turned 30 recently. i seem to have developed a bit of a belly despite leading a very active lifestyle. is this just what happens??? am i really turning into a old hag already?????? do i have to settle down and start a family or something????
(submitted by: Anonymous)
While I personally enjoy torturing the girls around me when they hit thirty —*cough*Glowbug*cough*— I’ll let you in on a little secret: you’re still a kid in your thirties, and on the cusp of what could be the best decade of your life. You’re definitely not turning into an old hag… relax, your end is not nigh.
Now, as for that bit of a belly… depending on your genetic makeup, it’s possible that this is indeed “just what happens”. If it happened to your mom, and her sisters, and their mom, then yeah, it’s probably coming for you, too. Heredity makes a bitch of us all.
But it could also mean that from now on, it’s just going to be a little harder to maintain what you’ve always had. The very active lifestyle that kept you tight in your twenties may need to be supplemented with extra effort over the next decade… with a bit of dedication, you can probably stay pretty close to your ideal for years to come.
But however it goes, you’ll eventually have to make peace with the pooch… if not at thirty, then certainly at forty. Meaning this might be a good time to practice cutting yourself some slack, and forgiving your body for its small failures.
‘Cause believe me, that practice is gonna help when you hit fifty, and the failures suddenly cease to be small. 🙂