Ed's Tinder and Stuff - February Abundance

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Ed_
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Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:12 pm

I’ve been out of town visiting family for the past month, so no major updates. I did organize a BBQ/bonfire party with a pagan themed solstice celebration. I had my friend take some photos during the event. Andy touched up one of them for me:
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✅ Lose virginity
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✅ Overcome AA
✅ Get to 135 lbs with 10% bodyfat
✅ Have ongoing sex (fuck buddy) with a really hot girl
⚪ Find a hot girl and focus on having really high quality sex
⚪ Have a relaxed, carefree, youthful, open minded, ongoing relationship with a hot girl
⚪ Get to 140 lbs with 10% bodyfat

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Mon Jul 26, 2021 6:14 pm

Pics look awesome Ed.

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Tue Jul 27, 2021 3:05 am

Straight up washboard abs. Nice work dude
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:02 am

Hey man, how are things going? You're actually like a role model for me as I'm pretty similar to you lookswise and experience, small frame, baby-faced (though no jawline/chin but I'm growing a beard) and I'm wanting you to succeed.
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Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:00 pm

blueman wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 11:02 am
Hey man, how are things going? You're actually like a role model for me as I'm pretty similar to you lookswise and experience, small frame, baby-faced (though no jawline/chin but I'm growing a beard) and I'm wanting you to succeed.
Thanks for the message. The last 2 months or so I've been dealing with some big changes at work and some health issues, so I haven't been focused much on improvements in the dating area of my life.

The heath issues have been some pretty serious fatigue that has also impacted my sex drive and demotivated me from approaching or doing much online dating. I've tried deloading in the gym, but my energy levels still haven't improved much. My doctor has also suggested it could be allergies (never had them before), poor sleep, or diet issues.

I had a blood test come back with pretty low testosterone a month ago (see below), but a more recent test (earlier in the morning) showed numbers that weren't as concerning. If anyone has any experience with testosterone and blood work numbers, I'd welcome a second opinion if I should look more into TRT or something.
Testosterone.png
Since my low testosterone number came back, I've been taking a ton of research and steps to naturally improve my testosterone. I'll write up what I've done in another post.

Right now I think the mostly likely causes of the fatigue are poor sleep (due to some neck pain I've been having) and not eating enough. I went to a physiotherapist last week, and my neck has been feeling better and my sleep has improved a good amount. I'm also scheduling an in-patient sleep study to confirm issues with my sleep quality.

I've also been counting my calories more closely and realized I'm not eating as much as I thought. I was shooting for 2,400 calories a day, but I was actually eating closer to 2,000. I'm now actually shooting for 2,600 calories a day, just to rule out insufficient intake as a cause of my issues.
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Current Goals:
✅ Lose virginity
✅ Have sex with the same girl a second time
✅ Overcome AA
✅ Get to 135 lbs with 10% bodyfat
✅ Have ongoing sex (fuck buddy) with a really hot girl
⚪ Find a hot girl and focus on having really high quality sex
⚪ Have a relaxed, carefree, youthful, open minded, ongoing relationship with a hot girl
⚪ Get to 140 lbs with 10% bodyfat

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Mon Sep 20, 2021 10:19 pm

your test levels are pretty low. a 70 year old man can have 350ng/dl total t.
"normal" free levels are 50-200 pg/ml, so technically your within normal on both your levels. Thats what doctors will tell you anway. I think they are wrong. A young man should have high testorerone levels, not those of a 70 year old guy. but the medical industry is pozzed and will tell you its fine. Depending on where you live, they dont care if you are on the lower end of "normal". try increasing naturally and if you still have low levels and struggle with symptoms, consider a testosterone cycle and see how that makes you feel.
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 3:06 am

Hey man, I’ve been going through debilitating fatigue for the past 4 years and I just wanted to say

Make this your number one goal to get it resolved if you have to. I know doctors and the healthcare system are a drag and they make you sit around and wait for results, scheduling, paperwork and all that nonsense but do everything in your power to get this taken care of as quickly and effectively as possible.

