Your statement about pickups being about showmanship is really right on the nose in terms of where I fail. I kind of made it a life habit to be unconcerned with showmanship socially and the results have been bad. Though, the numerous links on this topic have lead to many different avenues and I am seeing many ways to improve myself.

On more of a celebratory note, I have been dieting (not exercising much though I am joining a gym today) and it has been almost a month since I started. I've lost 11 lbs in the last month which average to 2.75 lbs per week. Still have a lot more to lose (and a lot of other things to work on), but I thought I would share my progress of this particular improvement with everyone who has been kind enough to help.

Awesome stuff - Try work out as much as you can but remember, rest days to let your muscles repair is just as important as your actual training

If you can get a workout programme setup even better, do different areas groups each time you workout. i.e. One day do arms/shoulders, the next day legs and so forth, so each area gets a rest period to repair.

As you probably already know, a good workout releases testosterone and endorphins which will make you feel a lot better about yourself too physically (through your weight loss) and emotionally

That's great. If you manage your self-improvement program three at a time instead of several dozens at a time, your efforts will be focused instead of dispersed. I would recommend three aspects for the time being:

• 1. Verbal. Learn masculine talk to attract more females. Masculine talk is direct, sure and leads. For starters, remove these from your vocabulary, "Do you wanna...", "Do you like...", "What are we going to do next...", "Can I...".
  
  2. Nonverbal. Rather than talk about your good masculine qualities, show these instead. When you stand or walk, stomach in and chest out, look straight (never look down) and relax. Do some lunges on a regular basis so your legs are naturally stronger and sturdier without the try hard "alpha male" stance. Girls unconsciously notice the way you stand up and walk. Your legs should show strength and fitness naturally and doing lunges is the best way to achieve this effect.
  
  3. Physical. Losing weight is a good start. You can also trim your nose hairs, trim your uni-eyebrow so it's back to two eyebrows instead of one straight line, change your wardrobe and so on. Look around what other guys wear that your target demographic chicks like. Better yet, ask your female friends what looks good on you.

Cutting down on food volume is not good if you don't eat right. Get more fiber into your diet like oat meals and fruits. You can also eat lots of steamed okra (good for your erection). A good erection is good for sarging. Girls are unconsciously more attracted to you when you're interacting with them from an unapologetic, horny frame. They get horny too when you're horny.
Drastic weight loss is bad for your health. Focus on your health first. When you're healthy, you'll look good. The other way around only has short term benefits. Aim for the long term health benefits. This will save you time and effort in the long run. I can't find the scientific journal on the ideal weight loss per week right now but I can say it appears you're losing weight too fast.

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A lot of your advice is spot on and I appreciate it. Fortunately, I am doing the dieting thing right so no worries there.

I have been doing a lot of research on something called HSP or Highly Sensitive person and it fits me accurately. For those who don't know, it is basically an underlying personality trait that makes one, as the name suggests, a sensitive person. This has benefits such as being able to intuitively understand the body language of people, but also detriments like being beta. Does anyone have any advice specific to being this way for a male? A lot of the general advice given can cover it, but many things are difficult or require me to fake it and I would like a solution that is more practical and sustainable. Another, more dramatic, way of putting it is: Can a highly sensitive person become consistently successful with women?

Not that I'm a PUA, but I study psychology and I believe you can. The whole premise of PU is being the different guy girls come across, you can use the HSP as an aid to get them hooked properly in your interaction, what I mean is the postive side of effects of it are you can read them easier via body language which also means you're more empathetic as well (make sure it is empathy and not sympathy). So you're more likely to give them a conversation that goes deeper than surface level. However the negative side effects of it will be you're more likely to become too outcome dependant or coming across as needy because you really want her to like you. However, I'd say that's fine in the early stages because once you get experience in meeting women, you'll be able to channel that HSP to becoming naturally charming, because charming guys are nice. Look at some celebrities for example Brad Pitt, Ryan Gosling, they're deemed as charming but they're essentially nice guys but the only reason they come across as "alpha" is because they're confident and have strong personalities, which in my eyes is essentially that an alpha has. I think alpha is very general and it doesn't really describe the actions you should be doing specifically. Well that's my thoughts on it, you can take it or leave it .

Good Discussion keep it on..

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