Five Really Fat Animals

Ah, fat animals. You know what they say – misery loves company, so today we’re ditching the clever words and the insightful analysis, forgetting about our own battle with weight and instead we’re going to bear witness to five really, really fat animals. Enjoy. Fat animals for your enjoyment This is a really fat orangutan.  […]

Honest Supplement Reviews: Thermolean Power Up Fat Burners

Product: Thermolean Power Up Best Price: £9.99 for 90 capsules if you’re happy shopping off eBAY or £24.99 for 90 capsules if you’re not (Boots) What does the PR say: “Need to get to a competitive weight or just need some help burning fat then Thermolean ‘s unique formula is the perfect daily supplement for you.” […]

The 10 Most Offensive Fat People Jokes

We’ve been discussing weight, humour and offensiveness on our Facebook and Twitter pages and we concluded that there’s some interesting points to learn from even the most offensive fat jokes. Let’s be very clear at the top of this post that we’re discussing a difficult issue here and while we don’t condone these jokes, we […]

What Are The Odds Of Your Diet Being Successful?

This week marks 20 years of the National Lottery, which incidentally means that the joke, “What’s got 49 balls and screws the working class?” is also celebrating it’s 20th birthday this week. If you fancy a flutter it might interest you to know that the odds of winning the lottery are a staggering 1 in […]

Should You Fundraise For Your Weight Loss?

A new trend in weight loss is emerging. Call it the sponsored slim for the digital age but there are increasing numbers of men who are taking to sites like FundRazr to ask for financial support in slimming down. MAN v FAT has been contacted by several of these guys in the past asking for […]

The Top 10 Things Fat Lads Worry About

Carrying a few extra pounds comes with a whole set of concerns and anxieties, Adam Barrett knows all about it. 1) If you gain any more weight your penis will look like a very small popped balloon Medical fact: the more weight you gain, the smaller your manhood becomes and the further into the corner […]

The Experiment Every My Fitness Pal User Needs To See

There was a discussion recently among MAN v FAT readers about how different apps and exercise monitors will attribute sometimes massively different calorie counts to the same exercise session. Clearly, if you’re following a calorie counting route to lose weight then this stuff can mean the difference between a loss and a gain – it is also one […]

Future Amazing Losers – Garry Seymour

Garry Seymour has been a very vocal and useful presence on the MAN v FAT website – when he’s not dispensing advice about how to pose properly for photographs he’s doing well on his diet. Here’s the video of our chat where we discuss The Rules Diet and the cost-efficiency of Paul Dolman-Darrall’s jaffa cake […]

Fat Shaming Ruins Lives And Does Not Even Work

Boogie2988 lays it on the line – talking about his own experience with fat shaming and how eating helps him deal with his issues. Take a watch but be warned it contains emotions! Once you’ve watched it, it’s also highly worth taking a read of the comments under the video on YouTube – it shows you […]

Why You and Your Elephant Haven’t Lost Weight Yet

Ben George is a MAN v FAT regular on the forums and he’s also a doctor with an interest in the psychological reasons behind weight gain. Here he takes a look at how the mind is the place to start when you want to improve your body. ******** If you are struggling to lose weight […]