Clare Butterfield

NAME: Clare Butterfield AGE: 23 DATE: 3rd July – 10th July COURSE: Women’s residential boot camp, Devon   I lost 8 pounds and 11.5 inches!

Dear All Those Women Who Are Clutching At Their Last Straws,

If you are currently browsing the internet because you've tried every diet, you've tried every quick fix, you've had the personal trainer along with the gym membership... (Infact if you're like me you will have brought home gym equipment because the thought of having to wobble around in public fills you with dread) And still nothing has worked please read on...

I took part in one of The Prestige Bootcamps back in July... I have to say I ended up booking onto it a couple of days before it was due to start as I was at an all time low and was desperately seeking for an option that could help. I did the whole 'market research' thing and spoke to other women who had tried one of these camps along with bootcamps elsewhere... The general impression I got was no matter where you are if you're exercising or doing various activities all day and reducing your calorie intake youre bound to lose weight or inches from somewhere... What made Prestige different however was the staff and the quality of every little detail...

Every person who takes part in one of these camps has their own personal reasons for doing so... 99% of those reasons do not involve the longing to be shouted at 24/7 or to experience a hard camp bed and cold showers... And that is why Prestige is different.

As I mentioned before everyone has their own reasons for wanting to take part in one of these camps... Realistically I thought my desire to start shifting weight could be achieved in this week, bearing in mind my calorie intake was going to be cut and that I'd be taking part in far more exercise than usual... But it was all my mental strength and my self confidence that I had lost over the years that I so desperately wanted back but knew was impossible to gain back in 7 days...

I assumed these marine personal trainers were purely there to get me and every other lady stood beside me into shape. I was so wrong... Staff Reitze and his team took time to get to know every single lady on our camp and always had time to speak to us individually. For that I thank them, as that week what I thought was impossible happened... I arrived on the Friday afternoon hating myself; I had suffered from BDD as a young adult and had since for various other reasons lost all self confidence and mental strength. I left Devon a week later the person that I had once known and loved. I left with more mental strength and self confidence that I ever thought possible.

I decided not to write about my story for a while, in case the feeling like everything else I had tried before was a short term fix. Now nearly five months on I can assure you it’s not. Staff Reitze and the ladies I woke up with every morning at 5.45am for a week have been my inspiration. They helped me to a point that I couldn’t even describe and the past five months have been the best in years!!

In case you were wondering... Not only did I gain back my mental strength and self confidence but I also lost 8 pounds and more importantly 14 inches. My mental strength was my primary issue because that can now push me to carry on with the exercise and putting into practice the healthy living knowledge that I gained during the camp.
So would I recommend Prestige Boot Camp... Absolutely I owe Staff Reitze and his team more than I could ever attempt to type. I also learnt and owe so much to some of the amazing women I met that week... Never underestimate others life experiences and advice.

During an all day hike one day a lady turned round and said... “Think of life like a ball game. Sometimes people will throw you great things, other times they’ll throw you something hurtful or something that can bring you down... Remember you don’t have to catch every ball. Only catch the ones you want... Let the others just roll past”

So if you want a life changing experience or help and advice to get your life back to where you want it to be, try one of these camps. The staff never make you do anything that you couldn’t do and the only time I felt uncomfortable was when I had to say goodbye to everyone on the Friday afternoon.

So Thank you Staff Reitze and thank you ladies,

Love Clare