The View from a Journey of a Thousand Miles

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Great success story,well done

Thank you, KITM. And, thanks for all the great posts that have pointed me in the right direction.

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I'm a either a few weeks or a couple of months (depends on my mood) from updating this thread with new measurements. However, I just saw a comment from another user that sounded a lot like me and the content of this post from my Progress journal. Hence, I thought I should put it up here in case it may be useful to someone:

When I first started PE (well actually a few weeks in after I saw a big gain in my flaccid length) I made a few videos with a flip camera so that I could grab some measurement stills. I wanted photos in a couple of different settings, using a couple of different rulers, just to see if I could get a good shot that didn't look creepy; didn't look boastful; and didn't lend to questions about whether they were real shots.

I never posted any of the measurement stills because I thought they looked stupid - I did post just a casual shot of my flaccid because I thought it was cool how it was hanging so much better then when I started. I remember some dude, not a member I've ever seen in the forums, made a comment - more of question - about what was so great about the regular old dick shot. I deleted the pic, not because of the comment itself, just because it made me realize some people might think I was trying to brag - but really, I was just freakin' happy.

Anyway, I pulled those videos up today because I want to recreate the shots at some point after an official measurement. Though I never liked any of the shots (too dark, too close in, not close in enough, etc.) I was happy that in all of them, I got consistent measurements in the frame - one time even using a metal square which I remember really hurt. More so, there was this element of surprise I experienced, seeing the old measurement and knowing what measurements I'm getting now, and even recalling my very first measurements.

Though I've known over all this time I've been doing PE that what I was doing was working - I guess seeing those videos really drove it home. I even went out into the garage, grabbed that damned metal square and measured to see if I could get the measurements I'm currently getting with my ruler (also metal - I'm an idiot that way).

Did I say that the square hurts? Yeah? Well, I'm saying it again - the thing hurts like hell.

But here's the thing that I don't get. I really don't see it myself. I mean, I know I've gained, I've measured it, I can feel it, I know I hang lower and heavier when flaccid and that there is more of me to edge when I'm hard, even when me and the missus are getting busy - she knows I'm bigger and comments on it. But, I guess somewhere in my brain there is that anonymous dude, posting comments on people's dick pics, saying "that's just your regular old dick."

Now, I tend to believe I am a pretty centered guy. And, I'm not insecure about my size. Oh, there's things about my body that I don't necessary love; my weight, my calves in comparison to my thighs, even my goofy nose and ears. But I'm cool with it all, even my penis - yet I just don't understand how I can be centered, be a pretty glass-half-full guy about everything, and still not see my penis as being bigger now then it was a year ago.

I can't really even see how it compares with other guys. I go to the gym and I happen to see anybody's package - somewhere in my head, I see them as being either the same size as me or bigger. Same at the nudist resorts we go to - there are only a handful of the thousands of men I've seen naked that I would say I thought of as being smaller than me. And of those, I only saw it that way because of their weight.

None of what I am saying is about any insecurity or lack of confidence, nor do I want to live a life where I compare my penis size to every other guy. It is just a puzzlement. Realizing today how deeply ingrained this type of body dysmorphia is in me, well, was surprising. And, perhaps it was important for me to realize that there is an enemy to my progress hiding somewhere in the comment section of my brain. However, I'm better off for seeing it for what it is. It was Sun Tzu who said, "If you know your enemy and you know yourself, you need not fear the results of a hundred battles."

If you read this far, thanks. Comments are welcome and appreciated.

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Congrats man! Those quick gains are inspiring when you start. You always underestimate how out of shape your member is when you begin the journey. I too have had the same GIRTH appearances. I think those few days you take off PE really show how much tissue is stretching, and when you heal it gets back closer to normal form while it slowly slowly slowly climbs lol. Great motivation. Keep it going!

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Congrats man! Those quick gains are inspiring when you start. You always underestimate how out of shape your member is when you begin the journey. I too have had the same GIRTH appearances. I think those few days you take off PE really show how much tissue is stretching, and when you heal it gets back closer to normal form while it slowly slowly slowly climbs lol. Great motivation. Keep it going!

Thanks for stopping by on this thread, TEHRON, and especially for the comments!

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I hadn't realized it had been over three years since my last posts on my own "Success Story." I've been away from this forum for a some time - not for any specific reason. Something that just started as a break as I had achieved my initial goals became a break from getting on to read the forums and do any posting - and even from regularly getting out a ruler to check where I was with my progress.

But I have been working what I consider a useful maintenance routine, with regular pumping and all-day stretching. I do a couple weeks, on and off, of stretching and jelqing, mainly to keep a balanced pelvic floor and to maintain a good mental focus on my overall sexual health. I measure infrequently but really, that probably is more so because I have become rather satisfied with where I am at now.

Okay, sounds like a boring follow-up post, right?

Fact is (almost as if I needed to leave my "get a bigger penis" intentions to my subconscious) without obsessing over measurements or routines, I've still made some modest gains. I can't really say if there is a particular element of the PE I have been doing that would contribute to those gains. But, a few months ago I noticed what seemed like an even lower flaccid hang, a bit more fullness in my girth that wasn't dissipating after a few days off from pumping, and even a much more consistent EQ (along with a lot of being awakened by raging hard-ons in the middle of the night).

Maybe I'm going through "The Change" - though that is a joke, I think that hormonal effects could have a lot to do with any increases. I've gotten in a good habit with supplements to support my male functions. I've lost a significant amount weight and the wife and I are having a lot more sex. All together these are bound to improve androgenic hormonal responses, and coupled with the physical aspects of the routine I am doing, are likely a primary cause for the changes I've seen.

As for the maintenance routine I am doing - I will just lay it out below:

• Daily - 2 x shaft pumping (both water and air - times and pressure adjusted based on response indicators - but up to 20 minutes per session)

• Twice weekly - total package pumping (balls and all - air only - up to 20 minutes)

All day stretching - two methods

• 1. Silicone sleeves - I wear sleeves between 2 to 3 inches in length at the base of the penis, mostly worn all day long. I will vary the sleeves based on their constriction throughout the day but mostly wear a sleeve that is only minimally constricting but still keeps my flaccid extended as far as possible.

• 2. Glans weights - I never knew this about myself, but I like penis bling. I started wearing some different styles of glans rings for fun then realized how much weight I could get right there on the end of my dick. So, I wear some style of glans ring all day. For example, I put on about 8 ounces immediately following my pumping and keep that on for a couple of hours. I then switch to rings between 3 and 6 ounces (sometimes I might stack rings but rarely because of the jingle-jangle-jangle) which are worn all day (and night).

Stretching/Jelqing

• A 2/1 stretching routine for two weeks on/off (JP90 basic stretches and an assortment of others at time) - approximately 10 minutes
• A 2/1 jelqing routine for two weeks on/off - assortment of jelqing styles - approximately 15 minutes.

Well, there is your three year update. Feel free to let me know what you think and thanks for reading.