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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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Why 2013 is proving a box office smash at Lochend

First night back at boxing training on Monday was something of an eye-opener. Terry’s lads have been training hard through the festive period and are ripped. Some of them arrived last year and I thought they were in good shape … Continue reading

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Father’s Day

Dressed in rumpled jeans and a monster faced hoodie pulled up over his light brown locks of hair, my son came bounding into the kitchen this morning sending poor Oz, our dog, scampering for cover. His eyes were beaming, sharing … Continue reading

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Vote for Lochend Amateur Boxing Club

Lochend Amateur Boxing Club has become a huge part of the Two Fat Laddies project. Much more than we’d ever have believed possible. The first night Iain and I rolled up their with Clare and the video gear we thought … Continue reading

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Risin’ up, back on the street

Getting fit is as much about being in the right frame of mind as anything else, well at least it is with me. All too often in the past I’ll have had an ache, or a pain or a sniffle … Continue reading

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Toe to Toe With Man Mountain Big Daz

We’ve both talked about Lochend Amateur Boxing Club and how great it is, how it has helped us both in our quest for weight loss and improved fitness, but I don’t think either of us has attempted to explain the … Continue reading

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I’ve been away ducking and diving

First of all an apology for the lack of posts these past few weeks and for the appalling state of my food diary. Although I’be managed to keep the weight diary up, there is plenty of back filling needs done. … Continue reading

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Crisis? What crisis?

There is a stark, cold fact about being fat. You feel embarrassed, shamed. You feel sick at the thought of facing those same clothes that do nothing but save others from the full extent of your self-loathing. Mirrors are a … Continue reading

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