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So anyone else "falling apart" after their 30's?
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I started getting the gut around 29. Lost a bunch of weight, gained some back in new places.
Now my main problem is my eyes getting tired easier than ever before. Plus after years of gaming and typing my hands love to hurt.
Now my main problem is my eyes getting tired easier than ever before. Plus after years of gaming and typing my hands love to hurt.
i just turned 30 a few weeks ago and have already started getting weird health problems, what have you done to me OP
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Mentally, sure. I'm technically in the best shape of my entire life but my fucking brain doesn't function. My emotional triggers have gone haywire the last 4-5 years and I attempted suicide less than 6 months ago while dealing with it all.
early 30s and my body definitely seems to creak and pop more often. I have back and shoulder pain but that is probably mostly from working too many hours in front of a computer and shitty posture. The two biggest changes for me seem to be that I get motion sickness much more easily now and I can't do long plane rides anymore. I used to be able to ride roller coasters endlessly when I was younger but the last time I rode the Incredible Hulk at Universal, I felt sick. Winding car rides are hopeless and boats - forget it. I actually feel better motion-sickness-wise on planes (if I didn't doze off during landing and takeoff when I was younger, I would feel sick; now I feel fine) but any flights beyond a few hours makes me feel like I'm dying. Everything hurts.
Fitness-wise I'm probably in the best shape I've been though. I found an approach I can stick with about 2 years back and still keeping up with it. That's why I think the stuff above is literally just my old age coming through.
Fitness-wise I'm probably in the best shape I've been though. I found an approach I can stick with about 2 years back and still keeping up with it. That's why I think the stuff above is literally just my old age coming through.
You can probably turn a lot of it around but doing so would probably take 2-7 years of sustained, concerted effort.
38 and I'm not gonna tempt fate by saying I'm doing great. Somewhere in the past 10 years I picked up an allergy to Watermelon so there's that.
My wife is only a few days older than me and her body has full on revolted. Had a pain in her wrist that we thought was tendinitis from carrying our youngest in the carrier but went to the doctors and found out it was a tumor that had broken through her radius. Thankfully it was benign and considered a giant cell tumor. This whole year has been trips to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, got the tumor removed a portion of her wrist and radius, replaced it with a part of her fibula and fused it to her wrist to regain functionality. Her arm is "fine" now but the leg hasn't healed fully since May and they're gonna do a skin graft next Wednesday so that'll be fun.
Make sure to go to the doctors if something is bugging you. I told her we have insurance for a reason but she just powered through it. Probably could have saved her wrist.
My wife is only a few days older than me and her body has full on revolted. Had a pain in her wrist that we thought was tendinitis from carrying our youngest in the carrier but went to the doctors and found out it was a tumor that had broken through her radius. Thankfully it was benign and considered a giant cell tumor. This whole year has been trips to Shock Trauma in Baltimore, got the tumor removed a portion of her wrist and radius, replaced it with a part of her fibula and fused it to her wrist to regain functionality. Her arm is "fine" now but the leg hasn't healed fully since May and they're gonna do a skin graft next Wednesday so that'll be fun.
Make sure to go to the doctors if something is bugging you. I told her we have insurance for a reason but she just powered through it. Probably could have saved her wrist.
I woke up one morning and my back decided that it hated life. Other than that, I'm doing good *knock on wood*
The 20s were really bad, not only health wise but just in general - I would say it's the worst time of my life, even worse than my single digit years or teen years lol
Made a lot of bad choices, some of which I am still trying to fix.
At the very least learned from my mistakes.
Had to do a lot of soul searching and had no help - parents weren't educated and had little to no English skills (migrated from India)
No sibilings, didn't have any friends and no other family to look out to - dark times...
Thankfully in a better place/position now
Granted I just turned 30, I am in much better shape than in my 20s. Working out regularly and improving my diet has improved my sleep (used to have awful sleep apnea), asthma, removed a lot of random aches, and helped with my mental state.
Only bad things I notice is longer to heal form small cuts/bruises and hangovers last much longer.
Only bad things I notice is longer to heal form small cuts/bruises and hangovers last much longer.
I take way better care of myself than I did in my 20's and I still feel shittier all around.
I noticed something "click" (or unclick) around age 28. I started blacking out when drinking more, became harder to lose weight, hair receded, I got anemia for no reason, I feel less energetic all the time, harder to focus, etc. etc.
