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LIFE CHANGING WAYS TO USE YOUR ENERGY

00:00 – Speaker 1 JOSEPHINE

Hi everyone, welcome to the Love to Live Healthy show, where we cover topics on spiritual energy manifestation, career, family, friends and, of course, health and weight loss, because we know everything is connected. So let’s dive right into today’s episode life-changing ways to use your energy. And first I do want to apologize. I have been MIA, I have been using my own energy. As many of you know my son and my new daughter-in-law, gabby, got married this past weekend, and myself, my husband, my family, Gabby’s family and, of course, Gabby and Bear, have been planning the wedding, and of course, you know the few weeks before are always the busiest. But let me tell you it was just the most perfect day for the perfect couple. We are so happy. 

So I just wanted to tell you I am sorry for not doing the last few podcast. But now we are back to schedule. It will be coming out weekly again. But I did think it was fitting, since we are talking about life changing ways to use your energy, because you know, I have been talking to clients a lot about the importance of using their energy lately. We all only have so much energy in the day, so where we use that energy is going to affect everything about us, and not just in weight loss, but in every area of our life career, family, friends, significant others, planning weddings, ha ha. I could go on and on.

01:19

But, for example, let’s take weight loss. If you’re struggling with your weight loss and you’re struggling sticking to your program, the common sense thing to do would be to put some of your energy into it, right? Well, how do you put energy into your weight loss? It’s very simple. You start by planning your day. You know what you’re doing, you know where you’re going, you know what you’re eating that day and you have your day ready and planned in front of you. That is putting energy into your weight loss. And because I know so many of you, I know you’re saying right now, Josephine, I already do that it doesn’t always work. 

But it does work because what you’re not realizing is you have to do it all day, every day. You have to put your energy into your weight loss, into your planning, into your day, every single day. It can’t be just when you’re planning it in the morning, it can’t be just when it’s good for you or convenient for you. It has to be every day. You know, we don’t even realize all the different ways we put energy into everything else around us and then, when we are mentally and physically exhausted by the end of the day, we say you know, I’m too tired, I don’t even want my planned meal, I don’t even want to heat up my prepared meal, and what do we end up doing? We end up ordering in pizza, pasta, chinese. 

02:37

You know it because you’ve done it and you see it’s because, instead of spending your energy on the important things in your life, like your health and weight loss, you can very easily get caught up in what everyone else is doing and everything else that is going on around you. And when you do this, you are wasting your energy on things that are not benefiting you or your goals. And, like I said earlier, because we only have so much energy in a day, if you are wasting it on unimportant things, it’s taking away from what is really important to you. 

So what I want you to do right now is I want you to take a look at your day, or maybe even your last week or your last month, and think of how many times you wasted energy on things or people that were unimportant to you or that stole your time away from the things that are important to you. You know, my point is there are so many ways we use our energy every day and it’s not always the wrong way, but it’s not always the most productive for our future selves. But when you learn to use your energy in the right way, you will see how it not only benefits your life, but it actually helps you reach your goals. 

03:47

Now, before we go any further, I want to explain two things. First, there is mental energy and there’s spiritual energy, and I’m talking about both because we need both in our lives to thrive and survive. And the second thing is I want to go over what energy is. Your energy is made up of your time, effort and attention. Okay, I’m going to say that again. Your energy is made up of your precious time, effort and attention. So you have to decide who is worthy of that in your life, who and what deserves your time, effort and attention. Because when you give it to one person or one thing, it means you are taking it away from someone or something else. So you always have to make sure who and what you are giving it to is worth it. 

04:37

Now, one important factor in all of this is to know that in the spiritual world, the growth of your mind, body and soul is going to be based on how you use your energies, how you learn to manage them, is a skill that, if you learn how to use it, it’s actually the secret to achieving a successful future in all the relationships in your life, and it will come with all the joy and bliss the universe has to offer you. Now I want you to realize what I said, All the relationships in your life, your family, friends, significant others, career, exercise, health and weight loss, all the relationships in your life.

Sounds amazing, right? Well, it sounds amazing because it is amazing, and everyone I explain this to has a major transformation in how they live and all the goals they reach. And it’s not overnight, but it’s something that, if you practice it, you will start to see and feel the differences in your life and your goals every day. 

