people who are 40? the 20's can have their blog!!!

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  • 41 for a few more months...joined MFP on a quest to find my 6 pack abs again (had some in my 20's...work and family and bills, blah, blah, blah took 'em away).

    Mac
  • sss1966
    sss1966 Posts: 110 Member
    Hi, 46 here, I even had to check that on my fingers!! The years go by so fast, feel free to add me guys, I could do with more mfps in my age bracket!
  • mommyred35
    mommyred35 Posts: 275 Member
    Booooooooooo.............



    J/k, I'm 28 and I know you old folks rock. Cheers to all 40+ club!!!
    Who you calling old?!

    I meant it in the best possible way. We 20 year olds wouldn't be here without you. So thank you for coming before us, we appreciate it.

    (I'm just "kidding" around)
  • 40 in December and I have to say, I'm quite looking forward to it! :)
  • reached the fantastic age of 47 a month a go and i'm growing old disgracefully. lol
  • redfroggie
    redfroggie Posts: 591 Member
    44 here and have more energy than my 20 year old! Looking forward to being healthier than ever.
  • Those kids dont have anything on us!
  • pseel42
    pseel42 Posts: 82 Member
    hey i'm 42 (43 in February)!! I'm still in my prime!!! I wouldn't want to be in my 20's again!!!

    we're not getting older, we're getting BETTER!!!
  • diadojikohei
    diadojikohei Posts: 732 Member
    Me and my friend from school have never ever turned 40!

    How? I hear you ask!

    We went:-
    38
    39
    30-10
    30-11
    30-12
    etc, we are now 30-17 and loving our teen age years again!!
  • ukjohn
    ukjohn Posts: 16 Member
    42 and getting on with it.....only wish I could turn back 20 years with the focus and knowledge I have now
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    40 and a half years old here. :laugh:

    Fitter and stronger than I was at 20!
  • CantonMan1234
    CantonMan1234 Posts: 142 Member
    43 and looking forward to life!!!
  • MichelleB69
    MichelleB69 Posts: 213 Member
    43 and in the best shape of my life! Ran my first 5K last year, did my first 10K in June, ran an Epic Relay in August and am currently training for my first 1/2 next June. I am loving who I have become in my 40s! :)
  • MaraDiaz
    MaraDiaz Posts: 4,604 Member
    Old and tired, here, but still surviving. And glad I know what I didn't know in my 20s.
  • Love myself at 42
  • I'm 37 and my goal is to be fit at 40 and I am on my way. I plan on living the second half of my life much more than I did the first half. Bring on the 40!
  • I'll be 40 on April 1st! I hope to reach my goal by my birthday!
  • Laura8603
    Laura8603 Posts: 590 Member
    I love my 40's!! Best decade by far!! : )
  • Rochester_mom
    Rochester_mom Posts: 100 Member
    Turning 39 in a few weeks and want to look amazing in my 40s!!
  • I'm 43 and obese, but hey....that's why I'm here! I don't want to be obese anymore!
  • I will be turning 39 next week. I am in better shape now than I was in my 20's. My husband I are trying to have a baby. I am excited about getting pregnant (even though I am high risk for my age) because I am in better shape than I was with both of my pregnancies 10 years ago!!
  • IamRoJ
    IamRoJ Posts: 530 Member
    43...and I still say the only thing better than my 30s has been my 40s
  • chunkyjeff
    chunkyjeff Posts: 68 Member
    41 .... And the happiest I have ever been !!!!!!!!!!
  • algebravoodoo
    algebravoodoo Posts: 776 Member
    My husband is about to turn 51 and I will be 48 in November.

    Truly, I feel healthier and am able to do far more now than I ever could in my 20's. I think the difference is that I have finally grown up a little and realized just how much of the BS I was soooo worried about back then really does not matter in the long run. That can all be released from my mind and I am free to take the time to enjoy that long run without freaking out because the laundry is still in the floor.

    Inspiration came in the form of an elderly couple, perhaps 80 or 85 years old. I watched them waiting on a train in Kaiserslautern, Germany, and listened while they decided what to do and where to go. They were already at the train station, on the platform, backpacks and trekking poles at the ready, looking over a map preparing to seize a beautiful day! I want us to become that couple someday!

    This fitness thing is about far more than just looking good in my jeans, although that is a pretty cool fringe benefit; it is more about being able to finally relax in my own skin and know that my body is going to hold up long enough to complete this adventure. Barring some unforeseen catastrophe, we will not become physical burdens to our own children while they are discovering themselves. Maybe someday, but not today, not now. We will not steal their 20's and 30's from them.
  • Brandon74
    Brandon74 Posts: 453 Member
    I am a month away from 38; I am not rushing to 40 yet.
  • 40tmw
    40tmw Posts: 17 Member
    Turned 40 this year and decided to get in gear! Going to lose 40 pounds in my 40th year! Eat your heart out 20 year olds - weight loss isn't for sissies at this age!
  • quiltingducky
    quiltingducky Posts: 103 Member
    Turning 47 in a few days, but still a kid at heart in attitude!! I used to always get told by my husband to "be more serious", but my response was that it is boring to be serious all the time. Here's to getting older and looking and feeling fabulous!
  • 40tmw
    40tmw Posts: 17 Member
    That's right! Gotta start somewhere! You can do it!
  • MrsSWW
    MrsSWW Posts: 1,585 Member
    43, hurrah for ME! :drinker: :
  • runnerchick69
    runnerchick69 Posts: 317 Member
    43 and I love it! I'm in better shape than a lot of women half my age and I'm certainly in better shape than I was when I was 20 :smile: I love running a race and flying by women who I probably have 20 or so years on...I want to say that's right, you just got passed by a 43 year old honey LOL I used to be scared of hitting the dreaded 40's but I've found life only gets better!