At what age would you or did you start feeling old?

[Namechangedforthis25]

im 39 and in the space of 4 years and 2 pregnancies I’ve gone from someone agile and young looking/feeling to things hurting when I sit up too fast. when I tried to show my daughter a bridge, well my wrists were about to snap.

my weight is fine.

But I suddenly feel like my mind is decades younger than my body.

anyone out there feel physically young into their 40s/50s/60s etc

Im 46, I had a child at 37 who has additional needs which aged me massively. I started exercising more. Eating healthier and taking supplements. Fr a while it helped but In the past two years I've gained two stone, I ache every day, a on going back issue I have has got worse . I have insomnia and anxiety. I am hoping HRT will help.

Around 50 when things started hurting for no reason.

Mid fifties, I had:

aching joints
middle aged mono tits and apron belly
tired easily
fat face
drank too much
anxiety
exhaustion from looking after family and elderlies and everyone else that put on me

and then I lost over three stone, stopped drinking, gave up work and started saying no.

I look 1000 times better, I feel 1000 times better and I’m 1000 times happier.

I also don’t feel old anymore but that’s probably because of how shit I felt before!

I’m 42. A couple of months ago I volunteered at an event which meant staying up all night and getting to bed at 6 AM. I felt fine and even went back in the afternoon to help with the tidying up. I was like woohoo I can still stay up all night and not feel it! Then the next day it hit me like a tonne of bricks and it took all week to recover.

Then there’s silly little aches and pains that I didn’t have before. I can still run but if I try to do too much I pay for it later. I don’t feel old yet but I’m definitely not 25 anymore.

Early 50s and not feeling it yet. I'm very active and determined to stay that way without slowing down much till 70 or so. If I'm lucky it will work out that way.

I have hEDS, so familiar with aches and pains. Some days PMS symptoms flatten me. But around that, I'm planning to 'use it or lose it'. I know life isn't that tidy and it's not entirely in my control. But that's the hope.

The odd grey hair lets me know I'm no spring chicken though.

Wow I seem to be in the minority. I'm 32 and I feel like I've aged rapidly since I hit 30. My hair has turned grey, my breasts have gone south, I've gained 3 stone and no matter what I do I can't get it off, I have sciatica and it really limits my mobility, Im sore more days than im not. I have very little patience for things that don't matter. My hair texture has changed from greasy to dry and frizzy and also my scalp is exceptionally dry. I don't think my wrinkles are so bad but I just think I look haggard and worn out. The only youthful looking thing about me is hormonal acne. I see all these really beautiful women well in to their 50s and I feel like I've lost all my beauty.

I'm 46 and would say it's kicking in massively now- for me a really interesting sign is I'm really starting to realize how beautiful young people look due to their youth - skin , thick hair , bright eyes in a way I never noticed before . Pictures of myself from even 7 years ago I think wow I looked really nice even though I didn't see it then. It's like I am getting a sense of what I am losing . Psysically my eye sight is going , posture slumping , sun damage has come out on my chest and arms. I can't retain information like I used to. I look yoinger then my years but have a strong sense if I don't start looking after myself with exercise less stress and diet I am going to see a decline that will be difficult to stop

I cannot recommend pilates highly enough. Mid 50’s no aches or pains.

Sorry have you been for a vitamin B check up or anything? I'm nearly 62, work a 52 hr week, look after my disabled DD27 and regularly do walks of 5-10 miles. I'm also overweight with fibromyalgia!
Please don't just accept what you're experiencing as just 'normal' without getting it checked.

Now I'm 37 and everything creeks my neck and wrist wake my baby up sometimes they creek that loud !!

Now at 44.I very just started working at a secondary and the fact I'm old enough to be their mother and then some feels like I'm ancient.

I recently turned 60, and it hit me that I'm no longer young enough to have 'double my age' life expectancy left. This was my 'shit, you're now officially old!' moment, and it really hit me hard!

When I had my 50th birthday I remember saying, 'I could feasibly still live another 50 years and get my telegram!'

I can no longer say that...and my own mortality has really started to rear its head 😢

It only took one phonecall to an understanding female gp a week ago and now I'm on hrt tablets and feel good.

Mid 50’s

I think it's health related more than a calendar age. The last two years I've needed varifocals, had to start statins, started HRT, and diagnosed with osteoarthritis in a joint that is going to need surgery. I am 49. Up to mid forties life was fine despite an autoimmune issue diagnosed ages ago. Either it or age or both has caught up with me.

10-ish years ago shops trialed milk bags (like the ones they have in Canada) and I was practically giddy with excitement on the walk home to use my milk jug.
Right there. I knew it was all over for me.

It's not so much aches and pains for me. It's small things. Like, listening to smooth or eating hummus.

Early fifties I started to tire easily, I’d often nap during the day, had lots of headaches and minor ailments. Like an earlier poster I lost weight going from a size 16 to now a ten. I started strength training, ate well ditched upf mostly and stopped drinking. I feel better than I have in years, I look better, I’m rarely ill, have more energy, improved menopause symptoms and I do not feel old.

Nearly 50. I feel ok and I’m probably top quartile for overall health and fitness for my age but I’m increasingly aware that I’ve probably only got another 20 really good years left. Even if I live to 100 I’m massively into the second half in terms of quality years. I also need my reading glasses constantly now- can’t read food packets without them.

Im 67 and realising I'm not invincible and won't need to buy another kitchen or bathroom! That's weird. Realising that the puppy I got earlier this year is the last puppy I will raise. That the beautiful new shed I've put in the garden is the last shed I will buy.

Nearly 50 and not remotely old.

Edit fail. I was 21 at most. So about then.

At about 45 ish I started to see my mum peering back at me in the mirror ! Im 52 now and in menopause, some days I feel fine and some days I feel old and knackered.

I wish I knew you IRL @Namechangedforthis25 because I’m 39 and I feel exactly the same!

And then, at least we could cheer each other up on the daily, do a little fitness together and maybe some gentle yoga, swimming, walking. We could even go vitamin shopping 😂

Yesterday my knee and hip were hurting so much I cried on the floor. I’m creaky. I’m hurting and my weight is bang on average.

My friends are in their 40s but seem more agile! Super jealous!

And my hair is thinning.

All my colleagues are in their 20s and I’m still mentally 25 haha! Grrr

I think in the past maybe four years. In the last two it has really hit me. Health issues, back issues, lack of energy, suddenly realising that I maybe have twenty years to live if I’m lucky. Friends dying or being diagnosed with things. Sniper Alley is not a cheerful place to be. It’s taken very high blood pressure and blood sugar to really make me realise I’m mortal. I’m walking more, drinking less, taking a lot more notice of stress levels. Instead of putting everyone else first I’m putting me first from now on. I’m 63.