[coopersmydog]

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I'd recommend taking care of what is causing your low T before jumping straight to medication. Learn how to eat and the problem will take care of itself naturally. You think you eat healthy but I guarantee you don't. Yes, you might be genetically prone to obesity - but that's only exacerbates the problem of poor diet. And you don't have diabetes now, but you most likely WILL down the road if you don't get the weight in check.

An example of a good diet would be lots of fiber + whole grains, lean meat (chicken, fish, grass-fed beef), LOTS of veggies, fruit for dessert, NO SODA (loose leaf home-brewed green tea instead), NO FAST FOOD (pack a lunch), NO CHIPS, nuts for snacks (almonds or walnuts), no white rice or white bread, and DAILY EXERCISE (jogging, walking, yoga, lifting, basketball, whatever, just SOMETHING)

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Never said I eat healthy. And I'm not blaming low T for my being fat. However, for the first 20 or so years of my life I did eat relatively healthy and exercised way more than than necessary. During that time I did nothing but gain weight and didn't build much muscle.

I need to lose weight for reasons unrelated to my T levels, and I know this. But I'll tell you, it's hard to get motivated when you feel like crap 24/7 for 15 years. It wears on you, trust me.

I'll report back after my dr. visit on the 16th and see what he thinks. I'm not big into taking medication (it took me years to take medication for ADD), so I'll be discussing all available options with him.