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OldnBald said:
One other thing, the vin diesel thing on a grown man is kind of lame, doing your own thing is always better. I can understand a jumping point though, but try not to crutch it.
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I don't now. That was early on. I ran in "V" neck shirts because

A) I was fat and didn't want to show off my body.
B) It reminded me of my epiphany and why I started doing it to begin with.
C) I also grew a beard, which he doesn't have. So I morphed it into my own thing. What best suited my face.
 
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JeanLucBB said:
Grade A cringe,
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Did you read my OP?

So it's cringworthy that I was on the bed, in boxers, despondent and feeling suicidal when my tv came on and F&F 6 happened to be on HBO at the time? Just staring at the bald guys with confidence gave me a spark to snap out of my funk? Something, anything pulled me out of this self loathing, and self pity void I was in.

If that's Grade A Cringe, then I'm sorry for you. It helped me when I needed it the most. For whatever reason, that specific film was on featuring almost an all bald cast (The Rock, Vin Diesel, Tyreese, Jason Statham).
 
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Did you read my OP?

So it's cringworthy that I was on the bed, in boxers, despondent and feeling suicidal when my tv came on and F&F 6 happened to be on HBO at the time? Just staring at the bald guys with confidence gave me a spark to snap out of my funk? Something, anything pulled me out of this self loathing, and self pity void I was in.

If that's Grade A Cringe, then I'm sorry for you. It helped me when I needed it the most. For whatever reason, that specific film was on featuring almost an all bald cast (The Rock, Vin Diesel, Tyreese, Jason Statham).
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I'm telling you though, no superman shirts, especially tank tops. That is cringe worthy. Straight out of the freddie mercury school of fashion.

I'm saying this not because I'm trying to pile on, but because you're figuring out yourself n a look to go with it. N trust me, this is not the way to go.
 
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IKickedHairsAss said:
Did you read my OP?

So it's cringworthy that I was on the bed, in boxers, despondent and feeling suicidal when my tv came on and F&F 6 happened to be on HBO at the time? Just staring at the bald guys with confidence gave me a spark to snap out of my funk? Something, anything pulled me out of this self loathing, and self pity void I was in.

If that's Grade A Cringe, then I'm sorry for you. It helped me when I needed it the most. For whatever reason, that specific film was on featuring almost an all bald cast (The Rock, Vin Diesel, Tyreese, Jason Statham).
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What's your definition of confidence ?
 
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What's your definition of confidence ?
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Confidence is your ability to say "FU** OFF Haters!" To do EVERYTHING in your power to look and feel the best you can about yourself, then go out and be the BEST you.

If someone doesn't like you, then to hell with that piece of self righteous sh**!... I grabbed my hair by the balls and made my scalp my b**ch. I turned my positives into my features, and I eliminated my negatives. I'm saying being confident in who you are and what you are by saying "This is me, I'm not hiding because it makes YOU uncomfortable!
 
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I posted 'My Story' about how I kicked hair's *** and I wanted to add a follow up on this board "The Impact of hair loss." I was going to share this story privately to those who wanted to hear it, but I thought maybe someone who just reads these boards but doesn't interact might need to hear it. My story isn't for everyone, I get that.

How I went from suicidal to homicidal (killing my bald head).


I worked really hard. It took me 3 years to slowly convince myself to shave it. Three years.

You know, I was 275 lbs the week before I started working out. I was so depressed, I just started eating, didn't care anymore. I just came home every night and watched movies. I wouldn't look at my hair in the mirror unless I turned the bathroom light on dim lighting, there was a certain setting that gave the illusion my hair was thicker, and I convinced myself that it wasn't that bad. I would put products on the top of my head, I'd blow dry it, try to 'volumize' it. I remember spending 30 minutes every morning trying to make it look 'acceptable' if I weren't going to wear a hat.

What finally broke me was staying at a hotel. I had to go to a hotel for one of my post graduate classes that was off site for two weekends in a row. Of course, I wore a hat to class. This hotel had about 100 mirrors in it. I took off my shirt and accidentally caught a glimpse of myself. I saw the top of my scalp in the brightest light. No volumizing product, just took off my hat, I hadn't combed it 'just right'... Plus, I was 275 lbs of fat, not muscle. I just started crying. I looked like a 45-50 year old fat bald man in his boxers at a hotel. I was already suffering from depression.

My first thought was, "Just kill yourself" because my mindset was "It's not going to get better, only worse". I just laid on the hotel bed, despondent, mute, alone.

