I’ve been pretty active for most of my life, but as I approach 30, I can definitely feel that I am not as agile as I was when I was a teenager. I was also told that it takes longer to “bounce back,” as you get older, but it’s often a gradual process of noticing it.
Muscle, I have grown a good amount of muscle and I now know how important is for humans to have more muscle than fat in their body. Forget asthetics for a moment.
If you have muscle you are going to reduce the chances of a lot of health problems.
No one warned me, but I used to see my mom plucking chin hairs and I thought it was odd. Now I think if I went a week without plucking, I’d start to resemble a preteen boy
your metabolism slowing after second puberty! i feel like i eat a meal a day and ive still rounded out quite a bit. i spent the vast majority of my adolescence under weight, so being a healthy weight is really strange now.
also, getting a desk job made me explode with stretch marks. i didn’t think being on my feet made my skin so much happier, but its real. i have little tension marks everywhere.
Having kids and not taking care of my pelvic floor. I don’t have a problem with urine, but I do with stool. I have to insert fingers into my vagina to push down on the stool, so it comes out. Not always, but sometimes, especially when I’m constipated. Enemas also help. This is fairly common in women who have given birth, it’s just never talked about.
Sorry for the graphic descriptions. You asked though lol
My eyes have gotten much more puffier and now I’ve got eye bags. I think my poor sleep and genetics have something to do with it. I’ve always been bad at sleeping and staying up late so I think it’s now taking its toll on me.
Also, it’s been harder to lose weight. In my 20s, I lost my freshman 15 by cutting out Frappuccinos but I still ate out and my exercise was my summer camp counselor job lol. Now in my 30s, I have to stay dedicated to some sort of exercise bc with my desk job I’ve gained at least 10 pounds. I don’t even eat that much nor do I eat out a lot. 🙁
I used to drink a lot in my early 20s without consequences like hangovers or puking. I stopped for a few years and picked it back up again, and I was surprised to find that my body hates alcohol now. Even if I just have the one drink, I feel unwell the next day.
Oof, my dentist has been telling me to work on my anxiety since I was a teenager because clenching my jaw all of the time was going to make my gums recede. Never thought about it too much, now I need gum grafts on 4 teeth.
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This one isnt that serious, but I never had anyone warn me. Im a side sleeper, so now that I’m 35 I have slight wrinkles down my chest from it.
They told me I’d get fat if I ate candy. I ate the candy and got fat. 🤷🏻♀️
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My face froze when I made a funny face.
Lmao- I can’t trust farts as much as I could before birth
I’ve been pretty active for most of my life, but as I approach 30, I can definitely feel that I am not as agile as I was when I was a teenager. I was also told that it takes longer to “bounce back,” as you get older, but it’s often a gradual process of noticing it.
Citric foods ruined my enamel. I had to get crowns
Stress, caffeine, medication, acidic foods, sugar… it all impacts your teeth.
side sleeping got you those chest wrinkles
side sleeping got you those chest wrinkles
Your clitoris can retreat!
I pee when I sneeze
Muscle, I have grown a good amount of muscle and I now know how important is for humans to have more muscle than fat in their body. Forget asthetics for a moment.
If you have muscle you are going to reduce the chances of a lot of health problems.
Grow muscle lift weights.
No one warned me, but I used to see my mom plucking chin hairs and I thought it was odd. Now I think if I went a week without plucking, I’d start to resemble a preteen boy
Getting an apron belly after giving birth. It was true and it’s so hard to get rid of.
your metabolism slowing after second puberty! i feel like i eat a meal a day and ive still rounded out quite a bit. i spent the vast majority of my adolescence under weight, so being a healthy weight is really strange now.
also, getting a desk job made me explode with stretch marks. i didn’t think being on my feet made my skin so much happier, but its real. i have little tension marks everywhere.
perimenopause and weight gain.
46 and i’m thinking “I think i’m in perimenopause” and boom. 10 pounds.
Having kids and not taking care of my pelvic floor. I don’t have a problem with urine, but I do with stool. I have to insert fingers into my vagina to push down on the stool, so it comes out. Not always, but sometimes, especially when I’m constipated. Enemas also help. This is fairly common in women who have given birth, it’s just never talked about.
Sorry for the graphic descriptions. You asked though lol
I suddenly fart a lot, every morning. It’s like someone pumps me with an air pump while I sleep.
I wish someone had warned me about how the hormonal changes of perimenopause can make your brain depressed and suicidal. Holy fuck.
How floppy and saggy everything gets after kids. I still would’ve had them, but a bit of warning would’ve been nice!
My eyes have gotten much more puffier and now I’ve got eye bags. I think my poor sleep and genetics have something to do with it. I’ve always been bad at sleeping and staying up late so I think it’s now taking its toll on me.
Also, it’s been harder to lose weight. In my 20s, I lost my freshman 15 by cutting out Frappuccinos but I still ate out and my exercise was my summer camp counselor job lol. Now in my 30s, I have to stay dedicated to some sort of exercise bc with my desk job I’ve gained at least 10 pounds. I don’t even eat that much nor do I eat out a lot. 🙁
I used to drink a lot in my early 20s without consequences like hangovers or puking. I stopped for a few years and picked it back up again, and I was surprised to find that my body hates alcohol now. Even if I just have the one drink, I feel unwell the next day.
It’s falling apart. My ancestors had warned me about it.
That your clitoris can lose feeling. Estrogen cream brought it back a little but not entirely. Also, a lack of estrogen can cause UTIs
That I’d lose hair from where I’d need it desperately and it would start growing at all the ridiculous and unnecessary places ever. Ugh.
Oof, my dentist has been telling me to work on my anxiety since I was a teenager because clenching my jaw all of the time was going to make my gums recede. Never thought about it too much, now I need gum grafts on 4 teeth.