I am closing in on 50 years. I saw the hand writing on the wall a few years ago. I quit smoking and got in shape just in case I need to look for a new job.
It's tough, that's sure. But to borrow a phrase from Michael Medved, "I am not a victim!"
Good for you! That is just one of the things people need to be doing in this day and age. The other is, for people like me who never went to college, is to go to school and get a degree and/or obtain new skills that will be marketable if your pink slip comes before you were expecting it. I swear I do not know what some people are waiting for.