New Year frequently reminds me that one of the areas of my life I’m unhappy with is my own body and this year I’ve decided to “go public” to get help. During the Year of the Male I am going to share my journey from 14 stone 10 lbs to 12 stone 10 lbs, which the NHS says is a healthy weight for a man of my age and height.
In the process (let's hope it's not a long one) I aim to offer a uniquely male perspective of losing weight. This is important to me personally because I'm the poor sod who has to carry around an extra two stones every day---but it's also important to me from a collective perspective.
The majority of overweight people are men and yet the majority of people accessing NHS weight loss services are women. By getting inside my own experience of losing weight maybe I can shed a little light on the male experience of weight loss---as well as shedding 28 pounds of prime British man flab.
To read about my Fat Man Slims journey, follow the links below:
Week One
Day One: Help me, I'm a man and I'm overweight (14 stone 10 lbs)
Day Two: Why does the NHS think weight is a woman's problem? (14 stone 9 lbs)
Day Three: Four reasons drinking lots of pints is the manly way to lose weight (14 stone 7 lbs)
Day Four: Why women and fat men are no good at pull ups (14 stone 8lbs)
Day Five: The crazy stuff that happens when men ask for help (14 stone 9lbs)
Day Six: Losing the will to lose weight (14 stone 9lbs)
Day Seven: My top 10 highlights of week one of weight watching (14 stone 9lbs)
Day Eight: How my masculinity stops me losing weight (14 stone 7 lbs)
Day Nine: Why real men are overweight (14 stone 7 lbs)
Day Ten: Do more men than women have eating disorders (14 stone 6 lbs)
Day Eleven: Am I a closet binge eater (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Twelve: Have I got man boobs or sexy pecs? (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Thirteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Fourteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Four: Why women and fat men are no good at pull ups (14 stone 8lbs)
Day Five: The crazy stuff that happens when men ask for help (14 stone 9lbs)
Day Six: Losing the will to lose weight (14 stone 9lbs)
Day Seven: My top 10 highlights of week one of weight watching (14 stone 9lbs)
Week Two
Day Nine: Why real men are overweight (14 stone 7 lbs)
Day Ten: Do more men than women have eating disorders (14 stone 6 lbs)
Day Eleven: Am I a closet binge eater (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Twelve: Have I got man boobs or sexy pecs? (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Thirteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Fourteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Week Three
Day Fifteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Sixteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Seventeen: (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Twenty-Nine: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Thirty: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Thirty-One: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Two: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Fifteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Sixteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Seventeen: (14 stone 5 lbs)
Day Eightteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Nineteen: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Twenty: Wow, I've just lost my first half stone (14 stone 3 lbs)
Day Twenty-One: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Week Four
Day Twenty-Two: (14 stone 1 lbs)
Day Twenty-Three: (14 stone 1 lbs)
Day Twenty-Four: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Five: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Six: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Seven: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Eight: (14 stone 1 lbs)
Week Five
Day Twenty-Three: (14 stone 1 lbs)
Day Twenty-Four: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Five: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Six: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Seven: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Twenty-Eight: (14 stone 1 lbs)
Week Five
Day Thirty: (14 stone 0 lbs)
Day Thirty-One: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Two: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Three: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Four: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Five: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Week Five
Day Thirty-Six: (14 stone 3 lbs)
Day Thirty-Seven: (14 stone 4 lbs)
Day Thirty-Eight: (14 stone 2 lbs)
Day Thirty-Nine: (stone lbs)
Day Forty-One: (stone lbs)
Day Forty-Two: (stone lbs)
Day Forty-Three: (stone lbs)
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