else to make you happy, only you can do that

    When you learn to drive a car - don't give up just because you are a bit scared
  • grrrlface
    grrrlface Posts: 1,204 Member
    - Don't touch those cigarettes!

    - That guy you stuck with for two years because you thought you loved him even though he gave you Hell, yeah, he's not worth it!

    - Don't eat all the food! Exercise, eat healthy!

    - You want to sing in a band! Do it now! I haven't waited too long but I love it more than I could imagine! Start now! :D
  • BorderlineAngel
    BorderlineAngel Posts: 214
    Don't be so hard on yourself. Don't try to kill yourself - so much bad will end up coming out of it
  • IIFerdi
    IIFerdi Posts: 47 Member
    Life gets so much better if you just dont give a **** once in a while.
    Dont care about what people think of you.

    dont give to much of your time & energy to people that dont give the same effort back.
  • passmetheducksauce
    passmetheducksauce Posts: 211 Member
    marry a rich individual

    or

    hit the lottery
  • danimal5867
    danimal5867 Posts: 390
    Put down the beer and cigarettes and lace up some running shoes.
  • stephdeeable
    stephdeeable Posts: 1,407 Member
    "Slow down tubby! We're not on the moon yet!"
  • Admiral_Derp
    Admiral_Derp Posts: 866 Member
    Lift all the weights.
    Hack all the computers.
    Start learning Polish, Russian, and German now.
    Don't hide that, there. Your mom will find it. That will be a bad day.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
    Don't turn to eating disorders to deal with and take control of your life.
    Take your mum to the doctors.
    Educate yourself whilst not being in school.
  • kaseysospacey
    kaseysospacey Posts: 499 Member
    No youre not fat...no.no. damnit skipping lunch then eating that huge bagel will make you fat! Also ignore mom and sign up for weightlifting. No it won't make you look fatter.

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