« The Benchwarmers | Main | Insomnia »
April 19, 2006
I am a weight-loss Guru
Somebody named Brad left this comment:
Hello,My name is Brad XXXX
By my SEARCHING out FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION about weight loss I have found your site.
I was looking out for weight loss related information. What you have in your content is very interesting for most people. I like to set up a link to you. What you think about?
It does will be a pleasure, if you contact me. Perhaps we have some same ideas.
Wish you success with your site.
cheers
Brad
If you have ever read my blog you will note that the only weight loss guruness I have involves being treated for a pituitary tumor. The tumor screwed with my testosterone, I couldn't drop weight, etc. Despite Brad's compliment, I doubt my content is very interesting for most people. (As a matter of fact, while I'm thankful for it, I can't believe my content is so interesting that you've read even this far.)
I also had absolutely no libido and ED. Not that the ED troubled me; I didn't notice as, according to the last sentence, I had absolutely no libido. (Before we go any further, let me say that if you are a male, your sex drive has tanked, you've gained weight and can't lose it to save your life, you might want to get your testosterone level checked.) The low testosterone also brought with it other problems that I may or may not go into later.
The point to the above rant is that if I have kick-ass weight-loss tips, I also have kick-ass low-sex-drive tips. I would be all things to all people. At least fat men with no sex drive.
But I'm not.
I had considered deleting Brad's comment and going about my life. Instead I shot over to his site to have a look around. I was surprised ... there is actually some good content there. Some well-thought-out content. Content with a capital C ... that rhymes with P ... and that stands for Pool.
Ahhh. But I sensed trouble in River City. And not just with the weak Music Man transitional element.
I noticed the Google Ads banner and feared that Brad might be borrowing copyrighted material in order to make a buck.
Ahhh! And not like the above Ahhh, which was more like a calm relaxing aaaahhh (think the kid on Daddy Day Care who gets a payoff of a couple dollars.)
Ahhh! (as a scream you make when an unsettling realization sets in) I really don't want to create links to Brad's site. Looks like you'll have to do some work. If you were so inclined you could cut and paste the following into your browser.
http://fast-weightloss.blogspot.com/2006/04/lose-weight-with-healthy-food.html
As you read along you will notice articles similar to:
Jennifer Murray's Eat Healthy and Lose Weight
Michael Ben's The Easiest Ways to Lose Weight
And The Blame Game and Obesity in America, which is an AP story at cbsnews.com.
I said similar to. Is there a stronger comparison that would keep me from getting into any trouble in the way saying a direct rip off of might?
My apologies to the regulars here at What's a Delmer Look Like. I don't normally play Internet Cop. I do have just over 20 times the amount of testosterone that I used to have (it actually oozes from my fingertips and has ruined more than one keyboard) and people I perceive as opportunists piss me off a little faster than they used to.
In closing some tips:
Weight loss: Eat less. Exercise more. If that doesn't work, and you are really trying, get your hormones checked. (I am not belittling your struggle, read some of my old posts if you are new here.)
No Libido: Have your testosterone checked.
Depression, unexplained weight gain, inability to lose and keep off weight, loss of muscle mass, erectile dysfunction, lacking a "lust for life": Get your testosterone checked.
See guys and gals. I'm pretty much a one-trick pony. There are no cutting-edge weight loss tips here.
Posted by delmer at April 19, 2006 11:11 AM
Comments
They check your testosterone levels with every blood test at your yearly physical. But then again, I wonder what percetage of men don't get a yearly physical.
Posted by: The Phoenix at April 20, 2006 11:02 AM
I'm not sure that's the case here. I just had a physical and my T wasn't checked. It was never checked prior to my complaint about low sex drive -- had it been my problem would have been found years before.
Posted by: delmer at April 20, 2006 12:17 PM
dad please don't put my pix on your posts.
(this has nothing to do with your posts)
Posted by: Kermi(you-know-who) at April 20, 2006 12:59 PM