"I just moved here from Florida."

That sentence contains at least five follow-up questions she WANTS you to ask. Where in Florida? What brought you here? How long have you been in the area? What do you miss? How does it compare to here?

She handed them to you on a silver platter. And you said, "Oh cool. I come here every week. I love this band. Ummm... pretty crowded tonight."

She smiled politely. Nodded. And never texted you back.

I was that guy for years. Talking too much. Listening too little. Panicking about my next sentence while she was literally feeding me the answers.

Then I found 22 rules that fixed the whole thing. Rule number one: shut up and listen. She'll tell you exactly what to say.

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Before and After Pic - My Progress

"The Coffee Shop Girl You Never Spoke To"

You've replayed it a hundred times. She stood three feet away, scrolling her phone. You had an opening. You composed the perfect line — after she was gone.

For all you know, she's married now. To some guy who said something. Anything.

Openers are cheap. Almost any sentence works when it's delivered within three seconds. The expensive part is the standing there, drafting and deleting, while the window quietly closes.

The "22 Rules" stripped out my hesitation. What to open with, how to keep it alive, and the one habit that costs guys more women than anything else: waiting for perfect.

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Akuma

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I don't dig the hiphop look, but that's some amazing progress (both physically and style-wise). That looks like 2 different persons. Keep up the good work!
 

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Espi said:
Congrats on the weight loss, brother.

How'd you do it? Detail your workout and diet regimen.
Thanks. I work out every weekday in the mornings, before I eat anything. I run up and down the stairway at my apartment complex until my heart rate is extremely high, then I try to keep my heart rate up there for as long as I can.

I also joined the basketball team at school, and that kept me active for a few months.

As far as my diet goes, I just stopped eating so god damn much. I stopped drinking soda, stopped with the sodium filled hot pockets, and started preparing my own food. I calorie cycle but on average I eat 2000 calories a day.

What's it like going from 240 to 183?
It's changed my life. People, girls especially, treat me completely different.

I'd like to say it's the way I carry myself and my game but I know it also has to do with my appearance.

The other day I went into a convenience store to pay for some gas, and there was a fat guy in front of me in the line. There was a real cutie working cashier. I watched as the fat dude was treated with disdain by this cutie. She wasn't looking at him, she had a dull look on her face, monotone voice. Than when I walked up, all the sudden she's got a big smile on her face and completely changes her personality. In a way, it's sad how shallow our society is. But what can you do?
 

Quiksilver

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Great work man, you must feel great now.

I've been on both sides of that fence bro, and I know how it feels on each ;) I've been the chubby(fat) guy with an extra chin, and I've been the cut guy with good muscle, 6 pack, and popping veins.

Right now I'm more like the Before pic you posted ;)

cheers, and again congrats on the lifestyle change.
 

TheSplat

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Nice work bro. You look like a completely different person. Way to go.
 

"She Laughed All Night. Then She Ghosted You. Here's Why."

Dinner ran three hours. She laughed at everything. You walked her to her car thinking this one's locked in.

Then: nothing. Two texts. No reply. What happened?

You did what most men do on a great date. You filled every silence, answered every question, and left her with nothing to wonder about. No mystery. Nothing to sit with when she got home.

Rule 3 of the "22 Rules" changes the ending: tell her a little, hold back the rest, and let her imagination do the chasing. The ghosting stops too.

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romangod

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Congratulations! Excellent work.


Cheers!
 

Flyer

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grats! :up:

Keep going to reach your goals!
 

mrRuckus

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Good job. Just now learn to dress yourself and you'll be golden.
 

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Awesome effort man, nice work!:up:
 

“The 22 Psychological Triggers That Make Women Chase You… Starting Tonight”

Forget the cash, the cars, and the chiseled jawlines. Female desire operates on a completely different frequency. Primal. Subconscious. Triggers that bypass her logic and hit her on a gut level. Most guys are totally blind to them.

I know because I was one of them. The overthinking. The paralysis. The silent drive home kicking yourself for freezing up. Watching average guys walk away with the girl while you stood there stuck in your own head.

Then I decoded the psychology behind what actually makes women tick. 22 hard rules.  Subtle behavioral shifts that rewired my entire reality. The anxiety evaporated. Women started leaning in. Investing. Chasing.

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Treetz

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Good job! Must feel great!

Do feel the "hiphop" look though, you kinda look like The Alchemist. I guess you can now start bulking up to gain some mass.

Keep up the good work!
 

comic_relief

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doesn't even look like the same person. Good job!

comic_relief
 

djnc

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That is amazing man, nice job!

Did you use anything to track your workouts/calorie intake?
 
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