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Mushrooming247 , Andrea Piacquadio Report

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 43 here.

Ladies, at some point in your late 30s you will wake up and realize everything is b******t and you don’t care what any dude thinks about you, lol. After a youth indoctrinated to seek their approval, you realize it’s all b******t.

Don’t shave your legs and underarms, don’t wear a bra, cut your hair short and dye it blue, get all of the tattoos and piercings you ever wanted. That one dude doesn’t find you attractive? Hahahahaha haha….

That is the biggest and most important physical change you will experience as you age.

Final score:

162points

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Sue Denham 6 months ago

Exactly! Be comfortable being yourself.

47points

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Tired. Just tired. If you were already tired before 40, then you’re gonna be more tired.

Until it’s time for bed.

RadonAjah , Andrew Neel Report

Final score:

160points

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Petunia Petal 6 months ago

Wake up tired!

41points

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I’m gonna be real. There is a day in your early 40s where you wake up weirdly tired, and that never goes away.

n3u7r1n0 , Marcus Aurelius Report

Final score:

141points

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Petunia Petal 6 months ago

Yes, this is true!

27points

totalperspec , Karolina Grabowska Report

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Body's gonna be sore. You want the soreness from exercising or the soreness from not exercising?

Final score:

123points

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Bored something 6 months ago

Or the soreness from sleeping wrong.

68points

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 If you’re a woman, perimenopause. You don’t realize how much hormones contribute to the overall running of your body until they start to go away.

Horrible periods at random times, acne, hair loss, weight problems, extreme fatigue and muscle wasting, violent emotional swings, inability to concentrate. Fun times.

pitathegreat , George Milton Report

Final score:

119points

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lenka 6 months ago

So much this. I thought menopause was after 50. It's not. It starts in your 40s and lasts 10 f*****g years! And just to really twist the knife, while I'm learning to manage my new hormonal roller coaster - I have to figure out how to support my teenagers who are on the even scarier roller coaster on the opposite side of fun park.

76points

Nervous-Specific849 , TUBARONES PHOTOGRAPHY Report

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Know how when women get older their breasts will start to sag? No one warns you against your Sack creeping down and sticking to your knee in the summer like a hot piece of silly putty.

Final score:

109points

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ToastedFroggy 6 months ago

Hahaha, laughed so hard at this one. Now my dog is looking at me funny.

67points

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Brain fog. Not being able to think of the name of that actor who was in that movie last year. Starting one thing and forgetting that I’m in the.

Taskerst , Ono Kosuki Report

Final score:

107points

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rararando 6 months ago

Oh snap, i've been in my 40s since i was 10? ):

25points

that-1-chick-u-know , NIH Image Gallery Report

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Let's see...

I threw my back out and wound up on the sofa for 3 days moving a trowel full of dirt from a bag to a planter.

I developed cataracts in both eyes. Yes, both.

Years of terrible work posture (I assume) led to a bulging disk in my neck.

Washing my face with bar soap if I remember has morphed into a whole multi-product routine more complicated than anything I had as an acne-riddled teen.

There is more gray in my hair than brown.

My right knee can tell when it's going to rain.

I don't really drink anymore because the hangovers last for days and just aren't worth it

Sleeping in a weird position means at least one full day of back/neck/shoulder pain

My periods come every 3 weeks now instead of every 4.

I'm pretty sure I could grow a goatee to rival any teenager's if I stopped my daily search for hairs in places I do not want hairs.

Falling asleep is hard. Staying asleep is hard. Waking up rested is a pipe dream

Every so often, I get to wake up in a pool of my own sweat.

But, I wake up.

I'm at a good place in a career I love.

I care less about what others think with each passing day.

I have found friends and activities that bring me joy.

Final score:

103points

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Abby Reynolds 6 months ago

Anyone else immediately sit up straighter as they read this?

43points

#10

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 It takes longer to heal from everything!

iamjustatourist , Dean (leu) Report

Final score:

102points

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Ban-One 6 months ago

Cuts (later scars) and bruises are here to stay.

15points

JUYED-AWK-YACC , Andrea Piacquadio Report

#11

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I'm 64 and I'm not going to even bother.

