Dating guide for fat guys

Use cologne lightly, if at all; deodorant might be all you need. Try to choose clothing that can go a multitude of ways - with a tie/without, with a sweater, under a jacket, etc. Even if you're wearing casual/dressy-casual clothing, at least go the extra bit to wear a dressier belt and shoes. Never wear a white shirt and khaki pants, unless you're going boating, even with a dark/colorful tie. If you're wearing lighter pants, balance it with a dark sweater. Depending on your beard, you might consider not shaving before your date, especially if you shaved that morning, or the night before.

Have an idea of the most you can wear, and the least, while still looking put together. This seems obvious, but it's essential if you don't own lots of dressier clothing, and you're looking to make the most of it. It'll make you feel like you're doing something different, and that'll inform the mood of the date as something special. If you're wearing darker pants, choose a lighter shirt or jacket, and wear brown shoes instead of black. One, you'll increase your chances of cutting yourself, which, if you're trying hard not to, you naturally will.

Just make sure you steer clear of the 5 things to never say on a first date in the link below. Remember: you’re trying to make a make a great first impression, not have her run for the hills.

Stick with a traditional button-up shirt like the one pictured above from Untuckit.

Untuckit Las Cases Special , Nix the cotton cardigan and stiff blazer.

If you're getting dressed in the same space, feel free to ask, and be extra careful not to outdress your partner. They didn't shave right before they got dressed, so perhaps you shouldn't either. If you're concerned about over-dressing for your date, the restaurant, or the event, try dark jeans.

That’s right—Banish that four-letter word from your weight-loss vocabulary. “They have an end.” Diets are also synonymous with deprivation, which generally isn’t sustainable.

Cutting out foods or entire food groups that you love, and that you’ve loved your whole life, isn’t realistic for most people.

OK, not really, but as the gut shrinks, the of the member grows.

But be realistic: Know that a one- to two-pound loss per week is what experts consider healthy and sustainable. “Not just, ‘I want to lose weight,’ or ‘I want to lose 30 pounds,’ but ‘I want to lose 30 pounds in the next six months.” Michael Pickert, MD, an internal medicine physician who himself dropped 120 pounds, suggests this calendar-based strategy: Select a date by which you would like to have a measurable loss.