To conclude this thread, there;s nothing hotter than a woman with a nice pair of heels (4 inches), sexy dress and tan, busty figure and beautiful long straight hair.
Couldn’s open second. First is way too much for my taste. i like skinny but not weak look
Sounds like I should whip out some of the photos of me back in my wrestling days. Not too often do the ladies like us skinny fellows.
Let’s see some pics! 
Basically my workouts are 4-5mi runs followed by some weights. But it’s true, perhaps I will have to upgrade the intensity. That being said, I don’t know many 200lbs 5’9" guys who do as much as I do. But you are likely right, diet is important, a soda/beer = 1 mile run basically.
Don’t drink soda, I avoid processed food. Overall my diet is decent, but I suppose it’s relative. Maybe you are right and I do need to rethink quantities.
I’m very worried bc I have a family history of diabetes, and I feel like I’m wearing a layer of foam. Gross.
All right, I have to cut down eating…Sugar is a great thing to cut out, total empty calories.
One way to improve the diet is to keep track of what and how much you eat every meal. And then adjust/modify accordingly
Hah, I’m sure everyone would just love to see pics of me…
Back to the weight thing, running is good and all, but typically doesn’t burn quite as many calories as is widely believed (at least according to the charts I reviewed while younger), unless of course you are a really fast runner. This may not be the case anymore with the new fangled smart phones, I’m unsure…
Generally you’ll have better luck with some sort of interval training. It’s what help increases your BMR (ie the amount of calories burnt while sitting around watching tv). Also lifting weights (assuming it’s increasing muscle mass) increases your BMR… a pound of fat burns like 3-5 calories a day, but yet a pound of musle is like 50… And eat something immediately after working out, it is when your metabolism is highest. It also increases your metabolism every time you eat, so if possible, eat like you’re a diabetic (ie like every 3 hours). DEFINITELY don’t skip breakfast (HUGE HUGE HUGE no no in the losing weight department). It’s true what they say, it’s the most important meal of the day.
I’m no nutritionist or trainer, but I find that most people that have trouble losing weight generally is because of 3 reasons.
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Portion control - not knowing how many calories that are in the meal that was just eaten. Generally it’s WAY more than one thinks. Nutrition labels on foods only need to be within 20 percent of the true amount of calories. I would posit that most companies, then, will go as low as possible, but yet still be within the 20% guideline. That way it makes the consumers think that their food has less calories than it actually does.
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Snacking in between meals - a bag of chips, a granola bar, a bite of a cookie, a drink. People snack way more than they think, which isn’t a big issue in itself,… the issue is when they then fail to take those snacks into the overall daily calorie count.
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Mistaking being thirsty for being hungry - this is very common. Whenever you think you’re hungry, just drink like 16 oz of water real quick and wait 15 minutes. Other stuff that quells apetite is caffeine and fruit (sugar).
Drinking drinks not named water generally also doesn’t help, unless part of the workout, recovery, etc. I’m talking about drinking them just to drink them. (16 oz of: pepsi - 200 cals, orange juice - 200 or more, gatorade - 100). Coffee should be mentioned as well because of the additives (ie cream and sugar). My understanding is that, on average, people add about 50 calories into their cups of coffee. One cup of coffee a day, then, is 18,250 calories a year. That’s over 5 pounds a year.
Also using artificial sweeteners doesn’t help, as this gives the body “false” information (it is expecting sugar, but doesn’t get it), and tends to lead to binging on sweets later on.
Look to use “thermogenic” foods. Lemons, hot sauce, etc. Also drink ICE cold water. Burns calories having to warm it up to body temperature. Could account for 100-200 burned calories a day that you didn’t even have to exercise for
Ok guys, you got that? Be tall.
Ehhh… Just be nice
^no no guys, be a badass, be you!
Don’t listen to what a girl says she wants in a man…just observe the kind of people she’s dating and sleeping with. There’s a pattern and the men usually have similar personality traits.
^Revealed preferences, smart thinking.
If any dudes post pics of themselves on this site, I am unjoining.
It’s easy in theory. But how would that work? So you meet a girl you like. You wait around, observe who she is dating/sleeping w other guys. Then try to become that guy? It just doesn’t make sense to me.
My post is targeted to men who have known a woman for a long time and are most likely in the friendszone. One way to get out of it (if you have any chance of it at that point) is to find out the traits of the men that makes her hot and bothered. There is most likely a pattern. She will complain a lot about these guys which will confuse the friend into thinking he has a shot because he is the total opposite of them. But at the end of the day she’s sleeping in their beds and not in his nice pad. Actions speak louder than words.
It’s a bit lame to ask a woman I just met what turns you on in a guy. That would show a total lack of confidence on my part as I am indirectly assuming I am unsure if I have what it takes to attract her.
Therefore, my point: never ask a woman what she wants in a guy.
In case men out there wanted to know the holy grail (what women really want), here is your answer free of charge. This is me giving back to the AF community.
Lol! But but we do…
Hmmm… I thought once you are in a “friends zone” there is know way out no matter what you do.
As for someone you just met, I agree it doesn’t make sense to ask directly. Just start dating and see if you are compatible. Plus people cannot (should not try to) change their personalities simply to attract someone.
I am 39 my coworkers think I am in my late 20s…
I do 3 forms of cardio:
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100 m sprints on the track
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Extremely steep hills
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LSD (long slow distance)
Pushups. I will do 35-50 5 sets a time a few times a week
Friend zone is like the black hole of sexual energy. Once you fall in, nothing can escape, not even beer.
Actually, that’s not completely true, but breaking out of the friend zone is something that can’t be strategized. It’s kind of quantum mechanical that way…