This is your reminder of where you are and where you can be if you want to put the work in.
February is coming to an end and March is less than a week away and we all know what that means -Spring and summer are around the corner. The coats come off and the shorts and T-shirts go on. You DO NOT want to start worrying about weight loss when it’s 90 degrees. Even though it’s a cold and windy day – Today is when you put the work in so your summers are not all about cover-ups.
~July 4th sounds so far away but the reality is in a blink it will arrive- Start today 110% and this is where you can be when BBQ season is in full swing:
There are 17 weeks until 4th of July
1 POUND A WEEK = 17 LBS
I know it doesn’t sound like a lot but a pound a week is a pound of fat off your body. It’s very doable. The one pound adds up very quickly and before you know it you are 5lbs, 10 lbs, 17 lbs lighter. *Better to be a pound loss every week than a pound gained.
2 POUNDS A WEEK = 34 LBS
WOW! Again very doable. What this takes is following your meals and snacks with no hiccups. you follow and have one cheat day a week. No taste, bites, or sips of anything extra in your 6 clean days.
3 POUNDS A WEEK = 51 LBS
We have a lot of clients who lose 3lbs a week every single week. Not easy but doable. It takes dedication and some strategic menu planning. But if it’s something you are motivated to do and be a NEW YOU by July 4th, it can absolutely be done.
Whether You have 10 or 50 lbs to lose you can only make it happen i you commit. Weight loss is hard work and it takes commitment and consistency to see the results.
Wherever you are right now you have to make a choice of where you want to be come summer time. More than anything it has to be what you want and what you are willing to work for. For many we say it’s what we want but weigh loss is all about actions and in this case – actions mean a lot more than words. Everyone wants to lose weight but not everyone is willing to put the time in and follow and I promise you it will become a way of life and you will see your body change every single week into the body that you wanted and dreamed of.
You see the clients and the Innovation customers. They lose the weight and they feel great and 90% of them keep it off. It’s a way of life that if you follow it you will learn to live the life you love. The keys are Consistency and commitment. You have to do it every week 6 days 100% and only one cheat day a week gives you the very best results. If you fall off for any reason you get right back on. We have lots of clients that have hiccups but they don’t let them sabotage their whole week, or month. The OWN it and they move on. You move past it and right back on program – this includes vacations. Don’t give yourself an extra day or week. You get right back on program and back to your healthy way of life. I was so proud of all the clients that did that this past weekend. They wet and had their fun on winter break and they came back with no hesitation and went right back on program. In fact many of them couldn’t wait to eat clean again. — That is what living the program is all about.
UNDERSTAND THE IMPORTANCE OF MAKING THE COMMITMENT TO YOURSELF: You will see the loss every week and you will feel amazing but you absolutely need to commit to yourself and the program. It has to be a job to you because with all the temptations and social events out there this has to be a top priority. Follow your menu and you only cheat on Cheat Day. — you have 3 types of days Weight loss, Maintain and Gain days. When you add to your meals and snacks even if it’s just a little extra it’s a maintain day. Why? Because you are eating meals and snacks and having a cheat day every week – so there is no room for error or extras. It’s really that simple/ So when you are tempted you have to tell yourself even one bite is making you go from a weight loss to a maintain day and all your hard work is not going to show the same results. Even more simple to understand is you don’t need anything extra. Everyday has to be a weight loss day and in order for that to happen you follow your meals and snacks and your menu 110% – six days a week. And it has to be consecutive days. I you do this you will see the weight come off every week.
What you don’t want to happen – is 4th of July come and the sun shining and summer in full swing and you feel uncomfortable in your own skin and you think – I should have done it when Josephine wrote that last post. It was 1lb a week and so very doable. I could have been down 17lbs right now!! — Trust me when I tell you that now is the time. I will have the clients running in desperate to lose 10, and 20lbs in two weeks because they realized summer has snuck up on them. you do’t want that to be you. Because if you can’t do it from now until 4th of July what makes you think you are going to be able to do it in 2 weeks? and summer will come and you will end up gaining more on top of a number that you already weren’t happy at. Don’t do this to yourself.
Now is the time to commit and make it a priority. You already know that when you do the program and you follow through on it and you have that control of doing the right thing and your body is in the right direction there is no better feeling. It’s a game changer for how you feel and how you act and how amazing and exciting it makes your day, week and month. Make the commitment to yourself and do it, stay on program and live it. I promise you if you do – come July 4th, you will look back and say “Im so happy I did it. I feel absolutely amazing and Im so excited to get dressed and enjoy what summer has to bring.”
When you do the right thing you know how good you feel and how happy it makes you
When you are happy everyone that loves you is happy
Commitment – the state of being dedicated
Make the commitment to yourself and all those you love
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
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