I used to have 20/10 vision in both eyes and now I don't. It's barely noticeable but it is noticeable that it's a little worse.
I work out for an hour every day, barely eat any bad stuff and don't drink alcohol anymore and I still feel like this. iamalreadydead.jpg
I noticed something "click" (or unclick) around age 28. I started blacking out when drinking more, became harder to lose weight, hair receded, I got anemia for no reason, I feel less energetic all the time, harder to focus, etc. etc.
I used to have 20/10 vision in both eyes and now I don't. It's barely noticeable but it is noticeable that it's a little worse.
I work out for an hour every day, barely eat any bad stuff and don't drink alcohol anymore and I still feel like this. iamalreadydead.jpg
I'm 34 and in the best shape of my life. I put it down to starting weight training at the age of 15, and generally looking after myself in my twenties, avoiding smoking, drinking in moderation and trying to eat healthily.
It's never too late to start lifting and reaping the benefits of it. Callisthenics too.
It's never too late to start lifting and reaping the benefits of it. Callisthenics too.
I'm 31 and I can definitely feel some things more so than others now.
When I was a 16-24 I had a lot of sport related injuries: Skateboarding, basketball, football, and baseball. Just various nagging injuries to my knee, ankles, wrists, and shoulder. I had to do physical therapy for a partially torn rotator that I didn't even know I had. I stretch every morning when I wake up and I do Yoga every night before I go to sleep.
Aside from that though I think I'm doing fine. I try to exercise more to keep my heart healthy and I cut out a lot of red meat consumption. My biggest vice is honestly drinking. I don't drink much during the work anymore, but on the off chance I do I try to limit myself to 2 beers.
After turning 30 and noticing I wasn't as spry anymore I took it kind of hard. I joined an adult baseball league and that helped my confidence a bit. Maybe look into something that keeps you active, even if only once a week.
When I was a 16-24 I had a lot of sport related injuries: Skateboarding, basketball, football, and baseball. Just various nagging injuries to my knee, ankles, wrists, and shoulder. I had to do physical therapy for a partially torn rotator that I didn't even know I had. I stretch every morning when I wake up and I do Yoga every night before I go to sleep.
Aside from that though I think I'm doing fine. I try to exercise more to keep my heart healthy and I cut out a lot of red meat consumption. My biggest vice is honestly drinking. I don't drink much during the work anymore, but on the off chance I do I try to limit myself to 2 beers.
After turning 30 and noticing I wasn't as spry anymore I took it kind of hard. I joined an adult baseball league and that helped my confidence a bit. Maybe look into something that keeps you active, even if only once a week.
Precisely
I've NEVER been an athlete nor inspired to be. But, I've maintained what I'd consider a healthy disposition throughout my 20s into my 30s (6ft, 165 - 175lbs) . My only vice is whiskey and vodka, lol
I hate beer.
I still try to regularly hit the gym and go cycling and jogging but things aren't like used to.
Feels like this year has been turning point. Starting to feel that my body can't handle things like before.
Couple months ago I had lumbago which lasted almost 4 weeks. That wasn't fun.
Slowly getting to old man territory I guess.
Feels like this year has been turning point. Starting to feel that my body can't handle things like before.
Couple months ago I had lumbago which lasted almost 4 weeks. That wasn't fun.
Slowly getting to old man territory I guess.
No. I wasn't a particularly healthy person in my teens or early 20s. Got serious about working out and lifting and feel great.
Just be like her: http://www.startribune.com/no-easy-mark-female-bodybuilder-82-clobbers-intruder/565434842/
Just be like her: http://www.startribune.com/no-easy-mark-female-bodybuilder-82-clobbers-intruder/565434842/
Forget 30s, shit started going downhill for me at fucking TWENTY.
20: Diagnosed with IBS constipation after an endoscopy and colonoscopy
22: Almost died from a cashew allergy I didn't know about
23: FINALLY diagnosed with severe pollen and cat allergies that explained why I got sick often my whole life. Still get sick often, but now I take a million meds, allergy shots, and had sinus surgery yay!
25: Got lower back arthritis. Wasn't diagnosed until 30 because the original doctor didn't read the MRI properly. Need to do PT exercises daily for that.
26: Diagnosed with arthritis in both of my thumbs and have to wear braces on them all the time.
~28: Diagnosed with a meniscus tear in my knee. Have no idea how I got it and thus can't do regular running or biking for exercise. Need to do PT exercises daily for that.
