It’s not lengthy now till our 2025 Wonderful Loser fixture, to be performed at Leyton Orient’s stadium and, heading down from Scotland, Alistair Harkness can’t wait to get going.
Alistair has misplaced seven stone with the MAN v FAT membership in East Kilbride, that’s greater than a fifth of his physique weight. He weighed in at 27 stone 11 kilos (176.5kg) when he began in March 2024 and at present is at 20st 12lb (132.6kg).
He says he enjoys the accountability MAN v FAT provides him on his personal weight reduction journey.
“You get out of it what you place in and I like the truth that while there shall be higher, fitter gamers than you, in case you do nicely off the pitch, you may have an enormous bearing on the general outcomes of your staff,” Alistair informed manvfat.com.
“I had been fitter and rather a lot lighter a couple of occasions earlier than becoming a member of MAN v FAT, and diets and train had been profitable earlier than, however these have been after I was youthful and had fewer obligations.
“Simply earlier than lockdown in 2020 I modified jobs, then had two kids in 2020 and 2023, moved home and accomplished a full refurbishment of the brand new home. Throughout such a busy interval my very own well being turned much less of a spotlight and the times of going to the gymnasium 5 occasions per week have been gone. I received lazy and placed on weight.”
And, says Alistair, the influence has been huge:
“I’ve turn into extra concerned with the group as I’ve turn into fitter on the pitch. I additionally completed a season as prime scorer because of my weight reduction which is nice on your personal morale. My psychological well being has improved as I get a set time on a Friday night time to train. The step challenges have additionally made me realise how usually inactive I used to be. I now actively search to extend my steps by strolling or operating at occasions that swimsuit to try to guarantee I’m being energetic daily.
“I’m rather a lot more healthy and plan to proceed to enhance myself with the view that this shall be a long-term way of life change that can hold me engaged by the aggressive surroundings that the leagues convey. I’d positively advocate MAN v FAT to others.”
East Kilbride’s MAN v FAT Soccer membership, which meets each Friday night at Premier Soccer EK (PlaySport) on Stewartfield Method.
Figures from Weight problems Motion Scotland report that 72% of males dwelling within the Lanarkshire well being board space are obese (together with weight problems), 34% are overweight and a pair of% have morbid weight problems To seek out out extra about MAN v FAT Soccer and to find your closest membership, go to www.manvfat.com/soccer