You probably already realize this is no way to live but it’s early enough that I’m sure you still have a little bit of that flame burning inside you that keeps you active and on track. Use it and make sure these problems become a thing of the past. It’s incredibly hard to power through anything once the lethargy takes over your life.

I’ve regretted every day I haven’t gotten the problem fixed and yet the “simple” steps to lining up everything to get the surgery I need feels like such a daunting task I haven’t even started, months after it was referred.

Don’t be like me. Get this taken care of and get through to the other side so you can go back to living the life you want to live

Best of luck man! Keep us posted.
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:35 pm

Ed_ wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:00 pm
If anyone has any experience with testosterone
2 months ago I had my numbers fucked. Can't tell the exact number because i didn't do blood work but I had ED and extreme anxiety all the time.
I always had my "good" colesterol very low(HDL) and my LDL was also low cause I was very lean. So I started taking krill oil and eat more fatty meat.
Yesterday I did my blood work but the results didn't came yet. However with these changes, my ED and anxiety is gone and I feel alive again.
Idk if you @Ed_ are in the same situation as I was but I will leave this here anyway.
I will edit the response with the blood work results when I get them
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:05 pm

For fatigue issues and if you live in America, i suggest reading The Iodine Crisis and eventually supplementing your diet with it (the nutrient, not the book)

I was surprised to read all its uses but I feel it mostly applies to Americans due to the way a lot of your foods are prepared/stored.
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Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:12 pm

Ed_ wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:00 pm
If anyone has any experience with testosterone and blood work numbers, I'd welcome a second opinion if I should look more into TRT or something.
Yeah, mine sat right around here when I started, even with really consistent sleep/diet/exercise.

Definitely go TRT (or at least get evaluated for it). Anything below ~550 is solidly "low" for someone who wants to have energy/ambition/muscles/not-depression.

You'll probably be "in the reference range" most places (which doesn't mean shit) so go to an endocrinologist or dedicated TRT clinic.
A lot of regular doctors probably will probably just tell you you're fine and not understand that being "in range" for an 80 year old is not the same as optimal for a <40(?) year old.
Chris has a huge guide on his site, though I think it's on gll lifestyle, not the main site (not 100% sure though).

I started using Marek a couple of months ago and it's gone pretty well, they did a huge panel of blood tests and have pretty much been hands-off since. Fairly cheap too, without insurance. If you've got really good insurance or dont live in the US, an endocrinologist might be cheaper though. Just make sure the testosterone itself costs like $20 a month or less wherever you go, some places will charge like $50 for the appointment and $500 for the test itself. It's fuckin' cheap stuff, even from regular pharmacies in the US, I paid like $15 or so per 400mg (a months worth, on my dosage).

Dont go for the gels or clomid/clomiphene or something, they don't work that well. Clomid sucks, I did that for almost two years but there is absolutely a night and day differencd between that and the real deal.


No joke, trt is one of the best things I've ever done. Practically overnight I started feeling exactly 4.3 times better every day.

Also my gym results skyrocketed, I'm only on 100mg/wk (not much) but am "the buff one" in all my social groups. Been training hard since 2018 but still put on like 10lb in three months when I started earlier this year.
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-Deal with self-condemnation: sort of? Not really gone but it's not the overwhelming force it used to be
-Sex with at least 1 new girl per month (2/21 to 12/21) - Completed 6 out of 11
-Pre-pandemic bench, deadlift by 02 / 15 / 21 - Completed 2/15/21
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Fri Sep 24, 2021 3:16 pm