30: Diagnosed with arthritis in my SI joint.
31: Diagnosed with non-acidic reflux.
30s have been relatively tame considering.
20: Diagnosed with IBS constipation after an endoscopy and colonoscopy
22: Almost died from a cashew allergy I didn't know about
23: FINALLY diagnosed with severe pollen and cat allergies that explained why I got sick often my whole life. Still get sick often, but now I take a million meds, allergy shots, and had sinus surgery yay!
25: Got lower back arthritis. Wasn't diagnosed until 30 because the original doctor didn't read the MRI properly. Need to do PT exercises daily for that.
26: Diagnosed with arthritis in both of my thumbs and have to wear braces on them all the time.
~28: Diagnosed with a meniscus tear in my knee. Have no idea how I got it and thus can't do regular running or biking for exercise. Need to do PT exercises daily for that.
30: Diagnosed with arthritis in my SI joint.
31: Diagnosed with non-acidic reflux.
30s have been relatively tame considering.
31, I just get heartburn more.
Honestly other than that I've started exercising more and eating better(most of the time). so I honestly feel a bit better than I did in my 20s.
Honestly other than that I've started exercising more and eating better(most of the time). so I honestly feel a bit better than I did in my 20s.
I'm 43. My eyesight is not great, my left knee is just starting to return to normal size after a month of being swollen like a balloon. My right elbow hurts like fuck.
Apart from that, I hit the weights 3 times a week and do MMA twice a week. I look and feel pretty fucking good without blowing my own trumpet too much.
Just gotta ignore the niggles, but remember when lifting that you ain't 20 anymore.
Apart from that, I hit the weights 3 times a week and do MMA twice a week. I look and feel pretty fucking good without blowing my own trumpet too much.
Just gotta ignore the niggles, but remember when lifting that you ain't 20 anymore.
Not too bad here, became severely lactose intolerant around 35. I can take pills and whatnot but I still feel like bloated hot garbage for 3 days after. Knees on occasion seem to want to buckle randomly walking down stairs. I crie evytme the hairdresser puts the mirror up behind me to checkout my haircut. Back will scream at me if I am bent over or reaching up too long.
I had an ultrasound because of pain in my upper right abdomen. Gallstones and now having it removed this coming Monday at 32...yay
I started working into a good diet and consistent workouts at about 30 to avoid this. Prior to that I was pretty good on exercise throughout my 20's though I had one streak of like almost 3 years not going to the gym. Eating was up and down, plus drank a shitload.
Now 36 and I have IBS but I've had that on and off since my 20's - I just hit that Metamucil. Other than that I rarely get sick and body feels great. I work out up to 10 times a week, twice a day Mon-Wed. I have a good diet, drink a lot less and gave up IPAs - now stick to low-carb shit like Truly.
It's all about that diet and exercise. No way around it.
Now 36 and I have IBS but I've had that on and off since my 20's - I just hit that Metamucil. Other than that I rarely get sick and body feels great. I work out up to 10 times a week, twice a day Mon-Wed. I have a good diet, drink a lot less and gave up IPAs - now stick to low-carb shit like Truly.
It's all about that diet and exercise. No way around it.
Nah. I never drank a drop of alcohol in my life though and neither did I smoke in my youth or now. I guess regular exercise helps too.
35 here,
I have a torn labrum in my hip and was feeling like shit earlier in my 30s. I've found yoga is phenomenal for giving me back some of the flexibility and cutting out those aches and pains. I regularly weightlift (3-4 times a week) and play soccer 2-3 times a week. Feeling better now than I did five years ago
You can reverse that shit feeling, it just takes a little effort on your part
I have a torn labrum in my hip and was feeling like shit earlier in my 30s. I've found yoga is phenomenal for giving me back some of the flexibility and cutting out those aches and pains. I regularly weightlift (3-4 times a week) and play soccer 2-3 times a week. Feeling better now than I did five years ago
You can reverse that shit feeling, it just takes a little effort on your part
Really just came down to changing my diet and eating habits entirely. Due to my field of work I already get plenty of exercise, but beforehand whatever benefits came from that was negated by constant snacking, eating out, and just bad nutrition in general.
It wasn't until I limited my sugar intake and upped my vegetable intake by a significant margin when I reversed all of my adverse ills. As I mentioned, I feel like I reversed the clock and feel just as in shape as when I first stopped playing basketball regularly almost 10 years ago.
