My diet is pretty much based on carbs and apple juice (I'm skinny trying to gain weight) and I'm having stomach issues. Anyone have any advice on clean bulking that won't make me feel bloated and not comfortable working out?

Status and value are tricky things to convey. The key to IG seems to be just take action. Without posts, my IG page was dead. As I started to post daily, views and engagement surged. My wife has started to notice. 25 views in May became 6.7k views in Nov. Last night, I posted a simple reel highlighting my cooking POV. I really enjoy cooking for my family and see it adding value. The home we a starting here in California also subtly conveys status. Check it out: https://www.instagram.com/reel/DREM9TNDtp1/?igsh=NDNkYmZnbnRrOWpi If you saw my previous posts, I’m trying to keep a marriage together in hopes of staying around my two biological children. My wife made a comment right before we fell asleep in bed: Wife: “People have theories about why you started posting so much.” What a great shit test from a wife. Ok, let’s lean in. Me: “Interesting, what are the theories.” Wife: “I’m not going to tell you.” Me: “Ok.” What do you think of the response? What are the theories? Will my marriage survive to the four year mark? Want to join on the Chaos? Like, share, and follow to help me continue this growth experiment and confuse her friends: https://www.instagram.com/iansonnenberg?igsh=MWQwOXNjbzdjemNwbg%3D%3D&utm_source=qr

I feel relatively confident in most social situations EXCEPT around pretty girls. Around them I just get needy. Even if I truly am just trying to be friends with her to boost my social circle, the neediness comes out subconsciously. I know neediness is probably THE fastest way to drive away girls and I can see it in myself when Im around them. I try to play it cool but it still leaks out. I talked to other guys and a few girls and they say I'm putting girls on a pedestal. I know I am doing this and am exuding neediness, but even though I know I'm still doing it! My strategy now is to: 1. try to desensitize myself and hope that by constant exposure to pretty girls will cure me of this. 2. talking to random strangers to erase my fear of rejection 3. record myself speaking on camera regularly Any suggestions on curing this neediness I am experiencing? Am I going about fixing it the right way?

These are my friends. Are these good to post are they still lacking. I took these on the fly. I wasn’t even thinking about this at the time.