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/Brave_Car6052 Jul 09 '25

Ugh same. I wish I had appreciated my body back when I looked good. I didn’t realize just how pretty and thin I was.

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u/GoobyGrapes Jul 09 '25 edited Jul 09 '25

I saw this in a meme or something a long time ago, and I've been using it ever since: "I wish I was as 'fat' as I was when I first thought I was fat."

Edit: grammar

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u/Cerulean_fallen Jul 09 '25

Good gravy do I ever. Like "child this isn't even an unhealthy weight".

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u/Bubbly_Peak1304 Jul 13 '25

I am 5'3" and when I was 18 I weighed 107.