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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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Iain’s week 8 weigh-in (2013)

Posted on February 23, 2013 by Iain

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

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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Excuse me, you’re not the Irish chef Richard Corrigan… are you?

Posted on January 6, 2013 by Iain

I recognised them as soon as they walked into the restaurant. Edinburgh is a small town after all. They were a married couple I used to see when I went to circuit training with the rowing club where we were … Continue reading →

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New Year, Same Goal

Posted on January 2, 2013 by Iain

Happy New Year to you. I’m just back in the door with the family after seeing of 2012 in style at her brother’s house in Perthshire. Two days of good food and booze on top of months of indolence. The … Continue reading →

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