From Mariah: 8-25-15
I was truly given the opportunity of a lifetime when Jenn gave me the pay it forward week to boot camp. I’ll be honest, there was a part of me that was terrified. Not afraid of hard work, or clean, healthy eating- but afraid of the mental issues I would have to face. I didn’t want to face those things. I have successfully lost weight twice and over time- I gain it back. This is the mental part. If you don’t deal with the mental part it doesn’t matter
what you do to lose weight it will always come back. I also struggle with injuries and when I start working out -I go too hard, injure myself, give up, repeat. Of course on day 1 there at boot camp I badly injured my shoulders (both previously weakened and unstable partly from past neck surgery). I knew I was over doing it but how do you say “I can’t do that” on day 1 in an environment like that, when they are yelling at you and it’s an insane environment? I did everything they asked- and I paid for it dearly. Spent every night in agony, one morning sitting on the edge of my bed rocking and crying in pain. By mid-week I had no choice but to tell them I could not do upper body at all and would need to know the modification. Most people were there to learn how to push themselves. Turns out I was there to learn how to manage injuries and persevere, and say NO I can’t do that! So hard for me!! Following the State of Slim book and learning all day, every day, from one of the books co-authors, Dr. Holly, I ended up losing 5 pounds in the week I was there despite my injuries and exercise modification. It was just the jump start I needed mentally. I have continued healthy eating and exercise since returning home and have continued to lose. Just today I made it into the 180’s! Even if it was 189.8 I’m calling it the 180’s!! Started at 200. There is nothing quite like immersing yourself in a place like for the sole purpose of helping yourself. I can never thank you enough Jenn! ❤️❤️❤️
Child-Like Wonder 