Wonder when you first noticed you were aging quickly

I felt good about myself until the last couple of years, the funny thing is, until I see myself in a mirror, or photo, I feel fine, but realistically, the last few years seem to have added ten years.
My skin isn’t really wrinkly, but it all seems to have sagged, my hair is thinning, I’ve put on weight, and I think I look horrible.
Im grateful that in our late sixties, we are both still working, and have so far avoided serious illness. I still regularly look after my grandchildren and do everything I used to do, but I do now sit in a chair and instantly fall asleep, something I can’t seem to do at night!
My oldest daughter at fifty, looks stunning, better than she’s ever looked, we were often mistaken for sisters, that’s never going to happen now.

I attended a meeting and needed to print off a visitor’s i/d on arrival, to put on a pass.

I needed to wear my reading glasses to follow the on screen instructions. Was horrified at the result, I honestly didn’t recognise this gray haired, crotchety looking old woman!

I begged the receptionist to destroy the photo as soon as our visit was over!

Around sixty I think, people started offering me their seats on train and tube.
I felt quite offended which is completely ridiculous, I tended to answer with "thank you, I'm fine"
Now at 68 I would just accept graciously

Its strange but the photos I thought I looked old in a few years ago now look incredibly young! [hmm}

Travelsofar

What I look like and how old I look is irrelevant, what threw me was that up until then I'd never thought of myself as 'someone being nearly 70'

But of course at 68, I am!! shock

Same! it was a huge shock to me too!

I ask myself, what do I actually expect to look like at sixty eight? It’s completely unrealistic not to expect to look older.
But it’s still tough.

With my 81st birthday fast approaching I have accepted that the fat old biddy in the mirror is really me. What I regret is that is I didn’t enjoy the way I looked when younger - always thought myself unappealing, but the photographs of past years tell a different story.

I blame the mirror,it tells lies.
I`m still breathing,that will do.

Another shock was seeing that my CHILDREN now have lines! it really is bizarre,this suddenly noticing our ages thing!

timetogo2016

I blame the mirror,it tells lies.
I`m still breathing,that will do.

Absolutely !

Once I'd turned 60 , I'm 62 now , I felt as though someone had flicked a switch . I try not to dwell on it but I don't see the same person looking back in the mirror anymore and last Tues I popped into Iceland to benefit from the over 60s discount and the young girl on the till said she didn't need my proof of age , she'd already applied it . Went home and ate a big cream cake lol .

When I had to get stronger lenses in my glasses 2 years ago and then saw myself in the mirror. I'm getting my eyes tested on Weds and know I'm going to need new ones so I'm sure I'll age another 5/10 years when I get them.

I bet you all look much better than you think.
Sara Tough is the word. I know I look younger than my 73 years. However, it is an illusion. My hair is false, my teeth are false. It has been tough, really hard. I'm not vain but just trying to have what most women have, hair and teeth, has been difficult, expensive and traumatic.

Kate1949

Your last post makes me aware of how we should be grateful for what we have.

Yes we should Calendargirl but it's human nature isn't it? I'm not trying to say be grateful because you could be me. It's all relevant.

There’s been a few moments, but of late I woke up yesterday morning, my right eye didn’t feel right, checked in mirror and looks like my eyelid has either gone abit droopy with eyelid skin flapping down

For me, I think the real problem is that I don’t feel like I’m myself anymore.
I think I have to adjust my personality to suit a rather plump aging granny. Sometimes I forget I’m not 35.

Today!!
I picked my new stronger varifocals up yesterday and put them on this morning,the lines myst have appeared overnight,they certainly where not there yesterday

I look younger than my age but inside I feel every year.

Glasses, two replaced joints, wonky knees, one auto-immune condition, denture and now hearing aids.
Ageing? What, me?

I’m 70 in December and avoid looking in the mirror more than absolutely necessary because I see my mother looking back at me 🫣
Since developing heart failure nearly 5 years ago, and being on multiple medications, I have definitely aged poorly.
So…I have had my hair cut, bought some brighter coloured clothes, intend to wear makeup and do my nails again and buck myself up!
I do need to shift a stone or so which won’t be easy as I can’t do a lot of exercise, but at least I can try. I have loads of interests to keep me occupied and I really need to live while I can if you know what I mean!

It seems we all aged considerably in the past 3 years. It hasn’t been an easy time.

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