Wakethefitup

Bloody hell, I'm only trying to help people lose weight, fuck me. I'm a Liverpool fan and have been for 40 odd years so I'm posting on this 'supporters' site, after asking permission from Dave U. I wrote the book cos I know there's so much bullshit out there, so I'm debunking all the shite to HELP people get fitter because, as the title suggests, so many folk are SICK OF BEING FAT. Don't worry I won't post again.

Hi, I've mentioned my book 'Wake The Fit Up' before, which is based on my 7 years as a Personal Trainer and my interactions with overweight clients. Anyway, it was on Amazon for £19.99 in print, which yep I agree is a little steep (Publisher decided price) However it’s now available on Kindle from Amazon at the now very reasonable price of £5.99 So if you wanna get fitter, healthier, thinner & more positive why not try it, I mean it's only six quid, so what you got to lose? Apart from fat of course I also offer tips on weight-loss & fitness on Twitter @Wakethefitup Cheers

Eyup everyone, if anybody is interested in tweets about fitness (esp running), weight-loss and dissing the Tories check me out @Wakethefitup I'm trying to promote my book & have been told that if I reach a certain number of followers I'll get a bigger publisher. If you're not arsed, no probs but I will follow you back. All the best, Birchy

Hi, I've been a long-term voyeur of the site and did add a few comments to the 'Sick of being fat' topic. I just wanted to give you a brief synopsis of my battle with depression, not to exploit anyone but to offer a different perspective, ignore if necessary. I’m just a normal 45yr old bloke who has suffered from depression for most of my adult life. About a decade ago I seriously contemplated suicide because I felt at the time, that it was the only way out but luckily something inside me made me stop (my Uncle had hung himself a few years before and my Gran found him, I really didn't want that my Mum or Sisters to find me because I knew they'd feel guilty and it wasn't their fault). I knew I had a problem & had to sort myself out, so I did. Fortunately for me, I managed to combat depression by finding salvation in fitness. I became fascinated by physiology & wanted, nay needed for my own wellbeing, to know everything about the subject, so I qualified as a Personal Trainer. Helping others became my purpose in life & so I decided to write a book (Wake The Fit Up available from Amazon – permission from Dave U to promote). It’s based on conversations & experiences I’ve had with hundreds of normal, everyday folk who are not only unfit & overweight but suffer from anxiety & depression too. I created an ethos centred around good nutrition, moderate exercise, having fun & adopting a positive mindset. Yes, it’s primarily targeted towards those people that want to lose weight & get fitter but the principles can work for anyone who suffers from depression. And it works. It especially worked for me because I’m currently typing these words, I didn’t top myself & I no longer suffer from depression. The reason I wrote the book was not to exploit anyone but to help as many people as I can, people like YOU. I genuinely feel your pain and wish each & every one of you the best of luck. For tips on how to improve fitness, nutrition, enhance weight-loss & combat depression you can check me out on Twitter @Wakethefitup - feel free to abuse me if you want but I'm genuine, oh and the price of the book is down to my Publisher, not me. Namaste!

Re Kettle-bells - You get the benefits of cardio with the added bonus of strength training, all in one hefty package. You can snatch, throw, catch & swing them too, although be careful near windows and your 52" Flat-screen Tellybox. The beauty of kettle-bells is they take a lot of energy to manipulate therefore you burn calories at a faster rate than jogging for example, so you can do more in a shorter time-frame. I'm not a gym member so I have a 20kg and a 9kg for wanging about at home, which coupled with running & bodyweight exercises does me fine. That's fair do's re fat people 'They need to eat less & get off their arse', I agree but that's easier said than done, or else they'd be doing it & we wouldn't have a population where 1 in 4 adults are obese. It's because most people are thick as and lazy. We live in a fast-food society where we get everything immediately - money, food, dates, TV etc etc so having to work hard & have patience is too much for most folk. Then there's a lack of education re what is actually in our food and the huge amounts of sugar that are added into everything from ketchup to bread, crisps to yoghurt etc etc. The reason I wrote this book (in addition to trying to help 2 sisters who are obese) is to cut through the bullshit and tell it like it is. If I can help 20 people, awesome. 100, even better but at least I'm trying to do summat & that gets me through the day. If you want to have a sensible discussion re food/fitness etc then cool, otherwise I'm happy just to read the vitriolic abuse. Cheers

Well that went well. Agree re personal trainers, too many just charge a fortune, suggest classes that aren't beneficial & really the qualifications aren't worth the paper they're written on (for some). I don't want to prattle on arguing over the t'internet but the title of the thread is 'Sick of being fat' and in my experience people that are overweight/obese etc are not happy, they have fundamental issues in their life that need to be addressed before they'll have any chance of succeeding. How can a PT help? They can't, they need to see Dr's/Counsellors/Psychiatrists etc. The reason I wrote the expensively priced book (cheaper than a 1hr PT session) is I've helped so many people, so I wanted to help more but I live in a small village in Yorkshire, I hate social media, so the only way I could reach so many folk was via a book. I'll depart on my merry way & stick to being a voyeur. And no definitely not a fucking Tory, I despise them more than you'll ever know (Grandad was a Miner & that witch destroyed the industrial heartlands of the North, so fuck them, forever). Let's hope for a good game tonight & Mo, Mane & Bobby rip them a new one........................Namaste Mutha-Chuffers!!

Just the Level 3 Personal Trainer and Level 2 Gym Instructor qualifications....but I'm pretty, pretty, pretty experienced in running/footy/kettlebell swinging & have blisters, calluses & the scars to prove it. Oh yes, sorry fellow TLW you'll have trouble masturbating to this thread.

Blimey I knew losing my virginity was going to be hard & messy but not that bad. I'm not Dave U in disguise but I should've realised my target audience is not into fluffy cliché's so I'll change my tack in future. Beans are awesome on a fry-up with a splash of Hendersons Relish. Re positivity, all I was trying to say is that most folk who try to lose the timber do the same thing, buy some flash new trainers, get a gym membership, have a few punnets of fruit, flap about a bit for a few weeks, fail miserably and then get back to the old routine. All I'm saying is that it's all about your melon. If you think you'll fail, you will. But if you're positive you've got more chance in succeeding. Anyrode, if you want to ask me some specific questions, let me know and I'll try my best to answer. Good luck

Hi everyone, my name is Paul & I’m a qualified 'Level 3 Personal Trainer' & keen runner from Yorkshire. I've been a long-term voyeur of the site but it's time to lose my TLW virginity. Weight-loss isn't complicated it's simple. A healthy balanced diet (treats included), some moderate exercise coupled with positivity. You have to believe it'll work, otherwise it won't. Guaranteed. The more potatoes, bread, rice, pasta & cheese you eat, the harder it'll be. And the worst thing for your weight-loss goals is clearly 'sugar'. It's in everything so I would suggest the best so called 'diet' would be the 'Paleo' one and 'Mark's Daily Apple' is a great website to help with this transition. In the past 7 years I have helped hundreds of people lose weight & get fitter so I decided to write a book about it. I compiled a dossier of all the pitfalls, mistakes & successes of each client & this forms the basis of my book (Dave U has granted me permission to promote). No BS, just plain, simple, common sense advice. Try it. I mean, what you go to lose? Apart from anxiety, depression & fat of course! Plus, I have some great tips on how to improve your running PB’s. Check me out on Twitter @Wakethefitup for more details – or go to Amazon & order it direct and then you can ‘WAKE THE FIT UP’ too.