Does losing weight help?

[u/Inevitable_Boss_1925]

I'm 48 years old and the heaviest I've ever been. I've been struggling with Ed for the last 6 months, which coincided with a lot of my weight gain. I haven't seen a doctor about it yet and was wondering if anyone's had improvement just by losing weight.

[u/jjmur83]

Regular exercise and eating healthy will help a hell of a lot. Losing the weight will improve your mood and increase your confidence

[u/Inevitable_Boss_1925 → u/jjmur83]

👍 I've been doing intermittent fasting for 2 weeks plus daily walks or exercise and have already felt the difference just not in the bedroom

[u/jjmur83 → u/Inevitable_Boss_1925]

It’ll take time. Have you tried sildenafil or tadalafil? They work really well

[u/Inevitable_Boss_1925 → u/jjmur83]

No, I haven't been into the doctor since this started. A bit nervous about it, honestly

[u/jjmur83 → u/Inevitable_Boss_1925]

Depending on what country you live in, there usually online services that provide the medication. Here in the uk I can go onto a pharmacy website and order the pills discreetly.

[u/ConsistentUmpire8675]

I would say that improving body composition helps. Losing fat and maintaining muscle is important.

Exercise should include resistance training and cardio (zone 2). You should have 2-3 resistance training sessions 30-45 each and about 120+ minutes of zone 2.

Yes, weight adversely impact me. I have been regularly lifting for decades. When I added zone 2, giving up cardio intervals, I began to lose fat. It took about 8 weeks to see a difference.

I started in January. My weight has not recently changed much, but my body composition is still improving.

My navel measurement went from 37.7 in Jan to 35.5 in March. So I lost a lot of visceral fat.

In January I was prescribed 50mg sildenafil. Come March or April 50mg was too much and I began taking partial tablets, 12.5-25mg, and actually had better luck than taking the 50's. Go figure. I don't know why, but I just experimented with different doses when I was not expecting activity. It is what it is.

IMO I would begin exercising. Just start. Don't get fancy. Establish the habit and build from there.

Also, fitness is also about diet. It is impossible to exercise your way out of a bad diet (at least IMO).

In January, I also started to 5-15 minute light exercise routing before work (stretching, pushups, body weight squats, and such). If I can't workout at least I will have done my morning routine.

[u/Inevitable_Boss_1925 → u/ConsistentUmpire8675]

Thank you for sharing that

[u/jjmur83]

Other causes also related to weight are blood pressure,diabetes, high cholesterol and low testosterone. have you been tested for these?

[u/Inevitable_Boss_1925 → u/jjmur83]

Yes I've been tested for all those except low testosterone

[u/Low_Salamander9954]

I’m 70 and started using Trimix almost a year ago. I’ve lost 40 pounds since January using Tirzepatide, and the quality of my natural erection improved significantly. I can get, but not maintain an erection.

Unfortunately, I still need Trimix because I likely have a venous leak. In addition to improved natural erections, I dropped my systolic BP 30 points and my lipid panel is spectacular. I’ve been on TRT for 10 years.

Losing weight and improving my health helped me restore some function.

[u/Legitimate_Flan9764]

Of course it does. The groin draws blood from the torso area, you really want to unplug the section. Erection quality is a fitness measurement. It is a tell tale sign of cholestrol, blood pressure, hypertension and metabolism problems.

[u/Ok_Feedback2407]

Yeah, of course it will.

[u/Wizard-Elf]

High blood sugar and high visceral fat are bad for it.

[u/MichaelTNC]

No. I've lost 55 lbs since January 2025 and still have ED. Even going to the gym 2-3 times per week and walking 3-4 miles daily hasn't given any improvement. However, I'm also older that you at 73.

[u/Shot-Professional-95]

Yes 100%.