Thanks for all the replies guys. Fatigue has been much better the past week although sex drive is still lacking. @Jake I am making this my number one priority right now, and I can see how it could spiral into a longer term issues if not addressed ASAP.
HyperR wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 8:35 pm
I always had my "good" colesterol very low(HDL) and my LDL was also low cause I was very lean. So I started taking krill oil and eat more fatty meat.
I think low bodyfat could be related, since I’ve been cutting for the past 6 months and I’ve gotten down to visible abs. I’m eating more recently, allowing myself to gain some bodyfat, and I’ve been getting plenty of fats (including some salmon). I’ll look into adding krill oil.
Crisis_Overcomer wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 9:05 pm
For fatigue issues and if you live in America, i suggest reading The Iodine Crisis and eventually supplementing your diet with it (the nutrient, not the book)
I grabbed that audiobook from the library, and I’ll look into possible Iodine issues further.
NotYourAverageNerd wrote:
Tue Sep 21, 2021 11:12 pm
Definitely go TRT (or at least get evaluated for it). Anything below ~550 is solidly "low" for someone who wants to have energy/ambition/muscles/not-depression.
I’m starting to feel like I’ll end up on TRT soon enough. I’m just not finding any clear causes for my issues that can be treated directly. There are a few men’s-focused “direct primary care” providers in my city, so it won’t be an issue to get prescribed TRT injections at a decent price.

Are you concerned about, or have you had, any side effects? In particular I’m worried about potential fertility issues since I see myself starting a family in the next 10 years.
Current Goals:
✅ Lose virginity
✅ Have sex with the same girl a second time
✅ Overcome AA
✅ Get to 135 lbs with 10% bodyfat
✅ Have ongoing sex (fuck buddy) with a really hot girl
⚪ Find a hot girl and focus on having really high quality sex
⚪ Have a relaxed, carefree, youthful, open minded, ongoing relationship with a hot girl
⚪ Get to 140 lbs with 10% bodyfat

📸 Avatar credit to Bman

My log and Tinder photos thread
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Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:49 am

Ed_ wrote:
Mon Sep 20, 2021 3:00 pm
I had a blood test come back with pretty low testosterone a month ago (see below), but a more recent test (earlier in the morning) showed numbers that weren't as concerning. If anyone has any experience with testosterone and blood work numbers, I'd welcome a second opinion if I should look more into TRT or something.
Just so's ya know, testosterone level should be checked between about 8 am to 10 am, when we have our morning peak (which is what causes spontaneous morning erections).

If it's low, then it should be repeated. If it's low again, then it should be investigated & potentially treated.

Not an endocrinologist; just a general practitioner so I can't give you much more than that.


awesome pics, btw.
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Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:25 pm

Ed_ wrote:
Sun Jun 06, 2021 10:15 pm
I used this spread with the newer photos for the whole month of April. 13 boosts, 1 4-hour super boost, and 5 super likes per day -- but I still got essentially no results (only one date with a cute girl).

Maybe something was weird with April with the free passport feature or something... but if I'm not getting results, I'm doubtful that those photos are really "better".

We (us guys looking at things from our perspective) might be missing something when we say these photos are good. Maybe I'm not in good enough shape to pull off these edgy pics, maybe they look too staged, maybe "model" style photos aren't attractive to hot 18-23 year old women on Tinder.
I know this post is from months ago. But...I have thoughts. But I should preface that by saying there's no reason whatsoever to assume I know what I'm talking about. Much like a mechanic who gives you financial advice...

That said, I was thinking a photo or two with women you're actually on a date with would be much better than photos that look like they've been done by a professional photographer. By all means, have your other photos look professional and high quality, but maybe the photos w/ the ladies could look more genuine, and that could also potentially help overcome the problem of some women thinking our profiles are fake.

For e.g., attached is a photo I nabbed off someone's instagram. Looks like a genuine date photo. The quality isn't great, but I think that adds to the realism. I'm mulling over photoshopping myself into a similar photo or two and seeing how it goes--I think using lower quality photos for that will also make them easier to edit in a believable way.
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Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:01 pm

marcusRain wrote:
Tue Oct 12, 2021 12:49 am
Just so's ya know, testosterone level should be checked between about 8 am to 10 am, when we have our morning peak (which is what causes spontaneous morning erections).
Since I started really focusing on this fatigue/libido stuff in the past two months, I’ve been keeping track of my morning wood. I’m pretty sure I haven't experienced wood in the past two months. This seems to me to be a pretty clear sign of some sort of sexual/hormonal dysfunction.

