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Old 28 October 2009, 03:49 PM
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Canada Lose weight, grow your erection?

I heard this from a student who was a Biology major: apparently, if you are overwieght by 50 pounds or more (and, importantly, have a penis), by losing that 50 pounds, you can extend the length of your erection by up to an inch. He went into some detail, describing the effect on the abdominal muscles from supporting less belly fat, the amount of fat that settles at the base of the penis, and a bunch of anatomical references I didn't catch; all of which added visible length to the erection. True?
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Old 28 October 2009, 04:04 PM
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Dr Ruth said it looks longer if you loose weight, since less is hidden by fat. And a blogger said Dr. Oz said losing 35 pounds will work.

I will measure my penis and start my diet today in order to provide research information.
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Old 28 October 2009, 04:05 PM
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I think so; I remember there was a thread on this in the Non-UL chat section under NFBSK folder, but I cannot find that thread. There was a link to an article that essentially said the same thing: drop the pounds and if you're a man, you'll look bigger.
And more importantly, you won't be a member of the dicky do club anymore.
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Old 28 October 2009, 04:15 PM
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Quite true. I can't provide precice measurements but DH has lost 35 pounds over the last few months and there is a noticable difference. It's not so much that there's actually more there, it's that there's not so much fat obscuring the base.
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Old 29 October 2009, 01:42 PM
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Thanks. For some reason, I didn't think of Dr. Ruth, and it should be obvious why I didn't want to google "lose weight bigger penis"
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Old 29 October 2009, 03:11 PM
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Whle I think the basic idea is true, I summary isn't exactly correct. Say someone's 'correct' weight is 150 pounds. If he weighs 200, then losing 50 would probably restore that inch. But if he weighs 200 and loses 50 would it restore an inch? If so, does that mean that a man can be fat enough that his outie becomes an innie?
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Old 29 October 2009, 04:25 PM
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I've lost forty pounds in the last year. As to the rest, well, let's say I haven't ever had any complaints.....
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Thanks. For some reason, I didn't think of Dr. Ruth, and it should be obvious why I didn't want to google "lose weight bigger penis"
Yes, there are far too many fraululent weight loss sites out there.
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