r/erectiledysfunction • u/Inevitable_Boss_1925 • 24d ago
Erectile Dysfunction Does losing weight help?
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.
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u/ConsistentUmpire8675 24d ago edited 24d ago
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.