As our current Could launches settle into their weekly routine, the blokes within the leagues can be getting used to MAN v FAT Soccer life.
Over current days, we’ve launched to a number of of our new starters and listed here are our remaining quartet. We’ll be again in contact with all of these we’ve spoken to in a few weeks to see how they’re getting on!
Michael Vayner, Katy
Inform us a bit about your self and your each day life
I’m a single dad of two teenage daughters. I’m a enterprise proprietor. My days are spent working at my desk for my enterprise after which driving my youngsters to the place they have to be all through the day.
What made you join MAN v FAT Soccer within the first place?
I like Soccer. Performed all of it my life. I used to be recognized with sort 2 diabetes in late 2024. I noticed the Fb advert for this and determined it might be a enjoyable solution to get in form. It’s additionally as a result of I need to be there on the long term for my youngsters.
What had been your first impressions of the league on the opening evening?
Nice group of fellows. Numerous pleasure, and potential for weight reduction and creating an incredible group.
What are your goals for the primary few weeks of being concerned?
Main weight on the primary few weeks and gelling with my new mates.
Haadi Hasan, Katy
Inform us a bit about your self and your each day life
I’m a highschool trainer in Sugar Land, TX. My each day is a mixture of a whole lot of sitting and laptop work with lively engagement with college students, dad and mom, and employees. Daily, I attempt to be lively however not too long ago having gone by way of an damage and in addition engaged in graduate faculty have left me lazier than regular.
What made you join MAN v FAT Soccer within the first place?
My objective is to get match once more and in addition to study the sport of soccer. I’m an avid Premier League fan (COYG), and revel in watching soccer each weekend. I now need to study the sport and in addition lose some kilos whereas doing so.
What had been your first impressions of the league on the opening evening?
Opening evening was a blast. Inside the first quarter-hour I really felt the group that was promised with this program. Everybody was so sort, the soccer was enjoyable, and I like the added bonus of competitors to not solely win however drop extra pounds.
What are your goals for the primary few weeks of being concerned?
My objectives for the primary week is to be as lively of a member as doable throughout the group and extra particularly my workforce. I’m fortunate sufficient to be captain for Purple Crew and I sit up for being a pacesetter and to study from them. I additionally need to shed 5-10lbs! I’m already 4lbs down within the first week so we’re on a very good begin!
Steve Kim, Carrollton Wednesdays
Inform us a bit about your self and your each day life
My identify is Steve, and I’m 34 years previous. I work in monetary providers by day, and am an enormous nerd & dork outdoors of labor. I like enjoying video video games, maintaining with the most recent science information, and am an enormous fan of Manchester United! I additionally take pleasure in dabbling in board video games and love touring.
What made you join MAN v FAT Soccer within the first place?
I moved to Texas about 2 years in the past and revel in making new associates and increasing my horizons, in addition to enjoying soccer in my free time. And you realize what they are saying about Texas: every thing will get larger in Texas! I seen a whole lot of the garments that might match me completely started to suit a bit too tight and wanted extra methods to include bodily exercise. MAN v FAT appeared like the right addition!
What had been your first impressions of the league on the opening evening?
Numerous positivity and encouragement. From the intro video to the comradery on the pitch, there was a sustained vibe of supportiveness. It actually helps that Terry set the appropriate vibes by being concise and inspiring as nicely.
What are your goals for the primary few weeks of being concerned?
Simply getting settled in and attending to know my teammates is step one! I additionally run a bunch that performs pick-up soccer collectively and it might be nice to ask extra people to not solely assist present extra exercise & rating off the pitch, but in addition to make new associates.
Pedro Herrera, West Houston
Inform us a bit about your self and your each day life
My identify is Pedro Herrera and I’m a 27 yr previous Houston Native; born and raised within the H, my each day consists of counting my energy and making ready my meals for the following day. I additionally go on runs now to maintain myself lively, and I take my youngsters to the park so we are able to observe futbol collectively.
What made you join MAN v FAT Soccer within the first place?
I signed up for 2 causes, Primary to be aside of a futbol workforce, and quantity two to be wholesome for myself and my household,
What had been your first impressions of the league on the opening evening?
My first impression was like: WOW, everyone seems to be so welcoming and pleasant. The vibes had been all the time wonderful and everybody was there for a similar purpose I used to be there so that you positively really feel a way of unity proper off the bat. After the primary recreation was performed, it positively left me eager to play extra!
What are your goals for the primary few weeks of being concerned?
To have the ability to play longer on the sector than earlier than, to lose no less than 10% of my physique weight as nicely, And to Captain What-a-belly FC to drop extra pounds, and win video games! UP THE BELLYS!
Brian Thorpe, West Houston
Inform us a bit about your self and your each day life
45 yr previous male initially from Northern California and at the moment residing in Houston. Been chubby most my life, however have been over 300lbs for in regards to the final 8 years with the very best weight reaching 350 lbs and I’m at the moment at 327. Greatest situation with my weight is portion management and the meals I usually eat just isn’t the healthiest.
Work consists of about 50 hours per week with the overwhelming majority of it sitting at a desk. Normally mentally spent after work so I spend most evenings on the sofa watching TV. Weekends are fairly relaxed however I attempt to get out and play golf a number of instances a month.
What made you join MAN v FAT Soccer within the first place?
I signed up for MAN v FAT as a result of I actually loved enjoying soccer by way of highschool and thought it might be a great way to get again on monitor. I’ve wished to attempt indoor for some time however getting right into a league with my form and health degree all the time made me hesitant. Didn’t need to be the one fats man on the workforce and couldn’t play very lengthy.
With this league everyone seems to be like me and don’t really feel like I can be that one man anymore and it’s a discipline of a bunch of gamers similar to me. Like the concept of working with my teammates to assist them attain their objectives and I assumed the scoring system would put sufficient stress on me to not let my teammates down and persist with the well being within the first place.
What had been your first impressions of the league on the opening evening?
The league is superior. The coaches are nice and energetic and all the time attempting that will help you out with tricks to drop extra pounds. All of the gamers had been encouraging each other and everybody appeared to be having enjoyable and getting a very good exercise in.
What are your goals for the primary few weeks of being concerned?
Aim is to proceed monitoring my meals consumption and attempting more healthy recipes. Additionally attempt to be extra lively outdoors of league evening whether or not becoming a member of the choose up recreation on Friday or attempting to get to the health club extra regularly. Hopefully all these will proceed to assist drop the burden I’ve been holding onto for a lot too lengthy
Need to be part of the blokes in motion?
You’ll be able to try all of our present MAN v FAT Soccer places by visiting www.manvfatsoccer.com!
We’ve bought a number of extra tales to inform over the following few days – and we’ll be again in contact with the blokes in a few weeks’ time!
