The worst things about growing up fat

Ahh schooldays…..brilliant weren’t they? Happiest days of your life. Captain of the football team, most popular boy in the class. Sometimes you look back on old photos of your happy smiling self, surrounded by all the girls who fought for your attention, and wish you could be back there if only for just one more […]

MAN v FAT Newsround 28/7/2017

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where we’ll celebrate your progress, bring you news from the MAN v FAT football leagues plus keep you up to date with all the latest goings-on in the world of weight loss, fitness and food.  FROM THE LEAGUES The inaugural season in Weston-Super-Mare got off to a great start […]

5 reasons you should sign up to MAN v FAT Football

If you’ve been living under a rock, as well as being a great source of weight loss inspiration here at MAN v FAT, we’ve also got MAN v FAT Football: our amazing offshoot which helps men all across the country lose weight by playing football. Put simply, you win games based on your performance off the […]

An open letter to the sportswear industry

Hello,  My name is Andrew Shanahan, I founded MAN v FAT in 2014. Since then it has become one of the largest platforms in the world supporting just under a million overweight and obese men every year, all of whom share the same goal – they want to lose weight and get healthier. As part of MAN […]

The Walsh Twins: Amazing Loser Dan

Following in the footsteps of MAN v FAT Football legends the Gallon brothers, this month we bring you a tale of two parts: a weight loss before and after story from identical twins who both decided their weight had held them back for too long and it was time to lose weight, leaning on each […]

MAN v FAT Newsround 21/7/2017

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where we’ll celebrate your progress, bring you news from the MAN v FAT football leagues plus keep you up to date with all the latest goings-on in the world of weight loss, fitness and food.  FROM THE LEAGUES Another week, another sponsored charity walk – the guys from MAN […]

MAN v FAT Newsround 14/7/2017

Welcome to our weekly news roundup, where we’ll celebrate your progress, bring you news from the MAN v FAT football leagues plus keep you up to date with all the latest goings-on in the world of weight loss, fitness and food.  FROM THE LEAGUES How much do you know about prostate cancer? If you’re anything […]

Fit Not Fat: Amazing Loser Colin

Although the idea seems to defy logic, it is possible to be fit but fat. Even when he was at his heaviest, Amazing Loser Colin took part in fitness events most of us could only dream of doing. He was in denial about his need to lose weight because of his fitness ability, and a stressful […]

How to win a MAN v FAT Football league

Here at MAN v FAT Football, we like to celebrate every little victory. Every pound lost, goal scored and belt notch tightened is a cause for celebration in the fight against fat and we’re all winners. But enough of that namby pamby – what you really want is to smash your opponents, do a victory […]

MAN v FAT Newsround 7/7/2017

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Welcome to our new weekly news roundup, where we’ll celebrate your progress, bring you news from the MAN v FAT football leagues plus keep you up to date with all the latest goings-on in the world of weight loss, fitness and food.  FROM THE LEAGUES – 24-HOUR MATCH SPECIAL Pictures by the amazing Ryan Cole, […]