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I wrote a text a few weeks ago about how to use evolution for that
I do think I know a lot about this, so I'll try the style: be harsh, say what is priority and what ain't, leave, hope for the best.
1) Don't wait until you are thin to start optimizing your conversation, but indeed, loose weight as soon as possible. 2) Don't move into a city where to get a girl you depend on a car if you don't have a car. Everyone underestimates practical issues. 3) If getting strong by lifting weights is "pain" for you, do only shoulder sides and neck sides, all the rest of the exercise should be aerobic. 4) Make no mistake, getting thin is unbelievably hard for most people. Just to avoid going fat I go on the scale every single day at least once (Which works well for many, like learning every single day I eat pasta or chocolate or cookies, I wake up about 800 grams heavier...)
But here is the real advice:
Which comes from using evolution for that Just in case you need validation for this too, I read more evo psych then I do anything else, and despite a tendency to be heavy weighted (which is contained) I have had systematic success with going from about a 4 to an 8.5-9.0 attractive for ladies (for guys I used to be about 7, not sure where I stand currently because I'm near 98% straight these days, unfortunately). Say I'm 70% confident, from memory, that in an environment which is not where people care about wearing gucci, prada, versace, abercrombie, iron hair sticker, I can, over time, attract the most attractive women 90% of the time.
I have specifically said I'm searching for short-term relatioships. Advice on long term ones wouldn't help, would they?
You say you are overweight and your hobbies indicate you are not the most gregarious person in town. I'd use long-terming behavior because short-terming behavior will not suit you that well (too large a behavioral distance) . But in any case, use the PUA stuff. Even if you can't tell wheat from chaff, will still be good for you.
I'm very willing to change my behaviour. I don't think it's impossible, and it may be even easier than lose fat...
So any product will do? In any case, I'll leave that for last, let's see first what a better fitness level and a more sociable environment will bring.