What happened when you reached 50?

[blandana]

Freak out? Chill out? Fine tune the bucket list? Do drugs? Go raving? Go on a retreat? Detox? Carry on as normal? Nothing?

Weird because I have felt fitter stronger and energetic in my fifties. I mean who defines young?

I gave up alcohol later that year! Not because of turning 50 but because I needed to. So a very good year for me 😊

I turned 50 this summer and it has been a belter!
I went through the menopause at 40 so all of that is long behind me and I feel better than I have done in a long time. I woke up on my birthday in a beautiful place with someone that is very special to me (new relationship but with someone I think I will end my days with). I have celebrated the whole summer with friends and family and we still have another trip to come. Work wise I will take on a new position early next year that I have been waiting a couple of years for. I feel that I look better than I have done in years (lost all the menopause weight) and am regularly told that I don't look anywhere near 50 years old. I'm very lucky to have no serious health concerns and am making an effort to move my body more than I ever have. I am lucky to have had my closest friends since childhood who have taken the time and made the effort to celebrate for and with me.
I'm quite enjoying it so far....

You are definitely not young. Why do you believe that you are?

Same. Mine was early in lockdown so I couldn’t see anyone and pretty much everywhere and everything was shut plus no-one was allowed out except for exercise. I ate some cake on my own at home.

I ‘celebrated’ a couple of years late with a big solo trip to Australia.

My 50s have been awful! My best friend died a few months after my 50th, and in the years following I’ve lost my dad, two wonderful dogs, a gorgeous cat and my amazing horse. I’ve had to care more and more for my mum (now lives with us as she’s quite bad) and I lost my long term job due to covid redundancies. My husband has been seriously ill four times (long hospital stays). I’m in the process of selling part of the farm that’s been in my family for several decades to pay IHT. Life has not been at all fun in my 50s! I’m hoping things will get better in the next few years and I can finally get my life back.

had a nice following day facial and massage and a nice take away (actual day I was dealing with emergency house issues)

then carried on as before, i have no worries about my age/getting older, looking older etc its life

I never said I believed I was young. Where did you read that? What a strange poster you are, making out people said things they never said.

Having been previously 100% fit and healthy, I got long Covid and my life as I knew it effectively ended.

My mum died when I was 53.

what a rude person- 60 to a 100 year old is quite young 😅.

I'm not quite there yet but it's looming. Many friends are turning 50 this year, im still 48. A few years ago I was down about ageing and my weight and realising all the things I'll never get to do. Then about a year ago it was like wait, what? I can leave the house without my children?? When I turn 50 eldest will be 20 and youngest will be 14. Life has suddenly began again since youngest was about 10 or 11 and gets easier every day. I go for walks when I want, I go out when I want. I have decided to not say no to anything. I work PT and enjoy it and thankfully DH earns a lot so I can stay PT and have a comfortable life with lots of free time. If I go out boozing or dancing on a weekend i can take it easy for a few days to recover. I can sleep in at weekends or have early nights, I can pursue hobbies again and be available to my friends. I hate getting older but I feel 50 is going to be a time of embracing life with the maturity of actually appreciating the good times.

I threw my self a fabulous and fifty house party and then a few days later went on a European city break for 5 days. I had an amazing cake made and found a bakery that laid in a massive grazing board type of set up and we did shots. On the holiday I booked lots of lovely activities including wall to wall treats on the actual day. I stayed in 2 hotels and emailed the staff and got upgraded in both hotels as well as champagne and chocolates in each hotel.
I decided to really embrace turning 50, I thought to myself there’s nothing I can do to stop myself getting older apart from dying so why not make it as fab as I can.

I think 50 is a bigger transition with menopause around that age.