Probably an incoherent rant, but felt like writing.

Approx. 3 years ago: dropped to 17% bf from ~20% (my avg.) on accident, and noticed girls started being friendlier. Fell into LTR after two girls chased me at once, and picked one after being single and happy for a long time. Long story short: SHTF in my life twice. Girl stayed first time SHTF likely because I kept bf around 17% and had decent social status going for me. Girl (age 20) was slowly brainwashed with feminist propaganda I had to keep under subjection. Second time SHTF, had already become fat: ~35%+ bf. After breakup: started walking 10 miles per day, go fuck yourself. Coming back with a vengeance.

After 100+ days of dieting I am back down to 17% bf. Never been below 16-17% bf in my life, because attracting girls was relatively easy (LTR after LTR, etc.) Wanting to see what my body is capable of, also reading the advisory on TRP / MGTOW I am aiming for 8% bf (maintaining under 12% for life.) While I don't agree with the pump & dump choices in TRP, I agree with overall hypergamy tendencies women exhibit. Whether I GMOW or date again, biggest takeaways I have seen from both sub-reddits is: women destroy men, over and over again. Be careful.

So, thank you for the eye opener; putting words to what I've known for years. Mentally I have been Alpha for much of my life. People love me or hate me, and say I am intimidating. Yet these LTRs bring out bad traits. I despise women who destroy good men, even kings of men. Ultimately I see both MGTOW / TRP as valuable learning grounds, not interested in arguing which to follow. Each man has their portion, and each can decide for themselves which path to take.

Regardless. Can't stress how important it is to maintain healthy body fat, which is the reason I have respect for the TRP sub. Being healthy does wonders for your mind + happiness, irrelevant of women. The energy boost alone is worth it.

I lift again, eat +150g of protein (still cutting). Counting down days until I see sub 12% me. Just wanted to encourage every man reading this to quit being depressed and lose the weight for your own sake / sanity. In my experience there is a link between physical strength in men and cognition.

If women are your thing: losing weight is eye opening. Successfully pulled numbers from girls 10 years younger which I didn't think was possible (between 18-20% body fat.) Go. Lose the weight. Don't do it for girls, do it so you feel like a man. My energy is through the roof. Absolutely incredible. Managed to retain my strength and muscle mass so far with nutrition / exercise. Hitting that ~8% body fat range is my goal. And I am determined. This is happening.

Personally, I am at a crossroads with MGTOW versus TRP.

I agree with the mindset of men going their own way for whatever reason, and disagree with whoremonger lifestyles of spinning plates, etc. Yet, acknowledge hypergamous nature and other truths found in TRP. Before my last LTR, was trending MGTOW for 1.5+ years by choice without knowing about the official movement. Well, at least before falling into the last trap of a girlfriend via thinking you can play with fire. It started out as a non-serious “plate” as they say, but you know how these things go. Ultimately I believe most TRP guys are taken in their own craftiness; e.g., falling for women, getting hurt, being broken. But this is not a post to spur contention between groups; both sub-reddits are useful for various reasons. My perspective is still unresolved, and I am here to learn / contribute.

It's getting harder to continue the diet (hungry), but I am gunning for that 8% body fat number. Don't care if your mom showed up with a hamburger between her tits, doing this once and for all. There is no excuse, my friends. It's simple calories in / calories out. When you get hungry enough, everything tastes good: I am literally eating a salad with vinegar and sriratcha sauce because it's only ~75 calories. Anything to keep my stomach full because protein shakes, eggs, coffee, tea and water get old after a while. Next 2 months are going to be an intense sprint to the finish for me, but I am coming back with a fierceness. My health is my primary focus for now, regardless of the women. Proverbs 31:3 is my motivation at the moment. I am at a crossroad with TRP versus MGTOW but I felt like writing this post. For me, this is MY WAY for the next few months:

Calories are for closers. When I close the 8% deal, I am going to have a king's feast. AND IT WILL BE GLORIOUS, AND I WILL REJOICE GREATLY, AND MY SOUL SHALL SING PRAISES.