BRIDAL SURVIVOR

short story of me and jason, and our wedding!
we met on a blind date set up by scott and heather fischer....
we dated for 9 months, got engaged and then a few months later i entered a contest called BRIDAL SURVIVOR ( 2004) i was one of like 300 who sent in applications. from there 25 were selected as semi finalists, and had to answer more ” personality based” questions. From there, 10 finalists were selected.
I of course, was one of them.

We had one weeks notice. I was a full time college student, and I worked 3 jobs, cleaning a doctors office 1 day a week, and at 2 local gyms the other days. So I had a lot to figure out. Plus i shared an apt with Beth and still had bills to pay.

I got coverage for all of my jobs, and my hubby agreed to go to one of my classes for me and take notes. and one of my other very LOYAL friends….. actually wrote a paper for me!!! I told her she had to dumb it down a little bit so the teacher would not know. lololol.

I planned on staying in for 10 days. this way i would only miss 1 week of school.
All we knew was that is for $15,000 towards a wedding. We knew we had to meet at an empty store front at a mall in Albany. We could only bring, a pillow, a sleeping bag, something borrowed and something blue.
I brought a toothbrush, and a ” borrowed” notebook with a pen inside. I was addicted to lipgloss, so i smuggled in 2 different ones. LOL
Thats it.

We had to live in this store front. We had to wear really ugly old, used, wedding dresses 24/7. We had to eat Wendys food 3 times a day….and mind you, they do not serve breakfast. and we had no shower. no change of clothes. no clean under wear. lol. we could not leave and no one except the dj’s or the ” bride sitters” could come in.

We did different contests, just like the real survivor. One was called to have or to hold……and we had to hold a 10lb block of ice with our bare hands, untill we were the last one standing…. I won. after 2 hours and 44 minutes. my biceps have never been more sore in my life. frost bite will occur after 3 hours….we were close. LOL

for winning that i got to go out into the mall with jason for 1 hour. while chaperoned by a a dj. i got $10 to spend on hygiene products in CVS. i bought deodorant, some cheap makeup, and i think, some gum.
we had to do other contests as well. but the ice one was my favorite. we were on the news alot. we were on the radio everyday. people came out just to see us. they would crowd around the front of the store like they were looking at a new litter of puppies. LOL.

( back tracking a minute…..on the first day, 1 lady did not make it in time and was disqualified. another lady was in grad school, and said she could not stay past the first day and left after dinner…… day 5 a girl kissed her fiance through the “roped off door way” so she was disqualified, and then a few others straggled out. by day 10, it was me and 2 other girls….i had to stay. i was 2 people away from a 15,000 wedding)
it was mostly boring though. we just sat there. around day 11 or so, jasons ex girlfriend emailed the station and asked for them to buy us new underwear. so they did.

one day  we woke up from a nap and found that one of the girls, was gone and the contest was now down to just 2 of us. this was the same day that we had to spend 24 hours of silence. we had to sit facing away from the doors and windows. we could not talk, we could not laugh, we could not do anything. they brought us our food 3 times and that was it.

when our time was up me and lindsey ( the other girl) started screaming and moving all over the place. lol. we screamed about the other girl- tina- leaving, about the wendys staff never bringing us creamer with our coffee…..about the bad food, about people banging on the window…..lol. 24 hours is a long time to sit facing the wall, and not be able to speak.

finally, on day TWENTY ONE….. it was May 5th…cinco de mayo… and the contest of the day was a boquet toss. i thought i would lose….. and the consequence for the loser, was to eat 5 live tequila worms. at this point i was fried. it was aweful. they had blacked out the windows so we could not see out. they ropped off the room to make it 1/2 the size of what it started with. they turned up the air. they turned up the radio and left it on 24/7, they took away our blanket and pillows. we had nothing. we slept on the floor. my hair was so dirty and nasty. i had not showered in 21 days. i was not sleeping. i was used to teaching kickboxing, yoga and body sculpting classes 6 days a week…i wasnt even moving around the store. i was cold. i was hungry for real FOOD.

so at this point, i said, if i lost the toss, i would not eat the worms and i would leave the contest. however, i miraculously WON. the other girl did not want to eat the worms. which kicked her out of the contest. instead of taking it like a good sport…….she cried and begged and pleadied with me to give her the wedding. she sat on the floor crying and pulling on my knees, begging me to GIVE her the 15,000 wedding i just competed 21 days for.  of course, this was all being broadcast live over the morning radio show. the calls were coming in like crazy. the people were loving the drama. i was not. i wasnted her to stop. finally the dj told her they were going to give her 1000 and a 2 night stay at some place in florida.

i won. i won 15,000. AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH for the next few weeks , it was like i was a local celebrity. everywhere i went, people knew who i was. LOL. so funny.

my roommate came to pick up with her 2 year old daughter. they both gagged the whole way home. i was gross. i was still in the wedding dress. my armpit hair was like 4 inches long. lol. not really, but it was long.
they dropped me off at home, and i went to get in the shower…. NO SOAP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LOL

they did not give me cash. it was all gift certificates too certain places.

1000 to the apple inn wedding dress place
2500 for flowers from renaissance florists
1500 for museum of dance ( reception hall)
9000 for food ( only included 100 plates)
and then some towards wedding bands, and 1 other thing.
we had to still pay for, extra food, wedding cake, photographer, and a few others,
it was amazing.
this is a story you never forget,
i did it. i knew i could do it. and it was amazing!

