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October 25, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge Tips and Results

 

THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE – 1 DOWN AND 4 TO GO 

 

Our first week has come and gone and below are the first WEIGHT LOSS numbers of the Thanksgiving Challenge. Because of scheduling there are some clients who only weigh in every two weeks so they are marked as 0. It will catch up with their 2 week weigh in this coming weekend. But this gives us a good idea of where we are all moving into week 2. Whether you are doing the challenge or not, what I want you to realize and recognize more than anything is how fast the weeks fly by. Really think about it – if you are not losing then you are most likely maintaining or gaining. So if you are having a positive week it’s because that’s what you want and are working to have it. If you are having a negative week you are letting it in and letting the outside negative take control of you and what you really want. You are the only person who controls that. Yes, positives and negatives are everywhere but you are the only one who can let them in to your life and your body and your home. You need to set your mind to what you want and take control and do it. YOU have the control to make the right decisions and keep your life in a positive state. If you stay positive you are much more likely to lose weight. If you keep the negative in and around you then you will most likely go off program and gain weight. The choice is always yours – just remember everything you do doesn’t only affect you – it affects everyone around you. Especially those you love and love you.  

 
Right now it’s still anyone’s challenge to win. Here are some tips for this coming weight loss week:   
 
1. Try not to get caught up in outside noise. It doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing – what matters is what you are doing and how you feel. Gravitate toward the positive. Be positive and share your positive. Walk away from the negative. There is enough negatives  in life and you don’t want or need to have others bring their negative into your world. Positive people are happier and positive, happier people lose more weight. 
 
2. Accept the compliment. When someone tells you that you look great – say Thank you! Don’t go into all the negatives that you still need to do. “I still have so much to lose” or “I still have 10 pounds” or “I don’t look that great yet or I fell off program”… blah blah negative negative. You both walk away feeling like ugh negative and unhappy. I have news for you, no one cares about your negatives. Negatives do nothing but bring life and you down and everyone around you. If you want to live with the negatives then you do it. This week try this: Instead – focus on the positive compliment. Say, “Thank you!! I’m excited and I’m working hard toward my goal” or “Thank you!! I’m really trying”. Yay! Everyone leaves happy and upbeat. Look for positives on your body and how your clothes feel. Think about where you started and where you are going. This is a positive journey and if you treat it that way you will have a much happier experience. Life is good – treat it that way.  
 
3. Try not to get caught up in the cooler days and cold nights. It’s the time of year that many of us will have hungrier days because the weather can change you mentally and physically when it comes to weight loss. Mentally you feel the need for comfort food in colder weather and physically if your body is cold it’s looking for some fat to keep it warm. Stay focused and have a plan. Sometimes just changing the time of your snacks will help you or even changing your meal times. Try 1 cup of soup as a snack in the afternoon, or  have an extra snack in the evening and lighter meal at dinner. When it comes to your food you have to be creative. You want to stick to program but it’s not set in stone what you do.  If you choose to have 1 snack today and 3 snacks tomorrow you are still on program both days. Yes you will lose more the day you have 1 snack but you will still lose the day you have 3. When you need it you eat it, when you don’t need it you don’t eat it. Listen to your body.   
 
4. PLAN for when you know you are going to be hungry. Don’t fight it and try not to eat. If you know that 3pm is a crazy time for you and you are starving at 3pm then you need to make sure you save your snacks for that time. Know what you are eating. Be prepared for your crazy time. Don’t try and get through it without eating because it will backfire. You can get through a time that’s easy for you where you are a little hungry by passing on a snack. But if you know a time of day whether it’s 4pm or 9pm is your hungry time then that’s when you need to save your snacks. Have them ready. You will look forward to them like you look forward to your cheat day.  
 
5. Speaking of Cheat Day – REMEMBER when you first started the program and you were so excited that you got one whole cheat day. You were so perfect and able to stick to it and couldn’t believe that you got to eat whatever you wanted for one whole day….some how for many of you that amazing one cheat day has become not enough now. You have trickled over into Friday nights and Sunday. What use to be one whole amazing day for you is now 3 moderate days. IT WILL NOT WORK! If you want to lose the most weight you need to keep it to one day off and 6 days clean. One day off is more than enough for anyone. Stick to it – embrace it and enjoy it!!!!  
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING CONTESTANTS. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU FOR TRYING TO BE A BETTER YOU. I SAW MANY OF YOU THIS WEEK AND YOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND FEEL GOOD AND SEE THE NUMBERS GO DOWN. KEEP GOING. KEEP TRYING. IT’S CONSISTENCY – IT’S MINDFUL – AND IT’S POSITIVE ATTITUDE THAT WILL GET YOU TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE! GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK! 
 