Final score:

100points

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 6 months ago

I'm 67 and .............just tying to remember what I was going to say.............nope, lost it :(

48points

#12

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I finally got diagnosed with ADHD at age 38 and started meds that work. I'm 40 now and this is the most emotionally stable I've been in my entire life and it's amazing. So it's never too late to figure out your life.

Roupert4 , JESHOOTS.com Report

Final score:

99points

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Peppy 6 months ago

Yay it’s not all doom and gloom 😆

18points

#13

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 All of your old injuries come back to haunt you. That banged up knee that you got sliding into home plate when you were nine? Hello, again! That time you tweaked your back lifting that grocery bag? Did you miss me? Blurry eyes from staying up too late on the computer? Well, now they're always blurry!

TR3BPilot , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Final score:

82points

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Lizz 6 months ago

My left knee is a barometer

0points

#14

You become grumpier and tolerate a lot less s**t from people, because you realize time is starting run out for you.

Funkinturtle Report

Final score:

82points

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Ban-One 6 months ago

Yup, I'm a mix between Al Bundy and Red Forman. Best of both worlds.

27points

#15

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Skin tags.

Skinnee11 , macngeese Report

Final score:

78points

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Poultry Geist 6 months ago

I got one on my eye lid ! I eventually pulled it off !

19points

#16

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I like to joke I hit 40 and the check engine light came on. You'll get random aches and pains that just come and go, and sometimes stick around permanently. If you injure yourself, expect healing times to be 2-3 times longer at least. Same with illnesses, you just don't bounce back like you used to.

zerbey , Sasun Bughdaryan Report

Final score:

77points

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Blayze Infyrno 6 months ago

There's no way that weird headless person in the photo is over 40.

33points

DarkIllusionsFX , cottonbro studio Report

#17

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I sneezed once and it felt like I broke two ribs.

Final score:

77points

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Gourdeous 6 months ago

And you peed a bit ..

69points

#18

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I've noticed the skin on my hands is much more sensitive to dryness and is thinner than it used to be. I feel like Cassandra from Dr Who.

Kissariani , Valeria Boltneva Report

Final score:

68points

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ynyrhydref56 6 months ago

Moisturise me!

35points

#19

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 What the f**k is up with all this ear hair?

KingBrave1 , Zyada Report

Final score:

67points

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Michael P (Perthaussieguy) 6 months ago

And nose hair, dammit !!!

31points

#20

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Wait til ur 60! Bad balance, lots of aches and pains. Worry every time u get a checkup or lab test. Enjoy ur forties!! Don’t worry about every little ouch.

MikiNiller , Thirdman Report

Final score:

65points

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Rachknits 6 months ago

I agree. I'm 52 and most of this list didn't really impact me until I was late 40s/early 50s. If you don't have any chronic health issue by 40 then you're doing great, enjoy your body and what it can do rather than focusing on how it's different from younger years. You can take this either negatively or positively - its only going to get worse from now on so make the most of it

29points

#21

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Everything makes you fat. Everything hurts. Meals are a topic of conversation now. Your lawn consumes most of your waking thoughts. You turn to your wife for comfort: she is lawn.

Cappster14 , Towfiqu barbhuiya Report

Final score:

64points

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rararando 6 months ago

Is her last name Mower?

13points

#22

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 D**k quit. Hair quit. Eyes quit. Brain quit....annnd I forgot the last one.

TheUpgrayed , Mikhail Nilov Report

Final score:

61points

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Mike F 6 months ago

I worked with a guy who used to say "it takes you all night to do what you used to do all night" and it's true.

15points

#23

Thinning and yet MORE hair!!!!!!!! Whether a woman or a man. Also, for women, stupid damn chin hairs. Somehow you get more hair in some places and less in the others.

Zelamir Report

Final score:

61points

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featherytoad 6 months ago

Yep, always plucking the damn black chin hairs.

25points

#24

Don't stop moving. Ever.

Black_Ron Report

Final score:

60points

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Michelle 6 months ago

Agreed, you don't have to do anything strenuous, but make sure you just keep moving, even if its going to a walk every day. I noticed if I don't do anything for a few days I literally feel my body breaking down and I'm only 40 now. I understand now why they say 'if you don't move it, you'll lose it' and unfortunately why people who might have an injury/illness and end up confined to a bed for a long period can sometimes never recover from that.

22points

#25

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Small lapses in memory/recall.

