I’m JacksonLakeMc17 — 156 days ago, I was overweight and miserable. I finally decided that enough was enough, and began dieting and exercising (partly because I was sad, but mostly because I keep buying new Big Finish boxsets which I would then only half-listen to whilst sat in the office.)
I’m 2 sizes down in shirts (4XL to 2XL), and 4 sizes down in jeans (52 to 46), so far!
Walking 10k steps a day meant that I get to listen to at least 2 hours of Big Finish a day, so I have been slowly clawing away at the backlog I’ve been building since 2010.
Often times I’ll stick a disc into my PlayStation and spend the evening chilling, listening to it - tonight that disc was The One Doctor, starring Colin Baker, Bonnie Langford and Christopher Biggins! I loved this one 15 years ago, and I’m happy to say I love it just as much now!
Anyway, nice to meet you all, and I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts on Doctor Who!
Hello, Ernest. I find your story fascinating. Congratulations on your weight loss and may it continue!
I also love The One Doctor. It’s a nice little fluff audio that doesn’t take itself too seriously. Besides that, who are your favorite Doctors and what are your favorite audios?
That’s a really lovely personal story. Congratulations on your progress so far, and all the best for the future! I hope you’re enjoying all your BF plays as well.
Welcome (again) to the forum @JacksonLakeMc17 - that sounds like a great way of listening to Big Finish. I listen to it on my walk to and from work and it definitely makes that a lot more entertaining.
Welcome. Congratulations on your weight loss. I know that can be a difficult journey that not everyone can manage. Hearing stories like this, it always amazes me just how much power to help people this show can have.
Thank you! Just taking it one day at a time. I’m already much happier!
Favourite Doctor… hmm… that’s a difficult one, because I love them all! Even the ones I didn’t initially love have since become my favourite, thanks to Big Finish!
If I had to narrow it down, it’d have to be between the 3rd, 4th and 10th Doctors!
Favourite audio? Hmm… I’d have to pick ‘Fallen Heroes’ - the latest war Doctor set.
Or River Song series 9 ‘The New Recruit’ - I’d happily have bought ten seasons of River hanging out with Liz!!
Thanks for being so welcoming! What are your favourite Doctors/audios?
What made me a Doctor Who fan? When I was in school, I met this extraordinary kid named Alex - he was wonderful - to this day I don’t think I’ve met someone as smart and brilliant as he was. He was me best mate, and one day after school, sat me down and made me watch Tooth And Claw, despite my insistence that “Nah I don’t want to watch a kids show” — I’ve been a fan ever since!
Funnily enough, I was reading a post on Reddit, from this guy who helpfully summarises what Briggs and Hadoke talk about on the Big Finish podcast!
Briggs seemed to skip over the topic of Jackson Lake, which made the Redditor suspect that a Jackson Lake boxset was on the cards! I love Victorian era stories, so did some searching to see if there had been any rumours about it before - that’s how I found the forum!
100%. If the show were cancelled, I’m confident Whovians would work together to try to keep it alive, even if it ends up being a web series or something
I lost about 3 stone (19kg) starting in 2020, went from size “L” to size “S”. So I know what that’s like!
I can’t really give Big Finish the credit, as it was mostly down to diet, but I do always listen to a BF story when I am walking, running, or at the gym, so that’s a big motivator for sure
