Bulking on Disappointment

"I pay for the gym, I eat healthily (lots of protein!) and count my calories. I'm still overweight and I don't find myself attractive."

Bulking on Disappointment
Dear Admonister,

I pay for the gym, I eat healthily (lots of protein!) and count my calories. I'm still overweight and I don't find myself attractive.

Please admonish,
β€” Unfit Proteinshaker

π”‡π”’π”žπ”― Unfit Proteinshaker,

It's good you now obsess over your physique, rather than your mind β€” at least going in circles burns calories now.

So you joined a gym to compensate for your desk job. We all know how that worked out. At least your daily climb up the corporate ladder now funds the machines for your fitter peers. Thanks to your contribution, they can remain shiny, pretty, and forever the reminder of your elusive desire.

So you decided to focus on food intake. Excellent! You've done your research β€” protein is good, carbs are bad, and fat is ugly! So now you skip breakfast, count your lunch calories, and cancel dinner dates. Then evening comes, and you bulk on two boxes of disappointing protein bars β€” watching sports as a couch potato. How many calories does a couch potato have, by the way?

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