The 15 stages of joining a slimming club

1. Please let there be another man there 2. Oh God, how much do I weigh? 3. I have literally no idea what you’re talking about Fitpoints? Syns? Simply Filling? Healthy Extras? WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN 4. This feels like the first day of school There are SO many things to get to grips […]

How to get the most from your scales

Despite the rise of the anti-scales movement (yes, that is a thing), stepping on the scales remains the most common way of measuring your weight loss progress. As home scales are now so readily available and accurate, how can home weighers get the most out of their scales? Make sure they’re in the right place […]

He ate what?! Actors who lost weight for film roles

During my own stellar acting career, (I played Lady Bracknell in a school production of The Importance of Being Earnest since you ask. It was an all-boys school, to answer your next question) I took a dim view of method acting. But now no film publicity junket is complete without hearing how the lead actor […]

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 […]

8 weight loss Instagram accounts you need to follow

Weight loss Instagram accounts are the latest social media trend – posting pictures of your food helps to keep you mindful of what you’re eating and you’re likely to find a strong community of fellow dieters to keep you accountable while you’re at it. So while it’s become a bit of a cliché to snap […]

5 FREE Apps That Will Help You Lose Weight

Could your best piece of exercise equipment be the thing in your trouser pocket that you love to fiddle with all day? No, silly, we’re talking about your mobile phone not your testicles*! When Alexander Graham Bell unveiled the world’s first mobile phone, its dynamo power source kept men fit because it required the user […]

Jack Rooke Talks Quavers, Happy Man and Bowling For Weight Loss

Jack Rooke is something of a stand-up curiosity. A naturally, funny and engaging figure who eschews the idea of out-and-out jokes and trite content-free shows, in favour of painfully funny stories embedded in moving and even motivating programmes. In an era when the bad-taste gag often grabs the headlines, it’s refreshing to see someone creating shows […]

Stretch Marks: Everything You Need To Know

Picture the scene: sick of your gut straining against your t-shirt, you decide you need to lose some weight. You look forward to dropping the pounds and unveiling the trim man inside and revelling in your newfound attractiveness. But to your horror, instead you see unsightly stripes and slashes appear: you have developed stretch marks. […]

Gift Idea: What To Get For The Man Who Loses Everything

If you work within a team environment you’ll know it’s not uncommon for colleagues to have a whip-round to celebrate almost any occasion or event – birthdays, births, marriages, even leaving the team – so why not a significant weight loss? Well one team has done just that and when we heard from one of our forum […]

Losing Weight In Time For…Your Wedding

In the life of every man comes some truly big moments; defining events that shape who you are, pave the way for your future and create your strongest memories: rites of passage. It’s natural, when a man encounters such an event, that you take stock, think of serious matters and none are more serious than your […]