Alistair prepared for Superb Loser match

It’s not lengthy now till our 2025 Superb 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 offers him on his personal weight reduction journey.

“You get out of it what you set in and I like the truth that while there might be higher, fitter gamers than you, when you do effectively off the pitch, you’ll be able to have a large bearing on the general outcomes of your group,” Alistair instructed manvfat.com.

“I had been fitter and rather a lot lighter a number of occasions earlier than becoming a member of MAN v FAT, and diets and train had been profitable earlier than, however these had been after I was youthful and had fewer duties.

“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 turned much less of a spotlight and the times of going to the gymnasium 5 occasions every week had been gone. I acquired lazy and placed on weight.”

And, says Alistair, the influence has been large:

“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 on account of my weight reduction which is sweet 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 working at occasions that swimsuit to attempt to guarantee I’m being energetic each day.

“I’m rather a lot more healthy and plan to proceed to enhance myself with the view that this might be a long-term way of life change that may preserve me engaged via the aggressive surroundings that the leagues deliver. I might undoubtedly 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 Manner.

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 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