Antony Brooks, Milton Keynes

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I joined MAN v FAT as I love football and really wanted to get back playing but knew I was overweight and wanted to make a change. What have been the best and hardest bits of your efforts to get to BMI Boss status? […]

Chris Webb, Basingstoke

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I’d reached a point where I knew I needed to do something about my weight. For the last few years, I tried losing weight and keeping it off had always been the difficult part. MAN v FAT appealed because it combined something I genuinely […]

Sean Wareham, Chatham

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I joined after hearing about it on the Peter Crouch Podcast. I wanted to lose weight and get back into football, and I thought that the way the idea worked was really interesting and creative. I missed playing football but was worried about my […]

Simon Dannell, Margate

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? Simple! I wanted to lose weight and get fit. I’d never really found anything that could stick with and this seemed to me to tick all the boxes of something that would actually work! What have been the best and hardest bits of your […]

Daniel Jacobs, Gillingham

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I initially joined MAN v FAT after seeing adverts on Facebook. My wife’s colleague had been at the Gillingham MVF for awhile and was having a fantastic time with it. I was deeply unhappy with my body, health and mentally was in a pretty […]

Ricky Emery, Bridgend

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I joined MAN v FAT after a personal tragedy in my family, and I’d recently had my daughter a year or so before that. It was a massive wake-up call which made me realise I wanted to get fit and healthy to be around […]

Dean Kemp, Bromley & Millwall

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I first joined MAN v FAT after seeing an advert on social media and believing it could provide the motivation I needed to succeed. Having tried and failed with numerous diets over the years, I decided to fully commit to the programme, despite not […]

Pete Truscott-Stroud, Swansea

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? If I’m honest, because I’d run out of excuses. Both my parents passed away before hitting mid 50s, my son was playing football and was encouraging me to join his team and I just was nowhere near capable so decided to do something about […]

Martin Wilsdon, Preston

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I played football at work during my lunch break, I hadn’t played for years and I was so off the pace it was embarrassing. It was a crossroads for me, so I decided I wanted to lose weight and improve my fitness. I found […]

Jacob Clarke-Royle, St Helens

Why did you join MAN v FAT in the first place? I joined MAN v FAT as a way to get back moving and back into football after a long time away from playing. I wanted to get my confidence back and get more active. What have been the best and hardest bits of your […]