Whole family touched by boot camp

Last summer on the way to the airport one early morning, I saw the boot campers.  I thought to myself “that looks fun!”  It took me 9 months to find Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp, but I am grateful every day that I did.

At the time that I started boot camp I weighed more than I did when I gave birth to my daughter 10 years ago. “I’m so sick of my chub” I would say aloud to my friends and family over and over again. Not only was I unhappy with my weight and general physical fitness, I felt stuck.  Inertia in all areas of my life had set in.

Over the past few years I’ve exercised on and off but never really changed my eating pattern.  Boot camp has changed all that for me. 

Gone is the daily glass (or two) of wine along with the pasta and cheese.  The great thing about my new eating habits is that I’m never hungry.  While eating every 2-3 hours helps, clean eating is also very satisfying in many, many ways.

When I began the Slam Bam Challenge I was afraid that I wouldn’t be able to transition to clean eating habits and I was mourning my relationship with Chardonnay.  While I feared failure, I was more afraid of success.  Believing in the process and letting the experience strengthen me from the inside out has been transcending.  I’m happier than I’ve been in years, my confidence has soared and most importantly, I am filled with hope that I will once again “be all that I can be.”

My family loved the pantry raid!  Not only did it force me to clean my cupboards which was cathartic on some strange level, but it reinforced my new commitment to clean eating and the program. 

While I am overweight, my 10-year-old daughter is seriously underweight.  Maggie hung on Catherine’s every word and we realized that we can both eat healthier and fulfill our individual goals of losing and gaining weight.  It’s great to see my kids eat whole what pasta (while I look on in envy) and I feel like a better Mom as they slowly reduce their white flour and sugar intake and increase their intake of veggies.  Maggie has started reading the nutritional breakdown on cereal boxes!

By 7 a.m. every morning after we work out, I feel like a rock star. Most importantly, I would like to express my sincere and heartfelt thanks to Catherine and the Boot Camp Team for changing my life.  I am hoping that this is just the beginning.