When I started cycling seriously years ago, I was well over 270 pounds. I’ve talked before about how riding helped me lose weight and change my health. But here’s one thing I never expected when I dropped down to 188 pounds: it looked like my penis got longer. Now before you roll your eyes — this isn’t some wild exaggeration or miracle. It turns out, there’s a real and very practical reason why this happens to a lot of guys when they lose a significant amount of weight. Why It Happens Most men carry some fat in their lower belly and pubic area — whether we like to admit it or not. When you gain weight, some of that fat builds up around the base of the penis. It doesn’t make anything smaller, but it does bury part of the shaft in soft tissue. Lose the weight, and suddenly that buried part is visible again. No enhancement required — just fewer inches of fat in the way. Doctors even have a name for this: “buried penis syndrome.” And they note that every 30–50 pounds of fat loss...
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