/improve/ - Self Improvement

Accutane, cut hair, contact lenses, banemode routine, mewing

>>4062

What's your height and weight?

I'm sure you already knew this but your biggest goal right now is to lose weight. Do that and you will drastically look different.

On top of that I'd really recommend a new haircut, your current one looks shit, no offence. I'm not sure what you should go with, but maybe >>>/fa/ will help you in that regard.

>>4064

I'm 180 cm and 100kg.

1. Style your hair, it looks unkempt

2. Eat better, Spinach is one of the best foods for healthy skin, even if you have to force yourself to eat it, it's worth it. Also, drink as much water as you can daily. Both of these will improve your skin hugely.

3. Exercise outside daily if you can, go for a run, cross-country walk or join a gym, don't focus on lifting just yet, just get into the habit of being active and getting fresh air, it will help you sleep too and sunlight helps skin

These are the 3 things i'd suggest to start you off

>>4067

By style I mean get it cut by a good hairdresser into a neat shape

>>4067

>>4064

Do you think the undercut would fit well?

>>4063

I'll ask if I can get accutane, I'm already on a lot of pills; for epilepsy, adhd, depression, hypothyroidism and headaches.

I'm getting contact lenses, should I get colored contact (green or blue) or only for better vision?

>>4069

Yes, but not too exaggerated, or you'll look like a hipster/normie cunt. Also, toning up would help you suit that particular style

>>4067

On the topic of lifting, pullups are pretty much the only weightlifting worth doing if you are an unfit slob (no hard feelings). It teaches your body to loose weight because it's your own bodyweight that you are lifting up and down, and it actually uses muscles in the core and legs. This is also true of pushups. I would recommend doing pullups and pushups two/three days a week, in addition to the cardio. Squats and deadlifts, in addition to being more stressful on the body, don't really encourage you to lose weight and in fact probably encourage weight gain, because in those exercises you are using your own weight as a counter balance to the barbell.

Only when you have your diet and lifestyle down pat should you try to do more complicated weightlifting. Working out can potentially worsen acne, especially if you have a bad diet. And it can worsen your posture if you don't warmup, stretch, do proper form, etc

Wouldn't you rather figure out what is causing the acne rather than taking accutane, which is actually a chemo drug? Look at yourself in the mirror every day and track how bad the acne is. Maintain a strict diet and cut out things that could be causing it. This includes things like dairy, sleep, meat, etc.

>>4075

Although you might need accutane eventually, if you've determined your not allergic to anything.

Doctors are hasty to prescribe accutane and don't really bother to see if all the causes are ruled out.

It could be something as simple as not washing your face every day, not washing your hands after riding the train, not sleeping enough hours, etc.

>>4076

+spinach and water

Ingesting a lot of this daily cleared my acne up for good

On scale on 1 to 10, how am I? And how much could I reach?

>>4078

I'm really tired and have no idea if this is a joke but whatever. You can be better looking okay, just lose the fat, fix your hair, clear your skin up, get fitter.

But as someone who has been extremely insecure his whole life and who still struggles with it I just want to tell you that do not obsess over your looks. Seriously. In the end there's not too much you can do about it. In your case the fat loss will do a difference though. Your personality and confidence matter a lot too, just to remind you.

You probably already know this, but if you're getting headaches all the time make sure you're drinking at least 5 pints of water a day. Just water. Soda and coffee aren't going to help.

Regarding your acne, as others have recommended you should do your best to clean up your diet. Some people have a problem with dairy that leads to acne, so you could experiment with eliminating that if you want. I believe that there is a link between intestinal bacteria and skin conditions in some people, you may want to try out probiotics if you find that other treatments aren't having an effect.

Make sure that you are being hygienic - wash your bed linen regularly, wear clean clothes each day, shower daily, don't touch your face excessively etc. You may want to try putting a clean towel over your pillow before you go to sleep and change it each night - people have had good results from this.

Don't squeeze your spots. If they come to a big white head and are inevitably going to burst, you can gently help them on their way - you shouldn't be applying lots of pressure though (that's how you get scars). If you notice that a spot has burst, wash the area immediately - this will help stop the bacteria spreading and causing other spots. I'd try and limit shaving whilst you try and treat your acne. You might not look so great, but cutting the spots open with a razor will only spread the infection.

