Approaching 50 is it daunting?

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  • psposey
    psposey Posts: 29 Member
    Fifty-ers unite! Not really that bad. Kids are older so more spare time to actually dedicate to myself. Like it has been said - 50 is the new 30!
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
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    64; you are only as old as you think you are and act. I teach classes for 80-90 year olds who are vibrant and alive and loving life; they often are absent because they are sailing to some island. Their philosophy is my philosophy - I want to die young at a very old age.

    There's nothing you can do to stop the aging process - embrace it with the enthusiasm and excitement of a new adventure.
  • Swissmiss
    Swissmiss Posts: 8,754 Member
    A lot of it is how we are thinking. I can't believe that I am the age that I am at. I am 61 but most certainly do not feel like it. I, sometimes feel that I am still in my 40s. Staying active and eating right can keep us younger. Also, using our minds by doing puzzles, etc. can help.
  • janf15
    janf15 Posts: 242 Member
    You are as old as you feel. After I turned 50 I started downhill skiing, I have done 20+ 100 mile bike rides, 25+ half marathons, 6 marathons. Last weekend an ultra marathon (31 miles or 50k), and in May I will be doing my second Ironman distance ... and it was not on the Wii or the smartphone I did them.

    Make the 50't the best decade of your life - and remember Chris Mccormack (2x world champion ironman) "you are the CEO of your one person company".
  • dubw
    dubw Posts: 429
    I have a 94 year old woman in a T'ai Chi class who is a distance swimmer. She swims for the YMCA seniors and goes to national meets - she swims the 1500 meter race - finished in top 5 last year.
  • SueGeer
    SueGeer Posts: 1,169 Member
    I'm 50 in June........don't think of myself as getting older........but when my son tells me I'm gonna be a granny in September, I guess I must be!

    Sue :smile: x
  • psb13
    psb13 Posts: 629
    I turned 58 in January and as others have said I'm in better shape now than I've been in years. I agree it's the ability to dedicate more time to me and not as much time spent taking care of others' needs. The aches and pains i have now are from working out...not just age and inactivity as in the past. I was recently sent an e mail that had a picture with a caption that said "how old would you be if you didn't know how old you were?". I thought that said it all!! Look out 60...here I come!! :drinker:
  • kikih64
    kikih64 Posts: 349 Member
    I've seen it a few times in this thread....50 is the new 30!

    I'll be 48 this year and seriously don't feel a day over 30. It's a number (a big one, but what can you do?). I have tons of energy, cultivated some new interests, and really wake up looking forward to the day ahead. I've decided just to be the best I can be, do some things I never thought of before, learn something new every day...live, live, live!!
  • hippo11111
    hippo11111 Posts: 11
    I love those quotes it's so nice, thank you to all of you, I think I love being the new 30.
  • BillyC96
    BillyC96 Posts: 7,560 Member
    I'm 56, and 2 years older than my dad was when he died. Every year and every new thing that those years bring are a blessing, are they not? Get out and live.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    I''m 58 and can't wait to turn 60 because I'll be a senior citizen at church and will be eligible to be chosen as senior citizen of the week. The perks are:

    Can go to the front of the line during potlucks.
    Gets a candy bar when you're senior citizen of the week.
    Senior citizens have their own category during Sword drills.
    Receive nice cards from other church members for being senior citizen of the week.

    :bigsmile:
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