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 presently 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 set in and I like the truth that while there will probably be higher, fitter gamers than you, if you happen to do properly off the pitch, you may have a large bearing on the general outcomes of your crew,” Alistair advised manvfat.com.
“I had been fitter and so much lighter just a few occasions earlier than becoming a member of MAN v FAT, and diets and train had been profitable earlier than, however these had been once I was youthful and had fewer obligations.
“Simply earlier than lockdown in 2020 I modified jobs, then had two youngsters 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 grew to become much less of a spotlight and the times of going to the gymnasium 5 occasions every week had been gone. I bought lazy and placed on weight.”
And, says Alistair, the influence has been huge:
“I’ve turn out to be extra concerned with the group as I’ve turn out to be fitter on the pitch. I additionally completed a season as prime scorer because of my weight reduction which is nice to 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 typically 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 day by day.
“I’m so much more healthy and plan to proceed to enhance myself with the view that this will probably be a long-term way of life change that may preserve me engaged by the aggressive atmosphere that the leagues deliver. I might 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 residing within the Lanarkshire well being board space are obese (together with weight problems), 34% are overweight and a couple of% have morbid weight problems To search out out extra about MAN v FAT Soccer and to find your closest membership, go to www.manvfat.com/soccer