To treat existing spots I would suggest using a face wash that contains benzoyl peroxide. You may want to start of mild as the ones with higher concentrations (10%) of BP can burn sensitive skin and you have a fair complexion so I'd start off weak if I were you. You can also use benzoyl peroxide creams/gels to apply to the affected areas. These are more concentrated than the face wash, so do a patch test to make sure it's not too strong. After you wash your face you should spread this thinly around the area affected by acne. I wouldn't suggest using the peroxide face wash as well as the peroxide creams/gels - one or the other should be enough.

benzoyl peroxide is usually very successful at keeping acne at bay. I don't know if you're able to get it over the counter where you live, but you can order the gels online. It shouldn't be too hard to get a doctor to prescribe it if you need a prescription. Depending on the cause of your acne benzoyl peroxide may only keep it at bay and not get rid of it. Other topical treatments include topical antibiotics and retinols, which are also very effective, but you will need a prescription for these. I would advise that you get a dermatolgist to prescribe these as the expertise of general practitioners varies greatly when it comes to skin conditions. You can take oral antibiotics to treat acne, but my personal experience with these hasn't been good.

Accutane is a last resort for when you've tried everything else. You will have to have you blood checked monthly whilst you're on the drug and it causes a lot of unpleasant side effects. If you're depressed you will probably not get it prescribed as a number of people have committed suicide whilst taking it (whether or not that was caused by the drug directly is not known). It's usually only given out for people with cycstic acne or chronic acne.

Ultimately, it all depends on what the cause of your acne is. It could be diet, it could be hormonal, it could be a skin infection that presents as acne, it could be caused by ingrown hairs or excessive sebum production. If you're still in your teens, it might be hormonal and you'll probably grow out of it, but you can still treat the symptoms whilst you have it.

Finally, I'm not a doctor, so talk to your doctor before taking any of the pharmaceutical treatments I've listed above. Good luck.

See a dermatologist and go on a diet, do you do any exercise anon? Any at all, like running?

Also have you tried using some peroxide and going blonde?

>>4076

>It could be something as simple as not washing your face every day, not washing your hands after riding the train, not sleeping enough hours, etc.

Or changing your bed sheets too rarely.

>>4084

I run 30 minutes every day, but I eat a lot.

Em and I like my redhair, I don't want to go blonde kek.

>>4082

The family of my mother has severe acne genetic problem, she's a doctor so she always give me pills that don't work.

>>4081

What psychedelics you use?

>>4062

Wash your face and clear up your skin. Cut back on carbs and start walking. Take up a hobby like guitar (you'll understand later).

>>4105

If you don't have any experience with drugs, psychs or any mind-altering substances you should maybe just give weed a try to ease into the idea of reflection, introspection and the importance of perspective. Obviously you don't need to take drugs for these things to happen, but they definitely will hit the accelerator pad on 'asking the question' if you know what I mean.

Anyway, Psychs:

I would recommend a low dose of mushrooms of 2.5-3 grams. Ideally you and a great friend can go through this together - I wouldn't recommend expanding the tripping group beyond 3 or 4 people, there's too much chance for suspicion and negativity. Plus, tangential thought works best with two people on the same page working through ideas. This would be referred to as the set.

Now for the setting: Plan to do them in an area you're familiar with; somewhere you feel safe. I'd recommend doing them in the SUMMER and at night. Being warm, comfortable, being able to see the stars, a good friend who you would feel comfortable crying in front of.

The first time I did them I took them at a friends house in my neighborhood (no chance of parents returning). The 4 of us walked the path we used to walk to our elementary school as kids. Tonnes of thoughts flooded our memory of those times, how precious they were, why we're here and why we are the way we are.

If you can't get a friend to trip with you, you may have to go it alone. And the key to this is to have a bit of a plan.

>walk trail, walk route around subdivision, park etc.

>lay down outside

>get food by 9pm

>walk back home

>when it starts to wear off smoke a j and you will get a boost

Idk, it's just important to have a bit of structure to rely back on if you feel like you're getting stuck in your head.

ANYWAY. Psych's are great, but I would say after you conquer the shroom trip. Try an mdma session with some close friends (not in a degenerate party-style boozefest way). But sit around, have a few drinks, drop m and talk about shit that matters. It will open you up emotionally.. and let's face it - you're here on 8ch and there's a good chance you may need some assistance with that. Once you get a view of how open and awesome you can be when you're seeing the best in people and how to mirror them you will pick up a few social tricks. With mdma (well other psychs too) when you reflect on harmful or anxious memories you basically 'repackage' these memories with a nice new positive wrapping, basically like taking a duck out of an oil spill and cleaning it off and putting it back in place.. Then next time you reflect on that, it's less painful - you become a bit more fit mentally that way as well.

