Health & Wellness: Success in 2024 - My Testimony!

Welcome back #fitfam, today we’re going to talk about a small victory for yours truly in 2024. Before we begin, I want to thank everyone who supports this blogs series with comments and shares, we truly appreciate you.

Now, on to the topic of the week…my testimony today is about a victory in fitness and a spiritual breakthrough in well-being. I’ll start with the spiritual breakthrough – for the believers, this won’t be a stretch at all. Heading into 2024, I began some soul-searching and took some small steps to clean up some problematic areas in my life from a standpoint of things I participated in, things I ate, things I said, and things I neglected. As the year began, I calibrated some things and cranked up the activity in my life while seeking a greater spiritual relationship with God. Changes in mindset began to form and things around me started to shift in a positive way and I felt reinvigorated and had a new fire for fitness that had waned a bit from 2022 to 2023.

The spiritual stirring produced great physical results and now we look at the 19 lb weight loss – it was swift and dramatic but largely unnoticed until a week ago. Honestly, during the process, 14 of the 19 lbs kind of fell off with little fanfare, but then a 3-day fast dropped 5 lbs from Saturday to Monday. The fast had spiritual intentions but ended up producing health benefits as well. Since January 1st, I have tweaked my exercise regimen as well and focused on cardio and core work to recompose my body to gain a certain aesthetic. The combination of renewed focus and calibrated training have combined to be a great gain and I am thankful for my results while understanding that maintenance and progress will bring about even more adventure and I am ready.

Does anyone out there have a 2024 testimony as well? Any early victories to share? Drop them in the comments!

My wish is that my advice will inspire and drive you to the next level, please enjoy these tips!

Here’s some general pieces of equipment I recommend you gather to create a solid DIY kit that will cost you $60 or less – a lifetime of equipment for the cost of a 3-month gym membership:

1 – Rope-less jump rope, available on Amazon – Approx. $8

2 – 5lb dumbbells, available at Walmart, Target, Academy, or other sporting goods stores – Approx. $12

1 – 10lb kettlebell – Approx. $12

1 – Set of heavy fitness bands – Approx. $15

1 – Long stretch fitness band – Approx. $6

I hope that you enjoy this journey and can get the most from the information and tips that we provide! See ya next time!

Lastly, I have training programs as low as $75/month that will supplement and guide you to your goals.