sup, I'm colgate.
25, in Chattanooga, TN, one of the few places in the world that's sane right now :lol:
I'm 5'5" at 138 lbs and ethnically Indian (but if you heard my voice, you would think I'm a white American).
My main goal is to get laid by meeting a girl in person. Over the past 12 years, I've gone far too deep into the online world, and ignored social opportunities in high school and in university, so I'd like to get out of it and have a REAL social life. Fortunately for me, the city I live in pretty much doesn't give a fuck about this bullshit pandemic and the social scene has been rejuvenating, so I think I'm in a good place for now. Also, I only moved here less than a year ago so I basically have a blank slate to work with.
Sub-goals:
- Gain weight and look jacked. I'm certainly not underweight and I'm actually relatively fit (last year, I could do 26 pullups in a row), but I think with my height and genetics, I would look much better if I was bulkier and muscular, maybe something around 150 lbs.
- Get into grad school for Fall 2022. Hopefully there will be in-person classes, and this would be a great future opportunity for me to meet more like-minded people, in addition to boosting my finances in the long-term. Listing this now, because I've been having to do a lot of preparation starting now since most applications are due in December.
Some things I've done before joining this forum (in the past few months):
- Deleted my Discord account and logged out of every Internet community I was a part of. The only reason I'm on this one is because its goals are for success in real life.
- Donated 90% of my clothes and selected a solid starter wardrobe for going out. I used to not care about my clothing, but I realized caring about my fashion shows to others that I care about myself. Why should anyone care about me if I don't care about myself? note: my current avatar is 2 years old (but I look pretty much the same right now, regarding body composition). (EDIT: Changed my avatar to something recent)
- Started lifting again. I used to lift 2 years ago, but I stopped because I was too concerned about my numbers (I refused to deload, form was getting bad on lifts, etc). I've had a change of mindset and realized that the important thing is to keep the habit, and pay attention to the intensity of the workout, rather than the absolute number of the load. Since taking 2 years off, my numbers have gotten pretty low, but out of honesty and for the sake of recording, I'll post them now: squat 105lbs 5x5 (I used to be at 240 for 5x5, but I got injured once, and my form was getting really bad so I decided to be humble and start low, but correct), bench 130lbs 5x5, deadlift 285lbs 1x5
- Been going to clubs and taverns to have fun and meet girls. I've gone 3 times solo and 2 times with friends. I can usually get girls' attention and even erotically dance with them, but I've never been able to have the courage or the know-how to advance it to the next level from there (ie: actually having sex). I got a girl's number once, but I made the mistake of "hanging out" with her and her friends too much, which definitely made me seem needy.
- Went to a group dance class last week and was able to take a girl from there to dinner afterwards, but when I tried to escalate (asked for a kiss), she told me she was 10 years older than me (which I actually didn't realize, she seemed maybe 2 or 3 years older). I didn't really know what to do in that situation so I stopped it there.
Tasks for this week:
- Go for a photoshoot. My main goal with this is to have some up to date photos, mainly for you guys to critique my current sense of fashion (again, my avatar is from 2 years ago)
- Go to the mall and buy a few rings. I actually ordered a ring off of Amazon a few weeks ago, but I ordered one that was too big, so I'd like to get one in person instead. Maybe I can even hit on some girls.
- Post some sort of video log about what I'm feeling this week. I realized I have a huge trouble with honesty and suppressing my emotions, so I think doing some kind of weekly video log will help.
- Go to the tavern this weekend and meet some girls. I guess the next step for me would be being able to get a girl who I'm into and is into me off of the dance floor and just us 2.
I, colgate, commit to working on my goals and taking myself seriously.