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Anyone else feel like their body began falling apart in their 20s? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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In my early 20s, I got tinnitus even though in the rare occasion I'm around loud noises I wear hearing protection.

In my mid-late 20s, my vision got worse after never needing glasses and my knees starting creaking with occasional pain. I now need some more involved dental work even though I brush and floss regularly.

I've lived a predominantly outdoor, active lifestyle the last several years, so I should be quite well off health-wise, but it still feels like I'm aging faster than I should be. wtf?

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I have never been as fit and lean as I was when I was 24. One year later I injured my back and that made it difficult to work out as hard as I had been. I’m still in shape (mostly) but I can spend no more than 35 minutes a day lifting weights. Things that were easy ten years ago are now painful; i.e. golf swings, running, overhead press. I’ve had to modify my workouts so I don’t aggravate my injury, instead of running I’ll bike, and many exercises are cut from my free weight routine. The moment is start hurting I go home.

Doctors are mystified, lmao, I’ve had all the imaging and they have no idea what’s going on inside me.

Oh well. The hardest part is just learning to not eat like you have been all your life. I’ve cut out alcohol (I allow myself one night of drinking a month) but I’m still getting fat. It’s a struggle, and it feels unfair because I’m one of the only people I know that has taken meticulous care of his body.