All my recent blood work has been around 9AM, so they should be pretty consistent.
marcusRain wrote:
Sun Oct 17, 2021 8:25 pm
That said, I was thinking a photo or two with women you're actually on a date with would be much better than photos that look like they've been done by a professional photographer. By all means, have your other photos look professional and high quality, but maybe the photos w/ the ladies could look more genuine, and that could also potentially help overcome the problem of some women thinking our profiles are fake.

For e.g., attached is a photo I nabbed off someone's instagram. Looks like a genuine date photo. The quality isn't great, but I think that adds to the realism.
Yeah, this is a good point. The more casual the “couples photo” looks, probably the better. It’s possible, but quite difficult to make a professional DSLR type photo "look natural". Using a camera phone might be a good shortcut.
Current Goals:
✅ Lose virginity
✅ Have sex with the same girl a second time
✅ Overcome AA
✅ Get to 135 lbs with 10% bodyfat
✅ Have ongoing sex (fuck buddy) with a really hot girl
⚪ Find a hot girl and focus on having really high quality sex
⚪ Have a relaxed, carefree, youthful, open minded, ongoing relationship with a hot girl
⚪ Get to 140 lbs with 10% bodyfat

📸 Avatar credit to Bman

My log and Tinder photos thread
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Sat Oct 23, 2021 10:05 pm

I spent about a month focusing on maximizing my natural testosterone production and overall health. I read this article: Does BPA lower testosterone? Results from my 12 week Estrogen experiment and some interviews by the author of Estrogeneration: How Estrogenics Are Making You Fat, Sick, and Infertile

Basically the argument is that “estrogenic” chemicals in our environment -- foods, bacterial/fungal byproducts, synthetic chemicals, etc. -- have estrogen-like properties in our bodies. They lower testosterone, trigger estrogen responses in various ways, and upset your hormonal balance. Here’s a good interview with the book’s author

Here are all of the changes I made during July, September, and August:
  • Supplements
    • Zinc (Citrate) - 30 mg
    • Selenium (Citrate) - 200 mcg
    • Magnesium (Citrate) - 150 mg
    • Vitamin D3 - 125 mcg (5,000 IU)
    • Lugol's Iodine Solution - 8 drops a day
  • Lifestyle
    • 40 minute sauna (4x+ per week)
    • 8+ hours of sleep
    • No porn/masturbation
  • Diet
    • Increase calories
    • Increase bodyfat slightly
  • Estrogenics elimination
    • Cookware
      • Nonstick pots ➡ stainless steel
      • Plastic blender ➡ glass + steel blender
      • Plastic food storage ➡ glass containers
      • Plastic cutting board ➡ Wood cutting board
      • Plastic water bottle ➡ metal water bottle
    • Hygiene
      • Estrogenic-free hair conditioner, toothpaste, soap, sunscreen
      • No scented candles, perfumes, fragrances, etc.
    • Diet, reduce:
      • Canned food
      • Liquid dairy
      • Soy foods
And the results from my latest blood work:
Testosterone.png
Total testosterone is the same. Free testosterone has improved a decent bit and SHBG is a bit better.

I’m still investigating some issues with my neck pain which has been impacting my sleep quality. But my fatigue issues are still impacting me and my sex drive is very low. I’m going to reach out to a TRT clinic this week since I’ve pretty much exhausted all non-pharmaceutical solutions to my issue.
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Current Goals:
✅ Lose virginity
✅ Have sex with the same girl a second time
✅ Overcome AA
✅ Get to 135 lbs with 10% bodyfat
✅ Have ongoing sex (fuck buddy) with a really hot girl
⚪ Find a hot girl and focus on having really high quality sex
⚪ Have a relaxed, carefree, youthful, open minded, ongoing relationship with a hot girl
⚪ Get to 140 lbs with 10% bodyfat

📸 Avatar credit to Bman

My log and Tinder photos thread
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