52 here - I'm slightly overweight but exercise several times a week to counter it getting worse. Go to the doctor 2-3 times a year most, so far most of my "numbers (labs - BP)" are on the high end of normal but been that way for years.
The worst, was when I hit my 40s and I mean like when I turned 40 my close vision changed so even though I have contacts and my prescription hasn't changed since I was a teenager, I needed readers for small print and as I progressed in my 40s it got worse but has leveled out.. My browser font is at 150% just so I can read shit without readers.
Yes, there are mornings I wake up with aches I don't know how they happened..and oh yeah - due to me growing up in the 80s and a ton of sun damage, I've had several moles checked and so far only one was cancerous so I had it cut out of my back..
I seem to be aging gracefully, no one believes I'm in my 50s, but I still have all my hair and leave it on the long side - because I can... it sucks but embrace it and move forward. My motivation is my 83 year old dad who walks a couple miles a day and continues to take care of himself, after my mom passed away 2 years ago.
The worst, was when I hit my 40s and I mean like when I turned 40 my close vision changed so even though I have contacts and my prescription hasn't changed since I was a teenager, I needed readers for small print and as I progressed in my 40s it got worse but has leveled out.. My browser font is at 150% just so I can read shit without readers.
Yes, there are mornings I wake up with aches I don't know how they happened..and oh yeah - due to me growing up in the 80s and a ton of sun damage, I've had several moles checked and so far only one was cancerous so I had it cut out of my back..
I seem to be aging gracefully, no one believes I'm in my 50s, but I still have all my hair and leave it on the long side - because I can... it sucks but embrace it and move forward. My motivation is my 83 year old dad who walks a couple miles a day and continues to take care of himself, after my mom passed away 2 years ago.
Knock on wood, at 38 I feel pretty good.
Very minor aches and pains that are nothing I recall as being more common or severe from my 20s. Mostly stuff I can trace back to a gym session or other physical activity. Eye sight is good (though I have developed a spec in my right eye. Doctor said it will go away on it's own but that was a month ago!) I can still eat pretty much whatever I want without heartburn or indigestion. I can lift heavy things and take the stairs.
I'm fatter than I'd like but think being really lean is a ship that's sailed. I bought a tux for my wedding that's a 44L. Figure as long as I fit in that tux, I'll be doing OK body comp wise.
I lift 3x a week, try to get in at least as many cardio sessions, and eat mostly fresh food made at home. I have noticed some of my peers seem to be deteriorating at a faster pace, and I attribute my relative well being to lifting. SquatRx.
Very minor aches and pains that are nothing I recall as being more common or severe from my 20s. Mostly stuff I can trace back to a gym session or other physical activity. Eye sight is good (though I have developed a spec in my right eye. Doctor said it will go away on it's own but that was a month ago!) I can still eat pretty much whatever I want without heartburn or indigestion. I can lift heavy things and take the stairs.
I'm fatter than I'd like but think being really lean is a ship that's sailed. I bought a tux for my wedding that's a 44L. Figure as long as I fit in that tux, I'll be doing OK body comp wise.
I lift 3x a week, try to get in at least as many cardio sessions, and eat mostly fresh food made at home. I have noticed some of my peers seem to be deteriorating at a faster pace, and I attribute my relative well being to lifting. SquatRx.
37 here and doing better than I was a decade ago. Definitely a slower metabolism and some new aches, but nothing really noticeable.
I think it's our genes, though. My mum is in her 70s and could probs beat me up
I think it's our genes, though. My mum is in her 70s and could probs beat me up
33 and I can't relate. I get plenty of sleep, exercise and my diet is healthy and balanced. No joint or muscle pain, my blood work is perfect, 0 hair loss and I'd say I'm in a good mood 95% of the time.
I feel like recent-ish tragic events aged me to hell. I'm 34 but feel like I'm 80 but also a newborn with how I need to restart my life seemingly.
Nah, I changed the narrative. Never been athetic at all and paid no mind to what I eat. Spent my entire 30's getting progressively fatter. 240-250 lbs, size 2x everything (and some of those were getting tight), squeezing into 42 waist pants (and probably was more of a 44 to be honest but shame kept me from buying anything bigger). Shins would be on fire walking on any kind of distance, would be breathing heavy after carrying a laundry basket up one flight of steps.