So today I’m going to start with this first skill. And the first skill to learn is not to waste your energy, and now that probably sounds so much easier than it is, but now that you’re aware of it, when you go through your day, you will see your energy being pulled in many directions and the object is not to have your energy pulled, but you also don’t want to give your energy away to people and things that are not worthy of your energy or not benefiting your energy. Often people that are in our life are not really thinking about how they are pulling our energy or wasting our energy. So you have to be aware of your surroundings and who is in your life and what you want to give out to each person and thing. 

06:19

You know what I do is I make sure that my energy goes to my priorities, and my priorities are my family first, then my job, and you know my job consists of my store. I have to make sure the ordering’s done for my store. I have to make sure the food’s in there, I have to make sure my shelves are full and I have to make sure all the employees are in the kitchen and all the employees are in the store. I have to make sure I’m answering all my clients and I have to make sure they’re all losing weight. I have to do my podcast, I have to do my Instagram and then I have to focus on my own health and weight loss and make sure I’m eating healthy and exercising every day. These are my priorities in my life. 

06:58

I don’t have room in my life for anything that is useless or not going to benefit myself or my energy, because everything that my energy goes to means so much to me Every single thing. That’s where I want my energy to go. On my priorities. I’m a very focused person. What matters to me in my life are my priorities, not what other people are saying, not what they’re doing, not how they’re living, not what’s on the news. I don’t fill my brain with useless information because I don’t have room for that. I have to stick to my priorities and those priorities help me reach my daily goals every day, and those daily goals are what helped me reach my long-term goals. You see, we all should have priorities that we focus on and put our energy into them, because that is what gets us to our long-term goals. That is what makes us feel great. 

07:51

I know those priorities, where I’m putting all my energy toward, is going to benefit my family, my clients, my store. My energy is going to everything that is positive in my life, and that’s what makes the energy flow back. It gives me more energy because it makes me feel good. It inspires me to do more. 

And listen, we all have different lives, so everyone is going to have different priorities. They’re going to have different things that mean the most to them, different people and things they want to put their energy toward, and that’s okay. You have to figure out who and what is important to you that you want to put your energy towards every day, who and what is going to benefit your energy so you can keep continuing to have that energy flow where you can keep putting your energy into positive things and getting that positive flow of energy back, because that’s what’s going to help you reach your goals. 

08:55

We have to remember this would be much easier if we didn’t have so many different people in our lives. Our priorities can sometimes change depending on our environment, because every day we form both positive and negative relationships with people. When we interact and have relationships with people, it won’t always be positive. Sometimes we will have no choice but to be around negative things or people. We will always be in those circumstances. And when we are around the negative things or people, we have to remember just because they choose to use their energy like that doesn’t mean you have to use your energy like that. This is when we need to set boundaries for our own energy. We need to set those boundaries or our energy will be used in the wrong way, on the wrong people and the wrong thing. 

09:36

But before we go over setting boundaries, I do want you to be cautious of something I see often, especially with my clients. You have to be cautious of your own choices, because sometimes we choose to put ourselves in not the best situations. We choose to stay around negative people, and that can be from fear of missing out. It can be fear of not being in the popular group, and that seems to be a thing with adults ,or it can even be fear of our kids missing out. You see, there are so many reasons why we put ourselves in situations that we know are not the best for us. So you have to think about if your negative relationships are something you have no choice to be around, or are they a situation you’re putting yourself in? And once you figure that out, then you can decide how you want to use your energy and how you want to protect your energy. And how do you protect your energy? That’s when you set boundaries for yourself and for people. 

10:36

So how do you set boundaries? Well, if you know what you want and you plan your day accordingly. You have to stick to that day, regardless of what anyone thinks or feels, because, remember, you have to make the rules in your own life and when you make those rules and choices, that is when you are setting boundaries for others to follow. No one has to agree with these choices. No one has to agree with these boundaries. These are between you and you and that’s all that matters. And that is how you set up your own boundaries. You stick to what you plan and what is going to make you happy and, most important, what is going to benefit your own energy. 

11:17

And remember, we can so easily get caught up using our energy in the wrong places and on the wrong people. You know, you will always have people who are critical of your boundaries and who will be uncomfortable with your boundaries, or who are just critical and judgmental in general, and these people are the people who are usually taking or stealing your energy away from you because of their own insecurities. These people are the ones you really have to keep your boundaries with. Do not give your time, effort or attention to them, because the last thing you want to do is be defined by people who do not even have a correct definition of themselves. That would be using your energy in the wrong places and you do not want to do that. 

