Effects of becoming fit

Hey Veeky Forums, what did you experience when you embarked on your fit-journey? More confidence, more mental health, attention from women? What was the spark that made you decide to become fit?

>More confidence
no
>more mental health
no
>attention from women
no

I got memed into thinking it would fix things, mainly depression and other mental garbage. But alas, very little has improved. I guess maybe I would've been worse off if I din't exercise regurarly

Regarding the confidence and attention, I forgot to mention I'm not really Veeky Forums but went from underweight to a reasonable weight. People in my envirnoment tell me they see a big difference but not really people that don't know me.

but you must have experienced better focus throughout the day and more confidence when you walk through the streets - after a workout at the gym you just feel better and have naturally more confidence in you (perhaps its the testo).

Improved mental health is scientific fact. It's not an instant result but slow and gradual.

Confidence comes with the territory, also a slow gain.

Attention from women mostly comes from being more confident.

what would you say is the average time someone needs to increase his confidence through hitting the gym? Assuming you start at an average confidence-level and are not autistic / extremely socially awkward?

Been getting Veeky Forums as new year resolution. So far definitely feels healthier, smoother skin, better mood, less depressed, actually tired at night. Not look for a gf atm, still haven't got rid of my 2D obssession.

>What was the spark that made you decide to become fit?
Short story is, I was a 24 y/o skeleton manlet KHV NEET for the past 3-4 years. After my career as a furfag porn artist almost drove me insane and had gone up in flames, I finally had enough and decided 180 myself before it's too late.

>but you must have experienced better focus throughout the day and more confidence

No. Why? Taking care of yourself makes you feel better sure but it won't magically solve underlying mental health issues. If you're consistently depressed, have anxiety and other emotional issues, you need to work on those specifically. Working out helps, and not working out makes it worse but it alone won't cure it.

It ranges from person to person. Naturally when you start seeing results your confidence goes up and up but i will say don't expect to be feeling incredibly confident within a month or so. It's a slow progress.

P.S. How do i respond to an individual poster? New here.

>better focus
Maybe. I got some weird kind of OCD and I literally can't stop thinking about some subjects. It used to be balding, or intrusive thoughts, or appearence. Now it's fitness because I'm working out.

>more confidence
Sure. But my insecurites are personality and mental health related rather than physical appearance, which was fine even when I was super skinny.

thanks. you click on the No.XXXXXX tag of the post.

Thank you :)

>confidence
yes, feel infinitely superior to lanklets and soyboys around uni campus, many are intimidated or look up to me now

>mental health
undeniable boost immediately after each workout which lasts a few hours (endorphins plus pump)

BUT will NOT cure depression in most cases. im more depressed than ever but Veeky Forums

also you WILL get some form of muscle dysmorphia. most people in the gym have it and every faggot on this board does. you will always feel small and you can never get big enough to satisfy yourself. this will fuck your mental health even more if youre already depressed

>attention from women
yes, facial gains from fat loss and big arms mean youll get mired more even with clothes on. dont expect girls to approach you though, youll still be just as lonely if you dont learn to be outgoing and strike up conversations

thanks! What necessary time would you give for each of your elements to show effect? Did you work out for 6months before you start noticing them or did it come pretty early on already?

I now have extreme body dysmorphia, don't go out with my mates because it'll spoil me macros, and am gay.

I'm not a sad little cunt and I have a gf now

depends on genetics, diet, how often you workout, where you started from and how much effort you put in

itll be hard to get started but within a month youll start to see gains and youll advance fastest as a beginner. once you get a taste of gains youll most likely be motivated and confident enough to carry on

again it all depends on your situation, but for me a year of fucking around then another year or two with an actual routine has got me to a nice level. even then, i still feel small in my head and probably always will

its a long journey, dont expect a god tier body until youve put in years of work. but youll start to see nice effects pretty quickly, so just get started user.

i got initiated into the inner circle at my university gym. Specially since i have romaleos 2 its so odd what those shoes and a plain and simpel Style does for others.l all of the sudden the guy i mirin talks to me as it was always like this

what the fuck is this post trying to say

That the direct consequences are i get acknowledged different than before when i wasnt fit since this was what OP was asking. I should have wrote more because i find it odd that people Start to talk to you only because you Wear some wrightlifting shoes

Do you know how to read?

after 6-12 months I felt way better and more confident. after 3-4 years now I feel insecure about my body again and think I am too small.

I guess as your goals increase you tend to be more critical of your body and strength. The only time I really feel like a beast is when I went to the gym with my normie coworker who "used to lift back in the day" and I looked huge standing next to him.

Otherwise I only compare myself to other people in the gym and even there only to the big guys. Maybe thats my problem...

It's becoming apparent that a lot of people ITT are self-conscious and are lifting to try and conquer the insecurity. Fix the mental first.

I feel exactly the same. Also going from very underweight to now only slightly underweight. So far nothing has changed for me. I'm still a depressed KV. But as you say, my insecurities
never came from me being a dyel fag, so it's only reasonable that getting Veeky Forums doesn't improve my situation.

If you arent hopeless lifting will help on those things, but some people are just too far down. For me personally, it took a damn long time for lifting to change me. I have been lifting for 6 years and only in the last year i truly started acting and felling like I look. Completely worth it tho

exactly this.

the gym just completely warps your mind over time. you spend so long surrounded by literally the biggest dudes in the area you begin to think thats normal and youre still pathetically small in comparison.

I feel you. But honestly, excercise and looking better will never make things worse, even if it doesn't fix core problems. So it'll always be worth doing.

post before and after

and delete your fucking name

>excercise and looking better will never make things worse
this is the feather I'm clinging to.
nothing can get worse from exercise and eating right.
potential upsides are huge.

you definitely still have to figure out your underlying problems though. A Veeky Forums person without self-awareness is just another frat bro. they get pussy from a very specific type of woman (who also does not have her shit together, but happens to be 7/10 because she doesn't eat like a retard), and are a joke to everyone else in the world

>More confidence, more mental health, attention from women?

Yes

>What was the spark that made you decide to become fit?

I had a crush on a woman and figured my health also needed it

After my confidence had skyrocketed, and by the time she started reciprocating for serious, I realized I had gotten out of her league and told her to fuck off. It was glorious

I've noticed that my farts smell worse

bump

I got mired after less that 6 months despite looking DYEL so not that long. Remember your body doesn't look as shit as you think it does

>post before and after
I don't have pictures but it's nothing impressive. As I mentioned in I'm not really fit (yet), just escaped being clinically underweight. I went from 145-150 to 180 lbs at 6'4" so I look like a regular dyel skelly. Hopefully more confidence will come as I gain more weight. However I should say that most of my lack of confidence isn't body related.