This is amazing. First off, congratulations! Changing multiple habits and routines at the same time is incredibly difficult and requires an insane amount of willpower. I'm not sure how you got through that.... but that's a bloody achievement. Personally, if I was 38 and in the same pre-monk mode situation as you, I would cut one habit at a time (maybe one per month or something) so the changes are permanent. Then again, this is monk mode and I don't blame you for going this hard...

Be careful of setbacks and failures along the way though, one tiny mistake could drive you back to your psychological defaults of 38 years

Again, good shit though, keep pushing.

I think the most important question is how, when and why you became this person that you disliked so much, that you wanted to change them?

How did you meet those women? Cold approach?

I love this. I love you. Thank you.

I’m most interested in you quitting caffeine. How much coffee were you consumingr before, and how did you feel after cutting it out of your diet. I always feel like shit for days when I try to quit.

Bonus points for going with a Kingfish monastic haircut and wearing a dirty flea-ridden brown monk robe with sandals.

How much would you saying quitting PMO helped? Did you have to push yourself to overcome your social anxiety, or did it come naturally as a result of becoming healthier and better on monk mode?

Like I was Jason Statham even tho I still had the fat dad bod

50% of having the dad bod is actually using Jason Statham as a reference.

Joking aside, props dude. Keep it up.

Fuck yeah! Good job brother! Keep up the \^progress.

This post reads like the manic state of some sort of psychological disorder, either that or a big fat lie. Nobody instantly goes from 0 to hero overnight.

Get real

I perfectly believe what you are saying, man.

Rock on.

Good shit dude. Now get slayin some puss.

Dude, 1-nice going. 2-i'm 49 and after a long time with no female contact, I've done 2 of them 18 years younger and I'm filling the pipeline. Keep at it! It's great isnt it?

Jesus Christ dude you quit smoking AND drinking AND starting exercising, dieting AND meditating ALL AT ONCE and you actually PULLED IT OFF?!

Pat yourself on the (ever growing, ever hardening) back. Goddamn.

these are not exaggerations. Not posting this to pump myself up. I will never know any of you in real life so why would I care what you think. But If I can light a fire under one guy's ass who reads this and inspire him to change his life, mission accomplished.

I usually call bullshit and assume most posts are just bragging disguised as lessons but in this case....I believe you.

I'm admittedly envious of you, almost to a point of suspicion. If you truly were a fat, ugly, lazy, socially awkward piece of shit, then this transformation you're describing, within only 2 months, sounds miraculous. I've been going pretty hard at the self-improvement for the past few months, and while I've definitely noticed certain benefits, they sure are a lot more gradual than those that OP describes. Perhaps you're a more handsome dude than myself, and your looks were simply obscured by your previous fatness.

If you truly had social anxiety, it seems like it would take longer than 2 short months to make the leap from that state to one of quick natural flirting and an abundance of female options, no?

Everyone grows at their own pace, you certainly sound like an exception. Either way, good work man.

I recently did the same thing but not as hardcore with all the changes (I had previously quit smoking and drinking was down anyway). I also credit using CBD oil for anxiety, sleep and inflammation, and keto for quick initial cutting of body fat.

Your story the way you tell it is transformational and inspiring. Keep it up bro!

Well done for so willingly swallowing the red pill and accepting all the advice here!! You’ve really embraced everything you can and really done a massive 180.

Don’t burn yourself out, it’s a marathon not a sprint. It’s a new lifestyle.

Continue reading, learning and implementing. And especially keep sharing your insights on your journey.

Congrats on your progress!

Think the biggest point is: loving yourself again. People can see that shit from miles away.

I feel like we self-medicate to control various thoughts, feelings and impulses that cause trouble or anxiety but the eventual side-effects are listed in the first paragraph. Drink, smoke and jerk off too much, you will end up a fat lazy bastard.

Remove the medication and soon the natural impulses come back along with the health that fuels them.

Is banging chicks and getting dick sucked better than being sad, lazy and depressed? Yes.

Is getting in endless drama for banging chicks and getting your dick sucked better than smoking and drinking? I'd say no.

Depends on how you like to cool your jets?