12:00

The best way to make sure you’re using your energy in the right places and on the right things, is first to decide what is most important in your life. So start by making a list. Do a mental list or write a journal, whatever works for you. Group all of the most important people in your life and all the most important things in your life. Who’s on that list? Maybe it’s your significant other, your children, your pets, parents, siblings, your career, your home, your exercise, your health, your weight loss, whatever it is. What and whoever is the most important should be on that list. And, like I said, everyone will have very different lists. When you finish your list, you’re going to immediately know where you have been putting your energy and where you should not be putting your energy. 

12:45

So now you look and you say, okay, how do I use my energy to benefit my life and those on my list? Well, the best and easiest way to accomplish this is through investment, and I don’t mean a money investment. I mean an investment in your energy, an investment in your time, your efforts, your attention in all the relationships that are on your list. Think about it. If you want a better relationship with your spouse, invest more positive time and energy into your spouse. If you want a better career, or do better work in school. Invest more time and energy into your work or school. You want to be healthier or lose weight? Invest more positive energy into your weight loss program and your exercise. You want to make more money? Invest more positive energy into your career or maybe better spending habits. You want more special family time? Invest more positive energy into your family and your traditions. 

13:43

Remember how I started this podcast. You only have so much energy to give in a day. You have to decide where you want to put and give your energy to. Is it the negative, unimportant people and things in your life that give you nothing but negative darkness in return? Or is it the positive people and priorities in your life that return love and light and positive energy back to you? And when you decide this you have to remember very important that when you give to the unimportant people or things in your life, you are taking away from the important things and people in your life because you do not have enough energy for both. So take a good look around. Would your marriage be better if you put more time and effort into it? Would your family be closer if you put more energy into it? Would your body feel and look the way you wanted to if you put more time and energy into it? 

14:39

I could go on and on, but the most important thing from all of this I want you to come out with is don’t invest your energy into anything that is giving you negative energy in return. Invest your energy into the beautiful gifts in your life that deserve your positive energy and that will only return positive energy back to you. That’s how you reach all your goals, both your daily and your long-term goals. 

Okay, I want to thank you for listening to today’s show. If you enjoyed this episode and want to hear more, please make sure to hit the follow button. And always, always, let your faith be bigger than your fears. 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Speaker: JOSEPHINE

Hi everyone, welcome to the Love to Live Healthy Show. My name is Josephine Fitzpatrick. Today’s episode is small wins. Small wins are possibly one of the most important aspects of progress, motivation and confidence in our lives that are so overlooked. The reality is that they are the most important building blocks of moving forward. Now, you know, you have heard the popular saying Rome wasn’t built overnight. Well, that is a saying for a reason because you have to start somewhere and you have to build on it for it to become something amazing. Everything usually starts with a plan and then, from the plan, we prepare what we are going to do and when we follow it through we start to see those results. Most of the time they are small results, but even the smallest results should give you that motivation that you are in the right direction. And what’s important is we have to remember these small results are the many steps that build resilience and character. It’s not the achievement itself. The achievement doesn’t just show up overnight. It’s the steps of all the small results that get you to that one big success.

01:07

I always tell clients set up small goals to get to the big goal. If you want to be 120, but you’re starting at 170, your big goal is to lose 50 pounds and end up at the 120, right, but your first short-term goal is to get out of the 170s, then get out of the 160s and so on, and then we can take it even one step more and say even smaller goals that help you get from the 170 to 160s is the weight loss you see each week, and whether it’s a half a pound or one pound, both are moving you to the right direction of getting to your short-term goal. That will ultimately get you to your big goal. So, if we recap it, all your small wins are what brings you the biggest success. But the irony in it all is that a lot of people feel silly when they acknowledge something small like a half a pound. We tend to rank small losses as not as impactful or important, and the reality is that small wins matter a lot more than you think. I see this with clients all the time, and it’s usually when I post someone’s big 30 pound, 40 pound or 50 pound loss that I have to explain to people they averaged one pound a week, which in the moment sounds like nothing.

02:21

Think about it You’re dieting all week and you’re so hungry and you only lose a pound, so it feels so frustrating, but this is when we have to remember to celebrate it and embrace it and remember that one pound is the building block to weight loss. We always want it off right away. Who wants to put that awful, dreaded work in? Just like any success in your life, really think about it. Regardless of what you want to achieve, it will never happen overnight. You have to put consistent work in, day after day, and whether you’re climbing up the ladder at work or you own your own business, or you’re starting a relationship or a family, it’s always work, and not just for one day, it’s over and over, and that is how we progress. That is how we build something great.

