I cannot believe 30 days is over just like that. It is amazing how time can fly when you are having fun. This challenge provoked me in so many ways. Many of which you will see on camera on the Troy Show Reality Special airing on Kenosha Channel 14 on  Time Warner Cable this May.

This big question is how much weight did I loose? That is the measuring stick. I lost about 10 pounds as of this writing the entire month. After the initial burst of weight loss, I started loosing 1-2 pounds per week.

There is more to the story however. I didn't run around or exercise as a kid. I was never involved in sports. I was always book smart, not physical. The most I moved my body was walking to and from my car.

So when I walked into the gym, I was frightened. I had to face the very fear that kids teased me about. It was like walking in the doors of high school all over again. This time however the results were different.

Each day and each week I built muscle and started to look more favorably on working out. It started becoming less of a diet, and more of a lifestyle change.

I love the gym now. I plan on becoming an active member and to continue the healthy eating habits I have learned throughout.

I want to thank Anytime Fitness and Trainer Sam Sackett. Who with his patience never gave up on me. I call him the miracle worker fitness trainer! I want to thank Dr. Susan Smith Jones. Her best selling book "Walking on Air: Your 30-day Inside and Out Rejuvenation Makeover", kicked off this challenge. If you haven't heard our 3 part audio series, you should. It will get you moving as well.

A big shout out goes to Target for allowing our cameras in the store on such short notice. They blocked off the area for me! How cool is that?

The takeaway from all of this is that in order to be our best selves we have to face our fears. It doesn't matter how many days, weeks, months, or years you have told yourself the contrary. We become so comfortable in fear it holds us hostage.

Today on April 30th, 2014! I am free! May the Journey Continue!

Hey everybody! Sometimes you cannot post your feelings in 140 characters or less so here it goes. The first 15 days of the challenge have been amazing. I have lost weight. About 6 pounds as of this writing. That is after my first full week at the gym. 6 Pounds in one week. Not bad.

I am eating less and still getting full and feel healthier and strong. Anytime Fitness, Nutrex-Hawaii and Susan Smith Jones have been amazing!

If you  haven't heard our 3-part audio series based on Susan Smith Jones' hit book "Walking on Air: Your 30-Day Inside and Out Rejuvenation Makeover", I sure hope you do. There is even a special offer just for YOU.

To be honest I doubted myself. I made a promise to you the Troy Show audience and to myself. I wasn't sure I would stick to it. I have and I am actually doing ok. Both are shockers to me.

I did this challenge for myself. I wanted to feel better about myself. I graduate college this year. I always say that if you do things for other people you can't be successful. Your support has meant the world.

I am training 3 days a week doing cardio and weight training with our tremendous partner Anytime Fitness! Our cameras literally showed the first time I walked into a gym, and it will air worldwide.. It's crazy.

The first time I left the Gym, my legs hurt so bad! Now, I look forward to going to the gym. Not to brag but the weights are the easiest part. Its the damn stretching that is a pain in the you know what. I am so use to sitting behind a desk, or on a stage talking.

It wasn't all pretty as you will see on The Troy Show Reality Special coming this May. The camera caught some of my most intimate moments.

I posted on Facebook how I regretted letting the cameras into my life so much. You'll see why this May.

The next 15 days are the beginning of a new life for me. I look forward to what ensues.

~Troy McDonald

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Note from Troy: I've battled very publicly with my weight. I exercised and got it right, dropping 10 sizes. Weighing nearly 300 pounds. I plateaued and thought I could never regain the same shape. That was until I read this book. Dr. Susan Smith Jones changed the game with her hit book 
Walking on Air: Your 30-Day Inside and Out Rejuvenation Makeover.  Now, for the first time ever, I am teaming up with an author to launch a brand new fitness challenge. If you listen to the 3 episodes below, and obtain a copy of Walking on Air, you will be successful! It's truly up to you.

World Renowned Susan Smith Jones, PhD

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To purchase Hawaiian Spirulina, Hawaiian Astaxanthin, please visit Nutrex-Hawaii.com. For a limited time, you'll get a 25% discount on all of your purchases when you use the code REVITALIZE at checkout. Mention that you heard Susan and Troy talk about the products. For more information on these products that Susan takes daily and highly recommends, visit: Nutrex-Hawaii.com.

Part 1:  Before you even begin the challenge, get mentally prepared to do it!  Listening to this episode will get you pumped and ready for any challenge in your life.


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Part 2:  The nuts and bolts of the challenge are in Part 2. Dr. Susan shares the details of the 30-day program and how we can all do a few simple things each day to guarantee success.


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Part 3:  What happens after the 30 days? Dr. Susan shares tips on how we can make this challenge the foundation of long-lasting healthy living.

 
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Susan Smith Jones, PhD:

For a woman with three of America’s most ordinary names, Susan Smith Jones, MS, PhD, has made extraordinary contributions to the fields of holistic health, anti-aging, natural remedies, weight loss and human potential. With 30 years at UCLA teaching students, staff, and faculty how to be healthy and fit, Susan has established herself as one of the world’s foremost experts on diet and nutrition, high level wellness, natural remedies, balanced living, and human potential. She is the author of 27 books (including Walking on Air, The Joy Factor, Detoxify & Rejuvenate, Health Bliss, 
The Healing Power of NatureFoods, The Curative Kitchen and Recipes for Health Bliss) and over 2,000 magazine articles on these topics. Susan has also been a guest on more than 2,500 radio and TV shows. Selected as one of 10 Healthy American Fitness Leaders by the President’s Council on Physical Fitness & Sports, Susan teaches that the body is designed to be self-repairing, self-renewing, and self-sustaining, and that the power to live a radiantly healthy life is within everyone’s grasp. Visit: SusanSmithJones.com 

Troy McDonald is no longer President of Kenosha Community Media the station that was the first home of The Troy Show on TV.

"I can report that after 2 years of service to Kenosha Community Media I am no longer President or a board officer. I am grateful and honored to have served in the capacity that I did. The Troy Show and other shows I produce have consumed more of my daily time and I was unable to continue my duties as assigned. It was not fair to you the viewer or myself to work in that manner. 

The Troy Show on TV and other shows I produce including Back To Basics Wrestling  will continue to air on Kenosha TV Time Warner Cable Channel 15-14 and other platforms to be announced. 

I will also continue developing new shows as I am always looking for creative ideas that enlighten viewers to live their ultimate lives. I am grateful for the time I was with KCM and feel blessed to have served Kenosha. I wish the organization the best as it figures out how to adapt in our new digital world."  

~Troy McDonald