Turning 60...

[bld999]

Go Souschef!


To the OP,

Three "drugs" I highly recommend:

Optimisim, powerful and effective.

Be interested in something, hobbies, grandkids, really doesn't matter, just get some.

Exercise that you can manage, and just plain keep moving. If you od on it it will likely extend your life...then you got something to worry about.

As to me, 60 is five years back, got some chronic diseases, my wife will get all my money, I have nothing to worry about! I'm sure she can manage to spend it

 

[bbbamI]

I try to look at years like milestones. At 13 teenager, 16 driver's license, 18 vote, 21 alcoholic beverages. Now, I'm already at the senior citizen's discount age. In one year I can draw from my IRA without penalty, at 62 I can apply for social security and at 65 medicare.

 

[Dash man]

If you have spinal and balance issues, try yoga and tai chi. I have found them very helpful for both.

We've been discussing looking for a place to give it a try.


Enjoying life!

 

[Dash man]

Go Souschef!





To the OP,



Three "drugs" I highly recommend:



Optimisim, powerful and effective.



Be interested in something, hobbies, grandkids, really doesn't matter, just get some.



Exercise that you can manage, and just plain keep moving. If you od on it it will likely extend your life...then you got something to worry about.



As to me, 60 is five years back, got some chronic diseases, my wife will get all my money, I have nothing to worry about! I'm sure she can manage to spend it

Two out of three. I'm generally optimistic, but this one thing gets under my skin. No grandkids yet...can't control that.


Enjoying life!

 

[frayne]

Passed the 6-0 five years ago, only a number. You're as young or as old as you feel.

 

[brett]

Retired at 60. Changed our lives completely. Sold the house, major downsize to a rental, overseas travel five months a year, much healthier diet, lost 50lbs, much more exercise. Had my first complete medical in 30 years and plan to go back every two years....DW is a nurse. They are fussy about things like that so I caved and went.

Only one regret. Should have done it at 55.

It is not the number that concerns us. It is the number of good, healthy years left. Make the most of them, they go quickly and they can end prematurely. Experiences trump possessions for us these days.

 

[Lakedog]

Hit 60 last month but never really give my age much thought. Since retiring, I have more time to exercise and prepare healthy meals, and I feel like I am in better shape physically than I've ever been. Life is good (even at 60).

 

[Dawg52]

I just turned 78. I lost my wife of 30 years when I was 67. I was blessed to find a lady who shared my love of travel. We were married when I was 69. "Come grow old with me, the best is yet to be"-Browning
In our time together, we have been on 45 trips including 15 cruises. In fact, we were married in Santorini, Greece while on a cruise.
My wife's bucket list is just about complete, but there are still things we want to do.
I am looking to join the Octogenarian Pilots Association in 2 years

Nice wedding photo. Looks like you two are having a great time together. Hope y'all have many more trips ahead of you.

 

[kcowan]

Nice wedding photo. Looks like you two are having a great time together. Hope y'all have many more trips ahead of you.

+1
Live lie it goes on forever!

In two months, if I make it, I'll be 74....I'd go back to 60 in a heartbeat!

Amen Bro! You are 2 months ahead. I feel like I passed my "best before" date 2 years ago.

I am late 60's cruising into 70 in seven months . I agree with Nemo2 bring back 60 .

I am working at it but it takes more work every year. Completed my European cycling trip this year just in case!

 

[braumeister]

I considered turning 50 to be a big deal. It wasn't.

60 was a complete non-event.

Hit 70 this year and apart from DW and some friends hitting me with a small surprise party it was only significant because of starting to collect Social Security.

Mentally, I still feel like I'm half my age. Physically, probably 75% of my age.

So far, so good!

 

[Dash man]

Hit 60 last month but never really give my age much thought. Since retiring, I have more time to exercise and prepare healthy meals, and I feel like I am in better shape physically than I've ever been. Life is good (even at 60).

My neighbor ran marathons and ate healthy. He died at 60 from an aggressive brain cancer.


Enjoying life!

 

[Walt34]

Ah, I wish I was 60! Passed that a while ago.

But I'm still enjoying life. Looking forward to the beach vacation with the family next month even though I don't much care for the beach. But it's nice to be with the family wherever that is. They're fun folks.

Just restarted a hobby of flying radio control model airplanes because the electrics are advanced enough to be more than just gliders and small enough to just step out to the back yard. And a first will be putting a camera/DVR on the airplane and making videos, which I've never done before so something new there.

