By the time I had one year left before graduating from my university, I had a bit more confidence but was still very shy. Even though I would go on dates, I felt like the girls were just being nice and didn't want to hurt me by saying no. I rarely went on second dates and still did not have a girlfriend. I still felt that I didn't look very attractive. I was a bit conscious about my weight and quite frankly didn't know how else to change my appearance so I decided to start working out. I replaced my desk chair with an exercise bike and worked out for about 1-3 hours almost every day. I ended up losing about 20 pounds.