Various boner concerns.

A strange adjustment in self image from time to time.

Going “heurrghhh” while standing up. .

Action_Seal , Vanessa Garcia Report

Final score:

57points

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Guigsy Gwiggins 6 months ago

You get less sporadic erections alright but it doesn’t mean it don’t work. Testosterone tends to drop around this time and you have to take more measures to boost it naturally like lifting and diet.

7points

#26

My favorite childhood memory is my back not hurting.

montydad5000 Report

Final score:

55points

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Me Oh My 6 months ago

Hahahahaha... hahaha.. :') (I'm 17 and I've had back pain since I hit puberty)

11points

#27

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 I barely drink anymore, the hangovers suck, but it also makes my heart race. Like I’ll wake up in the middle of the night like with my heart going as fast as if I’ve been working out.

klitchell , Andrea Piacquadio Report

Final score:

41points

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TomBeingPushed 6 months ago

That doesn't seem to be normal, even for people over 40. Would ask a doctor for advice, really.

43points

ADJ 6 months ago

Quite normal if you are on blood pressure medications... Alcohol and blood pressure d***s do not mix well.

8points

Sandra Gleeson 6 months ago

Im 55 and my husband is 62, we love our beer and that heart racing thing should absolutely not be happening. Go to the doctor

7points

featherytoad 6 months ago

Unless OP is binge drinking. I'm 53F and occasionally me and SIL will get together for "movie night." It just turns into a drink fest. The next day or two my heart will be racing. But, if I go out to diner and just have a couple of beers, I'm fine.

2points

LapCat 6 months ago

Sounds like palpitations, which can be caused by alcohol but also other things. Get evaluated by a cardiologist!

5points

Notme 6 months ago

I’ve always had this, since I started drinking aged 14, I mean 18. I’m 45 now.

2points

Jacob B. 6 months ago

You could have a stroke from that. Get that checked out, I was sitting in my chair and noticed my heart racing, checked it with a monitor, it was 165. Two choices to fix it, medication or an operation if your insurance approves it. I got the operation, in and out of the hospital the same day and cured of it. But you may have to travel to a larger metro area where there is a surgeon who can do it with the proper equipment.

1point

Joi Cain 6 months ago

It could be hypoglycemia from rapid blood glucose drops from consuming alcohol. That could be an indication of pre diabetes or full on diabetes. Get that checked quick!

1point

Suzie 6 months ago

Racing heart when resting yes best to get that sorted

0points

#28

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Body started degenerating a lot more after about 45.

It's still healthy and works but I have to be careful about feeling it properly, getting some exercise, and the like. But now I look old and people treat me differently because of it, and that's sad.

OnlyPants69 , Samantha Gades Report

Final score:

40points

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Jill Rhodry 6 months ago

But you feel the same as you did when you were 17 on the inside - so your brain makes promises the body just can't keep.

27points

Dutch Swimmer Goes Viral For Super Revealing Trunks During 2024 Olympics: “Is This Legal?”

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#29

In your 40’s you commit to one of two things: fitness or illness.

nunsandhills Report

Final score:

40points

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Jason 6 months ago

Porque no los dos?

20points

#30

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Do yourself a favor and start doing Pilates. Get that core strong and save yourself back problems down the road.

Costcorocks , Jessica Monte Report

Final score:

39points

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robin aldrich 6 months ago (edited)

Can I do that without buying expensive equipment? or going somewhere and I embarrass myself in public????

15points

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#31

Back pain. Like regular, arbitrary back pain. Moving and lifting tons of s**t.? All good. Bend over to pick your kids' toys off the ground? Welcome to hell.

nerdvernacular Report

Final score:

23points

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ƒιѕн 6 months ago

This. Ruptured two discs years ago, so now L4 and L5 like to play games, I can move and lift anything anytime at work, but pick up a sock off the floor at home and the back goes out.

5points

#32

Arthritis if you are so inclined.
Vision changes….

DubC_Bassist Report

Final score:

21points

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Robert T 6 months ago

I've worn glasses since my 20's, but only recently have I needed to have a second pair for using the computer!

