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I am not going to lie. Guys will never be as good when it comes to weight loss blogging. Guys will never be as good when it comes to health blogging. In fact, guys will never be as good when it comes to fitness blogging.
That is not a knock on guys. I am one. I knew I was a guy when I was born. Well, maybe other people knew it before me.
For over three years I have wondered what it is that I am missing. I was not allowed to be a member of Blogher (Which is odd because this is the post I submitted). I was ignored by Marie Claire when I wrote my reply to their attack on overweight people ( and I ALMOST cancelled my subscription, but needed the fashion tips). Now, I was passed upon for the Shape awards. In fact, I do not think a guy was nominated.
Do not get me wrong, I have tried to be more like other weight loss bloggers….
There was my “Daily Stage” where I talked about each and every day of my life…
Hiiiii!!!! How is everyone today!!!!! So I woke up and my dog sh*t all over the floor! YAY! Then, my son took his Pringles, threw them at me and wanted to give me a high five. WHAT FUN!!!! After that, I was in a rush, so I left my organic nuts at home. HOLLA!!!
Do not forget about my Chobani giveaway!
There was my “tracking” stage where I would talk about what I ate….
I just ate an apple. It was a medium apple. Wait, maybe it was a large apple. No, it was a medium. No, it was a large. Where is the tape measure? I have two bites out of it, but I think it was a medium. It was not a small apple, I know that. I swear it was a medium. Can I still measure it with a couple of bites out?
There was my “EMO” stage where everything was depressing and meant something….
When I went outside my neighbor said hi. I knew today would suck.
There was my “like me on every social network” phase….
Actually…I am still in that phase.
I have gone threw a lot of phases in blogging. I have turned my comments off and on 400 times. I have been happy, sad, angry and thrilled.
Do not get me wrong. I am not upset that I will not be as good as a female weight loss blogger. The frustrating thing is that my blog would not work for Men’s Health or another mens health magazine.
Because instead of telling you about some hardcore workout, I would rather tell you that during my workout, my Pandora decided to play Michael Buble’s “Home” and I started to cry. Luckily, I was full of sweat, so no one noticed. Why would Pandora play that song? How did Pandora know I needed to cry during a workout? Right after, Pandora knew I needed Warrant’s “Cherry Pie”.
My style is different. I am not consistent. I want to shock people. I want to inspire. I want to make people think.
Most people who do not like me know exactly why. I have upset them with a post.
Most people who love me know exactly why. I have made them happy with a post.
My blog is full of lurkers. When I talk to someone in the weight loss blogging community, I am shocked that they have read one of my posts. Very few people let me know.
Blogging has helped me though. It has shown me how selfish I have been through a food addiction. It showed me how I can push myself harder than I ever thought I could. It has shown me that talent can be hidden in a self hatred state.
There is a song by T.I. called “Live Your Life”. I heard it today and I realized that my life is not much different now than in 2008. I still have a loving wife, good job, and wonderful people who support me.
I am different. I am the deal breaker.
So Shape, I get it. No sarcasm at all. I get it Blogher. I get it. Guys will not be s good as women.
I will tell you, out of the 2000 people who follow me on Facebook, 91% are women.
Out of the 19,000 people who follow me on Twitter, 84% are women (and robots).
The most wonderful emails I get are from women about how a post inspired or helped them. Even the most negative comments I get are from women.
I would have loved to be in your contest.
Deep down, I know the ladies love me.
here is my 2 cents—most of those lists are bunk. They are made up awards that are created to draw traffic to that site.
One of the blogs on there isn’t a real blog anymore…it’s a site made up to sell beachbody stuff. Did the person who put that blog on the list even look at that blog lately? I doubt it.
Call me bitter or whatever, but I really just don’t like these lists anymore. It’s all a popularity contest, not a true representation of what is good out there.
and before anyone flames me, my blog is on that list! I have no idea how though and the picture they used is not even of me, lol!
keep on being true to you Tony because that is what keeps me reading.
I have to complain about something, don’t I?
And yes, I know. Like those “Top 100 bloggers” lists.
I enjoy how, even though you have 19,000 followers on Twitter, you always take the time to reply to me! I don’t know how you have the energy for all this…but it is inspiring. And by the way, the apple on my desk right now is VERY LARGE; I know this because it makes my head look small. That is the proper way to measure an apple.
Sometimes, it’s hard being a blogger. I’ve gone through those same stages and like you, I think I’m in the last one. I love you. Why do I love you? You’re real. You don’t hide behind the blog. If I ask you something, I know that, if you see it, you’ll respond to me. I love the blog but I love you as a person. I probably lurk here more than I comment but know that even if your blog didn’t make some popularity contest list, you and your blog mean a lot to people.
I love you Tony. And I’m a lady. And I think they’re idiots if they won’t let you be on their list. But then again, do you really need to be a part of their club? You can be in my club instead.
Sometimes I comment. But most of the time I just read your blog. And every time I get something out of it. You are real. You understand our struggles. That makes it easy for a lot of us to relate to you. I look every day to see if you post something. You have truly helped me a lot. Keep up the great work!
Okay, so I was in here for the first time earlier today, and I literally spent over two hours going through your different posts, pictures, videos. I don’t know why I didn’t leave a comment, probably because I found you really funny! Not funny in a weird way, but like, you made me laugh! And at that point I already come up with something clever to comment, so I just bookmarked you and left.
Now, though, I wanted to let you know that you inspired me. I’m at the beginning of my weight loss marathon and I *need* people like you to keep me going. So thank you for that.
I read your blog because you make me feel inspired and help me to smile when I don’t feel like it! Thanks for doing this, because it does matter to me.
I think 75% of your statistics are wrong.
The ladies do like you. I always appreciate your blog for three reasons:
1. You inspire me.
2. There is no B.S. involved…your straight and to the point.
3. You have a great sense of humor, which I need at this point in the road.
You don’t need some crappy magazine to endorse your blog when all they put in between the pages is fluff. You got a great thing going here so keep it up!
I am a guy and you inspire me. I have been following you for about 6 months so far i have lost 85 pounds. Can’t wait to go to Orlando so i can meet you. I also follow Stephen from who at my blog. I am glad you guys meet up at the Anytime Fitness conference in Washington. Keep up the good work. I’ll keep following.
We chicks thinking you’re awesome!
I’m one of those lurkers. I just discovered your blog and I’m so excited about your progress! Absolutely inspiring…. but apparently you hear that all the time =)
Dude, what did you do after your dog shit all over the floor? You just went straight to playing with your son?
That’s messed up. And that’s why I hate your blog.
I’m out (until you post again)!
Don’t sweat it, “dude blogger.” I’m a “lady blogger” and didn’t get on any of their lists either.