40, is it really the start?

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  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.

    AMEN! i turned 40 in July out of shape and in pain... have lost 30 pounds since then and feel stronger than ever and way younger. Besides that you cant do a damn thing about it right?!?!
  • Donnacoach
    Donnacoach Posts: 540 Member
    :ohwell: Lets see. NO it isn't just the start. My body went to hell in a hand basket at forty, (excuse the language) :sad: The back, the eyes, and the foot. :frown: For you, :smile:I hope you had a wonderful birthday :drinker: and I wish you well as you journey through your forties. :wink:
  • NurseCarolyn2014
    NurseCarolyn2014 Posts: 142
    My hips know what to do a lot more now than when I was a teen:devil:

    *reaches for 02*
  • NurseCarolyn2014
    NurseCarolyn2014 Posts: 142
    Life doesn't actually start until 70 -- a number I am still months short of. I already have a trophy wife, (she is dieting with me.) Just now a bicycle looks better than a sports car (more calorie burn.) I haven't had time yet to grow up but I will schedule it real soon now.

    ahaha......GOOD to know !! ;D
  • Ripken818836701
    Ripken818836701 Posts: 607 Member
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.

    AMEN! i turned 40 in July out of shape and in pain... have lost 30 pounds since then and feel stronger than ever and way younger. Besides that you cant do a damn thing about it right?!?!
    Nope you cant!! But you definately have the legs of a 20 yr. old!! Congrads on your hard work.
  • SwannySez
    SwannySez Posts: 5,860 Member
    I've gotten in as much or more trouble since I turned 40 than I did before.
  • Troy67
    Troy67 Posts: 556 Member
    Considering my history of obesity, 45 is my healthiest year yet, so yes. lol They keep talking about mid-life crisis and stuff but with the average male life-span, 35 is more mid-life. So have a blast. I enjoy outdoing all the "YOUNG" people at work and on the trails, gym, etc.
  • Jules2Be
    Jules2Be Posts: 2,238 Member
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.

    AMEN! i turned 40 in July out of shape and in pain... have lost 30 pounds since then and feel stronger than ever and way younger. Besides that you cant do a damn thing about it right?!?!
    Nope you cant!! But you definately have the legs of a 20 yr. old!! Congrads on your hard work.

    thank you so much...i cant wait to see what else i can accomplish!
  • garlic7girl
    garlic7girl Posts: 2,236 Member
    Not sure about men but as a woman I feel like I truly know me and what I think and more confident in just being me and anything I want is possible. I like being 40...celebrated hard at birthday
  • Robin1117
    Robin1117 Posts: 1,768 Member
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.


    Yes, this makes sense. I don't think I felt like I was 60 at 40, but I felt defeated, and kind of dumpy and mom-like and not sure what to do. Turning 40 is certainly what made me take notice of my life and make the decision I just did not want to feel that way......now, 3 years later, I think about how I wish I felt as great in my 30s as I do now. Never again will I put myself last, and treat health and exercise like an afterthought.....

    Good luck and Happy Birthday!
  • darrensurrey
    darrensurrey Posts: 3,942 Member
    Oh and you can now join the 40 And Fabulous group. Silver lining and all that. I say lining, it's really hair that's starting to go silvery grey. :laugh:
    I cant say if life starts at 40 but at 41 I felt like a 60 year old and at 42 I feel like im 20 again.

    As a 42 year old, you have a damned good physique. I'm trying to get lean at the moment.

    Oh, my 40 year old self is much stronger than my 20 year old self so I feel good about myself. I mean, at 20, I couldn't do a single chin up. Now, I can do loads of wide grip pull ups.
  • yaddayaddayadda
    yaddayaddayadda Posts: 430 Member
    I hate to break this to you, but 50 is really the start!

    I am 51, and in the best shape of my life. My kids are almost independent - one still in college. I'm looking forward to retirement and lots of free time. I no longer feel the need to impress anyone but myself. :laugh:

    The good outweighs the bad.:bigsmile: :bigsmile:
  • janf15
    janf15 Posts: 242 Member
    @ stevewynjones " a light hearted take on the old adage"

    Steve - it can get better ... rode my first 100 mile bike ride at 50, ran my first half marathon at 52, ran my first full marathon at 54, did my first half ironman at 57, and did my first ultra marathon at 59 ... I need no red sportscar, leather jacket ....
  • _Christine_
    _Christine_ Posts: 1,385 Member
    I have another year or so. But I'm doing my best to be my sexiest at 40. Working out like I did in my teens but this time with a mission and not a coach screaming at me. Kind of nice for a change.