4points

#33

I just found out today I have arthritis in my ribs. I didn’t even know that was possible.

ijustsailedaway Report

Final score:

21points

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"Disembodied voice" 6 months ago

It's possible and it's terrible

2points

Woman Put A Water Fountain With A Camera In Her Yard, Here Are 24 Photos Of Regular Visitors (New Pics)

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#34

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Mid-40s athletic male here - All my joints constantly ache and it takes longer to recover after exercise and playing sports. I’m always feeling stiff and I was recently diagnosed with osteoarthritis in my shoulder. I can’t get comfortable when I sleep at night and when I do fall asleep I have to get up multiple times to pee. I wear glasses to see far, but have to remove my glasses/contacts to read. That’s how the 40s have impacted me physically.

Narwhal2424 , cottonbro studio Report

Final score:

20points

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Sandra Gleeson 6 months ago

Wow, that's pretty bad for a young fella, my husband is 62 and has been a demolition contractor for thirty years and goes to the gym often, he is still very flexible, he is not thin or have a 6 pack or anything but he is extremely fit. Im 55 and work physically every day, no office for me and that has been my saving grace

8points

#35

You sleep wrong and you’re sore for a day or two.

JeF4y Report

Final score:

20points

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Jinx (she/her) 6 months ago

all the freaking time! took me years to find the right pillow so my neck and head dont hurt, just in time to need a new mattress because omg my hips and back cannot sleep on this rock slab! 😫

2points

#36

I didn’t really notice anything until about 45. My eyes lost the ability to read fine print. My back hurts and now I grunt like a pirate when I get up off the couch.

gnarlslindbergh Report

Final score:

19points

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rararando 6 months ago

heurrghhh....!!

7points

50 Of The Most Incredible Shots That Were Submitted To The Comedy Wildlife Photography Awards

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#37

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Peeing more often.

Not being able to get it up as easily.

Forgetting names more often.

_funkapus_ , Miriam Alonso Report

Final score:

17points

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LapCat 6 months ago

Waking up in the middle of the night with a full bladder 😑

5points

#38

Am I the only one that started working out seriously in my late 30s and am now seeing the rewards of it at 43? I feel f*****g great.

Six7Films Report

Final score:

17points

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bas moelard 6 months ago

I'm so happy for you. You rock

6points

#39

I now have a few wild eyebrow hairs that need to be managed. Also have to shave my inner ear lobe thingy.

ShittalkyCaps Report

Final score:

17points

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Sue Denham 6 months ago

I feel like Mother Nature has been a little unfair. My eyebrows are now super long and coarse. Could that not have happened to my eyelashes instead?

10points

Woman Moves Out Of Parents' Home After They Asked Her To Give Her Space To Brother, They Freak Out

#40

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 If you are married with kids and you are not really out of shape but also not one for the gym, you will pack on the pounds if you are not careful.

I was one of those…woke up in my early 40’s and started hitting the gym and taking better care of myself and of course I thought — why did I wait this long?

So….get off your butt and get going.

Also - as you age you dont put on muscle as easily and you don’t burn fat like you used to. All that stuff you used ot eat and drink without a thought starts sticking to you.

And you are just not as active if you are busy with family and career so you have to mindfully plan to take care of yourself.

Now that Im even older Im so happy I started and have kept going - Im in good health, and good energy, sound mind.

plytime18 , William Choquette Report

Final score:

16points

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#41

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 Physiologically, you might notice a few changes creeping in, like a slower metabolism making it a tad trickier to keep those extra pounds at bay. But, with a healthy lifestyle, regular exercise, and good skincare habits, you can navigate your 40s like a champ.

Hiraciennev2 , Karolina Grabowska Report

Final score:

16points

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Katrina Nixon 6 months ago

Guys , we can be champs if we stop festering and do this stuff!

1point

#42

"The Check Engine Light Came On": 30 Body Changes People Experienced After Hitting 40 You realize you're going to die.

We all know it, but once I hit 40, I just *knew*, and what it really means. Things hurt more, yet going on 40 years your tolerance for pain is higher than when you were young. So the pains and aches, and the consistently small medical issues pile up over time and you realize your body is no longer "getting older".

It's deteriorating.

You're in a slow decline and you can feel it. Some days you forget, you may even have times when your body feels much better. Maybe you changed some bad habits, or got new good ones. But those old bad habits left their mark and you'll never recover from it.

