How much happier are you now compared to the time before you started lifting?

How much happier are you now compared to the time before you started lifting?

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Much happier. Cute doggo :)

I can't remember what life was like when i wasnt lifting. I do know now I am a beast among men having been lifting 5 times a week, on average, for 11 years now and I do like that no one fucks with me.

I was much more happy when i was a chubby teen who just played vidya with his friends and didnt compare myself with others

im not any happier or sadder. my general mood and attitude towards life hasnt gotten any better or any worse in like 10 years

Less, because I'm older and I'm trying to run from adult responsibilities but time keeps going and I can't stop it.

I’m happy that I started...
because I know i’d feel even worse if I didn’t.

Why?

>I am a beast among men having been lifting 5 times a week, on average for 11 years

Impressive. Post body.

i feel great, but now im a lot more conscious about my body as well.
i didnt know back then how flabby and soft i was and didnt seem to mind.

ignorance is bliss

It's a great hobby. Makes you look better, you get to watch numbers go up, and is functional in some cases. Not to mention the health benefits, I cringe when I see some of the slightly older people at work that have trouble walking at 35 due to size/sitting all day.

Before i started lifting I was a depressed fat fuck, and several months later of proper dieting and lifting my overall mood has improved. Despite me still not being at the place where I want to be, it’s a bigger step up than being /fat/

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>inb4 cope
idc what the trolls say, at least I’m still doing something about it than just hating being fat and not doing anything about it

I was in complete denial about my body. I was about 190 and 5'10" and always considered myself, "skinny" but never fat. It wasn't until about 6-7 months after lifting that I started to realize just how fat I was. I've now stuck with lifting for about 22 months and I am far more confident. Everything from work to approaching women has improved for me. Still not sure if it's because of my more muscular body or the confidence that came with it.

What was your body fat percentage before starting?

The reality is that not all cases of depression can be fixed with exercise/lifting. If you depression is brought on from anxiety caused by appearance or hygiene or lifestyle then of course leading a healthy and more desirable lifestyle can fix that, but some problems are there before and after and cant be fixed simply by getting in shape.

>be me
>feel like shit before getting in shape
>feel like shit after getting in shape

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I honestly don't know but I was very weak. I.e., couldn't do a single pull up without kicking my feet, couldn't skull crush more than 30, couldn't even fucking max bench 135. Impressed with myself with how far I've come and how much better I look now

Fucking this. That said, lifting is the only thing that keeps me sane these days.

Not happier, but more fulfilled.

Good shit man, keep going.

Boo hoo woe is me haha