CAREFUL. mdma is so good, you'll want to do it again and again. But it will actually fuck you up and make you dumb. It's seriously taxing on your brain chemistry and if you take another dose too soon (like 2-3 months after the last one) you are basically blasting your receptor sites out of an already - out of homeostasis state, making you worse. So careful.

Also after that. LSD. And you'll know what to do if you get there. The first two parts (shrooms and mdma) should take like 2 years. LSD is pretty useful for getting rid of bad physical habits and habits of thought. The best way I can describe it is like a type of mental floss, it gets in all those nooks and crannies with the dirt and plaque and lets you stop hoarding that shit in your mind.

Going into a psych experience with PURPOSE and wanting change is the key. With that mentality set: you've made it, everything in your life has already happened - the work has been done and the placebo effect of expecting change can be strong enough for things to actually change.

So I did the undercut, buying contacts later (doctor doesn't want to prescribe them to me), started using accutane, and resumed my daily exercise (30m running, 10kg dumbbells, 20 pushups)

Did I do good?

And by the way, I'm definitely not using drugs, or at least not until they are legal.

>>4132

Workout A

Squats 3 x 12

Bench press 3 x 12

Bent over rows for the bent over hoes 3 x 12

Workout B

Deadlifts 3 x 12

Shoulder Press 3 x 12

Pull-ups 3 x 12

>>4296

probably my assburgers

>>4296

Looking much better mate! Skin's looking better, too.

I wouldn't expect you to look like a demi-god after less than a month tbh. It takes prolonged discipline and routine to significantly change without the risk of reverting back to old habits.

What's your daily routine like? Sleeping pattern, diet etc.

>>4300

I sleep from 11 to 07 am, I'm trying to go to bed sooner, like 9pm, but I feel its wasted time. I exercise 5 days (no weekends), doing C25K and honestly what I'm mostly failing at is the diet, I try to control myself but I've got so much hunger.

>>4304

Try counting calories and eat some more proteins if you workout. Proteins are the building blocks of muscles.

>>4304

The sleeping pattern is bang on. Do you eat at set times or throughout the day?

>>4307

The first half of the day is planned (intil launch), then it's random

>>4063

I'll warn you about accutane, it's a risk it got a friend of mine bit fucked up from it he got the side effects of hallucinations, joint stiffness, nosebleeds and horrible chest pains.

Not saying don't absolutely take it, because it can work for some but it's a risk none the less.

>>4309

It's much better to eat good quantities just 3 times a day. Continuous snacking is dreadful for metabolism and doesn't satisfy your hunger anywhere near as much, so if you're dieting this is pretty crucial. Eating a specific times is also good for self-discipline, too.

>>4310

I read that separating food in 3 meals is something that people made up because of the necessity of work. The ideal is to be a NEET and eat very small quantities all the time, like one spoon of veggies every half an hour. The more you work out, the more you eat, but still - you eat every half an hour, just 5 spoons not one

>>4296

haircut looks really good, dude!

as for changing your diet, you have to cut down slowly. don't expect to be able to cut out junk food entirely. try snacking less, saying no to seconds, maybe not having that bowl of chips you would've usually had. it's extremely hard - i'm trying to do the same. just think of how much eating just a little bit less could help in the long run.

Keep us updated, mate. Hope you're staying disciplined.

>>4062

>How to improve my physical appearance?

wear a mask

>>4413

omg so funni xZDDD epic gag :'DD

Hey man, if you are still here, try looking into the keto diet

>>4455

I've already searched it, isn't a lot of fat worst for me?

I still weight 105kg even after doing exercise, I did 2K today and 50 pushups, no difference. Although I haven't gained more weight. (At the start of the year I was 90kg and the past year I was 80kg). So I guess it's still good not weighting more.

>>4455

>>4480

Don't do keto, it's retarded for fat people trying to lose weight.It's used more for cutting to a low bodyfat percentage in Bodybuilding.What's most important is your caloric intake.

