The Proms and Graduations are over and the kids are off to camp. Tomorrow is the long celebrating 4th of July weekend – do you have a plan?
Regardless if you are home or on vacation I want you to take a moment and remember how hard you worked to get to where you are — and whether you are at goal or not – think about how good you feel going into this Holiday weekend. So many left feeling beyond amazing better than they have felt in years. I get to see you in studio and feel through text how excited and good you feel when you are on program and feel amazing in your body – but I also see and feel when you are not doing the right thing and don’t feel good when you are off program. It affects everything about you. Both are struggles — it’s a struggle to stay on but it’s also a struggle to be off. I am reminding you how fast everything can change. You have to be mindful and have a plan and be prepared for your weekend / vacation. There is always a choice and you have to make the one you can live and be happy with.
The control – the accomplishments – the scale… I want you to think about these things because after this weekend you still have a whole summer to get through and enjoy. So you must go into this weekend mindful and planning because the results may determine how your summer is going to be.
Always have a plan. I have clients texting me restaurants for this weekend because they want to make sure there is something for them to eat before they reserve with their friends — that is planning ahead. Then I have clients who already asked if they can add an extra cheat night on to the already long weekend — that is someone who is going to really struggle this summer.
We have talked about mindset this year and how important it is. It always comes down to a decision and not just a decision but following through with the decision. Do you want to maintain you current weight or continue losing?
JULY 4TH WEEKEND
LOSE – MAINTAIN BUT DON’T MAKE GAINING AN OPTION
Maintain: If you want to maintain for the holiday weekend you will NOT do one full cheat day. Instead you will eat clean and on program all day and do one meal and drinks or one meal and dessert for up to 3 days. So Thursday, Friday & Saturday or Friday, Saturday & Sunday. If you only need two out of the three that’s even better. Every clean day you can incorporate in is just going to get you back faster to your number. That also goes for if you only want to do drinks or dessert but all clean meals. The more you stay on program the faster you get back to losing. — Monday you get back on a solid week of 110% and by next weigh in you will be back at your number.
Weight Loss – If you want to continue on your weight loss path then you stay on your 6 clean days and only 1 cheat day. It’s not as hard as you think. If you plan and prepare you can go to any BBQ or restaurant and have a clean meal/ fruit for dessert or drinks as your snacks.
Sometimes we makes things so much harder than they have to be. If you don’t want the results of maintaining or cheating then stay on program. If you are okay with maintaining then follow the maintenance. We have talked about choosing your hard and this is one of the times that it will make a big difference.
- As hard as it may feel you will be amazing this weekend and walk away from it feeling really good going into the summer and still continue to lose weight.
- You will maintain and be happy with your results and after a full week be happy you are right back to your number
- You will cheat your way through this weekend and come Sunday be miserable with the outcome. Monday morning not fit in any of your clothes and take it out on everyone around you. And nothing you can do will change the outcome – you can’t starve yourself to make it go away. You will have to deal with the results and the time it will take to reverse it.
Final Thoughts: we always talk about planning and how important it is. But what is even more important is being happy with the outcome and happy with your decision. So if you want to continue to lose that’s awesome be happy doing it – don’t make everyone miserable around you because you can’t eat what everyone else is eating. If you want to maintain be happy about it and enjoy what you can indulge on and have fun. If you go into the weekend with a plan and and stick to it – that is a successful weekend and that is what should make you super happy and proud of yourself. There are all kinds of control. Maintain – losing and even cheating. Plan for them – prepare for them and follow through with it and you will have a very successful and happy holiday weekend.
LOVE WHO YOU ARE – AND WHAT YOU CHOOSE
INNOVATION WISHES EVERYONE A VERY HAPPY – HEALTHY AND SAFE
HOLIDAY WEEKEND
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
