What do we all look like ?

I have recently lost over a stone in weight as I've been a bit poorly.
Am now skinny and flabby with bingo wings hanging from sticks.
I treated myself to some new jeans though, and feel OK about myself.

My mother was extremely overweight for many years, then in her early 80s she had a lot of illness and loss a massive amount of weight, which she was pleased about, but she was less pleased that her bingo wings were still there, they never went away at all.

Well I never! (origin) Can't say I ever actually thought about it, but it makes sense. Don't think the 'obese' is fair though. It happens to skinny women as well cos it's down to muscle loss and just a part of ageing.

Bingo wings! No problem, just regard them as your own personal food bank. A nice reserve of goodies that your body can tap into in times of need. But like all your valuable things you don't want to wave them around for the world too see, so best nicely concealed I think. Far more attractive than those enormous loose shirts that gentlemen of a certain age and shape wear to try and conceal their middle-aged spreads.

C&P From The Urban Dictionary:

The hanging fat that swings from an obese womans upper arms when they are raised and shaken while shouting "Bingo!" during a tournament.

I'm not obese and my upper arms are far from toned.

What exactly are bingo wings? Also, what is the origin of the term?

My bingo wings that wave long after I have stopped waving.

And necks.

apricot Knees are also an age giveaway.

I look old and ugly, as I'd expect to compared to my beautiful flawless grandchildren.
Old age shows most on faces, hands and feet. Thin wrinkling skin, bunions, arthritic joints. I don't actually care, I always told my daughters that being nice is much more important than how you look. Very few women are really beautiful.

I've had this problem for so long jingle that I barely notice it anymore.

The hairdresser is a problem but my hairdresser is aware of how I feel and she knows I won't look into the mirror so when she needs me to raise my head up fully, she just has to continue without me facing the mirror (which, to be honest, doesn't seem to cause her any problems). Same when I have my eyebrows done - they know better than to try and hold a mirror in front of me so that I can admire my newly shaped eyebrows

Holly that is a bit sad, and a bit worrying.

And how do you manage when you have your hair cut?

How do you put your makeup on Holly if you wear it ?

When the aversion began, NanKate, I used to use a very small, oval mirror (compact mirror?) that would only show about one eye-sized area at a time so makeup still went on okay (my daughter would have soon said something if it hadn't)

Now I just don't bother with makeup at all.

I could offer the service of doing camouflage make-up.

(to the tune from Grease) - tell me more, tell me more

Different from how I appear in photographs of previous meet-ups, although no less uninspiring. I have lost weight (not intentionally), my hair is now much longer and cut in a bob and I have a year-round suntan (paler in the winter and topping up now spring is here). However, I still have a face like a horse.

So much easier than keeping up appearances!

Ooh, is "virtually gorgeous" a thing? Let's all be that then!

I could do with someone showing me how to use eye makeup, NanKate!

How do you put your makeup on Holly if you wear it ? I have to use a magnifying mirror to put on my eye make-up. So I see ever crease and crevice but the end job isn't bad.

I could offer the service of doing camouflage make-up.

I was telling my eldest GD this morning that as I haven't looked in a mirror (as such) for over 15 years so in my head, I can't imagine myself looking different to how I last looked and that suits me just fine She said 'cool trick Nanny, I'm going to do the same thing' - looks like she'll be staying aged 20 then

I am sure you are, though (in my mind's eye anyway).

I am just virtually gorgeous on here, not in real life (and never have been!).

rosequartz

you are obviously gorgeous enough for that chap to want to come and meet you!

Hmm, what's that saying about in the 'eye of the beholder'

Drumming - those with tablets will know that you can download drumming and other musical things that are great fun, silent to others, and you don't have to risk slipping off the stool!

Oh, hope you are OK! Are they like a computer chair, skid across the floor on wheels? I must say, didn't look at DD's OH's too closely! Or try it

Rose I was only going to have a little try.

No. He's got one of those, but tbh I Prefer the djembe I gave him a while back.That's got a better sound - I think. They are both good though.

No, this was the stool to the drum kit. I didn't realise how mobile those things are. It kept moving after I'd perched and somehow I was sprawled backwards on the floor.