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 […]

Forget Cheat Day and Get Lucky – Conrad’s Amazing Loser Journey

Name: Conrad Tayeri (ask him anything on Talk) Height: 6’0″ (182cm) Job: Real Estate Agent/Financial Admin Age: 24 Location: Portland, Oregon, USA Highest weight: 380lbs (172kg) Lowest weight: 216lbs (97kg) We must thank Conrad for his patience, as MAN v FAT has been sitting on his story for so long now that some of the above information is almost certainly out […]

Britain’s Fattest Man Loses Over 400lbs – Graham Waugh #AmazingLoser

Name: Graham Waugh Height: 5’11” (180.3 cm) Job: seeking funding to start a gym for the obese and super obese. Age: 45 Location: Luton Highest weight: 728 lbs (330.2 kg) Lowest weight: 280 lbs (127 kg) Hi Grahan, it must feel like a dubious honour being Britain’s fattest man? When they had a programme on the TV about Britain’s […]

Stopping Alcohol Weight Loss Transformation – Julian Kirkman-Page #AmazingLoser

Name: Julian Kirkman-Page Job: Sales Director for City of London based IT company and author of ‘I Don’t Drink!’ Height: 6′ (182.9 cm) Age: 58 Location: Selsey, West Sussex Highest weight: 210 lbs (95.2 kg) Lowest weight: 177 lbs (80 kg) We’re thrilled to speak to Julian who we found through the excellent www.joinclubsoda.co.uk because he’s made the change […]

Weight Loss Transformations – Terrell Clemens #AmazingLoser

Name: Terrell Clemens Job: Tyre technician Height: 6′ (182.9 cm) Age: 26 Location: Philadephia Highest weight: 280 lbs (127 kg) Lowest weight: 180 lbs (81.6 kg) Like a lot of Amazing Losers, your story started out with a negative, which you managed to turn into a positive. What happened? Ultimately, my weight loss was for a girl. The mother of […]

Weight Loss Transformations – Dan Fish #AmazingLoser

Name: Dan Fish Job: Company Director (Telecoms) Height: 5′ 11″ (180.3 cm) Age: 36 Highest weight: 308 lbs (139.7 kg) Lowest weight: 200 lbs (90.7 kg) Dan – you join our prestigious 100lb + club of Amazing Losers who have experienced incredible weight loss transformations. Congratulations! Did you put on weight gradually or was it just always there? […]

Triathlon Weight Loss Story – Rich Shirley #AmazingLoser

Name: Rich Shirley Job: IT Support Technician Height: 5′ 10″ (177.8 cm) Age: 27 Highest weight: 280 lbs (127 kg) Lowest weight: 154 lbs (69.9 kg) Rich, you’re a great example of just how completely anyone can turn their lives around – you were 20 stone at 19 and now you’re representing Great Britain – does it seem […]