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Dear /fit/,
I'm a former skinnyfag who gained 30lbs, now looking pretty buff and muscular.
Thing is I'm surprised at how much it changed the way people treat me. Random strangers I talk to such as a secretary somewhere I need to ask something, some chick I asked for directions when I was in a new city etc. all seem very eager to help me, smiling at me and looking at my body. All kinds of friends from my past who I haven't seen for months flatter me when they see me and seem more interested in what I have to say when in the past they were pretty much indifferent to me. I'd say my face is pretty average looking overall, not hideous but not beautiful either and that hasn't changed, only my body. Yet the change in treatment I get from everyone is so extreme.

Is the world really that shallow /fit/? Fatties who lost weight and became fit might identify with me as well.
>> Anonymous
The world IS that shallow. Former fatty here who went (m)anorexic talking from major experience.
>> Anonymous
It is partly shallowness on their side, but it's also more than likely that your confidence has skyrocketed since losing the weight and that is reflected in the way you present yourself and act around other people.
>> Anonymous
Yea I had a fat friend who lost weight and the same thing happened to him and he got to the same realization too that everyone is so shallow. He got really depressed about it and ended up gaining his weight back lol.
>> Anonymous
WORD.
but as a fatty got fit I also get the jealous ones who say I should eat something. My favorite it the old ladies (65++) that are always hitting on me. but it is nice to be able to flirt without getting that "get away from me you CREEP" look.
>> Anonymous
>>420458
>jealous ones who say I should eat something
haha I know that type, they're so jealous they can't even be happy for you. they just want you to gain your weight back so they can feel better about themselves.
>> Anonymous
>>420454
OP said he's a skinnyfag who gained weight not a fatty who lost weight...
>> Anonymous
>>420462
so. true.
>> Anonymous
I lost 25 kg, buffed up a little, a nice flat stomach hinting at a sexy 6pack. People definitely are shallow as fuck, but I'm alright with that. I find it is easier for me to interact with people, their initial attitudes are more open and friendly towards me then before, and I've actually been getting laid on a regular basis... where before I only ever had 1 g/f... online... that I had to travel to another country for to fuck... years ago.

I'm so god damned proud of myself for changing my ways and it definitely pays off BIG time. People are fucking shallow, and therefore becoming hot and desirable made my life SO MUCH easier.
>> Anonymous
>>420444
oh ya i know exactly what you mean. i lost more than 100lbs. once i was on 310lbs and now im down to 200 while i gained like 30lbs muscles too. its like i became another person. before i was rather invisible and now people gather around me like im some kind of vip lol ^^ i can only recommend to work out. it improves your life alot
>> Anonymous
how the fuck do you gain 30lbs? Can a bodytype even change so much?

Skinnyfag here too, with the difference that working out buffed me up .. a bit.. but I didn't get any weight gain more serious than a measly 1-2 kg and I've been working out for 2 months now.
>> Anonymous
>>420463
>Fatties who lost weight and became fit might identify with me as well.
l2read and EAT SHIT FUCKFACE!!!!!!
>> Anonymous
>>420491
OP here, I was extremely skinny. 30lbs is possible and you know it didn't really happen overnight. When I started I remember I gained 4kg in my first 3 months.
>> Anonymous
It's your face mostly that does that OP. I went from fairly skinny to rather buff (125 to 150), but people don't treat me differently because my face is ugly as fuck still.
>> Anonymous
>>420502

So more workout it is!
>> Anonymous
>>420503
Maybe your pecs aren't bulging enough from beneath your shirt
>> Anonymous
You can talk to fat or ugly people if they have something interesting or funny to say. They just have to try harder to have a personality.

Attractive people are always assumed to have a personality and you're more forgiving of them if they don't.
>> Anonymous
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>>420510

*shrug* Nah, it's the face...
>> Anonymous
OP, what was your diet/ workout routine? skinnyfag here, been trying to buff up for the past month, and i want to see if i'm on the right track.
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>>420444
WELCUM TO THE WORLD NOW MAKE DADDY PROUD
>> Anonymous
>>420543

Fffffffffffffffffffffff

MOAR
>> Anonymous
I used to be fat, and people were horrible to me. I lost weight and made my body athletic, and in general people are much nicer. Still doesn't help with picking up girls, though.
>> Anonymous
>>420523
You look very good bro, must be the face then. Save money for a plastic surgery?
>> Anonymous
I used to be a fatty, but I never had any confidence issues because my BP and cholesterol were fine. I didn't get heaps of attention from people, but the attention I got was pretty open and cordial, probably because I was comfortable with myself.

