50+ Nudies
Don't want to show your beer boep in the company of slim young guys? This group is for you. Join us to get together round the pool and just have fun in the sun or afterwards in the evening.
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Enjoying the body that I now have...
Return to DiscussionsThere is no greater feeling than being comfortable in my own skin, even at this age. Strange that when younger and more fit, I was a bit concerned about body image. Now that I have more time under me, I'm quite happy with the body I have...wrinkles, bulges and all. Mind you, I do try to keep fit as best I can with running and diet but in the end, today, this is who I am.
Stay nude, my friends!
Peace...
Well it's the only body I have, fat tummy, aches and pains included. I really enjoy my nudity and being seen naked. Why worry about body image at age 72? Why worry about what people think about anything? It's my second childhood, carefree this time.
I think maybe at 50+ we accept what we have and who we are a little better, I know I do. While I'm fitter now than in my 40's, some of my motivation for getting fitter was due to a health issue a year ago. Some of the flaws are just things gained along the way. Probably more a maturity thing and often in our 50's any kids we have are now doing their own thing so I think that's part of it.
Actually being a nudist, going to a CO beach and observing others is part of acceptance also. It's made me think I'm OK, not perfect but OK, acceptable and somewhere in the middle of the bell curve. Less concerned about where on the bell curve and I think CO beaches have helped me with that. I posted a comment on another thread about nude swimming at the Y and how that helped lots be more accepting of themselves and public nudity does that I think.
I have definitely changed my attitudes towards body image both my own and others. I am now able to be OK with my not-ideal body and see the inherent beauty in others.
Being in a nudist environment helps see yourself in a better light and lets you feel more comfortable in your skin.
I like the bit about my body working best when I'm nude. There is absolutely no point in worrying about what I look like. I only know I look best naked (or so I think). At over 70 my body is getting a bit cranky but I enjoy what I have. There are two big advantages in getting old: (1) Others think I'm past it so not a threat to anybody - I can get away with all sorts of comments and actions which could cause problems for a younger man; and (2) Everyone my age and younger looks good - as I get older more and more people look good, naked or clothed.
I have never been an over confident person, but what I did realize at a very young age was when I was nude I felt a total freedom. I have scars on the outside as well as on the inside of my past and I have been able to feel very confident as a nudist through my life. Being a nudist is for me being comfortable in my own skin and who I am, and knowing that I am not trying to impress anyone.
Be comfortable with who you are, and look past any flaws.