Weight Loss and My Undies

So... It’s been a long time since I’ve written for MUB, but here I am again. I am a married, straight guy who also happens to appreciate good men’s undergarments. Does that make me weird? I don’t know. Most people would probably say so, but who cares? They’re my undies, and no one but my wife gets a vote on them.

Anyhow, in the last few months I have started working toward losing weight and achieving a healthy body shape/state. My overall goal is to lose 50lbs, to get me to 185ish. So far, I’ve lost 19lbs, and I’m trucking right along. No fancy system or diet - just eating less, eating better things, and getting off my butt regularly to do stuff. Mostly running, which I’m still trying not to hate.

What does this have to do with underwear, you ask? Well, one of the big factors in wanting to lose weight is my own vanity. I want to look good in my clothes (and out of them). Being almost halfway to my goal, something I have noticed is that my undies fit better and look better. Nothing miraculous, like growing an inch, like some claim will happen. But there’s less fat, which means that I hang more nicely, which means that I fill out a pouch more nicely. Also, there’s less flab on my ass, which means that my undies look nicer and don’t ride up so badly. And my muffin-top (every undie-man’s horror) is shrinking bit by bit.

Yesterday, I wore a pair of trunks that I hadn’t worn in awhile because they were too tight. Well, guess what? They are still stretched a bit, but they now fit decently!

By the time I’m down to my goal weight, I’ll be down into a smaller size, so I’ll need new undies. UMan says that if you readers like my stuff, he might help me get some new drawers. ;) I haven’t picked out any “goal” pairs to strive for, yet. So for you readers - post in the comments your suggestions for specific pairs you think I should aim for.

Domain Name

So as you all know, this blog is hosted on a free domain (with .blogspot). Well I no longer want that to be the only way you can access this blog. I am going to buy a real domain name (URL). But before I do I would like your input on what domain you would like to use to access this blog. Please check out GoDaddy to see what domains are available.

The New Layout...

As you all have figured out by now, we have a new layout! Look above for a comparison of the before (left) and after (right). But here's the deal. I want to know what you think because I am not done yet. There are three things that I really want your opinion on:

1. Do you like the current color scheme or would you like a different one? If different, what colors?
2. Do you like the current header or would you like a graphical header instead?
3. Do you like the three-column layout or do you prefer the old layout?

Basically I want your opinion on everything regarding the new layout. So please feel free to honestly speak your mind on this. I am open to your thoughts.

Celebratory Contest!

As promised there are some exciting things going on to celebrate the second anniversary of Men's Underwear Blog. The first thing (and the most exciting thing that will be announced today) is a fun contest that is being sponsored by Mensuas. All Men's Underwear Blog readers have the opportunity to win a $50 (USD) gift card to Mensuas. Mensuas offers lots of great stuff, including: underwear, swimwear, and sportswear. They have lots of great brands to choose from, so this is a great deal.

Here's how to enter:
-Send an email to underwearblog@gmail.com and enter the subject line "second anniversary contest entry". You MUST enter this subject (capitals matter) or your entry will not be considered.
-In the email body explain how Men's Underwear Blog has affected you and how it has influenced your underwear collection. Basically, just explain what you've learned from reading this blog and explain your love for underwear and your dedication to this blog. Please keep paragraphs less than 500 words.
-The best paragraph as judged by the judges will be the winner.
-All decisions of the judges are final.
-This contest is not open to Men's Underwear Blog employees or Mensuas employees.
-If the winner does not respond within one week of notification of win, the prize will be awarded to the next best entry.

This contest will be running for an indefinite period of time (depending on how many entries or made), but act quickly to ensure eligibility. I will make a notification on the blog once a date has been set for the end of the contest.

Recent Comments

I am just loving the new Blogger. I'm so glad I switched, I am finding lots of fun, new things to add to the site all the time. I just wanted to let you know about a fun little widget that I just added in the sidebar called 'Recent Comments'. This widget tracks all the latest comments on blog posts so you can see what other readers are saying. So why not try it out a bit by posting some of your own comments and watching them magically appear in the sidebar. There are many more drastic plans for the blog's layout coming soon, so be on the lookout for those. Thank you so much for your continued readership.

New Email Subscribing Service

As part of our changes for the new year, I will be moving all blog post by email subscriptions to a new service called FeedBlitz. You do not have to do anything except for accept the new service when you receive the email. I am letting you know about this in advance so that you will not be alarmed when you receive the email and mark it as spam.

FeedBlitz suggests that I tell you the following:

• Add feedblitz@mail.feedblitz.com to their address books or email whitelists immediately.
• Only unsubscribe using the links we provide in each email, and not their ISP's spam or abuse buttons.
• Look out for the message from FeedBlitz advising them that the change has taken place.

So keep this in mind and don't be alarmed. And I hope you all have a happy and safe new year and I will see you again next year.

Check out the known issues section in the sidebar for updated information on common problems during the switching over of this site. Please check this section before emailing me. However, if you do find a problem that is not in the known issues section, feel free to email me.

Cool new feature

After many requests from my avid readers I have finally added a way to subscribe to this blog and receive update notifications by e-mail. YAY!! Hopefully this feature will work well. I am trying out this service so it may change and you may have to re-sign up. Let's just see how it goes.

UPDATE: YAY!! This works. It will send you a notification once a day (or you can change the settings) if there are updates.

Fun new things

Hey,
As you may notice I've done a few new things to the blog. First off there's a favicon of a pair of briefs that I've put on. Also I use the same image by the titles of all the posts. As you may notice removed the clock (because it only said my time and didn't benefit most of you) and replaced it with a image gallery. Currently there are just a few clipart images of underwear in it. They will randomly change every time you visit the page so if you reload the page you'll get a new image. Let me know what you think of all these new features and give me some suggestions for more. If you have any images to add to the little gallery send them to my e-mail (listed in the sidebar). Hope you like it.