It’s a tale as old as time – your metabolism shuts down after turning 30. One day you're doing keg stands and eating pizza at 3 AM, still waking up to look as fresh as a daisy, and the next you're buying new jeans because the candy bar you ate three days ago went straight to the gut.

We’re constantly told: “30 is still young!” or “30 is the new 20!” or “You can definitely still meet someone and get married – you have so much time! Things are different now than they were 10 years ago!”

But conversely, we’re also told, “Good luck, girl. You’re turning 30 which basically means your entire body is going to shut down, and you’re going to get fat.”

These sentiments, “You’re so young!&rdq...

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