Jean in Newcastle Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 We were doing a project the other day and I needed to dig out an old picture or two for the kids to analyze. One of the pictures I dug out was one of me right after my college graduation. I didn't know that I had been pretty! I was nice and thin. My clothes fit nicely and my hair was definitely thicker. My kids didn't recognize me. I'm working on losing weight. Actually I'm working on being able to sleep right now. And then I'm hoping that will lead to more days without pain. And that will lead to being able to exercise without being in pain for days. And that will lead to actually losing weight. And that will lead to buying clothes that are not stretchy and actually fit me. I hope. This isn't a thread about lost youth though. I also thought as I looked at the picture that you couldn't see how messed up and scary my life was then. I love my life now. And I'm definitely much more stable and happy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I used to be pretty, too. So, so young and rather stupid. Congrats on leading a healthier life! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swimmermom3 Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 From where I sit and having read many posts by both of you, I'd say you both are still very lovely women. The wisdom of middle age is an added bonus.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cathmom Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 My little boys are bugging me about my big belly. It's all I can do not to lay a huge guilt trip on them - "I didn't have a belly like this until I had an ELEVEN pound baby and then two years later had twins that weighed FIFTEEN POUNDS combined!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LG Gone Wild Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I used to be thinner but dh said I was looking better with age. And as much as I would like to be thinner (always trying :glare:) and not have droopy booKs, I look back on my youth and cringe. I was quite a d***hebag. I am bit saner now and try not be as big as a jerk. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Yeah. I used to be a lot prettier than I am now, for sure. Stupider; but prettier. :) You'll get there, Jean. How can you NOT, what with some of us here praying for you?? ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HRAAB Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I definitely used to look much better. I was thin, my hair was thicker, no gray. You know, I just looked younger. But I'm much smarter now. Wouldn't want to go back even for the looks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Renee in NC Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I used to be pretty, too. but I was not a nice person. I can do better than I am, though, by losing a bunch of weight and doing something more than stained shorts and a T-shirt with my hair in a pony tail! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carol in Cal. Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Youth is wasted on the young. Yup, I would agree with that. I'm no longer young, and I used to be a lot cuter, but I'm a lot better now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farmmom4him Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Just this month, I did a blog post about this. This is something VERY close to my heart. I used to be very thin, but I wasn't healthy, nor was I truly happy. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 :grouphug: And do you ever look at those photos and realize, "I didn't know how pretty I was." Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impish Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I've seen pics of my younger self and it was a total duh moment. As in, "Duh, you WERE pretty, idiot!" At the time, I thought I was fat, etc etc. I wouldn't go back...well, I would, to undo some of the mistakes made...maybe. I'd love to have the body I did then though! No stretch marks, no sags, droops...and most importantly, no RSD!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathleen in VA Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 I'm nodding my head at all these posts. I was prettier than I am now - not pretty, really - but prettier than I am now. But I wasn't very smart and I lacked the very important quality of sweetness. I was very selfish - still am, but not nearly as much. I, too, cringe when I think of those days. I am a much happier and settled person now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 You and me both honey, you and me both. Now I just look war torn and ravaged. :grouphug: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 :grouphug: And do you ever look at those photos and realize, "I didn't know how pretty I was." Cat Yes! I remember even moaning about being fat back then. . .! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jean in Newcastle Posted January 23, 2010 Author Share Posted January 23, 2010 I've seen pics of my younger self and it was a total duh moment. As in, "Duh, you WERE pretty, idiot!" At the time, I thought I was fat, etc etc. I wouldn't go back...well, I would, to undo some of the mistakes made...maybe. I'd love to have the body I did then though! No stretch marks, no sags, droops...and most importantly, no RSD!! Dh looked at the picture and said, "What year was that?" We figured out that it was 5 years before we met. Six years before I was almost an invalid from fibromyalgia (I've improved since then). Dh still married me. :001_wub: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mommyfaithe Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 You and me both honey, you and me both. Now I just look war torn and ravaged. :grouphug: me too...especially the war torn and ravaged part. i am still relatively thin, even after 7 kids, but I look and mostly feel OLD. It's been a hard knock life...and I am tired. ~~Faithe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caribbean Queen Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Enjoy your looks now because in 40 years you'll back at pictures of yourself at this age and say, "I used to look so good!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom4him Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 We were doing a project the other day and I needed to dig out an old picture or two for the kids to analyze. One of the pictures I dug out was one of me right after my college graduation. I didn't know that I had been pretty! I was nice and thin. My clothes fit nicely and my hair was definitely thicker. My kids didn't recognize me. I'm working on losing weight. Actually I'm working on being able to sleep right now. And then I'm hoping that will lead to more days without pain. And that will lead to being able to exercise without being in pain for days. And that will lead to actually losing weight. And that will lead to buying clothes that are not stretchy and actually fit me. I hope. This isn't a thread about lost youth though. I also thought as I looked at the picture that you couldn't see how messed up and scary my life was then. I love my life now. And I'm definitely much more stable and happy! I believe that true beauty is of the heart not how we look. Some days I look in the mirror and I feel very pretty, others I feel about as ugly as one can get. It isn't what I am seeing with my eyes that makes the difference but what I am seeing in my heart. Jean, I don't know you other than the posts I have ready by you. You have always seemed to me to be a very beautiful person. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parrothead Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 Up til about 4 years ago I would have said I was pretty. But I had gained 50 pounds by then so maybe pretty and heavy would be an accurate description. Then I got sick with multiple conditions. Lots all that weight and have the sagging turkey neck at just over 40. I swear I'm going to cave in to my vanity and have that fixed the first chance I get. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lllll Posted January 23, 2010 Share Posted January 23, 2010 (edited) Up til about 4 years ago I would have said I was pretty. But I had gained 50 pounds by then so maybe pretty and heavy would be an accurate description. Then I got sick with multiple conditions. Lots all that weight and have the sagging turkey neck at just over 40. I swear I'm going to cave in to my vanity and have that fixed the first chance I get. Yes, but do you have your wings (under the upper arms) and your wattles (under the chin) yet?? You'll get those around 50. :lol: Edited January 23, 2010 by ksva Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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