Hi Everyone! I will be heading to San Francisco, California this Friday 3/27 to meet with a client for one week. I strategically planned it because we also have a family event we are attending the following week, so it will be a work/vacation for 2 weeks. However, I will continue to be available to you throughout the 2 weeks. Starting Friday 3/27 all texts and emails will be answered in the early morning and late evening. Because of the time difference and my work schedule it would be impossible for me to give exact times. What I think would be most effective for everyone is if you continue to text and email throughout the day when your questions come to mind or when you need any help. But just be aware that the questions you send will be answered in the mornings and late evenings. So you may have to be proactive in some of your questions. For example, if you are going out to dinner I t would be great to ask the day before so it gives me time to look up the menu and answer.
If you send me your daily food diary you will send it as usual and know that I will comment on it either that evening or the next morning depending on when you send it. The same with your weight. If you are an online client and you send your weight in weekly then you will send it as usual and depending on when you send it I will answer either in the morning or evening. If you have any food questions, general questions, need motivational support – you will send them whenever you think of them and I will answer either the morning of or the evening, depending on when it’s received. Text messages should be sent to 516-457-8598 and all emails should be sent to josephine.innovation@gmail.com
While I am gone you will:
Remember that you are accountable for everything you put in your mouth. The up coming holiday should not only be about food – It should be about the holiday, family and friends. Spring Break means summer is around the corner, along with shorts, tank tops, summer dresses and bathing suits.
THE STORE IS OPEN WHILE I AM AWAY
STORE HOURS FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS:
MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY – 9AM TO 6PM
SATURDAY AND SUNDAY 9AM TO 3PM
WE ARE CLOSED APRIL 3, 4 AND 5 for Passover and Easter
Jeff is available for anyone who would like to continue to weigh-in. He will be in the studio Wednesday through Friday 9am to 6pm and Saturday 9am to 3pm. (all weights are sent directly to me).
WEIGHT LOSS TIPS OF THE WEEK:
In the next two weeks we will begin spring break and holidays. Reasons why you CAN’T STAY on your program will start flooding your head. So take these next two weeks and make a real difference. More than you already have. Really give yourself 2 hardcore weeks. Here are some tips on how to do that:
1) One snack a day – I can see your eyes rolling through my computer. But honestly we don’t need ANY snacks, never mind 3. I give them to you to get you through the day mentally, not physically. 3 meals a day is plenty for us. So if you can survive on one snack instead of 2 or 3 you will see an amazing difference in your weight loss. Do you really need the snack between breakfast and lunch? Do you need a whole snack after dinner? What about if you just took a bite of something sweet after dinner. Wouldn’t that be just as effective? These are the things I want you to think about moving forward. Remember it’s for just 2 weeks. It’s not forever.
If it’s too hard you may want to try and do 1 or 2 snacks every other day instead of every day. You may be surprised that you do not need it and won’t feel the loss of hunger from it. Sometimes we get into the habit of eating something at a certain time but it’s not something we really need or necessarily want. Test it out and see how you do.
2) Start walking. Make a promise to yourself that you will walk everyday for the next two weeks. Even if you currently go to the gym, incorporate the walking into your day. It may sound silly or not worth the effort to you, but I assure you that if you incorporate at least 30 minutes a day of walking in addition to whatever you are doing now, you will see that it will make a big difference in your weight loss numbers.
Set a minimum time (for example 30 min a day). If you do more, great, but you have to do at least 30 min. Walk everyday. It can be at the soccer field during sports practice or in your neighborhood. Walk the dog or walk with your significant other or your children. But walk!!! Walking is not only good for exercise. It also sets off a feel good hormone in your body. It’s good for your Mind and Heart. It also gets you out of the house and out of the kitchen!! Because as I have told you over and over… most of the time when we are reaching for something out of the cabinet, it’s not because we are hungry. You just spent all winter cooped up in your home and now you have the opportinuinty to go out and enjoy the weather. It’s lighter later, and even on the brisk days it’s very doable to go out and walk. Momma Nature is giving you NO EXCUSES, so stop making them for yourself.
3) Drink your lemon water and continue to drink water throughout the day. There are so many reasons to start your day with warm/hot lemon water. It gets your metabolism moving and heats up the body for blood flow. The acidic in the lemon combined with the hot water not only helps break down internal fat, it also reduces your appetite. Then continue to drink water throughout the day. Water acts like lubricant for intestines , it keeps everything moving throughout your system. When it gets dry and hard it gets clogged. The water keeps it moist. Another amazing factor is it keeps you full longer. When you drink a 12 oz bottle of water before a meal you physically won’t be able to take in as much as if you didn’t drink it. If you are not a water drinker you need to keep it with you at all times. Have one full bottle on hand and when that runs out fill it with another. You will get used to it and eventually look for it. I know you will run to the bathroom more often but that will eventually stop. Your bladder will get use to it and it will become less and less. But like everything else, all of these amazing things will only happen when you are consistent with drinking it. It doesn’t work when it’s for one or two days. It has to become a part of your life for it to work. Consistency is key! Minimum is 8 oz 8 times a day.
The more you are on track before the holiday starts the better you will do during it. Healthy is a way of life. Start living it!
~ Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
469 7th Ave Manhattan, NY 10018
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