MILESTONES That Carry WEIGHT Major life events don't have to result in added pounds PHOTO BY GETTY IMAGES BY EMILY FROST Remember when you were younger and that next birthday couldn't come soon enough? When you not only looked forward to getting older, you actually enjoyed it? Unfortunately, many of us left that enthusiasm for aging back in our teenage years. Back when birthdays brought more fun, not more responsibility, more pressure and more health risks. It's easy to lose sight of all the great things that aging can bring, like an established career, close friendships, a growing family and retirement- eventually. Instead of focusing on the positives of getting older, many of us become weighted down by it all-literally. SUMME R 2018 49