Today is my birthday. My 6th 29th birthday to be exact. Who was it that said…
"Don’t trust anyone over 30"?
That always cracked me up, even when I was in my 20s. Don’t younger people realize they WILL be 30 one day. I mean, if they are lucky enough to live that long.
I think being in my 30s is AWESOME! Some may hold on to their youth but I’m a completely different person then my younger self…
That’s me on my 25th birthday in 2001 (I could not find one birthday photo of myself from 2000, I was at my heaviest then and not really into getting photographed) and me last night showing off a new dress I bought at the beach for facebook.
Besides the weight differences I see two completely different people in those pictures. My mid 20s were filled with self-doubt, insecurities, low self esteem, and self pity. I was preoccupied with trying to lower the number on the scale but not really willing to make the necessary lifestyle changes to sustain a weight loss. I took extreme unhealthy measures to try to lose weight. I wore nothing but oversized t-shirts and mens jeans to hide my body. I didn’t really DO anything except watch TV, go to the movies and eat out. Frankly, I was miserable.
My life is completely different now most notably in the DOing department. Now I DO things all the time. I run. I play. I dance. I take walks. I dabble in photography. I blog. I even fly kites. ;) I live an active lifestyle that maintains my weight and I try real hard to disconnect myself from some stupid number on some stupid scale. I’m all about living consciously and balanced. I may still have a smidgen of self-doubt but with every passing year is gets smaller and smaller. I am happy. Actually….. I’m happier then happy. I am content with who I am. <--- wow.. it took me a long time to get there.
I let my 20s fly right by me wasting too much time feeling sorry for myself. I refuse to do the same in my 30s. I’m four years in and taking life by the horns. Who’s with me?
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Happy Birthday! You look vibrant and gorgeous. When you are eating well, taking care of yourself, and loving life, it just keeps getting better! I am 47 and this is the best time of my life :-)
Happy birthday and all the best in the years to come… I like my 30′s too :-).
Happy Birthday!! You are beautiful. I too am taking the bull by the horns. The last 30 years have passed me by. No more! Today, the last day of year 52 I will stop feeling sorry for myself and begin to change my outlook so I can become who I was created to be. Just who that is, I don’t know. I do know it’s not the person I am today.
happy belated birthday :) This is a really cute artical, and really keeps me motivated. Im 23 and Id really like to not spend these prime years worried about my weight. Im 40# down, 20# to go, and I want to reach that soon so i can live my life to the fullest. Thanks again Roni!
AAAACK! Ortal! You are missing the point!! And I don’t mean to pick on your or make fun.
You need live life to the fullest NOW not after you lose 20lbs. Putting off your happiness for some number on some stupid scale is part of the problem. There is nothing wrong with having weight loss goals but there is everything wrong with letting your current weight dictate your self worth and prevent you from living the life you want to live.
I’m not DOing things now because I lost the weight. I starting DOing things first and the weight loss was a bi-product. Does that make sense?
Happy birthday! I am with you- in my 5th decade now and loving life more every year :)
From one 34-year-old to another…AMEN, sister! Happy birthday and happy you!
Me! I’m in! I turned 31 in May and I’m loving my 30s. Aside from losing weight and getting healthier, I am really and truly having more fun!
Happy Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Roni!! I haven’t been in a while and stopped by, and your hair is totally adorable! Love it! And you are one hot mama in that dress. I almost got a little misty because I also “let my 20s fly right by me wasting too much time feeling sorry for myself” but I am taking life by the horns now, and won’t waste any more time.
P.S. I am 32~
O-M-G!!!! I missed your birthday….bad bad bad girl (as I slap my hand). I hope it was everything you dreamed of.
I swear you are my soul sista … I see myself in you. You are such an inspiration — sigh…
BTW – I am 35.
I really needed to read this right now. I’m 28 years old and the exact description of yourself when you were in your 20s. I hate it. Although I’m getting married in, uh, 34 days I’m not happy with m-e. My fiance is wonderful, I’m excited to marry the man I love, continue working on the house that we purchased almost a year ago and eventually have children, but me, myself, it stinks. I actually just wrote a small blurb on my other blog about this feeling I’m having: http://www.theycallmecurlysue.wordpress.com
But I just wanted to say thank you and I’m saving this in my Google Reader—p.s. that dress looks fabulous!!