Consistency is usually the important thing with regards to profitable weight reduction on MAN v FAT.
Whether or not it’s common attendance, common monitoring or persistently exercising outdoors of your MAN v FAT periods, that constructive behavior forming can play a giant half in attaining your weight reduction and wellbeing targets.
For Marcus Elder, a member of our MAN v FAT Bury membership, ensuring he received alongside to the weekly periods on the Neuven Stadium, residence of Radcliffe FC, has meant he’s stayed on observe along with his targets.
Having now surpassed 30kgs misplaced, we caught up with Marcus to learn the way MAN v FAT has supported his efforts.
What’s it about MAN v FAT that has labored for you in your weight reduction and wellbeing efforts?
Once I got here to MAN v FAT, I weighed 117kg and I had completely no confidence that I might ever lose a big quantity of weight. As quickly as I joined there was a primary step to realize and, as I started to shed extra pounds, I might see my private progress and in addition how I might contribute to my staff’s success. With the assist and encouragement of everybody within the membership I continued to shed extra pounds.
The staff and membership Whatsapp teams are sensible at retaining me sincere and linked. The league wins and private awards I’ve gained have been sensible in spurring me on to additional weight reduction and I’m proud that since I began I’ve solely missed one week and by no means gained weight. I can’t put into phrases how way more assured I really feel in my every day life.

From the second I began in June final 12 months, the assist offered by everybody within the membership has helped me shed extra pounds. My groups have been sensible, difficult and celebrating with me and they’re now good mates. The social aspect is nice for my normal wellbeing. I’m no nice shakes as a footballer, however I like taking part in and I do know that doesn’t actually matter.
What would you say to any man within the space considering of becoming a member of the programme?
Do it! The Bury membership is filled with folks like me who thought they may by no means shed extra pounds. The final 12 months with MAN v FAT utterly modified how I take a look at and the way I really feel about myself. It’s an incredible neighborhood filled with sincere guys who will enable you to to realize your goals for those who put the work in too.
What are your long run well being and wellbeing targets?
I reached a wholesome BMI on the finish of January and since then I’ve hit the 25% goal (30kg weight reduction). I’m persevering with with MAN v FAT, making an attempt to maintain my wholesome consuming and train habits and staying inside my upkeep weight.
There’s a operating group which has grown out of the Bury membership and it’s turn into one other option to be challenged, improve my exercise and maintain my wholesome way of life going. I’ve already managed 5k and 10k runs I believed had been positively a factor of the previous for me.
Additionally, since I began I’ve been specializing in growing my steps and I wish to problem myself extra, heading for the hills extra recurrently.
Need to be part of Marcus in motion?
You possibly can join Bury by way of their membership homepage! Don’t overlook, we’ve a number of golf equipment within the Larger Manchester space, so check out our web site for the one closest to you.
