January is coming to an end. I want you to take a moment and look back. Are you where you thought you would be? Have you stayed true to yourself and your program? Do you remember December when you were convinced you just couldn’t wait to eat clean and go back on program and do all the right things? You were so upset with how quickly you put the pounds on and promised yourself that January was going to be your month to feel good and get back to the person you love to be. For those of you who did exactly that – I give you a big congratulations as I know there are so many that are doing amazing and I’m truly so proud of you all for working hard everyday. I know how hard this is. I see first hand the struggle is real. With temptations and pressures of work, jobs, friends, family. It’s so easy to give in. We all get weak sometimes…even my sharks get weak. What you have to always remember is there will always be something going on…happy, sad, good, bad, celebrations, peer pressure, job, family, friends, health. The list goes on and on. This is life and what makes life so truly amazing is the ups and downs we go through to get to where we are each day.
What is important and what I want you to always remember this – When you feel good about yourself, and when you feel healthy and strong anything life throws at you is always going to be easier to get through. There is a sense of power when you feel good about yourself. There is really no denying it – when you are healthy, thin, fit, and your clothes fit you – it puts you in a good place physically and mentally. Your problems make you less upset. You no longer get upset over every little thing. You are not short with your spouse or your children. Everything seems easier to get through – Can’t pay a bill? Who cares my jeans fit me; Homework coming out of my ears? – Who cares the scale was amazing this morning. Instead of hiding from everyone – you can’t wait to socialize and see people. You see, over all when you do the right things for you body and mind…and when you have control over your food and what you are putting in your body to make you feel good – it just makes everything in life easier and makes you a happier person.
Here are some tips for the next time temptation shows up on your healthy path:
1) Remember before you go off program because you are stressed or because of anything that is not going right in your life – remind yourself going off program is going to make it worse not better. The one thing you can control is your food and how you want to look and feel. If you stay on program you will be able to handle whatever is in your way that day.
2) When my sharks get weak they have an extra on program snack. They don’t turn one “off” moment into a reason to cheat the entire day, night and week. If you feel weak and you need something, choose one more on program snack. Most of the time it’s not hunger you are feeding so whatever you have that is on program will help you and it will keep you mentally in the game knowing that you are still on program.
3) Send in your food. The clients who send Me and Thea their food and drink every night do the very best. It is an accountability for you and it helps us evaluate what you are doing and give us the opportunity to change things if we need to.
4) Remember your promise to yourself. Think about December and how you felt. Think about your next vacation and how you WANT to feel. Constantly remind yourself that this is important to you. Remember there is never any judgment on our part. We know how hard it is and we want you to succeed. No one wants this for you more than we do. So if you fall off you simply reach out and we will get you right back on. I don’t care if it happens 5, 10 or 100 times. You have to keep trying and you will eventually succeed. Not everyone succeeds the first time. You just don’t know that because you only see the final product of someone else’s success. I know what it takes them to get there. And for many, it’s more than once until they really get it and do the very best. — Do not wait until you get to a decent number before you reach out. That is never a good thing. It’s like waiting to look good to go to the gym. When you have lost your way and are struggling we are here to get you back on your healthy path.
5) Remember this is a journey – a work in progress. There is no end to eating clean and doing the right things for your body and mind. Even when you reach goal you still have to eat clean and do the right things – so stop looking and feeling like you can’t wait until it’s over – it’s never over. It’s just a matter of what part of the journey you spend the most time in.
THERE IS TRULY NOTHING MORE POWERFUL
THAN FEELING AMAZING
CONTEST REMINDER:
ALL WEIGHTS MUST BE IN BY THE END OF TODAY
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
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