NEXT WEIGH-INS NEED TO BE SENT IN NO LATER THEN THIS SUNDAY 10/30.  
 
 
4 weeks to go….
 
 
Men:

Harry:  10.3

Matt:  1.6

Rich:     0

Joseph:     4

Allen     1
 
Sam     2
 
Quinn    3
 
Dave   4
 
Adam   3
 
Jeromy   2
 
 

 

 

Women:

Nicole:  6

Jessica:  1.6

Rhonda:  3.8

Heather:    0

Sue:    0

Marnie:    0

Tara: .   5

Kristy:   .6

Loretta:   1

Leslie:   3

Suzanne:   0

Julie: .  6

Mindy:  1.2

Jessica:   0

Danielle:  2.7

Leslie:  1.6

Deirdre:  .6

Michelle:  3.7

Dena:  2.5

Lauren:  0

Tracy:  .4

Rosa:  0

Kami:  2.2

Becky:  0

Jessica:  0

Margery:  1.8

Elizabeth:  3.8

Michelle:  0

Alyssa:  0

Donna:  1.6

Alyssa:  0

Corinna:  0

Robyn:  1

Stacey:  1.8

Tara:  1

Katherine:  0

Ginger:  1

Julie:  2.7

Carolyn:  .4

Stacey:  0

Jill:  0

Kathy:  4.4

Dawn:  5.2

Jill:  1.8

Michelle:  0

Alyssa:  0

Rosa:  0

Sherri:  .6

Jamie:  1

Jillian:  0

Ellie:  1

Debby:  0

JoAnn:  0

Maria:  .8

Linda:  0

Heather:  7.1

Valerie:  5.4

Valerie:  1.7

Theresa:  1.4

Debra:  1.2

Beth:  2.4

Jackie: 2.5
 
~ Love To Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
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October 21, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Healthy Cold and Flu Remedies

 

With cold and flu season upon us, these natural alternatives to popular treatments and remedies can help you recover in the healthiest way possible. 

 

Spices, Herbs and Plants 

 

Ginger

 

When faced with an upset stomach, a common response is to reach for ginger ale. The carbonation in ginger ale can help comfort your stomach, but the sugar and artificial ingredients that often come with it can be avoided. Try ginger tea (make sure it’s caffeine free) instead, or add fresh ginger while cooking to get its affects. Ginger will help you when you are not feeling well in many ways, the first being that it is an anti-inflammatory so it will help calm you insides when you are feeling nauseous, and it also helps with digestion so you can get relief from what is making your stomach upset. It also helps relax the intestinal tract which will give you even more relief. Ginger also helps you relax overall by easing tension in your muscles that might cause cramps and blockage. 

 

Garlic

 

If you can stomach it, fresh garlic has incredible benefits. You can also use it in cooking and still receive the benefits. It can help prevent sickness before it comes, and boost your immune system when you become ill. It has powerful antibacterial, antiviral and anti fungal properties.

 

Tumeric, cloves and cinnamon are also packed with antioxidants that help boost your immune system. 

 

Tea

 

Any type of tea, as long as it is caffeine free, is great for when we have a chill or are feeling under the weather. Tea flavored with lemon and ginger are most popular. Chamomile is also great, especially in the evening to help calm and bring on sleep. Peppermint is another great option known for helping to ease upset stomachs. Elderberry is a little less common, but is a strong natural remedy. Elderberry is known as an anti-inflammatory, and it is also said that it can help you fight off sickness faster. It has a positive affect on lung health so it is commonly used for people with severe cough and bronchitis. Lastly, it is a body cleanser that will help prevent disease and flush out toxins.

