31 years, 214 days, 15 hours, 36 minutes – I realize I’m not a kid anymore

[Zippatuh]

My exceptionally smart arse decides to play a round of golf on Saturday.  What the hell, the wife is doing things with the in-laws and I have the day to myself.  I’m gonna go play some small ball.  Maybe hit the driving range and play 9 holes.  It’s about 87 degrees at 10 am, lets head out.

After some errands I get to the course about 11:00 and put my name in on the walk on list.  I have about an hour until tee off so I hit a small bucket.

We tee off about 12:15, me and three others riding.  I had the bright idea to walk and carry 18 instead of 9 (like I usually do).  Sure, I’ll get some exercise.

By the time I walked up to the tee on 15, my kitty cat was crying!  Difficult course, a lot of hills, and long par 4’s and longer 5’s.  The heat index got up to about 100 with the humidity and 4 liters of water didn’t help the salt loss as I tried to hide the leg cramps I was starting to get finishing up on 17.  I got home afterwards and my legs seized up on me like nothing ever before.

Scared the bejebus out of my wife, lol.  I tried to tell her it was just leg cramps and that they would pass in a few minutes.  About an hour actually.

Afterward I weighed my bag to see what I was carrying, 22 pounds.  I don’t consider myself that out of shape but them 22 pounds kicked my arse in about 3 and half hours.

So, when did you realize you weren’t "young" anymore?

[Sandman]

39... playing in a men's hockey league... 18 and up... my gawd they were fast.


Think I was in the best shape of my life at 33.

[Toad]

I was carrying the rear quarter of an elk up the side of a mountain ridge in Colorado at about 10,000 feet. Camp was on the other side of the ridge.

We killed 4 elk in that hole that year. By the end of the trip, I knew I wasn't a "kid" anymore. I was 45, IIRC.

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by Toad
I was carrying the rear quarter of an elk up the side of a mountain ridge in Colorado at about 10,000 feet. Camp was on the other side of the ridge.

We killed 4 elk in that hole that year. By the end of the trip, I knew I wasn't a "kid" anymore. I was 45, IIRC.

hehe, 10,000 feet will make even a kid not feel like a kid anymore! (unless you live there year around)

[Drunky]

I'm 34.

When I thought kids were dressing stupid with their baggy clothes and I began to think that their music was too loud is when I realized I was old.

Seriously, I grew up listening to old rap (NWA, Run DMC, LL Cool J) but I just can't stand all this hip-hop crap since it all sounds the same to me.

I really do like loud music (Slayer, old-Metallica, Megadeth, et al) but I freaking hate hearing the sound of a bass thumping from 1/2 a mile down the road outside my house.

[Mini D]

When I was younger (less than 30), I'd go to work and the neighborhood kids would ambush me.  It was something of a ritual.  I'd have 2 on my leggs and one hanging off my back holding me around the neck.  I'd always stop, turn to the wife and say "Did you just hear something?" pretending not to notice that there were little rats hanging off of me.  Then I'd take two more steps and throw all 3 of them into a little pile of bodies on the front lawn.

The 3rd one is graduating this year.  They are all 1 foot taller than me... though I'm pretty sure I could still take any of them 1:1... the 3 of them would total me.  Remembering what I used to be able to do is what makes me feel old.  Even if its not just me that's changing.

MiniD

[Nash]

Originally posted by Zippatuh
So, when did you realize you weren’t "young" anymore?

My first *real* I-think-I'm-going-to-die-but-should-for-some-unlikely-reason-I-do-pull-through-this-I-swear-to-God-himself-I-will-never-ever-drink-again-as-long-as-I-shall-live hangover.

Occuring the same week as an embarrasing/frustrating... erhm...  episode involving...  ... how you say... penile erectitude non-compliance...

I also have this horrible image embedded into memory...