I try to eat right, exercise some way every day, I've found that makes a huge difference. A guy at the gym is 83 and still going at it but he admits he got lucky in the gene pool. He looks 70.

When I read the book "What Color is Your Parachute?" decades ago one of the takeaways was the answer to the question "What were you doing when you were happiest?" For me that is when things are stable and I'm learning new things. I'm there now, so I'm happy.

Turning 60 isn't a big deal and most definitely does not mean "The End is Near". My plan is to be shot and killed at the age of 95 by a 20-year-old jealous husband.

 

[Bestwifeever]

Well, turning 60 early next month and for the first time in getting a bit freaked out about the aging thing.
My mother passed away at 61 from cancer and while my father lived until 72, he'd had two strokes by my age.
I do have atherosclerosis though not bad enough for intervention yet. I've had spinal issues for ten years and essential tremors for the last few years. I've unexpectedly fallen twice recently while walking with. No reason I know of. I don't think I'm turning into a hypochondriac since everything but the falls have been diagnosed by specialists. Just falling apart.
Finances are no problem, and we hope to travel a lot over the next ten years, health permitting. 30, 40 or 50 didn't bother me. 60 has me worried.
Anyone else worried about the big 60?


Enjoying life!

I can tell you are worried, but we don't come with an expiration date printed on us. You and the missus should go out on the town and celebrate your big day and then start writing the next chapter right away. I will be 66 next month--my parents died at 50 and 55 so for me, every day past 50 is a reason to celebrate. I hope you will relax and enjoy life, as your sig line states. Happy early birthday!

 

[Mulligan]

Ah, the halcyon days when I was 60, (my mother died of lung cancer ~ 50, and my father passed at 67), I was cycling 50 miles a day and felt 10 years younger than my chronological age.

In two months, if I make it, I'll be 74....I'd go back to 60 in a heartbeat!

I bet my golfing partner my 86 year old neighbor would gladly take 74 in a heartbeat too! Im 52, and he enjoys talking on our rides to the courses 45 miles away, so I listen. Very interesting as he ponders death often. And oddly enough, not in a fearful way. He says he is getting more tired and worn down and is not worried about death so much as avoiding a long painful one.
Kind of interesting as my friends also in early 50s, do not ponder on such thoughts.
I find it interesting about his thoughts of the end being near; as although the ticker isnt so great, he has all his original parts, plays 18 holes 3 days a week, has all his wits, and does all his yard work. I would figure there would be more defiance instead of acceptance.


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[Dash man]

I can tell you are worried, but we don't come with an expiration date printed on us. You and the missus should go out on the town and celebrate your big day and then start writing the next chapter right away. I will be 66 next month--my parents died at 50 and 55 so for me, every day past 50 is a reason to celebrate. I hope you will relax and enjoy life, as your sig line states. Happy early birthday!

We're headed out on a cruise with her two sisters and a brother in law. Three of us turn 60 within a month. The CEO of the cruise line is buying us a dinner In a specialty restaurant and providing a free bottle of wine. There's more to that story but I won't bore you with it. It's very nice of him to do this for us though.


Enjoying life!

 

[Dash man]

I bet my golfing partner my 86 year old neighbor would gladly take 74 in a heartbeat too! Im 52, and he enjoys talking on our rides to the courses 45 miles away, so I listen. Very interesting as he ponders death often. And oddly enough, not in a fearful way. He says he is getting more tired and worn down and is not worried about death so much as avoiding a long painful one.
Kind of interesting as my friends also in early 50s, do not ponder on such thoughts.
I find it interesting about his thoughts of the end being near; as although the ticker isnt so great, he has all his original parts, plays 18 holes 3 days a week, has all his wits, and does all his yard work. I would figure there would be more defiance instead of acceptance.


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It's funny, but I don't fear death. My Christian faith keeps me from worrying about death, but how it comes and what I'll miss afterwards bothers me. I know it sounds strange, but I want to see my grandchildren that my parents didn't get to see. I want to grow old with my best friend and the love of my life.


Enjoying life!

 

[Nemo2]

I know it sounds strange, but I want to see my grandchildren that my parents didn't get to see.

Doesn't sound strange to me....I never had children, but now I have a herd of granddaughters, (the youngest, twins, will be a year old next month).....I've grown very attached to all of them, and would love to stick around until I see how they turn out.

 

[Souschef]

Doesn't sound strange to me....I never had children, but now I have a herd of granddaughters, (the youngest, twins, will be a year old next month).....I've grown very attached to all of them, and would love to stick around until I see how they turn out.