Getting uncomfortable!

Good Morning! I am coming off of cloud nine over here in vbeach!! Last night I had to opportunity to step really really far outside of my comfort zone. I was honored to host a LIVE webinar, called " getting physically and financially fit" and then it was followed by " with Brooke Fischer' WOW. I knew I would be hosting this webinar for about 6-7 weeks. I actually thought it was a mistake when I was asked to do it. The other ladies who host it, are a big deal, and pretty high up in the company. They are all women who I look up to, and here I am, ME, being asked to do the same thing that they are doing.
again, WOW.
I have been really stressing over this webinar for about a week. I have been practicing and recording the webinar while doing so. There are lots of buttons to push, slides to move, things to rememeber, videos to upload, etc, while doing it. While practicing, I did awful. My words were fumbling, my stories werent making sense. I wasnt smiling. It was awful.
Last night was the big night. I hosted the webinar, and let me tell you, I was FIRED UP. As soon as I started talking, I felt right at home. I talked about my story and this business with all of my heart. I enjoyed myself. I am soooooo passionate about what I do, and i think it really showed.

112 people signed up for the webinar. And 44 were on the whole time. FORTY FOUR. I just did a live webinar for 44 people! to me, thats huge. I stepped so far out of my comfort zone to do that.
I emailed the recorded webinar out to everyone who registered as soon as it was over.

Also as soon as it was over, I was filled with emotions, and relief, and blessings, and I cried. I really cried. I have come so far, and I still have so far to go and the possibilities are endless. I was on such a "high" after it ended that I could NOT fall asleep till well after 12:30am, and mind you, I have to wake up at 4:15 to teach a 5am bootcamp.

I taught a great class this morning and then I went for a one with one of my clients friends ( 3 miles in 32 minutes, woo whooo) and then I went to my car to stretch. I turned the car on so I could listen to music while stretching and this song was on......

It was just what I needed to hear. I was brought to tears having a mini worship session, all by myself, in a walgreens parking lot at 6:45am, standing outside my car. Those are the best ones. Just me, my God and raw emotions.
the best part
" waiting here for YOU with our hands lifted high in praise, and its YOU, we adore Lord, singing Alleluia"

Amazing. Ive listened to it on youtube about 10 times so far since I have been home.

 I am feeling so blessed.
Thanks for reading and have a wonderful day!

I am planning on taking the kids to the beach all day!

Conference Calls and Facebook

Good Morning!
Im going to start this morning blog post off with some randomness....
1. Ran/walked 5 miles in the sand during sunrise this am ( sweet)

2. I read a book called "She said Yes" the other day, I thought it was about marriage just based on the title, but it was about a girl who died during the school shootings at Columbine. read it.

3. My dad, Joyce and my sister come next weekend ( big yay for that)

4. I listed to a conference call from my coach last night ( she is rockstar millionaire) and she was giving pointers on social media training and I asked her to take a look at my facebook page and give me some feed back. Here is what she said
 A. my profile pic was cropped to cut other people out.... no good. get a new pic of just me, up close.
  B. I change my profile pic way too much...i  need to set a branded image of myself in someones head, so when they think of me, or look for me on fb, they will think of my profile pic.
C. my status posts are just facts, and have no content. No reason for people to want to chat with me, or follow me.
D. I need to create a LIKE page and only post over there.

YIKES! Lots to work on! If I was not building a business ( or two) online- this would not matter. But I am building a business online ( or two) ,,,,,, so it does.

5. I will be attempting to make my own vanilla creamer today. From organic 1/2 and 1/2, fresh vanilla beans, and turbinado sugar. we will see how this turns out.

6. heading to the beach in under 2 hours. lots to do before then.

Have a great day!

Beachbody!

Good Morning!
My exciting news today is that I am a sponsor on TAKEHEART blog. I will be doing a giveaway on this blog in a few weeks and I am very excited about that!

So for those of you who are following Danielle's blog and happen to click on my button, I will tell you just a wee bit about me.

My name is Brooke, I am trainer/owner for Jabb Fitness LLC, and we own the license to Bootcamp Challenge. I am also a Diamond Coach for Beachbody. They are the makers of.....

I  am pretty sure you have seen an infomercial for at least one of these bad boys! The best home workout programs ever. Being a "coach" means that I help people stay on track with their diet and exercise programs, I offer them free encouragement and support. People can sign up for a FREE account at my site RIGHT HERE by clicking join. You can of course also order a program from there as well, and I will coach you for that too. Its a really great thing. Helping to END THE TREND of OBESITY in our country.

I have been involved in fitness since I as 19 when I first got certified to teach group classes. I have come a long way since then, but I have struggled greatly with losing the 60 pounds I gained with my 2nd pregnancy, and although I work out ALL THE TIME, and mostly eat well, I still have 20 pounds to lose.  Food is my problem! I love it! I can be great all week and bad all weekend! No good! I need someone to coach me, just like I am able to coach you! It is a daily struggle for me. Its a fight I am willing to fight each and every day.

I believe health and wellness is that important. I would love for you to follow me here, and I would love to help coach you. Please read a few posts below here for the one called IM LOOKING FOR YOU. You may be one of those people!

Thanks for stopping by! Have a fabulous day!