Sunday was our second group meeting, and I am pleased that Jennifer Pelot Rysewyk, one of the Milwaukee Moms’ winners, has agreed to give you an update on her experience so far. – Read on! Coach C.

When I entered and won entrance into the SLAM BAM Challenge, I had no idea what I was in for.  I certainly had no idea that I’d be waking up at 5 am, gagging down a protein shake, and getting myself to boot camp on time every weekday morning.

These past 3 weeks have been intense, to say the least.  I went from eating whatever I wanted, and calling going up two flights of stairs to my office my “daily exercise”, to working out harder than I have since high school and eating an extremely healthy diet.  After just 3 weeks, I am still struggling because I know just how far I have yet to go to reach my goals, and it really scares me.  But I’m also enjoying being able to see accomplishment and success in every day. 

Each day the healthy eating gets a little easier, I am a little bit stronger, the intensity of it all scares me a little less, and I find I'm becoming a happier person than I’ve been in years.  It’s so much more than I dreamed could happen in just 3 weeks.  I can’t wait to see what happens after 3 months!

It has officially begun - the journey of a lifetime for the MABC (Milwaukee Adventure Boot Camp) Slam BAM Body and Mind Transformation Challenge contestants. Ten local Milwaukee ladies decided it was time to REALLY get serious about making their health and fitness a priority in 2009 - oh yeah and to change their bodies AND minds!

On March 8^th, we met informally to do weigh-ins and measurements. We discussed the many things each contestant should expect over the next 12 weeks, answered questions and consoled fears.  With any big decision, there is fear and anxiety involved...

• Can I do this?
• Am I strong enough?
• Do I have what it takes to really change my life?
• Am I too old, fat, out of shape to make these changes?

We heard it all at our first support group meeting and discussion. All the contestants left that meeting with a customized meal plan in their hands and were feeling empowered, excited, hopeful and ready for the next challenge (the first one of course was the "before" picture taken that first day)!

Fast forward three weeks as we prepare for our second weigh-in this coming Sunday (3/29).  We have already had many contestant successes including: losing three pants sizes, gaining more energy, sleeping better, and experiencing less food cravings than ever before. Can you believe it? In just three shorts weeks, lives are already being changed for the better. But we have just scratched the surface Slam BAM followers. Just wait!

I tell the contestants to trust the process - if you do and you EXPECT great results, they will happen. As my grandmother (she is from West Virginia) would say...."hide and watch and see what happens!"

Until next time - Coach C