I generally tend to avoid looking at myself in the mirror. I'm a pastey white guy afterall. One morning, however, as I got out of the shower I caught a sideways glimpse of myself in the mirror. Something was different here... and I was compelled to investigate further, however distasteful the idea of that was...

There were the solid makings of a beer gut that formed who knows when... Flab had formed on my arms and like, on my back. It was as if overnight, all of a sudden I have it... it... there's no other word I can think of to describe it... man-body. And once it's upon you there's no going back.

Sheeit... this thread is depressing. Is 9 in the morning too early for a beer or should I wait 'til noon?

[Curval]

My 30th birthday.  Horrible day it was too.

[Eagler]

around 30, when i pulled my back out good for the first time after swinging an old 15hp sears outboat over the same fence I'd done dozens of times b4, then the boat then doing it in reverse to load up the stuff after fishin. beer held it in place that night  - then wakin up the next morning and having to crawl to the bathroom

[Furball]

i realised i wasn't young when..........


oh wait, i am still young!

[midnight Target]

My son beat me in basketball one on one... he was 19. I was 40.

[LePaul]

Originally posted by Zippatuh
So, when did you realize you weren’t "young" anymore?

Im 33 now...but when I was 31, I had gained a good deal of weight from sitting on my ass, computer games, etc etc.  I'm 5'9 and weighed in at 255 pounds.  Thought Id do a walk and my ankles just felt completely locked/rock hard after the first mile.  Eh gad

Since then , dropped the weight, eat right, go to the gym daily...do 2 miles on the treadmill to warm up and 2 miles on the cardio machine.  I've since brought my weight down to 175 and feel great

Once my hand has fully recovered (2 more surgeries to go), then I look forward to getting into weight training.

Gaining weight is a cinch, loosing it and maintaining your weight is the harder part....I wish I had those 18 year olds metabolism!

[capt. apathy]

about 3 or 4 years ago.

I was asst coach for my sons  little league team, and had to drop the score book off at the league (he played seniors 14-17 yr, so they had to play 'off site' to use the 90' diamond), and there is a senior girls softball tournement going on.

 so as I walk up these 2 17 year old girls come running up t me and the first one says "are you the coach for the xxx team?"

and before I could tell her I wasn't her friend (the little witch) says, "Thats not him, their coach is a young hot guy!"


I used to be a young hot guy,  I was honest, I'm not kid'n, I mean it, stop laugh'n

[Ripsnort]

Originally posted by LePaul
Im 33 now...but when I was 31, I had gained a good deal of weight from sitting on my ass, computer games, etc etc.  I'm 5'9 and weighed in at 255 pounds.  Thought Id do a walk and my ankles just felt completely locked/rock hard after the first mile.  Eh gad

Since then , dropped the weight, eat right, go to the gym daily...do 2 miles on the treadmill to warm up and 2 miles on the cardio machine.  I've since brought my weight down to 175 and feel great

Once my hand has fully recovered (2 more surgeries to go), then I look forward to getting into weight training.

Gaining weight is a cinch, loosing it and maintaining your weight is the harder part....I wish I had those 18 year olds metabolism!

Right on Dude!

I've had the opposite problem my whole life, could never gain weight!  Stood at 155 lbs. forever it seemed like...to this day, at age 43, I can still eat anything I want and never gain an ounce...I once sat down and ate an entire Banana Cream pie and the next day when I weighed myself I was 2 lbs. lighter than the day before!  Anyway, I started weight training 8 years ago to gain weight and I've put on about 45-50 lbs.

[LePaul]

Originally posted by Ripsnort
Right on Dude!

I've had the opposite problem my whole life, could never gain weight!  Stood at 155 lbs. forever it seemed like...to this day, at age 43, I can still eat anything I want and never gain an ounce...I once sat down and ate an entire Banana Cream pie and the next day when I weighed myself I was 2 lbs. lighter than the day before!  Anyway, I started weight training 8 years ago to gain weight and I've put on about 45-50 lbs.

Im sorry, I still hate you  

What next, hair tips? hehe