I'm going to go with not believing in prime. My aim is to be happy and healthy with who and where I am, be it 12, 19, 25, 30, 42 or 113 (hey, I had a greatgrandmother who made it there.) Which, granted, I am not always. Like now. Juuust gotten used to one shape and found new nice stuff that fits and it changed. And I'm not happy with it. But I'll either find a way to be happy or do something about it.

Comfortable is important. Most important.

I think I looked better COMPARED TO EFFORT at 19 than later. I could stay up all night for days on end, eat nothing but chocolate and crackers, wash my face with a bar of soap, and still look bright-eyed and bushy-tailed. I didn't look better, period. I ahve days I look better now at 48, for gosh sakes.

My body looked better at 33 than at 19, and better now than I did at 33.

Yeah, but you're cuckoo for Krav-o-puffs. When I was working outside for 10 hours a day I could get in shape, and my younger metabolism could maintain it. Now I'm at a computer or commuting in traffic 10 hours a day, and my metabolism is a lot slower. It's obviously possible, but basic life circumstances of adult hood conspire against it.

I plan to hit my prime at 37. Perhaps again at 41.

basic life circumstances of adult hood conspire against it.

Pfah. I was doing the martial arts at 19 too. Body buffer and better now. I honestly think something clicked at around 30. I'm not going to lie -- I was an athletic but slim 19 year old. Even leanly muscular.

Body's better now -- more muscular, more sculpted, bigger breasts.

And 47?

Body's better now -- more muscular, more sculpted, bigger breasts.

If this sentence were a picture, there would be a thousand right clicks right now.

And 47?

Don't rush! 43 first!

Don't rush! 43 first!

Whoops. Jumped the gun a little.

I'm 50 and lame from various adventures. Still pretty, though, 'cuz of the exercise and stuff.

Still, 19 was a long time ago.

It is different for the mens. This pisses off the womens.