 

Sinus Relief Drink

 

This drink it great for opening up your sinuses and relieving many internal symptoms. The cayenne pepper is also a strong anti-inflammatory, and the spicy kick will clear you up just by smelling it. Apple cider vinegar is an amazing drink with a long list of benefits, one of the best in this situation being that it boosts your immune system to help you recover. Lemon also has a long list of benefits, the most important being that it will help with bloating and queasiness, and because of its high levels of vitamin C it will boost your immune system and it also has antiviral and antibacterial properties. Even just a normal glass of warm lemon water can help immensely with chest congestion, sore throat and cough – but these added ingredients will give you even more benefits. 

 

To make it, mix all ingredients in a mug:

 

1/4 cup hot water

1/4 cup unfiltered apple cider vinegar 

1 teaspoon honey

1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper

1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

1 tablespoon lemon juice 

 

Soup 

 

Chicken soup is usually the first meal we think of when we are sick. It’s great because the broth helps soothe sore throats and helps us stay hydrated, and the chicken and vegetables give us protein, vitamins and minerals we need to get better. Any low sodium, broth based soup is great for cold and flu season. 

 

 

Remember to always drink plenty of fluids and get the rest and sleep you need when you are under the weather, and visit a doctor when needed. Always make your health a priority, but don’t use a runny nose or minor cough as an excuse to backtrack. Be strong, stay in control as much as you can and take care.

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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October 20, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge – Week 1

 
ARE YOU READY??????
 
 
OUR INNOVATION THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE HAS OFFICIAL BEGUN!
 
 
GUIDELINES:
 

– YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME SCALE EVERY WEEK. Whether it’s your scale or ours it has to be the same scale every week.  
 
– YOU HAVE TO WEIGH IN OR BE WEIGHED EVERY WEEK. If you skip a week you will be eliminated 🙁 
 
– IF YOU ARE ONLINE SEND YOUR WEIGHT TO THEA and JOSEPHINE innovationthea@gmail.com and  innovationjosephine@gmail.com  or you can put us in a group text.  
 
– IF YOU ARE IN STUDIO and do not have a weekly appointment you must still weigh at the studio and your numbers will be forwarded to us.  
 
– IF YOU ARE going away then you will weigh before you leave. It doesn’t matter what day you weigh as long as we get a weight from you by the end of the week (Sunday marks the end of the week). So everyone in the contest should have a weigh in number to us no later than Sunday of each week.  
 
– EVERY MONDAY THE CONTESTANTS WEIGHT LOSSES WILL BE EMAILED: For example, this Monday I will email ONLY THE FIRST NAME of each contestant AND how much they lost each week (no last names and no weights will ever be posted).

 
 
EXAMPLE: 
 
THEA – 2
NORA – 2
JOHNNY – 4
BEAR – 3
JAKE – 0
 
 
 
Everyone in the contest will be listed (first name) with the weight they lost each week.  The Male & Female who lost the most weight at the end of the 5 weeks wins the prize of their choice. But even if you don’t come in first we feel first or last everyone who loses weight is a winner 🙂  
 

– CHECK WITH THEA innovationthea@gmail.com MAKE SURE SHE HAS YOUR NAME AND STARTING WEIGHT.   
 
 
– THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE BUT YOU MUST BE AN ACTIVE CLIENT.  YOUR MEMBERSHIP MUST BE ACTIVE THE ENTIRE 5 WEEKS OF THE CHALLENGE.  IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES BEFORE THE 5 WEEKS YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND THE NEXT PERSON WILL RECEIVE THE PRIZE. 

 
Challenges are fun and motivating. But to really make this challenge work for you don’t do anything drastic. Be a shark but be a healthy shark. You want to be able to continue to lose weight by eating clean and healthy. You don’t want to do anything drastic or unhealthy.  I think most of you know by now that when you do drastic it backfires and you will end up gaining more than you lost once you start eating again. So let’s keep this a healthy competition. Be a healthy shark and follow your program – eat clean and healthy for weight loss. 
 
 
GOOD LUCK!
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
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October 17, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge

 
There are FIVE weeks until Thanksgiving. A lot can be done in five weeks. It just all depends on where you want to be and what you are willing to do to get there.    
 
If you choose to be a shark you can lose any where from 1-3 pounds a week and lose anywhere from 5 to 15 lbs pounds in the 5 weeks. 
 
