The Funniest Fat Guys From Sitcoms

The funny fat guy is one of the great staples of drama even if he’s usually a supporting character; every budding hero needs his overweight court jester. The fat friend can tag along but only so long as he knows his place, and his place is a temporary one. When Price Hal becomes King Henry, […]
Five Things Only A Fat Man Would Understand

You know we know, right? We know what it’s like to be fat and we know what it’s like to want to lose weight. But more than that, we know precisely why your thighs are hurting right now. Check it out… Did we miss any out? Take a look at the full list of 24 […]
Project Garry: Can A Bootcamp Solve Your Weight Problems?

Every fat guy has had the boot camp fantasy. No, not that fantasy, the other one. The boot camp fantasy where you feel horrible about yourself and in a fit of courage you book yourself into a boot camp. It’s brutal, you sleep on an army-type bed and there are really high walls to climb over, which at first you can’t […]
The Best Weight Loss Quotes That Get How You Feel

Sick of fitspiration memes chock full of the same old weight loss quotes? We are. That’s why we thought we would dust off our Googling gloves, trawl the archives and bring you some fat-related quotes you might not have seen before. Some might inspire and make you smile, but they will all hopefully show that you are […]
Will The Fat Shaming Ever End?

UPDATE: An enraged MVFer wrote to Susan Jebb and got a positively sane reply, it seems that her views were wildly misrepresented and we’re happy to acknowledge that. Did fat shaming help me when I was obese? I’m not sure what it takes to be an obesity expert, but it is clear, if the Daily […]
What Being Fat Does To Your Penis

First of all let’s quickly disappoint the millions of Googlers who arrived at this page after searching for “fat penis”. It’s not that kind of article. Sorry. Still here? Good. We thought it was time to talk about penises. Specifically, we thought we should talk openly and honestly about what being overweight and obese does to your penis. It’s really not […]
DNAFit Review – Are Your Genes Making You Fat?

Cost – From £99. What is it? Genetic testing that reveals your strengths and weaknesses for dieting and working out. Where do you get it from? www.dnafit.com Is it worth the money? Yes. Some DNA yesterday. It’s been over 50 years since Francis Crick and James Watson won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for their research uncovering […]
Five Best IFTTT Recipes for Weight Loss

If you don’t know how IFTTT works then let us explain it to you – oh wait, we just did! IFTTT (If That, Then This) is a website that allows you to link applications and have them communicate with each other when triggered by a predetermined action. Let ME help YOU For example, if you’re the […]
We Sent One Man Into Five Shops To Try Five XXL T-Shirts – Here’s What Happened

Ok, ok, ok – we all *know* that sizes are completely off the chart stupid. We know it in our heart of hearts. That’s why we all experience that crushing gloom when we think of ourselves as an L, XL or XXL and suddenly a shop slaps us in the face and tells us, “Oh, […]
MAN v FAT talks to FUBAR Radio About Weight Loss

FUBAR radio wanted to talk about all things to do with weight loss, so “devilishly handsome” editor Andrew Shanahan readied his radio voice and spoke to Balls of Steel’s Mark Dolan and uber-WAG Lizzie Cundy. Listen up… Do you think there’s a way to make this sort of conversation work? Or have you ever had […]