Kingdom's Blog

March 30th, 2009

Final week of the Wednesday Weigh In at the Weekend and just a few days to go to the final weigh in. Over the past fortnight I’ve dropped another 2 pounds which I’m happy about. The final weigh in is this Wednesday (1st April) when Darren, Barry and I will find out what we ended up as. Darren and Barry are trying for losing a stone since January while I’ll just be happy with whatever I end up as. I was over 15 stone to begin with so anything under that is good, surely?

Now I say I’ll be there but so far in the past 7 days I’ve been told I’m going to London and then Leicester and then both on the same day. The latest update is that I’m going to be in Markinch and I’m hoping this is right because there’s talk of ending the weigh in with a buffet. Is it possible to eat a stone of food at one sitting?

March 9th, 2009

I know it seems like I’m always asking for your help! What can I say? I’m very demanding!

On the show today I was talking about the online chart which lists UK radio DJs and their ranking as far as the social-networking-site-of-the-moment Twitter is concerned. The chart position is ranked by number of ‘followers’. Sitting proudly atop the list is Jonathan Ross with nearly 140,000 Twitter users who follow his online updates. That is a lot of people!

As you would expect a few of us here at Kingdom FM have Twitter accounts and accordingly are on the radio DJ chart. As I sit here and write this, Ali McLaren is ranked #213, Mike Pelosi is # 185, Barry Snedden is #113 and I am ranked #127. I can hear the cogs turning just now… you’ve already worked out what I’m asking you to do! If you have 5 minutes to spare, I would be most grateful if you could ‘follow’ me on Twitter; help me get ahead of Barry at #113. At the moment it looks there is about 35 or so more people following him than me… so let’s see if, with your help, I can edge ahead on the list!

You can follow me here > twitter.com/darrenstenhouse

March 4th, 2009

The first of April seems as good a date to stop the Wednesday Weigh In as any!

Back in January when Barry Snedden, Ali Mclaren and I decided to begin the Wednesday Weigh In we had in mind a date when we would finish; a definate end point. That date, at the time, was linked to our gym membership expiring. As it turns out, the gym that Barry and I had been training at has sadly closed, but we were undetered in our goals to shift a few extra pounds.

Having a goal in the form of an end date is important though, and we have agreed that our last Wednesday Weigh In will  take place on April Fools Day! Seems like a logical date to me!

For the record, here are the current stats as far as barry and I are concerned…

Darren - Current Weight - 13st 0lbs. Weight Loss To Date: 11lbs

Barry - Current Weight - 15st 7lbs. Weight Loss To Date: 11lbs

Will we make it to one stone loss by the time the 1st of April arrives? ….

January 30th, 2009

So it’d be crazy for Kingdom FM not to get involved!

Over the past few weeks you may have read about a website called ‘Twitter‘ . It has been getting quite a lot of coverage in the media because of it’s celebrity users; Jonathan Ross, Stephen Fry, Barack Obama and of course Barry Snedden, Ali McLaren, Mike Pelosi and little ol’ me! Okay… I’ll concede that the first few names might be a bit better known than the last few, but the point is, what we all have in common is that we ‘Tweet’ regularly on twitter.com. 

As you’re reading this Blog you already know what a Blog is! Twitter, quite simply is micro-blogging; it’s saying whatever it is you want to say with just 140 characters. Think of it like a web-based text message. It’s a way to let all of your Followers (sign up to the site and you’ll understand that term better) know what’s happening with you and your life at any given time. 

With that in mind, I thought that as we broadcast to Fife, we might as well ‘Tweet-cast’ as well! I’ll try to let you know what’s coming up in the show, as it happens, and be able to speak to you direct  and in real time through Twitter. If you’ve got a web enabled phone, you can even stay up to date when you’re mobile. You never know.. I might let you in on a few competition secrets and the like before I broadcast it on the radio!

we’d love to have you join us on Twitter. Just click here to sign up (it’s free!) and start tweeting with us at Kingdom FM!Â

January 19th, 2009

… till the Wednesday Weigh In that is!


Last week as you know barry lost some weight, while I stayed the same in our station wide campaign (well, Ali is playing along but Kevin, Ian & Diane all seem to be happy with their waistlines!) to shed some of the pounds we all put on over Christmas. Since last Wednesday I like to think that I have been generally ‘good’! By that I mean I haven’t eaten too much chocolate and junk food. Or should I say I hadn’t until the weekend when I fell off the wagon a bit.


I’m still living in hope that this Wedneday I’ll have lost a pound or two. I suppose we’ll find out together at 5.15pm!Â