[Update] I just want to thank you all.

Verification: http://i.imgur.com/L2mQR3c.jpg

In July 2016 I created this account and posted a message on these boards, asking for advice. I posted two images, one with beard, one without beard. There was a lot of different advice: ditch the necklace, lose weight, grow a beard, trim the unibrow, get a haircut, use facial care products.

What you guys said was honest, but true, and it stuck with me for a long time. I plucked away the unibrow and stopped wearing the neckchain. Over the course of months I got many different haircuts to find what suited me best. I learned to grow and maintain a beard. I started using face cleansers, hydration creme and exfoliator. I lost about 14 pounds since then and plan to lose six more. I now look like this.

Lately I've felt a change in my personality too. I've become more confident, I'm trying to be more honest, and I'm getting better at motivating myself. I drink less alcohol, eat less crap and challenge myself more. Yesterday was the final icing on the cake; I got a call that my future employer wanted to offer me a job, and I hooked up for the first time in nearly two years.

This is a great community. Please keep on giving. I'll start giving back too.