It’s National Registered Dietitian Day – Hooray! But What Do They Actually Do?
We’re celebrating National Registered Dietitian day today – a day when we can marvel at all the things our RD buddies do for us. And to be fair, it’s a lot. Registered dietitians are incredibly well qualified and have a hand in all of the science around weight loss – whether that’s advising on calorie-controlled […]
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: Eat Your Feelings
Cory Hickton The last couple of weeks has been a rollercoaster of emotions for me. The company where I work are going through several redundancies at the moment, which has hit hard with me. Stress is not good for anyone at the best of times. If you’re an emotional eater like myself, it makes it […]
50 Weight Loss Mantras
We love a good mantra here at MAN v FAT and use them for all sorts of things such as boosting confidence and remembering what we need to buy from the shops. If you’re not au fait then quite simply a mantra is a short statement, usually positive, that you can repeat often alongside a […]
The Worst Ways To Lose Weight
This week we’re looking at some of the challenges and mistakes that accompany a process of weight loss. On Monday we looked at what to do if you hate your body and today we’re giving you an overview of all the very worst ways to lose weight. At some point everyone who’s looked to lose […]
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: Valentine’s Day Massacre
Another week of mixed news for our three guys who are giving us the warts and all experience of losing weight in 2023. Spring is just around the corner and our diarists are finding challenges are lurking everywhere… STEVEN MASON Week 6: MyFitnessPal username: LiangMiUK Starting Weight: 140.4KG / BMI: 35.81 Current Weight: 125.8KG / […]
Do Fat Lads Sweat More?
Full disclosure, this article may have started off as a Google search after a traumatising spin class, but as I read around the topic it struck me that sweating is often presented as a fat-person problem. From the timeless Sid The Sexist chat-up line: “ye divvnt sweat much for a fat lass”, to the oft-repeated […]
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: Let’s Get It On
We’re four weeks into our MVF blogs and already we’ve seen that weight loss isn’t a straight-forward process, there’s plenty of back and forth and that one of the key criteria that’s needed is patience… Cory Hickton This last week has been extremely hard for me. After my huge loss last week, I came down […]
Can A Dog Help Your Weight Loss?
Maybe it was covid, maybe it’s just breeding but dogs are bleeding everywhere these days. Some days you can’t even get into a park because it’s so full of dogs – and there’s practically no good sticks to be had any more because the dogs have got them all. But dogs aren’t just good for […]
The MAN v FAT Weight Loss Diaries: A Mixed First Week
As 2023 gets properly underway, we’re following three MAN v FAT readers to look at how their weight loss is going and to give you a warts and all view of the sort of problems that crop up for normal dieters. Cory Hickton I’m not a fan of the first few weeks of the new […]
How To Lose Weight – The Complete Back To Basics Post
So this is it. You’ve made the decision to beat fat and this is where it all starts. Contained in this post is absolutely everything that you will need to lose weight and become the next MAN v FAT Amazing Loser (while you’re at it, check out all the weight loss before and after stories […]