Well, my exercise caught up with me, and I've bulked up quite a bit. Like OP, I'm getting extra attention from everyone, but it doesn't sit with me. I've always been an introvert, and am a heug fan of meaningful interaction. I can't get happy about people fawning over me based solely on my looks. D:
>> Anonymous
>>420566
I used to be really introverted as well, but since I got fit my self confidence sky rocketed so much I started to enjoy the attention and became a moderate attention whore gradually. Sad but true.
>> Anonymous
>>420577

roffle. We'll see if that happens to me. I don't think my introversion is a confidence thing, but, you never know.
>> Anonymous
>>420582
I think it is actually, maybe sometimes you just keep to yourself because you're ashamed or not confident enough to make conversations.
...Unless you're a true schizoid.
>> Anonymous
Fankly I sometimes get pissed for people who used to act like I didn't exist and now that I've lost those extra 30 kilo's and go to the gym three times a week, suddenly my oppinions matter? Well, atleast now I can be the one being indifferent... shallow fuckers...
>> Anonymous
same story here (fat --- > normal , working onthe buffs now), its fuckin awesome , not becaues of what the people things , but because you have much more confidence overall.
>> Anonymous
same story here (fat --- > normal , working onthe buffs now), its awesome , not becaues of what the people things , but because you have much more confidence overall.
>> Anonymous
I have gotten strong without getting big. That trait may confer some evolutionary advantage in terms of survival, but not in terms of sexual selection. As a direct result, lifting weights has dramatically improved my self esteem and confidence, but it has not changed how people treat me. My experience is, essentially, that how people treat you is like 10% their own emotional bullshit, 20% how you come across, and 70% how you look.
>> Anonymous
The world is really that shallow. I was a 150 lb skinny fag, but am not a lean 196. I get my kicks from turning down women who hit on and proposition me and stick to the moderately attractive people who arent ruined by being hot.

If you havent seen a woman fall apart because their offer for sex was declined, you have not lived.
>> Anonymous
>>420709

>>420566, here.

I've turned down women before, and you're right, it's pretty epic. They're usually people I associate with frequently. What gets me is, I'm as polite as can be when I decline their advances, but a few days later they're still quite upset (and it's apparent to everyone). I don't set out to make people feel bad, but it is pretty enjoyable. I think I've spent too much time on 4chan.
>> Anonymous
This thread has motivated me to work out harder, /former fattyfag who's been going to the gym for about 3 months
>> Anonymous
People are horribly shallow. You have probably done similar things. Now that you are more fit you will continue the behavior towards others.
>> Anonymous
>>420718

>>420709here

Im always quite polite and apologetic. Im not sure what it is that bothers them so deeply. I think its the realization that their vagoo does afford them whatever they want.
>> Anonymous
>>420718
>>420718
>>420718
i was turned down by all people.
I used to be 260lbs(fat) in my junior year then in the summer i got to 170lbs
so the bitches started talking to me and i was like lol wut?kiss my ass bitch
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i'm saving this thread...

The best thing about /fit/ as opposed to regular online health boards is people arent all "be yourself" and "you're beautiful the way you are" and shit. Here, its "god, fatty, lrn2OatzN'Squatz" or "Get ur tubby ass to a gym or kill yourself right now".

Sniff... i love you guys!
>> Anonymous
Where the hell are you living, you fucking niggershit?

Hang around for camwhoring. This board is even worse than /cgl/ for white-knighting. The way /fit/ works - all men are fat and shoud OATZ and SQUATZ. All women who post pics are "just fine."

Murk Loar, cuntwaffle.
>> Anonymous
>>420755
thats nice, now get ur tubby ass to a gym or an hero, faggot.
>> Anonymous
>>420757
>cuntwaffle
great man, I learned a new one today.
>> Anonymous
Like a couple people said...it's not JUST the world being shallow...it's your confidence shooting up, and probably your energy and overall being.
I went from 320 down to 170 and no shit...it's like the world was a whole new place. People were nicer in general, but women were insane. I'm currently married (...though the sheer amount of offers I still get make me constantly re-think that decision, haha) and have the highest paying job I've ever had. Took me 4 interviews with various levels of people in the company, but I can't help but think that I wouldn't have gotten this far being a 320lb fat fuck.
>> Anonymous
>>420566
>>420577
You people do know what introverted means? It's not a synonym for "shy".
>> Anonymous
>>420784

Former fatty that poasted here, yes, I know what introversion is. I'm not shy, and have never had confidence issues. I just prefer to be alone.
>> Anonymous
Look it doesn't matter if the world is shallow or not the point is you're on the not discriminated side anymore so who gives a fuck
>> Anonymous
I was a bit of a loner when I was skinnyfat, and I don't think that changed as I got fitter. What did change is how people view me.

Now, like with most people ITT, I'm suddenly noticed by people who would never give me the time of day otherwise. I get hit on by women, invited out by people I barely talk to, etc. I turn everyone down and just end up focusing on training more.

Me getting fitter has only made me more of a recluse. In fact, what used to be indifference has turned into annoyance.
>> Anonymous
im also interested to know what kind of routine the op used, im in a similiar situation (150 lbs and want to buff up) any tips and what was your diet like/what do you recomend?
>> Anonymous
>>420709
Better yet, do it to the bitch who ignored you when you where un/fit/
>> Anonymous
So what kind of exercise plans did you guys do to lose weight, gain muscle? Stronglifts?