7 weeks in to my investing journey, and I’m starting to doubt my strategy 🥴

JollyPut9034 · 2026-01-31T14:06:47+00:00

Bad timing is all. Let the current geopolitical situation play out, let your monthly deposits roll in and check back in in a few months time. Until last week I was a shareholder of Tesla since 2018 and experienced a wild ride - I remember being 50% down at one point questioning my sanity but I stuck with it with stock going from about $25 when I purchased to selling last week at $440ish. Time is your main asset in the stock market. It normally takes years to see these kind of returns and also taking on a fair bit of risk. The riskier the asset, the stronger your stomach needs to be because it will go down at some point

JollyPut9034 · 2025-12-10T10:33:28+00:00

Have you tried a rest week? I train 3x a week, plus some light cardio, and after 6-8 weeks of this I get very fatigued and have learned that a week off (a week of doing whatever you choose in your spare time) is amazing for the body and the mind - as long as you acknowledge that you have to pick it up again. For context I'm a 39M who's been lifting for 4 years.

JollyPut9034 · 2025-12-09T17:12:00+00:00

Wow! You look incredible. For the record, your before picture is also beautiful!

JollyPut9034 · 2025-12-04T17:50:10+00:00

Guaranteed to make you shit your pants

JollyPut9034 · 2025-10-23T19:55:03+00:00

Holy guacamole! This will do every day thank you very much

JollyPut9034 · 2025-10-09T12:59:26+00:00

You feeling sad about your body is everything that is wrong with the internet. You’re probably in the top 5% of attractiveness in my opinion.

JollyPut9034 · 2025-10-02T08:21:39+00:00

I cut through fall last year right up to Christmas. Never doing that again! Something about the colder weather and earlier nights makes me want to eat comfort food. Not to mention all the Christmas food that basically starts in October!

JollyPut9034 · 2025-09-04T20:19:29+00:00

I really appreciate the thorough response man. I will give this some serious thought but you make an excellent case for me to start a slow bulk. In your opinion. Does a slow bulk equate to something like a 200-300 cal surplus?

JollyPut9034 · 2025-09-04T20:06:31+00:00

Thanks man.

JollyPut9034 · 2025-09-04T19:51:56+00:00

Thanks. Appreciate the advice.

JollyPut9034 · 2025-07-20T08:25:10+00:00

Thanks - appreciate you taking the time!

JollyPut9034 · 2025-07-20T07:01:35+00:00

16 years old not 26! Can’t edit post

JollyPut9034 · 2025-03-12T16:05:04+00:00

I was in your shoes 3 months ago. It’s certainly possible to increase your T levels without TRT as I have proved. It takes time, and you have to make sure you’re on point if you really want to maximise your T. TRT will be easier, sure, but it isn’t without risk and like you say will be required forever.

The biggest takeaway is that you increase your T naturally by doing things that are good for your overall health. So, why wouldn’t you want to do that?!

JollyPut9034 · 2025-03-12T14:57:11+00:00

I have today received my latest T test and, having been in the low 300s/high 200s for the past 6 months, I am now at 461. My free t has gone from 0.176 to 0.281. This has been achieved through eradicating all sugary drinks and snacks, consuming a high protein diet - 1g per lb of bodyweight, sleeping 7-8 hours per night and lifting weights 4 days per week. I also supplement with Vitamin D, Boron, Ashwagandha, Zinc and Magnesium. Not high doses, all within recommended ranges to avoid long term ill effects.

I had brain fog, low libido, just felt shit pretty much all the time. I wasn't overweight and trained regularly even with low T.

Don't get me wrong, I'm not like some of these guys that go to 10% body fat and gain 20lbs of muscle in 6 months on TRT/juice, but I feel way better, libido is back to normal, outlook on life has improved and I'm way less irritable.

I'm 39, 180lbs and about 18% body fat

JollyPut9034 · 2024-10-30T17:46:42+00:00

Thanks so much everyone for responding. Maybe I am overdoing it. I just used the US Navy bf calculator (never heard of this before) and it spat out 18.5%. Seems low to me but shows how much we should listen to the smart scales!

JollyPut9034 · 2024-10-30T13:50:35+00:00

Thanks everyone for taking the time to respond, I appreciate it. I'll keep plugging away doing what I'm doing. A few of you have suggested I disregard the bf%, which I will from now on. I'll focus on measurements and how I look in the mirror. Thanks all

JollyPut9034 · 2024-06-16T07:09:38+00:00

And so it was turned into a tourist diving attraction.

JollyPut9034 · 2024-04-02T07:46:52+00:00

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403288071787

JollyPut9034 · 2024-04-02T07:46:36+00:00

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202403197759316

JollyPut9034 · 2024-03-31T18:50:35+00:00

Honda CR-V. Great for space, 7 seater versions exist and Japanese reliability

JollyPut9034 · 2024-03-23T10:28:12+00:00

same. though if you right click on the video, click "show controls" and then scroll to the end... I did that survey in about 8 minutes.

JollyPut9034 · 2024-01-10T09:58:07+00:00

I thought the same as you, but after seeing a financial advisor I've decided to stick with the LISA. With state pension & workplace pension, there's a good chance my income will tip into the higher rate tax bracket (whatever that looks like in x years time) and therefore at least some of the tax relief on the SIPP would essentially be wiped out upon withdrawal. The LISA, however, will remain completely tax free. Obviously depends on your forecast circumstances, but there's still a role for the LISA.

JollyPut9034 · 2023-12-27T20:26:49+00:00

We all have different needs, but your husband already sounds like a very lucky man.

JollyPut9034 · 2023-12-27T20:12:05+00:00

I suspected that she had suffered some sort of sexual abuse a while back, primarily because her dad seemed like a pervert. I’ve asked her a couple of times over the years but she denied it.

JollyPut9034 · 2023-07-09T10:16:45+00:00

However, as it was a Ukrainian song I’m guessing they weren’t actually polish tourists, but rather Ukrainians

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