03:16

So weight loss is no different. You have to start with a pound and then another pound and you keep building on those pounds. That’s how you get to your success. And of course, like I said in the beginning, it’s going to feel so difficult because you feel like you have so much more to go. But like other successes, it’s going to be a lot of work in the beginning for a very little payoff, but that is only in the beginning. And then, all of a sudden, the days add up, the weeks add up, the pounds add up and you look back and say, wow, one pound a week, but I’m already at 10 pounds, and now it’s another five, so now I’m at 15 pounds and you just keep building on those pounds and that’s when the big payoff comes in, and that’s how you get to your success. That is how you get to where you want to be and that is how you get to live your best life, because there is no other way to do it.

04:07

And I think most of what I’m saying to you right now, deep down, you already know. You have to wonder where the issue is. Why can’t you do this? Well, for most of you, not only can you do it, but you have been doing it. And if you listen to our podcast or see the text on our social media, you have seen and heard the most amazing numbers that people have lost over the summer alone 20, 30, 40, 50 pounds and so on. And they all started with small weekly wins.

04:38

And for those of you who are struggling, I will tell you how they did it. Yes, of course, they followed their menu and they stayed on their program, but it was their mindset that really got them through the week and through the challenge. You can’t let your mindset keep you stuck. You know, I’ve said it before we live in a world of temptation. There’s fast food on every corner and every commercial and we are social, and for many it feels impossible to be social and not go out and overindulge in food and alcohol, and maybe it’s in fear of what others will say, or maybe it’s just fear of missing out and enjoying what’s in front of you. But that is the kind of mindset that will keep you stuck.

05:20

Some of you might relate to this; Are you focusing on what you didn’t eat and not on what you did eat? I can’t tell you how many times a client will tell me about all the food that they didn’t eat, that was in front of them, maybe at home or at a party, or all the food they used to eat that they didn’t eat that week. How could I only lose a pound? And I have to explain. First of all, you can’t focus on what you didn’t eat. You only have to focus on what you did eat. Okay, because you weren’t supposed to be eating those other things anyway. So when you stopped eating those foods, you no longer gained and you didn’t maintain either. You actually lost and that’s because you changed how you are eating.

06:00

So you have to celebrate the small win. Stop feeling like, oh, I missed out or I didn’t eat what I used to eat. Well, you weren’t supposed to be and that’s why you were gaining. So celebrate the small wins and keep building and putting that time in and it will pay off. One pound, it’s already paying off. You see how important it is to keep that mindset positive. If you don’t keep it positive, you will keep yourself stuck where you are or you will self-sabotage and just lose and gain the same weight over and over again.

06:31

It’s the mindset that you need to work on. You need to go into weight loss thinking I’m going to take this one day at a time, one week at a time, and that is how you will build those small wins. And, like I said earlier, yes, in the beginning it’s always harder because, listen, you’re eating so much less than you used to and you are hungry and it takes a while for you to shrink your appetite and shrink your stomach. So you’re hungry and you can easily have a negative mindset where you just want the weight off, so you just want to eat again. . But you can’t do that because even when you do get your weight off, you’re not going to go back to your old habits and overeat again. But you won’t even want to because once your stomach and your appetite shrink, you’re not going to have those feelings to do that. And that’s where you’re at right now.

07:18

What works is when you’re losing one pound a week and you shrink your appetite and you shrink your stomach. And when you lose those 10 pounds and 15 pounds, whether you’re at your goal weight or not, what you’re going to realize is you don’t want to overeat, you have shrunk your appetite, you’ve shrunk your stomach and you don’t have those feelings of I need to get this weight off right away because I want to go eat. You don’t have those feelings anymore, they’re gone, and that is what I hear from clients most of all that they love. Yes, it’s hard to deal with losing one pound a week, but what’s great is, after you get those 10 pounds, those 15 pounds off, you all of a sudden don’t have that urge to overeat. You’ve realized I can do this forever because I’ve shrunk my appetite, I shrunk my stomach. I’ve learned how to go out and order on program when it’s not my cheat meal or when I’m not going off program.

