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Paul Bradley is a producer for and he has been working closely with . As part of ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland's 'Men Like Us' week, he sent us this blog which relates to the programme Who Shrank all the Guys?. Jim Spence presents the show and he joins football fans across Scotland as they attempt to lost weight.

Paul Bradley
Three quarters of Scottish men aged 35-65 are overweight, a third of them obese.

And I am one of them.

My name is Paul Bradley and I'm a producer with the department.

I've been trying to lose weight for some time and have shared the disappointment and frustration felt by many.

I didn't feel comfortable in a gym, or at any of the many weight-loss clubs. That was until I came across the - or FFIT programme for short.

Paul Bradley training with friends on the SPL Trust's 'Football Fans in Training' scheme

Men in the target group, who have a belly size of at least 40 inches or a waist of 38 inches or more, join their football club for advice on healthy eating and exercise. They gain access to training facilities as well as being decked out in club kit.

And that's exactly what I did at the beginning of the year for three months. I recorded a series of as I visited as many of the clubs as possible and managed to lose nine kilos and three inches off the size of my tummy in the process, as well as having huge fun and making many new pals.

My colleague Marion MacNeil has also been compiling a radio documentary lovingly entitled; "Who Shrank all the Guys?"

Presented by Jim Spence, he looks at the project in detail and speaks to the people who came up with the idea as well as from some of the guys that achieved success on the course and who are very candid for the reasons why. I even crop up talking about the success of the programme and success you'll find comes not only in obvious physical benefits but in a mental and domestic sense too.

I've never been happier and my wife and children are fairly chuffed too.

Who Shrank all the Guys? is on ³ÉÈËÂÛ̳ Radio Scotland from 1505-1600 on Saturday 18 June.

The FFIT programme are currently recruiting men to take part in the next session which starts in August. If you'd like to take part call 0800 389 2129, Text FFIT to 88802 or Email ffit@sphsu.mrc.ac.uk