To ask what age you suddenly really started to age?

[Onedaylikethis21]

I feel like at 48, I have really started to age- creepy neck, a bit jowly, going a bit grey and not feeling great to be honest! I look after myself - don’t really drink as I see it on my face, wear nice clothes, nice hair etc but it’s becoming an effort ☹️ Wasn’t expecting it actually!! I always thought I looked pretty good for my age. I know it’s vain and I shouldn’t care but it’s just weird!!

48

A lot is the stress of work/homeschooling with not support of the last year

48/49
Eyes sight went to pot, but my running times just got worse and I’ve seem to have lost muscle rapidly.
My kids keep asking where my muscles have gone!
Still running but now about 10 min slower over 10 K than when I was 43/44.
Bugger!

51 and practically piddle my pants whenever I put a key in the front door these days….that’s a new thing. Need to do pelvic floor exercises 😮

51. The menopause kicked in and my face just started to look very sad. I'm 54 now. I don't have many lines and my skin is fairly clear, but I seem to have lost my facial scaffolding. I also changed from a pear shape to an apple. My belly now has its own postcode. I hate it!

I’m 50, I feel 30 I’m terms of wellness and fitness and looked younger until about 45. Never had lots of lines just gravity starting to show. I do my best to feel good and look good but have lost friends and had seriously ill friends in the last few years and that certainly puts looks in to perspective.

I guess I've really started looking my age, if not older, during the past 3 years. Having my twins at 39 and an incredibly stressful following few years have ages me.
But, I'm so much more comfortable within my own skin these days. I have grey hair, puffy eyes, deep set wrinkles, stretch marks, a kangaroo pouch, saggy breasts etc...
But I aging naturally. I don't turn heads these days and I'm invisible to men and women. I love it.
I don't feel depressed by my wrinkles, softer jaw line and, frankly, quite ugly body. I'm 42; I'm middle aged by my family's life expectancy standards and I'm fairly content and peaceful.
I may not be beautiful, but a smile lights up my face, I have 2 amazing children, great friends and a simple, beautiful life.

I'm OK with how I look at 52, nothing special, just OK. But fitness wise, this year I've got from being really fit to having bad joint and muscle pain, reflux, brain fog and a plethora of other symptoms. I've resorted to HRT and am feeling better already.

45 when I got cancer. I now look like a piece of grey cloth stitched back together.

I'm 56 and I definitely don't look like I used to but I've decided not to to dwell on it.
There really is nothing you can do about the ageing process. I feel very lucky to be healthy with no aching joints. My skin is still really good but I'm fatter than I would like and I look like a woman in her 50's which is what I am. I've accepted it.

I also get told I look younger a lot at 49 and haven't had work done. I know it is not going to last and I have the menopause to go through. Trying to stay positive. I have a DH 6 years older. He is so young looking for his age though.

@ParkheadParadise I'm so sorry you lost your little girl, my heart goes out to you

49. I never understood the concept of face-lifts before now.

Nobody says I look young for my age anymore (this used to happen a lot).

Plus side: invisible to men at last.

The good news is that once you get into your 60’s, you won’t care nearly as much about how you look or what people think of you. 😊

Until then, everyone said I looked about 10 years younger than my age.
Then at 47, I had twins in Feb 2020, went into menopause, no time to exercise due to the babies, lockdown meant no grooming treatments (spray tan, pedicure etc), stopped wearing contact lenses, put on 2 stone, working from home mean I never get dressed up.
I am literally unrecognizable.

But in the last month, I've lost 10 pounds. When I lose another stone, I'll buy a new wardrobe of clothes. I'll try to wear makeup and style hair occasionally. I'll make some effort with clothes, and not just wear primark leggings. So I'll try to somehow get back to myself. But the bloom of youth is definitely gone.

In my early 40s I suddenly realised that I couldn't just get up of the floor. I couldn't even crouch down without needing something to hold onto to get up.
I also realised that whenever I did get up I'd produce an "oof" sound when getting up.

On my 50th birthday, when I really looked in the mirror, I realised that my mum was staring back at me . It was a grim moment.

Severe trauma took its toll at 43
Before any type of trauma, well I still looked my age.
This time round, fuck no. It’s taken years off me

I'm 48 and definitely feel the last 6 months I'm aging. I do have good skin but my neck and top of chest are lined and I'm showing it in other areas too. My eyesight has taken a serious nosedive. Can't really get my head around it to be honest.

40 and hit peri menopause

I’m 55 and post-menopause, and I’m probably fitter than I’ve ever been. I don’t seem to need much sleep any more and have tons of energy. I’ve been exercising a lot - just walking and cycling - and I love it. Age is just a number, it’s attitude that counts. Oh and blonde hair dye!

Someone once said as you age, you can either have your face or your figure. It's absolutely true, I'm in my mid sixties and have been overweight for decades but facially I have smooth skin and very few wrinkles and have been told I look at least seven or eight younger. My friends are all in the same age bracket and agree there's a definite drop in strength and stamina from early sixties onwards and an increase in the occurrence of serious illness .Being fat or slim hasn't made a difference in terms health wise to our group of eight. I am the only real chubster.

As Eamon Holmes said "there's no wrinkles on a balloon " 😂

@LaurenKelsey

The good news is that once you get into your 60’s, you won’t care nearly as much about how you look or what people think of you. 😊

I don't agree with the first part of your statement .

I'm 49 and actually feel I look OK.

I looked ok at 49. 51 and it’s all turned to shite.

I have uneven dents and hollows all over my face. The evenness of the fat distribution has gone. My jawline is not as sharp. There are lines on the bridge of my nose. The bleach blonde streaks in my hair are starting to be outcompeted by the grey.

A group of young men drove past me a few weeks ago when it was sunny with the window down and I glanced at them. I actually heard one of them go ‘nah, too old’.
I feel a little sad.

It was pretty rapid too.
Jowly overnight.
Crepey chest overnight.
Deep marionette lines.
Weight gain.

Very, very little grey though.
No 11s between the eyes yet.