Sounds like a heck of a mid-life rally, though.

where'd you meet the women?

I am going to suggest you to keep at monk mode for longer . Not concentrate on banging women as a reward for yourself . But become the best you can . Have a purpose in life . Women will come automatically

I been in monk mode for 6 years dude. Not elective mind you. As I have little time for much else apart from work. But its a good way to focus till you get your world just how you want it.

TRP - the place that actually inspires self help. This place must be worth millions to someone who could figure out a way to monetize it. Not saying that anyone should, just saying self help industry is worth prob billions and I bet TRP generates better results, at cost 0.

I’m bookmarking this. My dude, reading this at 26, and having been lucky enough to discover the Redpill early enough to steer clear of the usual bluepill shenanigans like the marriage trap; a trap that seems to have snapped up all of my peers, this is gold. I feel like I’ve been looking for this, even though it seems obvious enough, and I’ll give it a proper go (though it will be way easier for me since I barely drink and smoke.) One thing I’d like to point out is that even though you wrote this as something everybody can do, you are part of that rare group that can wake up one day, decide something needs doing, and actually follow up on it. Most people who attempt to follow you will undoubtedly fail, as it must require tremendous dedication. Thank you for this; you just showed what’s possible with self-discipline. Thank you too for providing a different kind of post- this place is getting redundant with the AWALT-hammering posts. All the best.

How did you come upon the red pill and get all this started? Well done by the way. Sky's the limit.

Great change my dude. I have my share of similar experience to add, two months ago I was a depressive sick individual who was circlejerking in victim mentality and had a lot of fights with my family, drunk lots of alcohol and drugs and wouldn't even lift. I moved somewhere else for the past two months, I smoked a lot of weed, threw all the negative shit out and I thought about my life when I was high and I decided it was time to change. I had a handful of shocking realizations when I was re-reading the sidebar and posts here in TRP while I was high, that I decided I need to cut the crap out of my life and got really motivated. I moved back to my town, started working, I lift, I talk to people more, I started spinning plates and I only smoke just to relax after an intense self improving three week period every month. Guess what, I feel confident and great. I was also able to completely quit alcohol before damaging my liver or end up being an alcoholic, as I was smoking thc and didn't need it anymore. Now I'm in control of smoking weed too. I'm planning to quit every bad habit including this and keep progressing. Stay disciplined!

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Well done dude, nothing better in life than self improvement, no hook-up will make you feel this good.

Gratz mate, motivating stuff! So, you still do no do alco / coffee /ciggs, doesn't it impact your social life?

Good for you making and doing change in your destructive behavior. Yet, actions do reshape our brains, nervous system, neural pathways that often resist correction. You’ve done 20 + Years, time and space cannot be avoided.

This is very impressive. I have to ask, how were you able to sustain so many changes at once? For the vast majority of people, there isn't enough will power to get up and constantly work on that stuff every minute of every day. How do you handle your urges? Did you have to learn any new skills (like meditation)?

Currently, the biggest challenge I find with all the changes I'm making (lifting, nutrition, etc) is that they require both will power and skill. If you don't have the knowledge, will power tends to vanish quickly as you are just spinning your wheels. Thoughts?

Depression lifted then. You got serotonin flowing.

This motivated me to confidently and instantly pop this chick with a hang out this weekend question. Even if she says no I was bold to ask.

Damn I’ll exercise for days but I can’t give up my boooooooooze now this early in the game.

Great job. Have you been to your primary care physician for a complete physical and blood work up?? I would do that before you train any more (or any more intensely) because after smoking for that long, your cardiovascular system among others can't be in good shape. Take it easy...good luck.

I don't think 2 month of lifting can get you rip my man.

I've experienced the same, lost weight, getting in shape, confidence booms, standing up straight with my shoulders back, top lobster time.

Am married but I'm having to beat the women off with a shitty stick.

Dude I miss the natural high don't take it for granted. For some reason I lost it a couple of months am trying to recalibrate again

You might be misunderstanding monk mode. Either that or I did.

Amazing change! What inspired you to change all of the sudden?

Why did you compre yourself to Jasón Statham, you bald by any chance?