a blog for women… I'm just sayin'

While answering a question on myLot this afternoon I got to thinking about dieting and the struggles overweight people suffer. This particular myLot user wanted to know the proper response to a skinny person that complains they are fat. Of course, this woman had been quite overweight some years ago, a size 20 to be exact. After the skinny woman had finished her rant about being fat, this myLot user replied, “Honey, You’re talking to a fat girl and I have no sympathy for you!” This woman, who generally poses a quite pleasant, likable disposition, has been hard-bitten by her weight journey. In her opinion, the skinny woman gaining 25 lbs over four years had no reason to complain.

Being a huge “search for it online” person, I did just that. “OK Google, what you got for diets that work?”  A Google search for the phrase “diets that work” returns about 9,710,000 results in 0.35 seconds. With that bitter, out of character myLot response still on my mind, I took the liberty to investigate a few of these search results. The number one site returned was a diet review site with great SEO. (In case you do not already know, SEO is search engine optimization, truth does not apply) No real medical facts or medical references in that first site returned. In fact, nothing there but opinion; 10 diet plans with reviews and recommendations. The ninth return was dated January 2010, and every result in between was at least two years old, so I went with number 9 – The Daily Beast made a resolution for 2010: Let’s figure out, as definitively as possible, which diets really work.

I read the article completely. It presented lots of quotes and medical facts to support the findings, offering a certain level of legitimacy. I had to read it a second time to figure out their claim for number 1 diet overall, as I missed the link, twice! Below is a screen shot of the diet list.

Now I am thinking about this differently and wondering do overweight people really believe the sites that place higher in the search validate diets that work? Is it responsible for a bogus “diets that work” website to be the number one result on a Google search because of SEO and the framework of the site? Does this not cause further distress and disappointment for overweight people? After all, they are searching for help, strength, and/or support only to find SEO rich bullsh*t results. I believe people have to take responsibility for their actions however maybe Google owes them a disclosure in the same way paid bloggers are required to disclose…. I’m just sayin’

For the record, my hubby lost over fifty pounds in the last ten months. How did he do it – portion control, no late night snacking, reducing fats and carbs, and exercise. He’s happier and healthier, and I am thankful he didn’t search Google first!

The woman was so cheap . . .  When someone rang her doorbell, her kids had to yell, ding dong!

Never knock on Death’s door; ring the doorbell and run… he hates that 

And the #1 Funny Friday doorbell joke….

A woman had been married so many times she was totally fed up. You see all the men she married either ran away, physically abused her, or the men were terrible in bed.  The woman was wealthy and lonely so she posted an ad outlining her requirements. What she wanted was a man who:

1) must not run away.

2) must not beat her up.

3) must be good in bed.

For several months, her phone rang off the hook, her doorbell was chiming constantly, she received tons of mail, etc., all to no avail. None of the men seemed to meet her qualifications. Then one day she heard the door chimes again and upon opening the door, she saw a man in a wheel chair with no arms and no legs. “Hello, I’m here responding to the ad,” he began. She replied, “How do you fit the requirements?” He said, “I have no legs so I can’t run away, I have no arms to beat you.” The lonely woman asked, “Are you good in bed?” The man said, “I rang the doorbell, didn’t I?”

OK maybe that’s an old corny joke but you gotta admit the grandma pic is hilarious!

Funny Friday Video Feature

TGIF – Hope you have a great weekend!

Audrey Meadows & Jackie Gleason – The Honeymooners

Alice: Boy, you men kill me; you’re all alike. You want us women to bow and scrape at your feet. You men just think that you own this world.
Ralph: Yeah, but you women get revenge. You marry us!

eBaum’s World

A man had a hemorrhoid and badly needed cream. He would be so embarrassed to go and buy the best hemorrhoid treatment cream at his local pharmacy for obvious reasons.

What should he do to get the cream without stealing, buying it at the register, and not be embarrassed?

He should buy the cream along with a box of tampons! He is not embarrassed, and he looks like a wonderful husband.

Lucille Ball – I Love Lucy

“Oh Ethel did you ever wish there was something else to marry besides men?”

Rodney Dangerfield

“I’m sitting on top of the world, and I’ve got hemorrhoids.”

My wife made me join a bridge club. I jump off next Tuesday.

“With my wife, I get no respect. I fell asleep with a cigarette in my hand. She lit it.”

Jerry Seinfeld

Men want the same thing from women that they want from their underwear… a little support, comfort, and freedom.

BUTT (but) n
Female: The body part that every item of clothing manufactured makes “look bigger.”
Male: What you slap when someone’s scored a touchdown, home run, or goal. Also good for mooning.

What better a way to honor Dad this Father’s Day than with a bit of humor!

To be a successful father, there’s one absolute rule: when you have a kid, don’t look at it for the first two years. – Ernest Hemingway

A little child in church for the first time watched as the ushers passed the offering plates.
When they neared the pew where he sat, the youngster piped up so that everyone could hear: “Don’t pay for me Daddy, I’m under five.”

Daddy, daddy, can I have another glass of water?
But I’ve already given you ten!
I know, but the bedroom is still on fire!

The father of five children had won a toy at a raffle.
He called his kids together to ask which one should have the present.
“Who is the most obedient?” he asked.
“Who never talks back to mother? Who does everything she says?”
Five small voices answered in unison. “Okay, dad, you get the toy.”

Toby Keith’s “Who’s Your Daddy” – Baby Style!

Way to go dad. What a father will do for his little girl!

Happy Father’s Day!