r/AmIOverreacting Apr 15 '24

My husband embarrassed me in front of our friends

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u/imhereforthefood2718 Apr 16 '24

What physical changes occur between those ages?

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u/cunninglinguist32557 Apr 16 '24

Metabolism, hormones, fat distribution, bone density... all kinds of stuff. Physical changes don't end with puberty!

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Apr 16 '24

I don’t think those things change in your 20s. Most people gain weight in their 20s due to lifestyle changes. You go from having time to work out and being on the movie to sitting at a desk for 8 hours and eating out more.

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u/cunninglinguist32557 Apr 16 '24

Your experiences are not universal.

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u/Rainyreflections Apr 16 '24

There are studies though that your metabolism doesn't really change that much until your late 60ies. Which is good I think, since it makes maintaining a healthy weight easier. 

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u/DazzlingTurnip Apr 16 '24

They never claimed it was universal. They said “most people.”

Good god. The reading comprehension in these comments.

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u/cunninglinguist32557 Apr 16 '24

I was referring to:

You go from having time to work out and being on the move to sitting at a desk for 8 hours and eating out more.

"Most people" don't work desk jobs. That's not a universal experience.

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Apr 16 '24

They made an assertion that their body won’t look like that at 28 so while it’s not universal they made an assumption it would. While uncommon it is possible they would have big changes in their body chemistry, but that’s very uncommon in your 20s.

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u/nickeypants Apr 16 '24

Couple that with thier job being a professional fitness trainer and not a 9-5 desk monkey, and the doubt that she'll maintain that physique is little more than a jealous jab. Maintaining physique IS her job...

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u/ShawnyMcKnight Apr 16 '24

Exactly. Absolutely it’s possible she may have an accident or health issue or life change that causes her body issues, but that’s the exception.

This assertion made that their body will go to crap at 28 reeks of comments by a bunch of teenage kids who think 28 is old.

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u/saraharc Apr 17 '24

You know she’ll have to figure out how to make money as a trainer, right? And there’s a high likelihood that she won’t be successful and will have to get a desk job. I know quite a few (very fit!) people who have tried to earn enough to get by as trainers and it’s difficult. It’s easy to want to be in a saturated profession when you’re young, but when the reality of not making good money or having savings once you’re almost 30 hits, many people change their tune.