If you want to be a snail you can lose 0-1 lb a week and lose anywhere from 1-5 lbs in 5 weeks.  
 
If you want to maintain you can lose 0 pounds a week and gain 0 pounds 5 weeks.  
 
Don’t want to care and continue to eat out of control? Then you can GAIN anywhere from 1—15 pounds in the next 5 weeks.  
 
You see there is always a choice and the choice is always yours. Whether you decide your next 5 weeks you want to gain, maintain or lose weight – will always determine where you want to be and how much you really want to be there. There will always be excuses – everyone has them. There will always be another day to start – we are lucky to always have tomorrow. But you have to decide how happy or unhappy your weight has made you and if you have done either nothing to change it or you have even gained to the point that you are unhappy. The last couple of weeks have been challenging for many with holidays.  That’s okay. It’s behind you and now is the time to put your words, and thoughts, into actions and do the right thing for your body and mind. This is the time to take control of what you want and get to a better place both physically and mentally. Get control of your food and make this happen for you. Because whether you believe it or not your weight is the one thing in your life that you truly have control over. You just have to want it more than anything. You have to want it more than food – you have to want it to fit and feel good in your clothes and you have to want it so you can be healthy, and be the best you can be everyday.  
 
I will say this over and over – If you want to lose weight you have to have 6 clean weight loss days straight and only 1 day off. The cheat day only works when your other 6 days are 110% clean. And the 6 days have to be 110% they can’t be pretty good days they have to be amazing days. That’s when you will see the most amazing results. In order to lose weight you always have to eat less than where you currently are. If you are currently 140 and want to be 130 then you have to eat like someone who is 130. When you are 125 you have to eat like you are 120. That’s how your body will lose. The cleaner the food and the better combinations will determine the more success you will have and the more you will lose. From now until Thanksgiving focus on the following:
 
  • Your weight loss days have to be consecutive days. 6 straight days of weight loss
  • If you throw a couple of maintain days in there then your number at the end of the week will be less of a weight loss or none at all
  • Make sure your food combinations are on program
 
 
TO LOSE THE MOST WEIGHT:   
  • SHARKS: For the next 5 weeks will lose the most weight by following 3 clean meals and 1 clean snack. You will follow 110% 6 days straight every week with one cheat day a week. That’s when you will see the very best weight loss numbers by Thanksgiving.  
 
  • SNAILS: If you want to be a snail (we love our snails too) and you want to go a little slower but still see a nice loss then you will do 3 clean meals and 2-3 snacks a day. You will eat clean 6 consecutive days every week with 1 cheat day a week for the next 5 week. You will see at least 1 pound a week.  
 
From today until Thanksgiving you have a clear run.These are the days you take advantage of eating clean, eating less, and eating for weight loss. When Thanksgiving rolls around you will be ready. This is the time you do the right things for your body and mind. Because when you are doing the right things, feeling good about your body, your clothes, and have the control over what you are doing it makes you happy. When you feel strong, light and fit you feel like you can accomplish and take on anything. Why would you not want to feel like that everyday. When you feel in control you radiate confidence and happiness. And when you are happy, confident and feeling amazing then you make everyone around you feel the same way.  
START TODAY – Be the person you want to be
 
 
INNOVATION FUN & MOTIVATIONAL THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE
 
*IF YOU ARE ONLINE WE WILL GO BY YOUR LAST WEIGHT SENT IN THIS PAST WEEKEND
(if you have not sent it then send it no later than tomorrow 10/18)
 
*IN STUDIO WE WILL GO BY YOUR LAST RECORDED WEIGHT IN STUDIO THIS PAST WEEKEND.
(if you haven’t come in then go in and get weighed no later than tomorrow 10/18)
 
 
The client that loses the most weight from From 10/18 until 11/21 WINS:
 
 
PRIZE
(choose one)
 
$100 Innovation Food Money
 
OR 
3 In studio sessions
 
OR
3 MONTHS ONLINE
 
 
YOU HAVE TO BE AN ACTIVE CLIENT TO PARTICIPATE
 
THE WINNER WILL BE ANNOUNCED NOVEMBER 23RD
 
 
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
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October 11, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Why Do We Fast On Yom Kippur?

