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The Final Fertility Test – Results

by Matty V | Aug 24, 2018

The Final Fertility Test – Results Part 1 Update I guess I’ve been putting off talking about these results. Some time ago my wife and I received the final results of my fertility test. It’s taken me some time to get my head in the right...

Featured on Perth’s City to Surf Website

by Matty V | Aug 23, 2018

Featured on Perth’s City to Surf Website Last week I was interviewed by the team over at Perth’s City to Surf regarding my weight loss journey and my new found love of running (which I’ve yet to write about). The article talks about my aspirations...

Obesity and Mental Health Talks Now Available!

by Matty V | Aug 16, 2018

Obesity and Mental Health Talks During my weight loss journey I kept coming across a familiar problem, people who were actively helping me change had little to no knowledge of the issues and problems faced by people who are super obese. Whether it be personal...

Anxiety Crossroads – Where to from here?

by Matty V | May 15, 2018

Anxiety Crossroads – Where to from here? Caution: This article talks about mental health and suicide. If you are struggling with your own thoughts or mental health please call LifeLine on 13 11 14. When I started documenting my journey, I...

The Final Fertility Test – Update

by Matty V | May 1, 2018

The Final Fertility Test – Update It’s now been a few weeks since my fertility test and I’ve had a few people reach out to me asking how it’s been going so I figured I’d write a quick update and let everyone know where...

Obesity & Mental Health Talk – What’s Behind Weighing 200kgs?

by Matty V | Apr 18, 2018

Obesity & Mental Health Talk – What’s Behind Weighing 200kgs? Three weeks ago I accomplished something that I’d been planning to do for over a year. During my weight loss journey I kept coming across a familiar problem, people who...

The Final Fertility Test – Part 1 (The Test)

by Matty V | Apr 3, 2018

The Final Fertility Test – Part 1 (The Test) This post isn’t written to for the purpose of receiving any sort of sympathy for the position I am in. Instead I want it to be a cautionary tale for anyone who is very overweight and reading this....

Do I Need Compression Wear? A Guide For Overweight Fitness Beginners

by Matty V | Apr 1, 2018

Do I Need Compression Wear? A Guide For Overweight Fitness Beginners Compression wear is something that has gained in popularity over the last 7 years. Also commonly referred to as ‘Skins’, compression wear does what it’s name suggests,...

Looking After Your Post-Holiday Mental Health

by Matty V | Feb 15, 2018

Looking After Your Post-Holiday Mental Health If you’re like me, returning from a holiday can be a problem. The extreme highs of holiday travel are met with an equally extreme low upon return. I’m sure everyone gets it to some extent, some worse...

Homelessness, Mental Health & Obesity – Part 3 – Getting Off The Street

by Matty V | Nov 29, 2017

Homelessness, Mental Health & Obesity – Part 3 – Getting Off The Street Part 1 – How I Became Homeless Part 2 – The Hunger Part 3 – Getting Off the Street Part 4 – Little Sister (coming soon) Warning This post...