Tom relishing Chelmsford community spirit
As MAN v FAT Football enters its tenth year of supporting men to improve their health and wellbeing, some of our longest standing clubs continue to achieve great things. In Essex, MAN v FAT Chelmsford has been running for 21 seasons and the guys there have lost 2,351kg since things first got underway. Tom Mean […]
Paul finds his home at MAN v FAT Exeter
MAN v FAT Exeter member Paul Bitmead has had his life transformed by being a part of the south west club – recently hitting his 35% weight loss total. 65-year-old Paul has continued to hit new landmarks throughout his time with MAN v FAT and, after struggling with weight for most of his life, now […]
Ashley rediscovers his love of football with MAN v FAT
At our Eastleigh club, Ashley Healey has managed to lose more than 42kg in unwanted weight since joining MAN v FAT in 2021 and has managed to make a number of changes to his lifestyle that have left him happier and healthier. His time with MAN v FAT started with a funded place courtesy of […]
George stays strong to change his life
Throughout the course of 2025, we’ve shared a host of remarkable stories from within our community. Tales of weight loss, life transformations and a huge step in the right direction for men’s wellbeing. We end the year with one of our most impressive stories of the year – and potentially since MAN v FAT got […]
Family drives Matt onto new challenges
We’d like to introduce you to Matt, from our Sunbury club. He has managed to lose 5 stone, or a quarter of his starting weight since the start of 2025 by scoring goals on the pitch and the scales. Matt realised that he had to make change over Christmas 2024, after seeing himself in a […]
Simon feels the benefit of Swindon success
As the year winds to a close, our MAN v FAT community are getting set for their festive break and, for many of our guys, it has been a year of personal success on the programme. Simon Holmes, who plays in our Swindon club, recently hit his 30% weight loss achievement and admits he’s feeling […]
Antony changes life with MAN v FAT
Up and down the country, MAN v FAT’s members are making positive steps to improve their life on the programme. Through the course of 2025, around 150,000lbs of weight has been lost by our community, supplemented by our new arrivals in both Rugby and Soccer. In Milton Keynes, Antony Brooks has made huge progress since […]
Mark leads by example in Guildford
Mark Smithies dropped five stone with MAN v FAT – now he helps others to do the same at our Guildford club. Meet Mark Smithies, from our Guildford club. Mark signed up with MAN v FAT in 2024, after realising that his weight was creeping up, and deciding he needed to make a change. He […]
Community drives Liam to reach new goals
MAN v FAT member Liam Gillmore, from our Tonbridge club, has managed to lose 30kg since joining in December of 2024, meeting new friends along the way and getting fitter than ever. Liam was tired of his weight, and looking to get active. He talks about his journey since then, saying: “I had had enough […]
Captaincy role helps James to success
Meet James Crockett from the Bridgend club. James joined MAN v FAT in January of 2023, realising that he had to make a change from his old methods to lose weight and keep it off. He said: “Joining wasn’t a sudden decision, but more of a gradual realisation that I needed to make a change. […]