08:15

What you also do learn is you feel so much better before you even reach your goal, because you’re learning how to live a healthy life, how to live in balance, how to live in a healthy mindset and how to feel good and not have that hunger over you all the time. Okay, and you can only do that by shrinking your appetite and shrinking your stomach. You have to keep it positive and you have to embrace that by shrinking your appetite and shrinking your stomach. You have to keep it positive and you have to embrace the hunger in the beginning and know that one pound a week, you’re building something amazing. You’re building the body you always wanted from the inside out. You’re working on your mind, your body, your appetite. You’re shrinking your stomach. You’re working on your overall mental and physical health and and if you believe that and embrace that and you know that that one pound is what is going to get you there, well, that is when you will stop self-sabotaging, that is when you will start building, day after day and week after week, into the person you want to be. And you won’t only start building Once you get there. Once you get to your goal, you will have learned how to stay there. And that’s what’s so important.

09:19

You see clients that are with me. They’re with me forever because they keep the weight off. Yes, of course they may fluctuate a pound or two here or there, or even five pounds, but they get it off and they stay because they’ve learned, they’ve shrunk their appetite, they’ve shrunk their stomach and they know how to do this without medication, without drugs, without injections. And I’m not saying that’s bad, everyone has their own thing and I don’t judge anyone. But I will tell you, when you go off the medication, when you go off the injections, you’re going to have that hunger because you have not learned how to shrink your appetite, how to be in that healthy mindset and how to shrink your stomach. And you have to learn mindset before anything. That’s what helps you not only lose the weight but keep it off.

10:08

If I had to give you any advice, I would say go into your health and weight loss journey without a timetable. Go into it day one and follow what you are supposed to be following and build on that day with another great day. Remind yourself how you want to look and feel and that each small win is going to get you there. I know you can do it. I believe in you. Believe in yourself and you will get to where you want to be.

And that’s all I have for you today. Celebrate the small wins in your life. They mean more than you think. I hope everyone has the most amazing week. Hugs and love from me to all of you.

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

JOSEPHINE

Hi everyone, welcome to the Love to Live Healthy show. I’m Josephine Fitzpatrick. Today I have a very special guest, elizabeth Zagetti. She lives in Miami now. She used to live in New York and she moved to Miami, I believe, after the pandemic, but she has been on program for a little over seven years. We have spoken every day through text with her journey and it’s been just nothing but exciting. I love her. She’s like family to me now. But the funny thing is is I have not seen her in a little over seven years. Of course she sends me pictures, so I see her that way, and of course I’m talking to her every day. We text each other, but I have not seen her literally like in person, over Zoom or in my office and since she was here a little over seven years ago. So I’m very excited myself, but I’m so happy and excited for you to hear her journey that she has been on with me. So let’s bring her in and we can start there you are, yes. 

ELISABETA

Hello, hi. Oh my God, how are you? It’s so good to see you In so long. I know in seven years. Oh, my God, that’s amazing. It’s been seven years. I think it was March 31st when I went to you in 2017. 

JOSEPHINE

Wow, oh my gosh, I know Unbelievable. You look gorgeous. 

ELISABETA

Thank you, so do you.

JOSEPHINE 

Thank you. I always see your pictures, but you look so beautiful in person, so I’m very excited for all the clients to hear your story. They love listening to it because it gives them inspiration that other people do this and go through the same things. I really want them to hear your journey Like from when you started. I know you had lost weight, but then you gained some back, right, yes, with menopause and everything, and honestly you look so young to be even through menopause. And now you got back to your amazing, amazing numbers. 

ELISABETA

Well, actually, I would have never thought that I would be a hundred pounds ever again in my life. The last time I weighed a hundred pounds, I think I was 18 or 19 years old. And I mean my goal weight. Well, let’s start from the beginning. When I went to you in 2017, I weighed 139 pounds and I look completely different, as you can see. I don’t know if you remember

JOSEPHINE

Oh, I totally remember. 

ELISABETA

Anyway, and a friend recommended you and it took me about two months to actually make the commitment to call and make the appointment, because I think people in general are afraid of change. They don’t know what to expect. So I finally decided, I said, okay, I’m just going to make the appointment. And I went to see you and it was so easy, so easy. I remember you asking me questions about foods and what I like to eat, and then you created the menu, and once I started and I made that commitment, I couldn’t believe it worked. I said okay this is crazy how fast, because I’ve tried everything, I mean you name it, I’ve tried shakes and Atkins, I tried every diet. 