We get one life on this world and then it's gone. I'm not a religious person. I wish for anything that I was and I could take comfort in dying, but I can't. It's an absolutely terrifying thought because for me, that's it. Nothingness, forever. For trillions of years, countless universe big bangs, over and over, and it'll just never happen again. And I won't even get to experience a single nanosecond of any of it.

I'll take these crappy pains forever, any day of the week, than the alternative.

MasterPip , Mike Bird Report

Final score:

16points

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iseefractals 6 months ago

Why is nothingness terrifying? You cease to be. No more aches, no more pains, no more stress, no more heartache or regret. You will no longer be aware of "missing" anything. Just like you were unaware of anything that transpired before you were born....and likely the first 2-4 years after. Being dead isn't scary. Dying badly is what's troubling.

18points

Woman Refuses To Chip In For Babysitting Because She Doesn’t Even Have Kids, Asks If She’s A Jerk

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#43

For me everything went wrong when I turned 47. Suddenly needed reading glasses, my ears are always ringing, and my metabolism slowed to a crawl.

Old-Pin-7839 Report

Final score:

16points

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Kalon Suszko 6 months ago

Ears ringing? tinnitus? I have had for years.....to many loud rock concerts in the past. What saves me from that though, as my GF puts it I have an MP3 player in my head. Always music in my head that shuts out that constant annoying ring in my ears.

2points

#44

Constant pain and never ending fatigue. On the other hand, my sex life is better than ever.

mwalker324 Report

Final score:

16points

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Rachknits 6 months ago

Yes to the last bit, definitely. If I have any regrets it's that I didn't take full advantage of a flexible body when I was younger as well as allowing shame to rule some of my behaviours

6points

4thStgMiddleSpooler Report

#45

You know when they ask you "Do you have any history of ____ in your family?"

That.

Final score:

16points

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"Disembodied voice" 6 months ago

They've asked about that all my life

2points

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#46

Taking time off from exercise gets harder and harder to reverse.

StuckAtOnePoint Report

Final score:

15points

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#47

In my 40th year I had just gotten done running my first full marathon.

At 40 I was training, instructing and professionally performing as an aerial acrobat. I started training at age 35 with zero background in dance, gymnastics or acrobatics.

I’m 45 now. Going to do a tough mudder run this summer and am training for a couple half marathons in the fall. I’ve never been more energetic, healthy and fit in my entire life. I have some more gray, and the laugh lines are a little deeper. Just don’t stop moving.

xeryon3772 Report

Final score:

15points

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#48

As a 36 year old this is a seriously depressing topic and I'm wondering why I clicked it.

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Final score:

13points

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bas moelard 6 months ago

41 here, in my experience, it's not do bad until now. Just do what you do, take care of yourself and take in account that's everything is going a bit slower. Who cares, as long as you're feeling good and having fun it's all good.

2points

#49

Losing the hair is a big one.

Emir3838 Report

Final score:

12points

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Ban-One 6 months ago

That happened shortly after age 20 (like my grandpa). So no worries there...and it's an easy "hairstyle" to take care of.

1point

#50

Hangovers take much longer to go away...

rkba260 Report

Final score:

11points

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Verfin22 6 months ago

Having a hangover in 40's is a problem. Why are you drinking so much for that to happen? You should know better by now. Not had one since my 20's.

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Bald Panda 6 months ago

I just turned 41 and I have never been happier or healthier as an adult. That sort of self-obsessed notion that other people think poorly of me or that I need to seek approval has vanished in the last few years. I enjoy my career, - I am experienced and confident, imposter syndrome be damned! In tandem with that, I am happily married to a wonderful supporting wife and I've taken up bikepacking so I keep myself relatively fit. Got a handful of dear friends and that is enough for me. I was miserable, emotionally lost and almost completely sedentary and very unkind to myself for all of my 20s and about half of my 30s. Yes, I am in my 40s, but for me it has been pretty great so far.

14points

Mike F 6 months ago

Enjoy it! I was a lot the same. I worked a very physically demanding job printing but it was certainly no piece of cake. By 55 I didn't want hear about that any longer and, like above, old work injuries reared their ugly head and it's no picnic since then. Enjoy your 40's.

2points

Seedy Vine 6 months ago (edited)

Menopause is great for the lack of painful periods and all that comes with them. Any hair you've been plucking or shaving may never grow back. And one's decolletage can look like an alligator's skin if you don't cover it up in the sun while you're young.