It finally hit me at 39- I didn't want to hit 40 being a fat fuck. So I ate better, ditched calorie drinks for water and made a point of moving a bit each day- sometimes walks, sometimes simple at home workouts, sometimes as simple as standing/walking instead of sitting at kids activities, etc. Today, at 40 I'm about 178 lbs, down to regular mens large, 36 waist (with room) - still not an athlete by any stretch but I can certainly walk and do stuff and not be a heavy mouthbreathing sweathog.
The only problem now is drinking lots of water (instead of grazing on junk all day) leads to lots of peeing, lol.
It finally hit me at 39- I didn't want to hit 40 being a fat fuck. So I ate better, ditched calorie drinks for water and made a point of moving a bit each day- sometimes walks, sometimes simple at home workouts, sometimes as simple as standing/walking instead of sitting at kids activities, etc. Today, at 40 I'm about 178 lbs, down to regular mens large, 36 waist (with room) - still not an athlete by any stretch but I can certainly walk and do stuff and not be a heavy mouthbreathing sweathog.
The only problem now is drinking lots of water (instead of grazing on junk all day) leads to lots of peeing, lol.
Just turned 31 a couple months ago. Outside of being in a constant midlife crisis since 25(which was amplified when I turned 30) and a slightly receded, but still good, hairline, I feel like how I did when I was 16/17. I do get slightly more neck and back spasms/cramps than I used to, but it's still rare.
Meat has never been a huge part of my lifestyle and I've always been at least moderately in shape(university years were probably the worst), but I think genetics probably play the biggest part in how I'm aging.
Meat has never been a huge part of my lifestyle and I've always been at least moderately in shape(university years were probably the worst), but I think genetics probably play the biggest part in how I'm aging.
Absolutely. Since hitting 30 (3 years ago) I've:
- Gained 20 pounds
- Diagnosed with degenerative discs
- Currently have two bulging discs being treated
- My left shoulder feels like it is going to fall off every time I pick up one of my kids
- My eye sight is no longer 20/20
- I failed a hearing test for the first time in one ear
- My stomach is a constant wreck that I need to get checked out
I'm 33 but feel 25.
Fitness
Meditation
Sleep
Low alcohol intake
Good bed
These all help. I do get sicker faster though. And if something happens, it stays longer.
Fitness
Meditation
Sleep
Low alcohol intake
Good bed
These all help. I do get sicker faster though. And if something happens, it stays longer.
For me, I felt like I started "falling apart" when I hit 44 (I'm 47 now), where everything (diet, exercise, vision, hearing, joints, muscles, boners, etc) hurt more just took more effort to keep healthy and I seemed to need more sleep. Up till then, even well into my 40s, I felt like a teenager and could survive getting hit by a truck, but after 44, I felt like a strong wind would knock me on my ass.
I'm stronger then I've ever been, more supple, and in good shape too. I've put on a few more pounds then my 20s, but that can easily be fixed by being stricter with my diet.
So no, I was in great shape in 20s, better now.
So no, I was in great shape in 20s, better now.
Yeah my 30s hasn't been great
lots of weird random pains that will come and go, or strange feelings in limbs/etc that will plague me for a month or so then seem to go away
I have assumed it's normal old stuff. My knees pop when I stand up from kneeling and stuff like that
haven't been to a doctor in 12 years or so but recent lower abdominal/testicular pain has made me thinI about it somewhat
lots of weird random pains that will come and go, or strange feelings in limbs/etc that will plague me for a month or so then seem to go away
I have assumed it's normal old stuff. My knees pop when I stand up from kneeling and stuff like that
haven't been to a doctor in 12 years or so but recent lower abdominal/testicular pain has made me thinI about it somewhat
37 here and i am starting to notice the aging signs, i have eaten healthy and doing exercise for more than a decade, do not drink nor smoke and my body is in better shape than in my twenties but there is sometimes a small pain in certain parts of my body which i did not have before, my hairline has reduced, i am seeing minor wrinkles on my face so i have started to use cream for that, and the thing i hate the most is that i have growing hair in parts where it did not grow before such as my ear or back so i have to remove it i do not like it, in conclusion the aging process is inevitable, it will come sooner or later even if you take all the measures to prevent it but in general terms i am still good.
OP, are you me???? The part about going to the doctor frequently and that hiatal hernia/GERD speak to me because I had that same exact issue and tried many times to find out what I had. It got to the point where I gave up because they could never find anything. Weird.