You know, my whole life I was, you know, struggling with weight and those diets work, but for a short period of time and you a little , but then you gain more back. You gain back more than you lost. Because once you start eating again you realize you don’t know how to eat the right way which now I know because you have taught me.

You know this is why in my text I always tell you that you’re like family to me now, because we have been communicating on a daily basis for seven years and you have supported me and and you have changed my life. Because your program I don’t consider a diet, it’s a lifestyle change and it has taught me so much on how to be disciplined and how to um, to to not give in to temptation and peer pressure. You know, I have people who tell me, oh, you know, you’re so skinny now so you can afford to go out and and have a few drinks on a Saturday, and I said, no, it’s not my cheat day. So no, I’m not, I’m not going to do it, unless it’s a wedding or something which I always let you know if there’s a special occasion, and I let you know, in advance, 

So, yes, I did lose weight when I first went to you and I remember how excited I was because when you see the scale on a weekly basis going down, you know, and as the months went on and I was like 20 pounds down, I was like, oh, my God, I would have never thought that I could lose so much weight and feel so happy. And the reason this works for me is because I don’t feel deprived, because I know I have that cheat day, you know, on Sunday, when I can eat something I’ve been craving all week, um, and I have to tell you in the beginning, on my cheat day, I used to overdo it, but I don’t anymore. I don’t because, , you know, like when you first start, you feel like, oh my God, this is my only day. You know when I can eat the kitchen sink. You know everything I find. But then, as the years went, you know, went by, I realized that no, I don’t want to eat like that because I don’t want to feel like that, because then the next day I feel awful. But so, yes, when I went to you in 2017, I did lose weight and I was very excited. 

But then Covid happened and I was working from home and even though I I tried and I did, I really did. I kind of was on program, but I wasn’t, you know. So I did gain some weight back again and then I had to make that decision one more time. Like that’s it no more you have to stay on program. So I lost again. You know, once I eat clean, no more cheating, because you know, I watch every single video that you put on on instagram, and now you have the, the youtube, and you always say everything counts. Even a morsel of food counts. It’ll affect your weight, and it really does. So I made that decision and once I I made that decision in my head and I’m very focused, I, I lose immediately. 

JOSEPHINE

We have spoken throughout the whole seven years, I think almost every day, 

ELIZABETA

yeah, every day, yeah, 

JOSEPHINE

and I can literally see it in your text when you are like 100% back on

ELIZABETA

So after that in 2021, in May, we moved to Florida and I don’t know what happened, because it happened so fast. We made the decision in January and I was here in May, and not that I went to hell, because Florida is beautiful and it’s you know healthy and sunny, but it was a huge change and honestly, it didn’t feel like home for a long time and, even though I ate on program during the day, what I did was at night I would, I would pick on my chocolate covered raisins and I don’t know. 

I was just I don’t know if I was a little bit depressed, I really don’t know, but I gained again and so I had to buy bigger clothes. And then, in September of 2021, I again, I made the decision. I said, no, I don’t like myself, I’m not doing this for anyone, I’m doing this for myself, you know, because I need to like what I see in the mirror and I need to feel good in my my own skin. So then you told me about the Keto version of the program. And I said I want to do that. 

And when you told me about the five-hour fast, I was like, wow, this is really awesome and, and I can do it. I mean, people ask me how do you not eat after 2 o’clock until the next day 9 o’clock? I said, easy, I’m not hungry. I’m not hungry because my mind is trained, it’s amazing. Just, you know, I’m so invested in it and I really want it so badly and I’ve been keeping this weight off now for two years and I’m in full menopause, it’s unbelievable I would have never thought I could do it. And of course you know sometimes I go up and down one or two pounds from the menopause and hormones.

JOSEPHINE

Yes that will always happens those one to two pounds flexibility. We all need that. Especially through menopause. That is all hormonal, and water weight your numbers are always 1-2 lbs usually 98 to 100, But we know 100 is your top and 98 is your low so as long as you are within those numbers you are at your happy place. 