8points

Bartlet for World Domination 6 months ago

I'm in my fifties, I smoke, I don't exercise, and apart from needing glasses I noticed only two things: from 35, a mother of a hangover lasted two days instead of one, and at 50 I started becoming irregular. Nothing aches, I sleep well. No problem.

8points

ADZ 6 months ago

At 37 it's nice to know I've apparently been in my 40s for like 5 years.

7points

Ionescu Popa 6 months ago

absolutely true.

3points

Papa 6 months ago (edited)

I'll be 63 Tuesday. I have a few minor issues, but the one that bothers me most is how quickly I get tired after any kind of physical exertion. On Saturdays and Sundays I feel like I need a nap after my morning shower.

5points

Sky Render 6 months ago

Lucky for me, my 40s have been better than my 30s in every way. Not that that's hard to do, but a lot of the things listed here physically were starting to happen in my late 30s and stopped/reversed as I got into in my 40s. I'm weird.

4points

Notme 6 months ago (edited)

A little comment about the sub-header on the home page… If you’re turning 40 you’re entering your 5th decade, not your 4th. 0-9: First decade. 10-19: Second decade. 20-29: Third decade. 30-39: Fourth decade. 40-49: Fifth decade.

3points

Stew 6 months ago

I'm 41 now and the struggle to stay healthy is real. I like to think that I still look fairly young, but it's harder and harder to diet and exercise when your body breaks down so easily and you have less free time. My whole body creaks when I move or stretch, and I hear my stupid lungs wheezing when I push myself hard. I feel like I've got a limited number of "bends" left. Also I get seasonal allergies now that last for months when I never used to. Wtf.

2points

David Paterson 6 months ago

I'm in my 60s now. Thank you for the trip down memory lane, BP. Apart from the imminent risk of death at any moment, I'm not that much worse off now than I was in my 40s.

1point

EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇵🇸🇩🇿 6 months ago

That was a really funny article. 😁

1point

CanadianDimes 6 months ago

I started a PhD in September and I work full time. This means a lot more sitting which has made me more diligent with exercising (and I was already pretty active). I genuinely feel better than I have in a long time. All this negativity about being post 40 frustrates me. It’s so much doom and gloom.

1point

Bec 6 months ago

Good for you! I just finished my Doctorate at 47. Can't say I was great about staying healthy, but not awful either.

4points

AK to LV 5 months ago

Entering my 50s now. It's amazing, and kind of sad, how excited I get about pooping regularly.

0points

I just work here 6 months ago

Who else had a hard time answering the poll question, because really, it's all of the above...

0points

Lee 6 months ago

Author- you're not turning just your 4th decade yet. I'm 36 and have live in 5 decades.

0points

cugel. 6 months ago

The worst thing is when you get some sort of pain or ailment, and that's it, you now permanently have a sore knee, or elbow.

0points

Susan Stead 6 months ago

I had arthritis in my knees since I was a teenager. I was in pain for 40 years (YES, 40 years) before they would finally do knee replacements on me. I'm delighted to be pain-free in my 50s - I feel better than when I did in high school!

0points

sofacushionfort 6 months ago

How much is normal middle age decline or, coincidentally, due to some portion of our lungs rotting from Covid?

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Bald Panda 6 months ago

14points

Mike F 6 months ago

2points

Seedy Vine 6 months ago (edited)

8points

Bartlet for World Domination 6 months ago

8points

ADZ 6 months ago

At 37 it's nice to know I've apparently been in my 40s for like 5 years.

7points

Ionescu Popa 6 months ago

absolutely true.

3points

Papa 6 months ago (edited)

5points

Sky Render 6 months ago

4points

Notme 6 months ago (edited)

3points

Stew 6 months ago

2points

David Paterson 6 months ago

I'm in my 60s now. Thank you for the trip down memory lane, BP. Apart from the imminent risk of death at any moment, I'm not that much worse off now than I was in my 40s.

1point

EmAdoresHerKats🇮🇪🇵🇸🇩🇿 6 months ago

That was a really funny article. 😁

1point

CanadianDimes 6 months ago

1point

Bec 6 months ago

Good for you! I just finished my Doctorate at 47. Can't say I was great about staying healthy, but not awful either.

4points