 

The name “Yom Kippur” means “Day of Atonement,” and that pretty much explains what the holiday is. It is a day set aside to “afflict the soul,” to atone for the sins of the past year. This day is, essentially, your last appeal, your last chance to change the judgment, to demonstrate your repentance and make amends. Yom Kippur atones only for sins between man and G-d, not for sins against another person. To atone for sins against another person, you must first seek reconciliation with that person, righting the wrongs you committed against them if possible. That must all be done before Yom Kippur. (Judaism 101: Yom Kippur  www.jewfaq.org/holiday4.htm)

I’m sure I’m not telling you anything you don’t already know…however, I searched throughly on “breaking the fast” and no where does it say that you should eat to the point of sickness. In fact, isn’t that a “sin? ” The idea of the Yom Kipper is probably one of my favorite Holiday meanings. And when used correctly it is a beautiful way to start the “new year”. But if you break the fast with over eating, make sure that is not on your list of atonements or you will be starting off your year in a very negative way.  

 
NOT CHEATING AFTER THE FAST – if you don’t cheat you will actually let the fast be a great addition to your weight loss. After the fast, have a healthy on program snack AND drink at least 8 oz of water followed by an on program meal. Have toast with lox and 1 tbsp of cheese. Or light tuna or chicken salad with crackers and vegetables. Or a salad with grilled chicken. Then if you are still hungry  have an on program snack an hour later. If you want the “fast” to be an addition to helping  your weight loss you need to eat healthy and on program.  
 
*You can not “fast” and then eat a bagel, lox and cream cheese or bagel and desserts etc. Just because you fasted that does not mean the unhealthy meal doesn’t count. Weight loss does not work like that. You will gain if you eat an unhealthy meal after the fast even if you fasted.  *You also do not have to eat all the food and meals you missed from “fasting.” You will not starve if you do not include all your missed meals. The idea of “breaking the fast” is not to eat all of what you missed but to “break fast” by eating a sensible healthy meal.  
 
Remember that the holiday is not about food – It’s about Atonement. It’s not about eating everything you missed out on. In fact, that would be counter productive in all areas of the atonement. The idea is to “give up” to atone for your sins. Not to replace everything once you break the fast. If you are trying to lose weight it would make sense to start your year by doing the right thing for your mind and body.  “Fast” and eat a sensible on program healthy weight loss meal and feel amazing going into the “new year” with your sins behind you.  
 
 
 
“Yom Kippur  – or the Day of Atonement,   –  One of it’s beautiful meanings is about how to be a better person for the coming year.”
 
 
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
 
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October 5, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

What’s Up Wednesday

 

If you over did it on the holiday the best thing you can do today is get right back on program and go back to your regular menu of 3 meals and snacks. Do not go from overeating to restricting. Your body is not ready for it and it will only rebel on you in the process. I know you feel like you want it off right now but give yourself the next couple of days of being back on track and you will deflate like a tube with a pin hole. Before you know it you will go back to feeling light, leaner and healthier. It won’t be today and might not even be tomorrow but by Saturday you will be happy to be back on track and feeling great. Yes, it’s true that it comes on a lot faster than it comes off but the quicker you go back the faster you see results. If you are a snail be a snail and if you are a shark be a shark – at the end of the day all that matters is you are going in the right direction. Fast or slow, you will get there and each day you will feel better and better.  
 
 
Here is one of our amazing clients Lynne. I witnessed first hand Lynne go from a snail to a shark. As she put it, “I had a major love affair with food all my life”. Through working closely and diligently with Thea, Lynne has changed everything about her life and the way she looks at food. She understands how important it is to fuel your body to feel and look good. She has learned that everything you put in your body matters and every thing you eat really does make a difference. She works hard everyday and it has changed her physically, mentally, and actively. She now has a healthy active life that doesn’t revolve around food but around health. She feeds her body accordingly but has become extremely mindful that she doesn’t eat to eat. She eats to live healthy, fit, lean and happy. We are so proud of you Lynne. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!   
 
