The ageing process

Ramone Silva wrote: »

What I'd do is focus on weight training and high intensity cardio work. Eat high protein, high fat and a low carb diet.

Already done. I dont give a crap but a lot of people do. We all try to make ourselves look presentable but in all honesty, I dont care unless I start looking like a whale, then it is back to the personal trainer, chef etc.

If you can move and enjoy exercise it makes you more mobile and less “aged”..lol

Graces7 wrote: »

When I was weighed recently I was exactly the same as when I left school, over 5 decades ago. Just over 9 stone..

There have been.... blips.... in between ( Oh BOY there have been blips ; underweight as well as overweight)

But interesting that when i stopped worrying, it all settled. Only weighed as when I was in our community centre and saw scales..

lucky you, I was a big sports head when younger, although not fat, I was never thin... when I left school I was 21 stone. 6’3. Currently around the 17 stone mark. Need to loose another stone to be back to my best weight, that’ll happen by end of summer... nothing like a good work out to sort this all out.

BUT, it is not as easy as it was when I was younger. Knees are crooked after years of sport, hence the jogging is no longer. Low impact and yoga are great also....

OK here we go. Differences between a young man and a 66 year old, by a 66 year old.
Avoid negative people, they will only drag you down. The the sexual urge is dimmed by medication for blood pressure and cholesterol which can be a kind of blessing as you are not held hostage to it anymore. If it happens its on your relaxed rules or not at all and either way you are ok with that. I found that after being laid off for the last ten years I have learned to cook more (and save money) to live within a budget, give up smoking and drinking in pubs. Took up making home made wine and walking the dog four times a day which helps with the medication. Outlook on life is positive and relaxed. Walk into every situation listening and accepting, no need to make a decision immediately, and if a decision is required let the hair settle before you decide. After a long time living on 'the clippings of tin' you will have learned what a waste of money cigarettes and pub booze are. If you must smoke go the vaper way, if you must drink don't drink in pubs. Empathy increases with age, speaking as a man that is. You notice that staff in shops etc treat you as if you are decrepit and without much intelligence which is more of an amusement than something to take offence at. Then when the old age pension comes along you will find you are better off financially, but as you are living frugally you can save a few bob. You know the end is coming and have had a long few years to come to terms with it. Personally I am fine with it, and it holds no terror. When I stand in front of my maker, whoever or whatever he/it may be what is in my heart will be my judge, not any Church.
So basically age is life's valium, when the sexual side of your makeup is curtailed by the aging process, everything is much more relaxed, God bless it.

enfield wrote: »

OK here we go. Differences between a young man and a 66 year old, by a 66 year old.
The the sexual urge is dimmed by medication for blood pressure and cholesterol which can be a kind of blessing as you are not held hostage to it anymore. If it happens its on your relaxed rules or not at all and either way you are ok with that. I found that after being laid off for the last ten years I have learned to cook more (and save money) to live within a budget, give up smoking and drinking in pubs. Took up making home made wine and walking the dog four times a day which helps with the medication. Outlook on life is positive and relaxed. Walk into every situation listening and accepting, no need to make a decision immediately, and if a decision is required let the hair settle before you decide. After a long time living on 'the clippings of tin' you will have learned what a waste of money cigarettes and pub booze are. If you must smoke go the vaper way, if you must drink don't drink in pubs. Empathy increases with age, speaking as a man that is. You notice that staff in shops etc treat you as if you are decrepit and without much intelligence which is more of an amusement than something to take offence at. Then when the old age pension comes along you will find you are better off financially, but as you are living frugally you can save a few bob. You know the end is coming and have had a long few years to come to terms with it. Personally I am fine with it, and it holds no terror. When I stand in front of my maker, whoever or whatever he/it may be what is in my heart will be my judge, not any Church.
So basically age is life's valium, when the sexual side of your makeup is curtailed by the aging process, everything is much more relaxed, God bless it.

Oh jaysus... thanks for the post.

It is all about Positive Mental Thoughts (yes ladies PMT). If you think younger you look younger and hate to say it act younger.

I know friends who are the same age as I am who look 70 and act it also. I know 80 year old I could go clubbing with (ok that may not be the correct term now... I ain’t “street”).

Humour and having a laugh is the elixir of youth I am convinced. Dour people age quickly, people who can see humour in almost anything age slower.... just a personal observation.

Sexually, we all slow down to a varying degree. Certainly, you ain’t going to be up all night (cough) but nothing is ruled out.

Some of the funniest and most enjoyable people I know are in their 70’s. They just want to enjoy life without the pressures of having to conform to their age....

harr wrote: »

Mid 40,s here one bit of advice is look after the body in your 30,s ... as mentioned above my metabolism is slowing down considerably now and definitely the aches and pains are more noticeable now and I definitely can’t train to the same level I did in my 20,s or 30,s.
I could eat what I wanted in my early 30,s because I could always train hard to counteract the poor enough eating habits.

This is me exactly!

Ramone Silva wrote: »

For anyone who is feeling aches and pains as they get older, I'd recommend homemade bone broth, it helps prtect the body against the effects of aging.

Aargh! Vegetarian here-don’t like the sound of “bone broth”!

I don’t worry about it at all - I’m a firm believer in living for the moment and not worrying about the future and things I can’t control.

Like many here it’s a thought process I really only learned when I turned 30 and found myself not where I thought I would or should be. I now realize there’s no certainties in life except growing old and there’s no point in trying to hide from it or slow the process.

I'm aging like a packet of ham

sweaty and rancid