People over 55 (or younger), what things do you avoid doing now?

My father-in-law on his 86ys, going up and down stairs with absolutely fine.

54 here. !!

I don't... put up with shit friends. Just block them, so liberating.

Do any work I hate. .. resigned last month now earn money from my hobby and work part time.

Don't drive at weekends

Don't drink, ever.

Don't tolerate elderly relatives broadcasting news down the phone. Text only.

God i sound like a grumpy cow!

alcohol

saying yes to things

making loads of effort when reasonable effort will do

going out in any kind of sunlight or direct daylight without a hat (always use sunscreen)

I am 58. Tolerance has dropped with my hormones and it’s marvellous
I have given up ;
Saying yes to shit I don’t really want to do.
Agreeing because it will please people.
Getting involved in anyone else’s drama.
Listening to people who enjoy whinging and refuse to get a ruddy grip.
There are more but…

Staying up late
Busy, noisy places with too many people
People pleasing

I’m definitely trying to drink less and only 2/3 times a week. If anything I’m trying to be as physically active as possible for mental and physical wellbeing.

I use a grabber stick to avoid bending all the time, I also bend by my knees consciously to lift things to save my back. I am under 54 but my job has aged my back significantly.

Love this!!

Indeed 😂

The maths is off maybe cos they're over 55

Staying up all night working.

Wearing heels
going to events unless I really want to go
Leaving events if I’m bored
Drinking alcohol
Killing myself at work

Agreed. I'm 64, don't smoke, don't drink, not overweight. Fit until 10 years ago when my arthritis started. Now - I do as much as I can but I'm very limited by pain and stiffness.

Quite a lot due to mid stage Parkinson’s at 63, few good days now🙁, 8 years in

mmm, I'm 52 and I smoke, drink sometimes, don't particularly worry about what or how much I eat, never go to a gym or do organized exercise (at the moment, but used to run, play tennis, badminton and weigh train) I am in very good shape, healthy BP and look just fine too.

Some of it is luck, so really there is no need to be smug.

I haven't given up anything. I don't have much time at the moment for exercise but I can walk for miles, get up off the floor without using my hands and can get up a hill faster than people half my age.

A lot of it is just luck.

Dancing to Jump Around by House of Pain 😬

Aaaaand the ablism is the very first reply

Some mobility issues are impossible to prevent, or alleviate. When that happens you need to find coping strategies to help you function.

@Luluissleeping I avoid going up and down my stairs unless I have to, luckily I have a toilet upstairs & downstairs. I schedule my day to incorporate rest breaks, I drive instead of walking, and bulk cook at weekends so I have quick food to eat during the week.

Putting up with arseholes, keeping quite when someone is talking bollocks.

giving advice unless asked

doing anything that I don't want to do just to please others

I do make sure I give praise where it's due and respect people who work hard for my benefit

Yes I need to be able to sit down and I don’t like crowds

Also going anywhere on a night out that involves sharing food, not being able to sit down and not being able to hear what your friends are saying.

Wearing socks on my days off, although this is fatness as opposed to age related !

Oh the naivety….

People don’t stop,doing things like going up,the stairs because they can’t be bothered. They do so because they can’t and then, after much struggle/trying to get better etc…, finally come to the conclusion, very reluctantly, that they can’t do that thing.

And yes it does then to hapoen more as you get older. What a surprise?
Are you, by any chance, expecting to still be able to do as much as you do now as you get older, just because ‘you’ve kept fit agd have tried to alleviate your problems’? Well… I have news. You probably won’t be (talking statistically here)

Likewise at 61.

I've stopped feeling bad about having zero interest in having another relationship. I am single. I have cats. All is well.

I avoid spending time with people I don't like. I've also stopped giving a shit what people think about me. Getting older does have its upsides

Nearly 56. My mobility is significantly impaired and had to have a knee replacement last year but I’m determined not to let it stop me. I have a job which can be quite physical at times, which I love and I intend to do until I retire but I’ve stopped drinking so much and have stopped using it to mask unhappiness. I say no, more, and have become more ‘selfish’ because I really don’t have the time, energy or inclination to bother with things/people I don’t like or want to do. I used to be very active one way and another but I’m riddled with arthritis now so trying to keep mobile, eating well and enjoying life more on my terms.