 
LYNNE LOVES THE WAY SHE  LIVES AND LIVES THE WAY SHE LOVES
 
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*Lynne is down a total of 29 lbs! I couldn’t be more proud of her. She worked so hard.  She has come such a long way and grown into a new person when it comes to eating and learning about food. She clearly loves to live healthy and it shows through her happiness.  I am so thrilled that I got to be part of your life and  healthy journey. So proud of you Lynne!   – Thea
 
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~Love to Live Healthy With Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
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September 30, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Weekend Tip

 

HOLIDAY SABOTAGE:
 
Don’t get caught up in how everyone tells you that you look great and so thin. Sometimes you can sabotage yourself thinking you are okay to eat extra because they are telling you that you look so good. But always remember you look so good because you didnt eat the extra 🙂 — it will always come back on 2x faster then it came off. Watch yourself and always be mindful. The holiday is more than just about the food.  
 
Enjoy! Have a happy and healthy Holiday
 
 
~ Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
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September 12, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Back on Track Monday!

 
With the end of the summer and start of school, work, etc…it’s easy to get a little side tracked here and there. But today it’s all about getting back on track 110% and feeling good. Today, right now, this moment, there are no more excuses. It’s literally the easiest time to be back on your path and follow your program. Do not hesitate. Regardless of what you may have going on in your life right now do not put it off. The feeling of being in control and doing the right thing will help you through any challenges you may encounter. Yes, we all know it’s hard but it will always be hard if you keep making excuses and keep putting it off. This month is the easier month to pull it together. With everyone back on a schedule and no holidays for a while, you can really make a difference in yourself, and how you feel. You can get control and keep it. You can make a list and follow it. After you have a solid month you will not only feel and look better but you will continue into the fall season in such a better place both mentally and physically. After a month on program it becomes effortless. It becomes your life. You will have that wonderful feeling of doing the right thing for yourself and it will make a difference in how you feel and act toward everyone around you.  
 
Let’s keep this short and sweet. Do what you have to do. Follow your program, eat clean, exercise, keep the schedule every day for 6 days with 1 day off. Feel the control – feel the lighter, healthier and fitter body that you want. Each day you will get closer and closer and before you know it, you will enter October in a healthy and controlled mind set that will make you feel and look amazing. You know what you want and when you work toward it everyday it will happen. But the most important thing is you have to start TODAY!
 
 
 
Success is achieved and maintained by those who TRY, And keep TRYING.
 
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
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August 25, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Do What Makes You Happy

 

STAY ON YOUR PATH AND DO THE RIGHT THING – IT MAKES YOU HAPPY!
 
Life is so much easier when you just do the right thing. While the right thing may be different for many people, I think most agree when it comes to weight loss, staying in control is so much easier than becoming out of control and trying to continuously get back in it.  With end of the summer vacation and the anticipation of the going kids back to school, it’s very easy to just wait another couple of weeks to get back on track. However, those weeks can turn into 10 pounds very quickly. And hopefully it’s not on top of weight that you accumulated over the summer to begin with.   

In the last week I have received so many texts and emails. One moment you have it all together, and  then in what feels like a blink of an eye you are out of control and the weight is increasing at lightening speed. While it’s easy to ask how and why, and even easier to point the finger to everyone around us…friends, family, vacations, stress, anxiety etc etc etc…We all know the real answer is very simple – You gave in. You will always have something going on in your life – happy, sad, stress etc. But if and when you let food and your surroundings become more important and bigger than what you really want and what really makes you happy – that is when life really becomes stressful for you. When you do the right thing you can handle everything in life so much easier. *Take a simple problem and it’s at a time when you are not doing the right thing and you feel bloated and unhealthy, your weight is up and your clothes don’t fit. That little problem that you are dealing with is so much bigger because you are in an ugly, uncomfortable place and it makes everything around you ugly and difficult. The worst part of this is you are not the only person it affects. It affects everyone around you. It not only feels better to do the right thing it also makes your life easier and everyone around you so much happier.  

CHALLENGE:  FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS – I want you to make a serious effort to DO THE RIGHT THING and take all the blame every time you over eat or go off program. So that means – No blaming the kids because they are crazy and out of control. No blaming your significant other because they eat terrible. No blaming the beautiful vacation you are on because it made you over eat and No blaming your friends because of social pressure. FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS IT’S ALL ON YOU! You are in control of what you do and what you want because at the end of the day you are the one who is putting the food and drink in your mouth. Remember everyone has something going on in their life. Trust me, I work with thousands and thousands of people all over the world and everyone (even the most perfect in control person) has something going on that could easily let them slip. But they don’t. They don’t because they know once they let it slip it’s just another thing that is not right in their life on top of what they are already dealing with. They have come to understand and realize that when life is challenging, eating healthy and doing the right thing makes every obstacle in their life easier.  

