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Iain’s Week 20 Weigh-In

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Iain

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

Posted on May 11, 2013 by Iain

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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Iain’s week 18 weigh-in

Posted on May 6, 2013 by Iain

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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March – A Vital Month in the Two Fat Laddies Quest

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Iain

March is already shaping up to be a vital month for Two Fat Laddies. The nights are lengthening, there are crocuses by the side of the road, a hint of warmth in the air. It will be Easter in no … Continue reading →

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Not one ounce gone despite a week of monster gym workouts

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Iain

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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Ryan Giggs: A sporting legend celebrates his 1,000th game

Posted on March 1, 2013 by Iain

March 2 1991. I’m trying to remember what I would have been doing 22 years ago tomorrow. I was a skinny 17-year-old, just finishing school, a bit too cocky for my own good but doing my best to knuckle down … Continue reading →

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Got me a heart rate monitor

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Iain

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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First time on the scales in two years..not good news

Posted on February 16, 2013 by Iain

There is something about 20 stones, the figure itself, which horrifies most right thinking folk. It is the River Styx of obesity Continue reading →

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Weekend in Rome

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Iain

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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There is Still A Gold to be Won : Meeting a True Olympic Hero

Posted on September 4, 2012 by Iain

Did you ever meet one of your sporting heroes in the flesh? Did you ever get to shake their hand and thank them for brightening up your existence? I got to meet one of mine today, and it was a … Continue reading →

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