What advice would you give your younger self?

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  • OddballExtreme
    OddballExtreme Posts: 296 Member
    I would say, "You'd better watch what you eat and especially how much you eat! You won't like where you'll be in 15 years, and there's that history of diabetes in the family."

    Also, go out and travel! There's so much to see and it's far better than what's been shown on TV!

    Don't worry about what the rest of the world, including your own family, thinks of you. Be yourself and stand out!
  • andyisandy
    andyisandy Posts: 433 Member
    This what i say "it ok your gay. Dont fell shame or guilt about what you are. You are a great person! "
  • gym_king_carlie
    gym_king_carlie Posts: 528 Member
    I would say, start sooner.
  • Dark_Roast
    Dark_Roast Posts: 17,689 Member
    "Chrissy has HPV."
    With love,
    Burt

    He He!
  • LoraF83
    LoraF83 Posts: 15,694 Member
    That sweating is ok and being strong is awesome.

    I don't regret anything about my life, except the way I put health and fitness on the back burner for far too long.
  • jgbkab
    jgbkab Posts: 24
    Treat the woman you meet at 36 like gold or you'll regret it. Oh, and play these numbers when you're 35....
  • 99clmsntgr
    99clmsntgr Posts: 777 Member
    First and foremost would have been "PUT THE CHIPS DOWN, FATTY!" If only I would have known then what I know now about the way my body reacts to certain foods, what kinds of things I need to do to stay in shape, how much happier I am now that I can't dress up as Peter Griffin for Halloween without a fat suit....

    And much like others in this reply thread, get out, do more. Have some fun, go to a couple more parties in college (definitely spent too much time in the lab and doing homework...).

    And the number one piece of advice I would give "fresh-out-of-college" me is, "The quicker you figure out one truth to working, the easier a time you'll have. That truth? Your company doesn't pay you to be happy." And, yes, I tell that to every new hire that comes to work for me. The company pays you to do a job. Happiness at work is just a bonus.
  • HappilyLifts
    HappilyLifts Posts: 429 Member
    I think i would rather focus on the here and now and get going with matters at hand than look back through the lens of regret. Can't change the past but we can build the future..

    this is good! If I could go back I'd change quite alot for the years during which I raised my two teens (I don't regret parenthood for a single minute, but I do think I let myself go and didn't realise the importance of looking after myself as wekll as them), but I'm just glad I am where I am now, much wiser and with more motivation and time to achieve the things I want to achieve.
  • HypersonicFitNess
    HypersonicFitNess Posts: 1,219 Member
    Don't listen to what other people say about you b/c they're just projecting their insecurities off on you. Enjoy life and be yourself, be yourself :bigsmile:

    Also - Don't have sex before marriage
  • pinkymac11
    pinkymac11 Posts: 24
    Eat right & exercise. Even though very busy & all the other excuses, keep healthy. Then I wouldn't have to be going through what I am now. But, being as how this is where I'm at, keep this up, listen to all of you & your advice, & get the job done. I just want to feel better.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    High School is completely meaningless. Skip a few more classes and relax.
  • lumpybum37
    lumpybum37 Posts: 2
    Don't settle down so young - give yourself a chance to find out who you are as a person.

    You will grow into a strong woman. Do the things that challenge you and be happy and not so hard on yourself.
  • RHSheetz
    RHSheetz Posts: 268 Member
    Don't Stop Lifting

    Be Brave and Take a Chance

    Have some fun in Life
  • susiemeri
    susiemeri Posts: 38 Member
    You don't have kids yet, take some time for yourself! Travel more, finish school and take care of yourself NOW because later, when you have your beloved and your kids and a mortgage, all of the above isn't impossible, but it sure ain't easy.
  • Ralphrabbit
    Ralphrabbit Posts: 351 Member
    Eating for comfort will not give you comfort no matter how much you try it!! Deal with the issue & then you will not have to deal with the weight issue in the future.......
  • camiah
    camiah Posts: 146
    Quit hating yourself. Nothing will come of it but misery. Recognize what an amazing person you are.

    Quit binge drinking. Nothing good will come of that either.
  • sbbhbm
    sbbhbm Posts: 1,312 Member
    Do NOT become a vegetarian, it will totally destroy your body. Biggest mistake I ever made...
  • rosah2
    rosah2 Posts: 40 Member
    I would tell my younger self:

    1) don't get married and settle down so young

    2) don't start smoking

    3) it does matter what you eat

    4) Play and stay active

    Most importantly of all, I would tell that self to hold her head up high and take pride in who she is. Don't listen to other people's opinion of who she should be.
  • laurenz2501
    laurenz2501 Posts: 839 Member
    Don't hide that, there. Your mom will find it. That will be a bad day.

    Inquiring minds want to know!!
  • XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX
    XX_Miss_RoseMary_XX Posts: 274 Member
    That their's 650 calories in a small Georgia Mud Fudge Blizzard... You don't need one 5 times a week... :/

    Wearing pants that are too small is not cute.... It really just makes you have a gigantic *kitten* ugly muffin top.

    Oh the things I refused to see back then.
  • Lone_Wolf70
    Lone_Wolf70 Posts: 2,820 Member
    pull and pray doesnt work.
  • RaeLB
    RaeLB Posts: 1,216 Member
    DON'T DO IT! Any of it!
  • ShadeBlossom
    ShadeBlossom Posts: 99 Member
    Don't settle. Dream bigger, try harder, fail more, and learn from it.
  • taylorwaylor
    taylorwaylor Posts: 417 Member
    To never grow up....
  • nevareg
    nevareg Posts: 260 Member
    PUT THE HOT CHEETOS DOWN!!
  • dark_angel1554
    dark_angel1554 Posts: 65 Member
    "listen your mother....she's right about the fast food the chocolate..."
  • SusanaLdn
    SusanaLdn Posts: 121 Member
    Do NOT take advice. Other people have no idea what your life is about, so build it yourself :)
  • skinnyinnotime
    skinnyinnotime Posts: 4,078 Member
    To not stay in relationships that are going nowhere.
  • Bownzi
    Bownzi Posts: 423 Member
    Take care of your neck.... When you start to lose muscle mass and strength in your arms go see a doctor....
  • SusanaLdn
    SusanaLdn Posts: 121 Member
    Do NOT become a vegetarian, it will totally destroy your body. Biggest mistake I ever made...

    What did you eat as a vegetarian? I've been one for 13 years and my body is in great shape. These absolutes are dangerous and instigate other people to believe the problem is *being* a vegetarian, rather than *knowing your diet* while being a vegetarian. Many people destroyed their bodies without being a vegetarian, it's all about choices.

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