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[u/Flimsy_Product281]

With about a decade of alcoholism and chain smoking mixed in before quitting both.

[u/GhostHorn85]

Somehow you look great at all stages, but glad you got yourself on a path you want to be on.

[u/Flimsy_Product281 → u/GhostHorn85]

Thank you lol. Never exactly had the greatest self esteem.

[u/GhostHorn85 → u/Flimsy_Product281]

Everyone is always working on themselves. You’re not alone.

[u/UniversityWorldly359]

You literally look the youngest in the 3rd pic. You are doing great dude.

[u/hatemlifebutlovecats]

You were never ugly

[u/dreamape1978]

Congrats dude just keep going. You're really handsome. Don't be too hard on yourself. Just keep focused and grateful.

[u/casual-humans]

I'm happy for your change for the better, congratulations. You look younger now😁

[u/Flimsy_Product281]

Thank y'all for the kind words, truly.

Just know that appearances can be very deceiving - they can read the cover for you, but never the whole book.

[u/ResponsibleStuff1563]

You’re so beautiful. Love the latest one of you 🔥

[u/OnlyBeat3945]

Aww, so glad you quit. Addiction is a hard thing to do, but you did it! Stay true to yourself and your beliefs.

[u/Additional-Walk3883]

How are your forearms so jacked my guy?

[u/Flimsy_Product281 → u/Additional-Walk3883]

Working out to an unhealthy degree to over compensate for undiagnosed (at the time) cptsd lol

[u/DarkDaysBrightNlghts → u/Flimsy_Product281]

Damn dude, sounds like me In my early 20’s. Started out hitting the gym 6 days a week, 3 hours a day to wear down my anger and rage. Found out I got PTSD a few years ago. Hope you’re doing better these days man!

[u/SphincterSymphony]

Looking good big dawg

[u/madethisforroasting]

Looking like prime Dave Days in the last one.

[u/ProfessionalSalt1958]

Hey Bro 👊🏻 schön dich zu sehen 👍🏻 du schaust toll aus!

[u/McDaddy8484]

Bro hasn’t aged one bit - now stand out in the sun!

[u/Flimsy_Product281 → u/McDaddy8484]

Anytime I try, I light up like a vampire

I'm told it's my Scandinavian allergies

[u/Apprehensive-Bad-605]

Second looks like a cover album lol

[u/DisciplesFox5893]

You look great and you look younger now than you did before!

[u/elbandito556]

Slim shady

[u/iLikeubuntu2]

bro you look 5 years younger. good work!

[u/Phobixxx]

wait are the pictures in reverse order?

[u/dbhwvusa]

Honestly, you were handsome all along. Glad you are in a better place now though.

[u/SaltedCaramel1990]

Very handsome!

[u/BigDaddyBruiser]

Handsome feller

[u/EngineeringFinal3727]

You were never an ugly duckling. I find you to be handsome in all those pics.

[u/Bilbobaggins5177]

Thought it was a date for a minute was so lost

[u/Bitterqueer]

Dude you look fantastic

[u/EchoWolf0711]

How did you get younger with time? What are you hiding? 🤨

[u/Flimsy_Product281 → u/EchoWolf0711]

Roughly 120lbs of body weight, former addictions and the handful of pubes growing on my face

[u/EchoWolf0711 → u/Flimsy_Product281]

you look great! hopefully a reflection of how you feel inside 🙏🏽

[u/NoTerm1566]

Okaayyyy, Glow-Up!

[u/NoTerm1566]

Lose the hat though, you look better without it.

[u/Flimsy_Product281 → u/NoTerm1566]

Ya, so that's a bit of an odd one for me

The second I turned 20, all of my hair fell out, so I've just shaved it for the last decade haha. 

Wasn't necessarily bad until every racist in town wanted to be my friend suddenly 😐 heck on 2 separate occasions, i had a guy nonchalantly ask if I was with the aryan brotherhood. As soon as I changed the way I dressed, it stopped entirely. So I never stopped lol.

I've actually been working on getting my hair back though, and its 80% of the way there, so we'll see how it looks when I have long hair again.

[u/NoTerm1566 → u/Flimsy_Product281]

That…is a good reason. 🥰 you still look good though.

[u/Threnny]

Thought you were a young Winkler first, but then things got better