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I can't increase my DB row weight any longer because I just ran out of dumbbells. So that's bad, and good!

Had to deload my Lat Pulldown weight because I was regressing somewhat and didn't reach the rep goals. Also thought I had to deload my bench press but it actually looks like just keeping the TM constant for another cycle might do the trick.

I just checked my logs and there was more progress than I remembered over the last few months.

I'm running, doing core and arm workouts and eating well, and losing weight - but I can't seem to shift the belly fat.

Just to be unambiguous, the only thing really affecting your amount of belly fat is the amount of fat you lose. You can't spot reduce fat by doing core workouts. It's good for general health and fitness to work out, but training abs won't decrease belly fat at all - you need the calorie deficit for that (which you apparently do have, so that's good, and you should work out to make sure you don't lose 80% muscle weight but mostly fat).

Where you lose fat just depends on genetics. For me belly fat is some of the last fat to go when losing weight and some of the first to come back when gaining - results really tend to come in at the end of a cut.

dropped 4 kg, and gone from a 34 to a tight 32 on my pants (trousers)

Sounds like there's progress. If you want more, continue.

You'll need to explain to us how this candle melts from the outside in when the picture shows a hole in the middle and solid wax on the outside

>10k steps/day (on average) since half a year. Often up some hills around here. Had a few days "off" with sickness or injuries, but also other (e.g. hiking) days with multiples of that. Good for mental health, eyesight, and some (basic) conditioning.

Very good track record of going to the gym 3 times per week for a year. Few exceptions. Eating well. I can feel and see improvements, and apparently so can others. Likely in the best shape of my life so far, and let's see where we can go. I once read male fitness tends to peak around 25-27, but I'm much better now than back then and not intending to stop improving for a while still.

Oh, interesting! I'd wager the other side being male probably helps a lot. I'd recently talked to some women about something similar, and only one in ten had ever hit on or asked out someone directly.

In any case, props to you!

It's kind of interesting to me that on the one hand you're socially shy but seem to be bold enough to hit on people? At least I'm assuming you are, and that you aren't yet so attractive women openly and directly hit on you :p That seems to be unlikely for most people from what I see...