    ...and PLEASE! We all know men age better. (Jerks!) :grumble:
  • TheRoadDog
    TheRoadDog Posts: 11,788 Member
    I'll be 58 this summer. My wife will be 50. I don't think either of us has any problem growing older, and, honestly, life just keeps getting better.

    I guess it might be great to have achieved what we have back in our 20's or 30's, but we're in a great place now. We may not bang like bunnies any more, but, "what we used to do all night long, now takes us all night long to do."

    Pretty happy and looking forward to growing older.
  • AllanMisner
    AllanMisner Posts: 4,140 Member
    In my teen years, I had no money. In my 20's I was married, I had no money. In my 30's, after the divorce, I had no money.

    In my 40's I have a solid income, no wife, and while my daughter is in college, I have plenty of disposable income. I'm having a blast! I didn't buy the car, I might have dated a bimbo or two, but now have found a lady about my age that I just adore. Life after 40, like anything else is how you chose it to be. Enjoy!
  • beabelieve
    beabelieve Posts: 112
    Well it happened...:sad: The big 40!

    So is this the start? Does life really begin now? :ohwell:

    I mean, it's not like I'm going to run out and buy a red sportscar, a leather jacket and date a bimbo.....


    ( To anyone concerned about this post..it's a light hearted take on the old adage. Nothing deeper!)

    40 is the new 30! Im 40 and i love me more today than ever! I bought the sports car lol

    40's the ****.. :smokin:
  • beabelieve
    beabelieve Posts: 112
    I'm going to get a motorcycle. .. I think I'm my husbands mid life crisis.. does that make me a bimbo? Hey.. i'm in my 40's now and I quit smoking, losing weight, getting healthy working out .. and he's not doing any of that.


    ahahahahah! "I think I'm my husbands mid life crisis"
  • tambink
    tambink Posts: 349
    40 isnt bad its what you make it to be. Im 46 and I promise you I have enjoyed my 40's more than any age i was before. My children are older and own their own and Im living now. Loosing weight eating better, working out alot I love it. BY the way I did go get a sportscar but now I can afford it LOL so do what you want and enjoy life.:smile:
  • BrownEyedJerseyGirl
    BrownEyedJerseyGirl Posts: 97 Member
    I hope so. I'm 41. My 30s sucked. Hoping the 40s are better.
  • rchambers2072
    rchambers2072 Posts: 227 Member
    Turning 40 in September. Hoping it will be a lot like turning 18 was. Anticlimactic.
  • dinovino_59
    dinovino_59 Posts: 1,700
    ... I'm still 17 in my head, and I just can't accept that my body is getting older. Dang it. :)

    You will always feel that way.....free your mind and the rest will follow!
  • NotGoddess
    NotGoddess Posts: 1,198 Member
    The only bad thing about 40 I've found is having a younger guy show interest, then go 'oh, you're 40??' That can be depressing. :)
    BUT I'm better at 40 than I've ever been. Fitter, Happier, with more potential in my life than ever before. I'm not going let a number hold me back.
  • Nekhet
    Nekhet Posts: 380
    I'm in much better shape now then when I was in my 30's and I have been told I am better looking now as well...since I shaved my head and all...so, maybe it is the start of a new me and a new beginning...I hope so ;)
  • SassyCalyGirl
    SassyCalyGirl Posts: 1,932 Member
    Firstly-Happy Birthday!
    I am 44 soon to be 45. I'm not sure if this is the start (of anything) but its good knowing who you are-what you want and what you don't want.

    Clarity and wisdom!
  • cbl40
    cbl40 Posts: 281 Member
    I turned 40 in January and feel awesome!! I couldn't wait to turn 40!! Best time of my life....
  • Umpire57
    Umpire57 Posts: 389 Member
    I got a head start and started my journey after my 38th birthday. When I hit 40 I felt better than I did when I have in 20+ years and havent looked back.

    40 is what you make it!
  • 7funnygirl7
    7funnygirl7 Posts: 1,176
    Ya, the day I turned 40 I got... wrinkles, dimples, pimples, & hair where I never even knew you could grow these things! :grumble: Sure~ 40 is great....ROCK ON!!! ~ I am sure you won't have this issue as you are male...lucky you! Maybe I'll get a sex change and it will reverse all this????...LOL :bigsmile:
  • kvreeken
    kvreeken Posts: 137 Member
    I love being in my 40's. I started running and have never been in better shape!
  • shcarter67
    shcarter67 Posts: 46
    I'll be 45 this year and I feel like I am in my prime.

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