Brandon Wilson Hated His Body & His Bullies - So He Did This

Brandon Wilson hated how he looked, hated his body, and hated his life.

At just 16-years-old, he had fallen into "deep depression" and "wanted to change."

"I just didn't like the way I looked. Ever since I was in kindergarten right up until about year 10 or 11 I was bullied and teased about my weight" a leaner Brandon recounts.

After seeing an ad for a weight loss challenge on TV, Brandon decided to give it a crack. 

"I looked at my dad and said: 'I'm going to do this."

"I put my heart and soul into that challenge because I just wanted it so bad" a now 19-year-old Brandon recalls.

"I wanted to prove a point to all those people who bully me. I would be up at 5:30am out in the shed on the treadmill doing my morning cardio every day, and also doing my weight training with my dad on the weekends, because he was doing the challenge too and that was the only time we could train together."

"I looked at my dad and said: 'I'm going to do this.

                                                   -Brandon Wilson

The change in Brandon's lifestlye didn't go unnoticed by Brandon's bullies, who were a bit perplexed over his new diet.

"At school people would think I'm weird for what I was eating, things like salad and chicken, tuna and brown rice. I was the weird guy at school because I would drink protein shakes, 'what sort of weirdo drinks protein shakes at school?!'"

"Well, me the weirdo that wants to make a difference" he says proudly.

And so the journey began - from the age of 16 to 19, Brandon lost a whopping 30 kilograms.

Brandon was then recognised for his efforts, and it blew him away. 

"After the challenge finished for the year, it was coming up to the time where they would announce the top 50, I read that and I lost which I was cool with" Brandon said.

"But then was the announcement for the encouragement award list, and I was on that list. I instantly started to cry because it was one of the first times I'd been recognised by people for doing something that I put my all into."

Now, Brandon is on a mission to help others who were once in his situation.

"After it was all done I decided that I wanted to become a personal trainer, so that I could help others work towards their weight loss journeys - so I found the one thing I want to do for the rest of my life" he said.

"Reading articles like the ones on Fit'n'Flexed - I was basically like a sponge and just soaked it all in, and even to this day I read Fit'n'Flexed every day to see what's new, and if there's anything I can add into my daily routine that I can benefit from."

So what's his message to others? Others who might be reading this and want to make a change?

"Don't ever give up, that's rule number 1. There are going to be days where you're saying 'well screw this I don't want to go for a walk or I don't want to eat 'clean'", he admits. 

But be patient, the results will come but it takes time, it's a marathon not a sprint. Just stick with it, the day will come where everything just clicks and the results start coming. When that happens - you'll feel like a million dollars."

And what about the bullies? What's Brandon's advice for dealing with them?

"Don't listen to them, don't listen to a word. Just put your chin up, chest out and walk away."

And that mindset was certainly a smart one - gearing Brandon up to take the steps that have changed his life forever.

"The best thing about my weight loss journey would have to be my whole life flipping upside down; going from a fat overweight kid that hated life, to a man that lives each day to the absolute fullest."

"Stay Fit, Stay Flexed!" 

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