Brandi Mallory is one of the rare authentic personalities on the planet who encourages self-confidence by setting an example. Brandi was a makeup artist and a dance trainer who competed as a beauty queen in her childhood. Sometimes, she competed twice a month in some beauty competitions but had to quit her dream due to her weight.
As of 2014, Brandi was in a relationship with her girlfriend, Kiara, who did not seem to support her enough, though her parents, Ellen and James, were always by her side. Thus, Brandi broke up with Kiara, and the EWL viewers were glad to see that. Brandi supported body positivity and believed in inner beauty.
Brandi decided to lose weight after her sister died of a heart attack at twenty-nine. Thus, she developed a fear of dying the same way. Little did she know what was waiting for her. Meanwhile, her fitness coach, Chris Powell in EWL, appreciated her body positivity and efforts to reduce her weight.
Brandi Before Her Weight Loss
Brandi Mallory became Miss Extreme Weight Loss by losing 150 pounds on Extreme Weight Loss on ABC in 2014. Before that, she used to face criticism for her weight. She weighed 329 lbs, the circumference of her arms was twenty-four inches, and she spent days doing unnecessary things.
Brandi stopped participating in beauty competitions due to her weight and became a makeup artist to make her customers feel beautiful. Moreover, she wanted people to look at her face instead of her fat body. She watched her clients participating in the beauty contests from behind the stage.
EWL host and an American personal trainer, Chris Powell, helped Brandi reduce her weight. Firstly, she had to give up a high-calorie diet and find low-calorie substitutes. She quit several times in her life but not for a further 365 days.
Brandi’s collar bones appeared on the twenty-fifth day of her heavy workout, which included running and weight-lifting. Chris Powell’s wife, Heidi Powell, was pregnant at that time but guided Brandi in her weight-loss journey. Meanwhile, Brandi broke up with Kiara, who did not want her to change.
Thus, Brandi had to lose her mental weight before physical. She weighed 284 lbs on the sixtieth day and 255 on the ninetieth. She had to ensure she had enough energy to work as a makeup artist for over eleven hours besides her weight loss regimen.
After ninety days, the Sugarland Guitarist and Brandi’s Ironman Coach, Thad Beaty, analyzed her stamina in swimming and coached her to use it to lose weight. He taught her to cycle, and the duo would run on long roads.
Brandi After Her Weight Loss
Brandi weighed 213 lbs in the sixth month. She participated in an open-water swimming, cycling, and running competition under Thad Beaty’s guidance. Chris Powell rewarded her with a cheat weekend, and she took full advantage of it by consuming thousands of calories through a single food item.
One must maintain the weight after losing it. Chris and Heidi kept an eye on Brandi’s routine and found she did not work out after the 250th day. She did not get out of her home either but lied when Chris asked about her workout. After all, it was Brandi to be affected by her actions.
Brandi weighed 201 lbs in the ninth month, while Chris’ goal was 197 lbs, and he assumed those four days off were a hindrance to her weight loss. Miss America 2014 Nina Davuluri, who lost sixteen pounds to fulfill her dream, taught her some exercises, and Chris joined them.
Extreme Weight Loss Season 4 Episode 7 ended with measuring Brandi’s weight after a year of her weight loss regimen. She finally came down to 151 lbs, leaving everyone in tears of joy. It was all about an underconfident lady who learned about her potential and a compassionate trainer who pushed her rather than only focusing on his business.
Brandi Mallory’s Death
Brandi Mallory was found dead in her car on 09 November 2023, reportedly due to complications of obesity. The medical examiners found traces of alcohol and marijuana in her body, but they were not fatal enough to lead her to death. Besides that, there were no traces of a struggle to live. Thus, the examiners declared it a natural death.
Brandi’s close attended her funeral on 19 and 20 November 2023. The forty-year-old EWL star was spotted unconscious, making no movements, in her car parked in the Chipotle parking lot. The woman who spotted her called the police, who found her dead after arriving there.
