If you are energetic, positive and healthy in your 40s...what are your tips?

[Wisenotboring]

I'm approaching mid 40s and feel like I'm coming out of a bit of a fog of tiredness and life feeling a bit like hard work. I have a new job and am feeling more like my old self after a final baby and covid. I want to embrace the next stage and make good decisions to give myself the best chance of a healthy and enjoyable middle age. If you are feeling good what are your top tips for me!

I made a new year's resolution to drink more, wear what I like, eat whatever I feel like and take naps and to fuck with all the rules. This has helped my perimeno symptoms immensely. My forties are ace because I have realised this is it and I have no intention of wasting any time on self flagellation.

Following. And feeling quite daunted. You’d need quite a lot of energy just to start a lot of this, wouldn’t you?

Skipping breakfast and trying to last till 12 seems to give me more energy

I want to cry by 9am if I haven't eaten breakfast!

Some days I eat loads, some days not much at all but I don't tie myself to a rule that says "good" or "bad".

Am in the second half of forties and can clearly say that my decision to cast aside the rules was related to this idea that staying fit as you get older means more rules and more brow beating. Watching previously relaxed women denying themselves as a form of "self care" gets wearing, also the judging of people who choose to do otherwise. I think being happy is the best way to age well and if couch to 5k does that then great but equally if you fancy crisps and cheese and a netflix binge then that's ok too - the point is contentment.

I'm no longer about needing what someone else needs. It's very freeing.