I did not see much of my 2 grandsons growing up, but we have a 2 year old granddaughter that we both dote on, and I would like to stick around for a while to see her grow up.

 

[kcowan]

I have buried many good friends since reaching my late 60s. Including the buddy who I learned to ski with. And the gal who always offered a beer after a big meal "to help get rid of that too full feeling". I was best man at the wedding of a buddy and he is in the final days of fighting cancer.

DW and I are continually making new friends, but even many of those have passed on. I don't pass on any age-related jokes. We try to keep a young mind set and a full bucket list.

And we don't sweat the small stuff. We appreciate people who are motivated by "bling" even though we have outgrown such things. We do not fear what is going on in the world.

 

[Options]

My neighbor ran marathons and ate healthy. He died at 60 from an aggressive brain cancer.


Enjoying life!

Anecdotes such ase these are perhaps the poorest excuse for failing to take care of one's health, IMO. Endless research has shown diet and exercise do more to contribute to one's physical, psychological and emotional health than anything else:

10 reasons why weights can help burn fat, quit smoking and even help cancer recovery* | Daily Mail Online

edited to add:

and this

https://consumer.healthday.com/vitamins-and-nutrition-information-27/obesity-health-news-505/obesity-may-be-even-more-deadly-for-men-than-women-712872.html

In a study of nearly 4 million men and women around the globe, the risk of dying before the age of 70 was 19 percent for men and 11 percent for women of normal weight.

But that risk jumped to 30 percent and 15 percent, respectively, for obese men and women. That's an absolute increased risk of 11 percent for men and 4 percent for women, the researchers reported.

and this

https://consumer.healthday.com/cardiovascular-health-information-20/heart-stroke-related-stroke-353/most-strokes-are-preventable-study-712930.html

Researchers discovered that 10 controllable risk factors account for 90 percent of all strokes worldwide.

 

[Bestwifeever]

We're headed out on a cruise with her two sisters and a brother in law. Three of us turn 60 within a month. The CEO of the cruise line is buying us a dinner In a specialty restaurant and providing a free bottle of wine. There's more to that story but I won't bore you with it. It's very nice of him to do this for us though.


Enjoying life!

Now that's how to celebrate! May your next decade be as much fun as the cruise should be.

 

[eytonxav]

Anecdotes such ase these are perhaps the poorest excuse for failing to take care of one's health, IMO. Endless research has shown diet and exercise do more to contribute to one's physical, psychological and emotional health than anything else:

10 reasons why weights can help burn fat, quit smoking and even help cancer recovery* | Daily Mail Online

+1 very important to decrease the effects of sarcopenia

 

[tmm99]

I can tell you are worried, but we don't come with an expiration date printed on us. You and the missus should go out on the town and celebrate your big day and then start writing the next chapter right away. I will be 66 next month--my parents died at 50 and 55 so for me, every day past 50 is a reason to celebrate. I hope you will relax and enjoy life, as your sig line states. Happy early birthday!

You are so right about that. We tend to feel we will die at or around the age our parents died, but that just doesn't happen as often as we believe. It is in a way a miracle that we have made it this far. I see young people die from senseless stupidities, carelessness or unfortunate accidents and I feel so lucky that I happened to escape all these land mines up to this point (knock on wood!). It is true - we are mortal and I do feel my mortality more and more as I get older, but at the same time, it is nice that we get to live longer, without worrying about the next meal, while still keeping the above average IQ (YMMV!! ).

It could have been a whole lot worse.

 

[NW-Bound]

I have been calling myself 60 on other threads, but the truth is that I still need a few months for that to be official. But I can draw my 401k and IRA without penalty now. Does that count?

Of course it counts. Just 3 years ago, there was a chance I would be 6 ft under. Doesn't that suck, not getting to spend your IRA/401k, let alone any SS that you worked for decades to pay into? Life is not fair, but we all hope it happens to somebody else and not ourselves.

I try to look at years like milestones. At 13 teenager, 16 driver's license, 18 vote, 21 alcoholic beverages. Now, I'm already at the senior citizen's discount age. In one year I can draw from my IRA without penalty, at 62 I can apply for social security and at 65 medicare.

My young lady, I wish you good luck in LV in the other thread. Perhaps you did not see it, but how were you doing there (I know you gamble some)?

 

[NW-Bound]

It's funny, but I don't fear death. My Christian faith keeps me from worrying about death, but how it comes and what I'll miss afterwards bothers me...

I do not fear death, but I love life.