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Finally Taking Care of Myself Anonymous 09/26/18 (Wed) 03:35:55 No.394469

I thought I'd share some positive news with anyone else out there struggling with adapting to a healthy lifestyle or coping with things like depression and self-hatred.

As a bi guy who's gone through a lot of shit in my life, I was spiraling into some pretty bad cycles of self-destruction. Up until recently I was overeating, drowning in misery, and struggling with various addictions that were fucking up my brain.

In my heart I wanna be cute, happy, sexy, smart, and fun to be around, but in my heart I was getting farther and farther away from this person, and sacrificing my best self for the shitbag who I saw each day when I looked in the mirror.

It's taken a lot for me to start turning my life around, but this weekend, something in me just suddenly shifted, and for the first time in a long time, I've started striving to be happy and healthy again.

So far I've been sticking to a bunch of changes which are going to help me become the person I want to be again:

- Very healthy vegetarian diet, no fast food, junk food, sugar, or overeating (the last is the hardest but it only takes about three days for your cravings to start going away)

- Walking about 5 miles every day (I'm not near any gyms but this is a good way to get fresh air and burn calories each day)

- Quit smoking and limiting alcohol intake (I drink about 1-2x per month with the goal of curbing that to even more limited social occasions, rather than drinking just to fill the boredom)

- Ditched medications for natural alternatives (this one is a trial, but I was taking meds that were making me drowsy and causing weight gain – ironically as a way to curb depression)

- Not running away from my sexuality (posting in places like /cuteboys/ and generally opening up to my love of guys instead of repressing the urges completely)

I'm not here to preach or offer life advice – I probably would have laughed at myself in spite if I saw this post from a couple years ago. None of these changes are going to transform me overnight, but I intend to stick with them and build on them as a sturdy foundation.

If you've read through this, thanks for taking the time to hear my little story. I'm happy to finally be in a place where I can share some positivity with others, and I can't wait to be a cuteboy again.

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Anonymous 09/28/18 (Fri) 00:48:26 No.394522

this is cute thread and cute poster

good luck boy

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Anonymous 09/29/18 (Sat) 02:43:42 No.394574

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damn good news to hear anon, been trying to do the same in some parts:

- cut soda, most junk foods and replaced those with fruits & veggies

- getting more sleep and exercise

- going back to therapy for my anxiety / depression

- new job (as of last week :0)

still ways to go and other things to improve on but it'll be worth it and maybe i'll finally go find a qt

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Anonymous 09/29/18 (Sat) 03:57:03 No.394577

My problem isn't getting into a healthy lifestyle, cause I spent a good 10 years doing it. I have trouble getting into it AGAIN. I'm way too talented in the kitchen to hold back like I should and I'm too agoraphobic to get back into running.

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Anonymous 09/29/18 (Sat) 05:16:48 No.394581

>>394577

>I'm way too talented in the kitchen to hold back like I should

Being a good cook is the best way to be healthy and save money. You can buy cheap and healthy raw foods and transform it into things that are fucking delicious. So I don't see your problem. People that can't even boil an egg and eat McDonalds every single day are the ones that have the problem.

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Anonymous 09/29/18 (Sat) 21:21:18 No.394610

This is a great thing to know. I'm happy for you Anon.

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Anonymous 09/30/18 (Sun) 05:38:33 No.394627

>>394581

It isn't exactly hard to figure if you think about it, nevermind I said exactly what the issue is right there. It's patronizing to tell a good cook how to cook healthy.

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Anonymous 09/30/18 (Sun) 08:20:05 No.394631

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>>394469

I'm glad you are Anon. I am too! My boyfriend dumped me for his ex boyfriend that he was still in love with. I am still massively in love with him. I've been depressed ever since, but lately I have been exercising and losing weight. Its actually lifted me up quite a bit. I want to be pretty for someone like him, even if it isn't actually him. Makes happy, hopeful. I mostly want to be cute and be with someone. I guess I just wasn't cute.

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Anonymous 09/30/18 (Sun) 19:44:38 No.394654

>>394627

>It's patronizing to tell a good cook how to cook healthy

And yet you're still somehow incapable of doing it because you're admittedly not healthy. Perhaps I'm not being patronizing enough?

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Anonymous 09/30/18 (Sun) 22:22:25 No.394662

>>394654

Whatever

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Anonymous 10/01/18 (Mon) 03:46:07 No.394671

>>394631

I'm in kind of a similar situation, me and my bf had a mutual split, we're still on really good terms, but it's motivated me to try and flatten out my tummy and strive more for that twink look. Planning to join a local healthplex and might focus on swimming and some other stuff.

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Anonymous 10/01/18 (Mon) 04:42:59 No.394676

>>394671

Yeah I wish mine was more mutual, I suppose I pretended it was. Kind of. I didn't let him know how sad I was. I actually did pretend to be a dick, to sort of "burn the birdge" at the end. Part of me wishes I hadn't done it, but I knew I had to. You'd agree if you know how madly in love he was with his ex

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happy for you, op. 10/02/18 (Tue) 04:37:57 No.394743

I'm happy for you, op.

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Anonymous 10/02/18 (Tue) 06:47:33 No.394749

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Anonymous 10/10/18 (Wed) 20:58:20 No.395275

>>394469

I'm still in the self-destruct phase. I have been for 20 years. I wish someone had the answer. I wish I had the answer. I miss being slim athletic and flexible. Now that I am a fatty, I can't do anything, including breathing. At 5'8" my doc said I should be 145lbs. I was 135lbs when I was 20 and athletic. At 150lbs, I looked like a lumberjack. Yep, beard and all. Still had a nice taught flat belly. I would like to drop 70lbs and get back to the lumberjack look. I'm worried I will look disfigured if I have all the loose skin around my midsection like I have seen others have.

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Anonymous 10/16/18 (Tue) 12:15:11 No.395777

>>394469

its genuinely nice to see stuff like this. keep it up and youll be there before you know it.

i gained a shitton of weight over a few years and stopped looking after myself by forcing myself to do shit that made me unhappy because i thought the end goal would make me happy. im only just getting around to reversing that now but its amazing the progress you can make with determination on your side, and the longer it goes the more youll see the results the stronger your conviction will become.

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Anonymous 10/18/18 (Thu) 04:30:03 No.395887

>>394469

>walking

Bump it up to jogging or running and get some decent running shoes (a must!). Try to run 30 minutes a day minimum, it'll get easier quite fast. A light MP3 player is fun too, like a Sansa Clip +

bump up your protein intake because running

- Ditched medications

Don't take SSRIs or any of that garbage unless you're legit suicidal.

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Anonymous 10/18/18 (Thu) 04:30:57 No.395888

>>395275

Bro your body will adapt, stop making excuses it won't be that bad. Work out!

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RA 01/12/21 (Tue) 06:00:15 No.414684

I'm really happy for you! It's so strange but something similar happened to me a few months ago. I've been really depressed for years but about 4 years ago I just started being more appreciative about my life.

Fast forward to last May and I was getting high like I usually do and then I felt this loving, light like energy fill up my heart. I'm still not sure what happened to me but I feel super happy now, full of life and I've been working hard to bring back the sexyness lol

Thanks for sharing your story!!

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