Will be 44 next month!

As for me, I will be 44 next month! And ...my 40s have been great! Six months before my 40th birthday, I went on the South Beach Diet and really got myself into shape for all of the right reasons. Since then, eating right has been my #1 priority! The funny thing is that the doctors are right. You really ARE what you eat! My blood pressure is under control, I've lost weight, I have more energy throughout every day, and I really do feel wonderful! I really started to workout back then, too, and have found myself looking forward to my workouts.

I had a TAH back on June 22, 2009, and since my surgery, I have felt a real sense of freedom. I am actually able to do things outside of my house for all 30 days in a given month! I never thought that would be an option for me!

In December of this year, I let all of my gray hair come in! I was just sick of chasing all of that gray hair every 3 weeks. It is so hard to keep gray hair black!

Hugs to all of the 40-something year olds out there. It's really not that bad!

Happy early birthday... and congrats on your accomplishment of loosing weight and living healthier...

Thanks for the birthday wishes!

Weight has always been an issue for me. I decided that I wouldn't let it haunt me the rest of my life! I faced it head on and have done really well. I'm still not where I want to be, but getting closer every day! The losing of the weight is not hard. It's keeping the weight off that's the struggle.

i used to work in a clinic and we always told our patients, when they did get discouraged, that it didn't appear over night and it wont go away over night... kudos to you...

Happy Birthday EightWeeksOff! I completely agree about the gray hair. As far as I'm concerned, gray hair should be worn with pride because we've earned it! I just had my LSH on Thursday and will be 44 in April. Even though I have surgery-related pain, my chronic pelvic pain is gone and I feel like this might give a new perspective on what I can do once recovery is over. Cheers to no more 10+ day periods with at least 3 confined to the house! I hope like you I have more freedom in my future.

Beads4Fun! Thank you for the birthday wishes! AND, I love my gray hair! It's silver with some black in small places and it's very unique. Some people actually think I've had reverse frosting done to it!

I hope your recovery goes well. One day at a time. As for me. My first week was very uncomfortable, but after that ... it really was smooth sailing for me. I had a TAH back on 6-22-09. And, I love my freedom! My periods used to last for 19 days every month! HELLO! Everytime I pass the maxi pad/tampon isle in Target, I literally chuckle to myself! Good riddance!

Jean

early!

I too am liking 40. I think all our experiences from our 20's and 30's can serve us well for this decade of our lives.