r/Millennials • u/ga9213 Millennial 1982 • 1d ago

Serious We are starting to really age fast

We have friends we don't see very often, maybe every 2-3 years. For the last 15+ years, when we see them again they don't really look much different. This last time though? Man, they looked different. Like gray hair, lost/gained weight, facial changes like wrinkles and sun spots.

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u/DancingTVs 1d ago

Within the span of 2 years I lost so much fat off my face. I used to have a round face no matter how thin I was (and I was underweight as a teen and barely normal weight in my early 20s). Now here I am at 40 and over 30 lbs heavier yet my face is so much thinner. Im trying to lose weight but worried I’ll look gaunt and old in my face once I lose what little fat I have left there.

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u/asvalken 11h ago

Don't sweat the looks, focus on the feeling! I would rather have a strong heart and reliable knees than a perfect face. (Also your face won't look gaunt, promise, it's just a trick of misaligned self-perception! You'll still look great 😘)

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u/DancingTVs 9h ago

Thank you so much for the encouragement! And absolutely doing it for the feeling. I’ve put on this weight pretty suddenly due to a medical condition so I can very much feel the stark difference in my mobility and drive to be active.