I don't know why the television turned on, I don't know if I accidentally hit the remote button or if someone else in another room's remote triggered my tv, but HBO came on. It was 'Fast and Furious 6'. I saw The Rock and Vin Diesel standing together talking. Then I saw Tyreese and so on. I watched it until the end, just focused on their bald heads (not the movie). I know that sounds weird, but at the end I saw Jason Statham.

I said, I'm not giving up. Before I start thinking about giving up, I'm going to try my hardest to change my life. I may have got my *** kicked off the bull, but DAMN IT, I'm going to dust off my chaps and wrestle that long horned freak to the ground and tame that son of a b**ch.

I started following The Rock on Instagram. He showed work out regiments and talked about his 'exfoliated bald head' as if it were a badge of honor. I began running at first. I ate very few carbs and mostly protein. I'd run 2 miles, then 3 miles, I got to where I was running 6 - 8 miles at a time. Once I became lean, I began to drink protein shakes and bulk up. I live in florida, so naturally, running 6 - 8 miles at a time in the sun started giving my head a natural tan, I slowly cut it a lower grade every time.

I remember the first time I got a 0 guard on the sides, a 1 guard on the edge of my crown and a 2 guard on top. I did that for about 3 months. Then I just did a 0 guard all over one day. I LOVED IT. It freaked me out at first, but then I started getting used to the way I looked. I started shaving it, using moisturizers, once the skin starts to get tan, it starts to get a 'tougher' texture and looks natural. It took me another 3 months for my bald head to look the way I wanted it to. I still wore hats until I felt it was the color grade and texture I wanted it to be.

This was all recent. It took me 1.5 years to get into the shape I wanted to be in (in my profile pic) once I had the confidence in my body, then I had the confidence to gradually cut my hair at a lower grade, and lower grade. I grew a beard because I didn't know how I'd feel about a completely 'no hair' on my face or head. I kept the beard because it gives me symmetry on my face.

I started this whole process around the first January 2015 and it wasn't until January of this year that I finally got to my goal and felt comfortable. It's a process, but it's better than giving up. Every time I wanted to 'not run' or 'not work out' I would watch Fast and Furious, not because it's a great film or anything, but it's that spark I needed at the right time and it reminded me of how I looked and felt in that hotel that night.

Basically, you have to decide to give up, or use the tools you have to make yourself the BEST YOU.

I uploaded a picture of me right before I started working out, literally a few weeks before. I took this picture at a football game the last week of November, and my Class was in December. That night at the hotel. I look uncomfortable, and insecure. Compare that to my profile pic where I feel like a badass.
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You're 6'4?
 
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CaptainForehead said:
You're 6'4?
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Yeah. I used to play Basketball in High School. Got a size 14 shoe and I have to wear 36 in length in pants. Sucks because most stores stop at 34 inch length and most shoes stores are 13. So I have to special order a lot of stuff because of it. I'd prefer to be about 6'2'' and 13 shoe. It would make things slightly easier to buy.
 
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IKickedHairsAss said:
Yeah. I used to play Basketball in High School. Got a size 14 shoe and I have to wear 36 in length in pants. Sucks because most stores stop at 34 inch length and most shoes stores are 13. So I have to special order a lot of stuff because of it. I'd prefer to be about 6'2'' and 13 shoe. It would make things slightly easier to buy.
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I'm the complete opposite, my legs are too small that i have to tailor my pants before i wear them because they're too long for me.
 
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IKickedHairsAss said:
Yeah. I used to play Basketball in High School. Got a size 14 shoe and I have to wear 36 in length in pants. Sucks because most stores stop at 34 inch length and most shoes stores are 13. So I have to special order a lot of stuff because of it. I'd prefer to be about 6'2'' and 13 shoe. It would make things slightly easier to buy.
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wow that really sucks!

shortage of shoes in shops while being 97 percentile worldwide by most vital male physical characteristic ...

how do you even cope with this
 
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IKickedHairsAss said:
Yeah. I used to play Basketball in High School. Got a size 14 shoe and I have to wear 36 in length in pants. Sucks because most stores stop at 34 inch length and most shoes stores are 13. So I have to special order a lot of stuff because of it. I'd prefer to be about 6'2'' and 13 shoe. It would make things slightly easier to buy.
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Being 6'4 is such an important fact that it should have been added as a disclaimer to the OP.

6'+ guys can aim to be badasses.

Not the case for 5'10- manlets.
 
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