April 9, 2022 “It is not how you start but how you
finish”
I
remember times in my life where I was worried about how things looked in the
moment. Sometimes you can’t see past your here and now, making it difficult to
encourage yourself for the road ahead. Our current situations sometimes blind
us to what’s ahead. It’s hard to imagine running the company when you’re just
trying to get hired. It’s hard to see yourself walking across the stage getting
your degree, when you’re just praying to make it through that difficult class,
let me tell you…nursing school at Tuskegee was no joke!
One
thing we can be sure about is that it’s never about how you start, but how you
finish.
Often
clients come in the first week of bootcamp so unsure of themselves and worried
about just making it through the 6-weeks. Our biggest loser Shada gave her
testimony today. She stated that although she has joined many of our bootcamps,
she never completed one for some reason or another. After 3 children, she said
not only was she mentally ready, but she was emotionally ready to take on the
challenge to finally complete TFC’s 6-week bootcamp. Today she not only
completed her first bootcamp, she won the title of Biggest Loser, losing 18.0
lbs. of fat and 6.0% body fat. These are the clients I encourage by
telling them that they will be amazed at the person they will become by the end
of this structured fitness program, all they have to do is show up and trust
the process. I let them know that my concern is not really how much they know
about health or fitness when they walk in, but I am most concerned with who
they become and what they learn when they walk out the door. I believe that is
how God is with us. It doesn’t matter where we start with Him, but he’s
concerned with where we are when He returns! He desires for us to finish
strong!
Every
day is a new opportunity to get things right. Every day is a chance to let your
light shine and to go after the assignment that He has placed on your life! It
doesn’t matter if it’s just one thing a day, one step, it places you closer
than you were the day before! So, keep moving and doing what God has called you
to do! Keep going and don’t worry about how you start, just finish
strong!!!
This
bootcamp has me on cloud nine. As a registered nurse I could care less about
the size of a person. There are many unhealthy small people. It is about your
health which is why TFC’s motto is “Fitness Starts from Within.”
I
am on cloud nine because we had so many praise reports of clients lowering
their blood pressure, cholesterol and A1c levels. These people started something
that is new for them and saw remarkable results because they finished the camp.
Many who focused only on their weight failed to finish, missing out on the many
non-scale victories that only the finishers see. Our Wellness Center at
TFC offers all of these tests; A1c, blood pressure and cholesterol because we
like to document the change in levels, knowing that when clients finish a camp
these results improve.
Please
follow us on social media where I am sharing many of these videos and
testimonies. But in the meantime, let’s start with Trudy whose levels are
pictured above.
Trudy
is a long-time TFC client, she left for a while and when she returned, she was
in tears, she was now a diabetic. She was fearful of her health and wanted so
desperately to lower her A1c. Trudy was No Mess this bootcamp. She had perfect
attendance, lost 14.7 lbs. of fat and 5.0 body fat in just 6 weeks. Lastly, she
dropped her A1c from 7.1% (Diabetic) to 5.8%. WOW
Lisa,
our reigning Biggest Loser from our last bootcamp is still on a roll. 9 months
ago, her cholesterol was 219mg/dl, in January it was 178mg/dl, today it is
124mg/dl. Lisa says she has been on cholesterol medication for over 14 years, I
am sure her doctor will be taking her off sooner rather than later. That’s
incredible.
I
could go on and on about many other TFC clients, but I will end with a power
couple Juan and Kerry who just completed their first bootcamp. They both did
amazing, being promoted to the orange and red team dropping their run times by
4-5 minutes. Kerry lost 5.7 inches in her waist. Her A1c just 6 weeks ago was
5.9% (pre-diabetic) to now 4.5% (normal). Prior to TFC Juan was placed on two
cholesterol medications because his levels kept increasing. When he joined his
total cholesterol was 215mg/dl it is now 124 mg/dl. They both agree that
following our meal plan and exercising regularly, changed their lives.
Do
you want to change your life, your health, come off medication? When preparing
for the climb of a lifetime understand that it’s not just where you start but,
more importantly, how you finish. Next bootcamp starts April 25th, this is the
season to make changes that will last a lifetime and TFC can help. No Mess
