I just want my younger body back!!

I hope you will not take this in bad taste…

DH has always joked that his job was to remove my bra not put it on 🤣🤣🤣

I used to be able to walk miles, at least ten, easily. But now my back pain kicks in after about 20 minutes or so.
My wrinkles aren't too bad for my age, but I'm having trouble getting rid of my rosacea.
And what's happened to my tummy? It used to be flat as a pancake.

I'm lucky that I can still do everything I want to physically, although I do have an autoimmune disease which is controlled with daily tablets. I do feel rather pooped after looking after 2 year GD for the day, but all in all I can't complain.
I started using Factor 50 sunscreen on my face and neck a few years ago which I think has made a big difference to wrinkles. I also do arm weights and exercises after getting wrinkly upper arms. With the addition of body cream daily, they've really improved so will be able to wear sleeveless clothes this summer.

I miss having hair (any) and teeth (any).

I would love to have my old, no my young body back. I was slim and had good skin and hair. I’m told my skin is still good and that I look younger than my age, which is amazing as I never put on face cream until I turned forty. I wish I’d used an spf cream when young though as I have some darker spots and so I need to use concealer.
I used to love my tai chi class but the lady who ran it stopped some time ago and I’ve been unable to find another class that I like. It was good for keeping me supple.

I'm just glad I still have a body, never mind the state it's in. It's still just about functioning and is grateful for the amendments made, in its time, by science and surgery.

I now know exactly what my dear, late Grandma meant when she said to me in her latter years : "If I'd known I was going to last this long perhaps I would have taken more care of myself".

My body is still pretty good. No aches or pains.

But oh my face.

I wish I had that friendly face back. Now, unless I go around grinning like a Cheshire Cat, I look permanently 😾

And I’m really not.

That stretch you make when you first wake up in the morning, with no consciousness of what’s hurting today, and not even thinking about my body at all because it was all in good working order.

Me too witzend
I have arthritis and can no longer climb onto a bicycle.

I think I have kept fairly fit and healthy but teeth, eyes, joints all fail eventually.
I remember in my youth being told to use facecream to prevent wrinkles. Seriously!

As if I was bothered about getting old.

I miss having seemingly endless energy and having total confidence in my body's ability to just do what I want. I am pretty lucky though, bits of me have got damaged over the years, generally playing one sport or another, but I'm OK for someone in mid 70's. I'm found an instagram site which promotes exercises for 60s,70s and 80s and try to do the balance ones on a regular basis, I go to a pilates class 2x weekly. I ought to do some weights but I just never get round to it and I do get tired!

tanith

Being able to do my bra up without having to twizzle it around after fastening it at the front.

I’ve always fastened mine at the front - even when I had 34As.
Maybe it’s easier if you’re not bountifully endowed - the only time I was ever anything remotely like bountiful in that department was when I was pregnant or breastfeeding.

I never wanted to go for walks in the countryside when I was younger and fitter and now that I want to I can't because I can't physically manage it!

I miss being able to walk miles without knee pain. Being able to hear without the incessant hiss in my ears. I developed tinnitus in my late 40s, I would love complete silence.

I took my body pretty much for granted until I turned 40, just the occasional yoga or step class. Far too busy raising five children and running a business with DH to think about my body, I guess I remained skinny due to never sitting down for any amount of time 🤣

I joined a gym at 41 and still go regularly, a one to one personal training session, Callanetics along with a couple of other fitness classes.

I shall continue to go, as I age they will adapt my exercises to suit my body.

Being able to do my bra up without having to twizzle it around after fastening it at the front.