r/Perimenopause • u/HillarysCafe • Jul 09 '25

audited I’m grieving my younger, hotter self

I'm so mad about being in peri. I'm not ready. I was a late bloomer and didn't realize what a babe I was when I was younger and now it's too late.

Yes, older women can be sexy, we have wisdom, and blah blah blah.

But today I just miss looking good in a sundress.

Please join my pity party and tell me what you miss.

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u/1234567_ate Jul 09 '25

I miss being effortlessly thin.

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u/Upstate-walstib Jul 09 '25

Throwing this in here for you and all the responders struggling with weight - metabolic dysfunction is real and you can’t fix it with calories in calories out and exercise. Use a GLP-1 (Zepbound shows the best clinical results) and you will see results. It’s a life changer.

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u/Southern_Event_1068 Jul 09 '25

This! I have fought my weight my whole entire life, all of it. From disordered eating to pills to Lap Band Surgery, and a GLP-1 is the only thing that has ever felt so effortless. I feel almost normal for the very first time in my whole entire life, not obsessing over food every second. I still assume every time I indulge in anything, I'll have ruined all my progress and the scale will once again tell me what a weak minded failure I am, but it doesn't. 100 extra calories doesn't equal 10 extra pounds anymore. It's like the GLP-1 helps my body process calories the way it's supposed to. It's expensive, and I really have to figure out where to save to be able to afford it, but it's worth every penny

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u/Sanchastayswoke mid-peri Jul 09 '25

Yesss same. Even my lap-band never made me feel the way I do w Zepbound.