This might sound extreme or hard to do, but it's actually quite the opposite. Consider a low fat, hight carb vegan diet. You can litterally eat as much as you want without gaining any weight at all. You just have to pay attention to what you eat. I've been on it for about 8 months and I've lost so much weight. And it makes absolute sense, one gram of carbs: 4 calories. One gram of protein: 4 calories. One gram of fat: 9 calories! If you go vegan you will pretty much automatically eat more fruits and vegetables, aka FIBER! If you have lots of fiber combined with carbs and less fat, metabolizing all that food and fiber will burn most of the calories you consumed with it, and combined with the exercise you're doing you will definitely end up calories deficient without any hunger, and portion restriction. Eating more fruit and vegetables will just end up in having to metabolize more and getting you even more minerals and vitamins. LFHC vegan combinedwith exercise is pretty much the answer to efficiently and comfortably losing weight. And it'll really help clearing up your skin as well. However, you can also choose to go regular vegan and have occasional Oreos, or potato chips. Unless they are the staple of your diet, you will not gain weight. It's not recommended, but I stopped exercising and started eating lots of Oreos and vegan brownies and other shit food since I've reached my desired weight and in these last few months, I haven't gained a single pound. I don't know what it is, but eliminating animal products just doest allow you to gain weight or something. At least it makes it very hard to. And don't worry about getting vegan deficiencies. Every amino acid that the human body needs is found in plants and pretty much all non dairy milks are fortified with vitamin b12, calcium and vitamin D. So if you make soy milkshakes which are delicious, you don't have to worry about any of that. Look up vegan YouTubers such as Freelee The Banana Girl and Happy Healthy Vegan. Freelee can be pretty extremist vegan, but she's skinny as fuck and eats more than a fucking horse. You'll see that if you get into the vegan YouTube world that you can pretty much replace all non vegan treats with vegan versions. Good luck, bro.

>>4481

It's true that calorie intake is the most important thing. However if you do a low carb diet you will almost certainly eat less calories than you would otherwise (assuming you're not, like, guzzling glasses of melted butter). That, plus, if you are eating a low carb diet you will probably be eating more protein than you would otherwise so you will maintain muscle mass.

So for some people cutting out carbs can be an easy shorthand method of reducing calories. Just make sure to include lots of leafy greens. Basically salads topped with lots of meat. And throw in a cheat day where you eat what you want once a week, that will make the diet bearable and also help to prevent your metabolism from slowing down.

>>4910

Intermittent fasting can also help. There are a few ways to do it, one common way is to restrict your eating to an 8 hour window, preferably starting in the afternoon. For example start eating at 1 p.m. and stop at 9 p.m. Drink coffee in the morning as that helps to reduce appetite. A little fat while fasting is okay, i.e. cream in your coffee. And zero calorie drinks are okay too.

>>4588

Any type of restrictive diet will likely lead to weight loss. Simply because you have less potential calorie sources, and also because eating the same things gets boring so you will naturally start eating less eventually. Raw vegans are skinny but most of them don't have a lot of muscle mass which is why I think a restrictive diet which is higher in protein is better. Durianrider looks like a skeleton, apparently he started roiding to make up for his deficient diet.

>>4481

A ketogenic diet is even more important for the obese than the fit. This man is insulin resistant and keto is the best way to reverse that.

>>4588

Are you trying to kill this man? He has dysfunctional carbohydrate metabolism

>>4062

LIFTING AND DIET YOU'LL BE BEAST IN 1-2 YEARS GET STARTED AND PERSERVERE

Workout, bro. That's the only way to have a better health and look.

I lost 20kg in 2 months and I didn't even exercise. All I did was entirely cut sweets, alcohol, coffee and salt. Sleep 8 hours no matter what. Otherwise I'd eat whenever I feel hungry, so very often.

>>4075

>It teaches your body to loose weight because it's your own bodyweight that you are lifting up and down

eh

no

>>4296

Looking good man, you wouldn't look out of place at all in a group of guys at the pub or whatever. Work on maintaining your appearance (losing weight will help build confidence and willpower but isn't necessary, plenty of socially integrated people are big), and building on your social life. This will lead naturally to improved body language that won't look forced.

Lose weight, contacts. Trim the hair down at the sides, keep it longer on top. Consider growing a Van Dyke.

There's hope for you yet. I'd start with push-ups.

>>4296

Oh, wait, you've already done half of that. Keep ploughing through with the exercise. You'll find that once you get in the 32 / 30 inch waistline zone, that's where all the weight will drop from your face. Definitely think about the Van Dyke, facial hair is more ginger-friendly.

But yeah, get the weight off & you'll just be fighting your mental hangups. Woahhh, we're half-way there…

>>4062

¿Eres Espinete, del foro El Cruce?

Do three days a week upper body (push-ups, pullups, chinups, dips) and three days a week run, situps, squats. That's more than enough

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>>5176

Second micro-dosing shrooms for people who can handle psychedelics.

>>4924

Fucking this.

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>>4296

Your cut looks great man. Work out and make some gains.

Read up about style on PUA websites to improve your body language and fashion sense.

Great job so far!

Great job anon, I wish for you to keep to your goals.

You will make it.