I've been taking part in Man v Fat Football in the last few months and can only recommend it. Our leagues are just getting off the ground so we've been playing friendlies and also our group have just booked the local seven a side pitch once a week to get going, but it's made such a huge difference.

You keep a food and activity diary each week which your coach will check and give encouragement or advice on. You have a weekly weigh in and both of these things can affect the game - if all your team fill in their diary and take it along, that's worth a goal. For every two team members that lose weight in a week, that's a goal headstart. You then play an hours worth of football in your designated team.

I've always been pretty bad at letting myself down - if I've had a bad couple of days at work it's been so easy to go and eat something ****ty to comfort eat but the knowledge that I'm letting other people down has been a great motivator. Dropped 25lbs in just over a month and not even in a way that feels unsustainable. Still eating well, doing lots of activity and in the mindset to avoid the pitfalls along the way.

Really recommend wholeheartedly.