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Iain’s Week 20 Weigh-In

It pretty much says it all about how much I have battled weight in recent years that tipping the scales at 19 stone should be viewed as any kind of achievement. It isn’t. It is morbidly obese. I know that … Continue reading

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Iain’s Week 19 weigh-in

There’s no point in self-consciousness now, not after all we have been through and shared. I knew I looked like a dick, but so what? I didn’t know any of these people, and what should I care if they giggled … Continue reading

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Laugh it up all you like, bet it works

The latest piece of kit to help me on the Two Fat Laddies quest has arrived. A Ricky Hatton sweat suit. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe … Continue reading

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Iain’s week 18 weigh-in

Not pretty. Not pretty at all. After all of last week’s efforts I was hoping for a much better return. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to … Continue reading

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Seven workouts in seven days

Seven proper workouts in seven days. It’s a long time since I have been able to say that. The last week has been great for me. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with … Continue reading

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Not one ounce gone despite a week of monster gym workouts

Not an ounce. Not one ounce. All those workouts, all that sweat in the gym, and the scales didn’t move at all. This is going to be a long year. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share … Continue reading

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Iain’s week 8 weigh-in (2013)

Stepping on the scales last week for the first time in ages wasn’t easy. The shame of not having weighed myself in so long, given all our Two Fat Laddies promises and blogs in 2011 and 2012, was strong. And … Continue reading

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Got me a heart rate monitor

I wrote a few weeks ago about how I simply couldn’t understand how the calorie counting function on the gym machines could vary so much depending on weight. I found it hard to believe that it could be counting so … Continue reading

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Weekend in Rome

For better or worse we are Scottish. Scottish and approaching middle age, and male. That means many things I suppose in terms of shared experience – Both Shaun and I probably just remember, for example, the hubris of the 78 … Continue reading

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Chance encounter in Sainsbury’s

Inspiration to keep this whole thing going comes in the funniest places. Like the self-service checkout at Sainsbury’s. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook share via Reddit Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments … Continue reading

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