A Piece of Cake: Amazing Loser Ben Seeley
As you might have heard, we’re celebrating this week as MAN v FAT Football has hit the massive milestone of helping players around the country lose a total of 30 tons. So who better for this week’s Amazing Loser than the man who holds the record for most weight lost in a single season? Ben […]
Big Daddy: Amazing Loser Dan Cooper
Having kids is usually a massive wake up call for overweight men. Aside from the responsibility and fun of changing nappies and making sure your child doesn’t stick its fingers in sockets, it’s a weird feeling to know that this wriggly little thing looks up to you and will depend on you for years and years to come. […]
Workout For The Mind – Amazing Loser Kyle Curtis
What do we mean when we talk about “off the scale” victories? Well, changing your life, changing your body isn’t just about a number and it isn’t just about your weight. If you reach a certain weight and the number on your scale stops going down, try not to lose heart. When you’re on a […]
Weight loss by the book: Amazing Loser Dan Pickens
While weight loss isn’t rocket science (just er… regular science), it definitely takes grit and determination to do and you could do worse than taking advice from those who have been there, done that and got the (significantly smaller) t-shirt. This week’s Amazing Loser Dan has been so successful on his weight loss journey partly down […]
Show ‘Em How It’s Done: Amazing Loser Jeremy Fidelack
As tempting as it is to believe that you can shrink down overnight with the help of a magic pill, the reality is that weight loss is a long hard slog and there are no quick fixes. Sometimes you’ve just gotta do what you’ve gotta do, even if that means saying no to all the […]
The Last Laugh: Amazing Loser Shaun Griffiths
Being overweight can be tough for a myriad of reasons, from being out of breath when walking up stairs to the infamous chub rub on a summer’s day, but one of the worst things can be knowing that people’s perceptions of you are based on how you look. This week’s Amazing Loser Shaun struggled with […]
Gym’ll Fix It: Amazing Loser Matt Wood
When you’re overweight and you want to start shedding pounds, the logical place to start is with what you eat. But what happens when your body starts to adjust to your new healthy way of eating and your weight stalls? This week’s Amazing Loser hit a plateau, but has found that joining the gym is […]
Nerd Do Well: Amazing Loser Atef Ben Nasser
We’ve all been there, sitting in science class stinking of BO and Lynx because we were too embarrassed to shower after PE. It’s a sad truth that overweight teens have to contend with all manner of bullying to cripple an already fragile self-image. But the nerds will conquer the world, as they say, and those […]
Amazing Loser Meirion Towell
Name: Meirion Towell (ask him anything on Talk) Location: Amsterdam Job: Process management expert at a major international Dutch bank Height: 5’9 (182cm) Age: 44 Highest weight: 264lbs (120kg) Lowest weight: 169lbs (77kg) Plan: Calorie counting and Herbalife How did you get to the position where you needed to lose that weight? Just not taking care of myself properly – drinking […]
Amazing Loser Mark Ludlow
Name: Mark Ludlow (ask him anything on Talk) Location: Northwood (Middlesex) Job: Personal Trainer and Life Coach Facebook Instagram Twitter Height: 6′ (183cm) Age: 35 Highest weight: 329lbs (149kg) Lowest weight: 187lbs (85kg) Plan: Calorie counting* *The first 8 stone, I calculated my Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) and just made sure that I was in a calorie deficit each day, eating healthily but not […]
