"She Liked You in March. It's October Now."

Attraction runs on a clock.

She flirted for weeks. Touched your arm. Found reasons to be alone with you. And you were careful. Respectful. Waiting for the right moment.

The moment had a shelf life. It expired around month two, and by the time you asked her out, she'd quietly filed you under "little brother."

One of the hardest lessons inside the 22 Rules: women rarely wait. Interest either grows or it decays, and nothing decays it faster than a man who never moves.

Make the move while she's still inventing reasons to be near you.

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diarrhea and losing weight

Jay-X

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last saturday i had a tremendous diarrhea and it lasted until a couple of days ago (though it became less and less powerful). this morning, i weighed my self and i noticed i had lost almost 10 pounds:( can this be related to diarrhea? i've been eating less than usual these days, since i was on a trip to another city, but i don't think that eating a bit less than normal (i have never been hungry, i just didn't overeat) can make you lose 10 pounds...
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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Francisco d'Anconia

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You've lost a ton of water weight.
 

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i don't think so, since i haven't been on creatine for the last 2 months...

anyway, i noticed my arms haven't become smaller, just my pecs look a lil bit less bulky, but nothing to worry... dunno what has happened, i have also noticed that my bodyfat has dropped down to 9% (i used to be around 10.5%)

what the fùck is up with me?!
 

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it doesnt matter if you've been on creatine or not.

it was WATER WEIGHT.
 

Heizen

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Originally posted by Francisco d'Anconia
You've lost a ton of water weight.
+1
 

"How I Made Sure No Woman Ever Friend-Zoned Me Again"

She calls you when her car breaks down. When she needs help moving. When some guy she's actually dating treats her badly.

You're the listener. The reliable one. The guy who would treat her so much better, if she'd just open her eyes.

She won't. You trained her to see you as the low-effort option — the friend who requires zero risk and zero investment. Every favor dug the hole deeper.

The "22 Rules" break the pattern. You'll stop auditioning for a role she already cast and become the man she chases instead. It starts with Rule 1.

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The diarrhea caused you to expel litres upon litres of water. It is not unusual for someone to lose 10 pounds after a long bout of diarrhea.
 

Francisco d'Anconia

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No offense but you had better learn a bit more about body chemistry. Not understanding this type of thing can really hurt you if you are do intense training and/or use supplements.
 

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Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.
 

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i had tonsalitus last week (throat infection caused by bacteria) and was in a kind of feverishness state, sweating a lot, i havent been near a scales since, but i definatly felt like i lost soem weight, hopefully its just water then.
 

"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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Francisco d'Anconia

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Originally posted by NYC Dude
Doesn't creatine add more water to your muscles to make them larger too? Either way, you lost water weight.
The body needs much more water than that.
 
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