Weight loss, feeling healthy and fit is actually the one thing you do have control over. Whether or not you do it is once again on you. So whether you are on vacation, at work, getting kids ready for school, college – You can and will do the right thing and stay on program like so many have done this summer:

FOR EXAMPLE: Quinn from Indiana who has lost over 35 lbs since May and still losing. Or Miggy who is down 20 lbs, and Jaimie hit 30 lbs last week, we have Mary Kate who is down 23 lbs in 4 weeks and Ally who went on two major vacations this summer and is still down 25lbs. The list goes on and on…You see what’s really important here is for you to understand that when you have 6 days clean and 1 day to eat whatever you want – it is more than enough for a social, happy, healthy and fun life and you still lose weight and feel great. If you need anything more than that one day off then it’s on you. If you want to lose weight, be happy and and feel great – THEN DO THE RIGHT THING – BECAUSE YOU KNOW THAT IS WHAT MAKES YOU TRULY HAPPY!

IN ORDER TO BE AMAZING AT WEIGHT LOSS OR ANYTHING THAT 
YOU WANT IN YOUR LIFE.  YOU CAN’T ACCEPT FAILURE. YOU CAN’T BLAME ANYONE AROUND YOU.  
YOU HAVE TO WANT IT MORE THAN ANYTHING.  YOU HAVE TO LIVE IT AND BREATH IT 
BECAUSE THAT’S WHAT IT TAKES TO BE AMAZING.  
YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES – WHETHER YOU CHOOSE TO DO IT 
WILL DETERMINE YOUR STRENGTH AND YOUR FUTURE HAPPINESS.

 
 
~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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July 18, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Summer Reminder

 

I just returned from being with clients in California. It’s very funny to me as I hear the same complaints there as I do in New York. 
 
“Why can’t we just eat what we want whenever we want it and not worry after we ate it. It’s just so unfair”!!!!!!   
 
I tell my clients all over the world the same thing…..
 
You CAN eat what you want ON YOUR CHEAT DAY! 
 
When your day or night gets challenging you need to constantly remind yourself:
 
1 – What is important to you.
2 – Whether you are trying to lose weight or not – you still can’t eat whatever you want.    
3- Don’t make deals with yourself – I will just eat this and then I will be back on 100% and move forward. I will be fine.
* You will only be fine until of course you step on the scale and then you are no longer fine. In fact, you are miserable.
 
I know first hand so many are already done over indulging in summer fun. I must have had a hundred clients reach out to me this past weekend saying “help I am out of control”. And with vacations around the corner I think for many it has set in that you can’t continue on this path of self destruction nor do you want to. What is the path of self destruction? For some, it’s treating everyday like a cheat day, for others it’s indulging the entire weekend instead of just one day. And quite honestly for many it’s just overdoing it a little too much. Too much healthy foods can even be enough to make the scale move in the wrong direction. Of course it doesn’t move as much as a person that is cheating everyday, but it moves enough to make you uncomfortable.  
 
The most important thing to do right now is just go back on program. A couple of clients that I haven’t heard from in a while emailed me and told me they were embarrassed to reach out to me. That’s ridiculous. Never ever feel embarrassed. There is no guilt to be had or shame to be felt. It happens to everyone – even the sharks and the snails. If it happened to you then just reach out to me or get back on track 110% today and send me your weight the morning of your next cheat day. There is never any judgement. No questions asked. I will never ask where you were, or what did you. I have seen the good, the bad and the ugly! The only thing that matters to me is where you go from here. 
 
On another very important note – Stop being so hard on yourself. It’s summer, you work hard all year to look and feel good and be healthy. It’s okay if you over did it a little here and there. No one is perfect all the time. What matters is what you do after. It’s never too late. Simply get back on your program and keep moving in a positive direction because that will make all the difference in how you look and feel for the remainder of your summer and how you enter into fall. There will always be times that you can be amazing – and times where you fall off the path. Life is hard, and weight loss is hard, but when you keep doing the right things it makes the hard times easier and much more enjoyable.  
 
It’s never easy – but it’s always worth 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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