So we can all agree that 2020 was probably a year we would all want to forget but we believe you always have to look for the silver lining.

Every day we speak to all sorts of different men and women working towards losing weight, getting healthier and being the best version of themselves.

This year we heard all kinds of different stories from our community, the wins, the loses and the downright strange but we wanted to take a minute to share some of the stories that have inspired us to work even harder than ever knowing it's helping everyday blokes all over Australia.

Gary lost 38kg.

After suffering an almost fatal heart attack, Gary's doctor gave him 2 choices. Lose weight and reduce his very high cholesterol or die at an early age.

Gary took the small daily steps to change his habits and managed to lose 38kg in the process.

Ash Lost 50kg

We met Ash when he first started his Youtube channel "That fat guy" to share his weight loss journey and in the process hold himself accountable.

Everyone at Man Shake HQ was so excited to follow someone's journey from day 1 and it's been a rollercoaster ever since. Ash has not only lost 50kg but has gone on to help so many other blokes by showing them it's possible and giving so much advice and support along the way.

Mathew Lost 76kg

Now Mat's story is nothing short of jaw-dropping. Like a number of blokes, he was always the fat kid and never really learnt portion control or proper nutrition.

When he could only weigh himself on an industrial scale and hit 180kg he realised it was time to make some drastic changes in his life.

The rest is history.

Nick Lost 50kg

Nick told us that he was in denial about his weight until he had to weigh in at the doctor's and the numbers staring back at him told the hard truth.

Previously he had tried to workout at the gym and even drink "Green smoothies" for breakfast with no real success until he read a quote from Adam that "You can't out-train a bad diet"

Stephen Lost 51kg

Ask anyone who has lost weight and they all have there "turning point" and Stephen was no different. When he put on one of his favourite shirts only to find his belly hanging out that was enough motivation to do something.

He made an agreement with hs girlfriend to do it together and the results speak for themselves.

Ben Lost 56kg

Being the big family man that he is Benny knew that he had to make some changes to be able to keep up with not only his kids but all the nieces and nephews.

It wasn't until he got involved with our Facebook community groups that his determination really kicked in.

Andrew Lost 32kg

After Andrew moved to Australia changing his career and lifestyle everything he knew went right out the window. He started working longer hours and making poor food choices and that's when his waistline began to blowout.

It wasn't until his wife fell pregnant with their first child that he realised it was time to do something about it.