ELISABETA

Exactly, yeah right, exactly, I’m so very happy and you really changed my life and I really, even though I’m at my goal weight, you know I still need your support on a daily basis. I still, because for me and I can’t speak for other people, but I need to be held accountable. . So you’re almost like my teacher and I’m handing my homework on Sunday. So it keeps me on track, because I know that even if, let’s say, one night I have like a craving for something, I’m like, oh no, no, because Sunday is your weigh-in and I want to make Josephine proud of me, I want to be proud of myself. So, no instead I have a glass of water, go to sleep and I know Sunday will be here in two or three days, whatever it is, and so I need to have you as my coach, and as my therapist. 

Yes, that’s why I always tell you I will never leave. You know I will never leave because life changes, you know things happen and I will always need your support and your expertise. And you know you’re so knowledgeable. You know so much about menopause and how the body works and how weight loss happens. You know you encourage me and you let me know, It’s okay, if you gain a pound this week, you will lose it next week. And when I see that, then I say to myself okay, don’t beat yourself up, there’s always next week. You’re going to do better, it’s going to be okay. 

JOSPEPHINE 

You are amazing, and you have been so amazing, especially since you have been through so many changes. You really have, I mean like think about it, even from when you started so many years ago, you did great, then you went through COVID, then the big move that was a big deal. You never gave up, even when there were times when you were going through the changes and menopause, You never gave up.

ELISABETA

Yes, yes, and I will never give up. 

JOSEPHINE

I think of when you first walked in my office, I mean, and that was seven years ago and I have to tell you, You were a completely different person.

ELISABETA

Yeah, I was a completely different person. I was not happy because nothing worked and now I am so happy now. You know, I’m confident and, like I said, I’m not doing this for attention or for anyone. You know I’m doing this for myself, because getting older you know it sucks, like you know, as a women it’s really hard. , I think we are all struggling. I know for me at least sometimes, when I say, oh, I’m 52, I’m gonna be 53, it’s like even hard to say it, but it’s reality. And you know, like I said I’m in full menopause. It’s unbelievable I remember just being 30. 

And I remember when I was 30 looking at women in full menopause and they were extremely heavy and that’s another reason why I am so grateful that I started this and I tell people who try to lose weight you know, don’t do the shakes and the you know all these fad diets, they don’t work. You need to change your lifestyle. And I always refer them to you because it works. It works.

When you learn to eat with your new lifestyle I tell them I’m never hungry, I’m not deprived, I’m very healthy. I just had blood work done, a full panel. You know everything is normal, you know. So I’m not deficient in anything. I eat very healthy and you know, I just eat less. 

JOSEPHINE

I love so many things that you said because one I feel like so many people going through menopause they think like that’s it, like I’m I’m done, and they could never look like you. I mean it’s just so inspiring for so many people you don’t even know. Listen, you’re at your lowest weight, I mean since you’ve been 18 and you’re in full blown Menopause, I mean that tells you right there, like what you’re capable of if you change your mindset. You know you have to change your mindset. It’s always about the mindset.

ELISABETA

Yeah, yes, yes, and, like I said, don’t look at it as a diet. This is a lifestyle change and it’s a healthy one. I feel like I have more energy, I sleep better, because, you know, because I don’t go to bed bloated, you know, and I just I love it. I truly, truly love this program. I love your support. You are my friend, you know you’re like family to me and just you know you’re so encouraging and inspiring and I don’t know what I would do without you. So when I say that you changed my life and I’ve said this many many times to you in my text messages it’s the truth. You have changed my life. Because, yes, I’ve seen many women who give up when they’re in menopause, and you know they gain a lot of weight and they don’t know what to do, and I’m very grateful that you know that I look and feel like this. 

JOSEPHINE

Oh my gosh, I’m so happy for you. There’s no better feeling. But I wanted to say one thing, because I do ask everyone this Do you exercise? Have you exercised? 

ELISABETA

Yes, Yes, I do, Well, because I lost, you know, a lot of weight. I, I became very very thin. So I started to do my own weight training. Just, you know, push up squat sit ups, 

JOSEPHINE

You lost your weight first, and then you started incorporating the exercise after you lost the weight right,?

ELISABETA

Yes, exactly. And since I’ve been doing them, it’s been about close to a year now that I’ve been doing all the exercises, and, my whole body, looks different. You know my sister and my mom they’re my biggest supporters and they’re telling me like, wow, now, now you look fit and healthy, you look great. You know like you lost all that weight. And now even though you still weigh the same, but now you have a shape. You know like my legs are toned. You know my butt, my stomach, my arms.

JOSEPHINE

Yes I can see your arms look great 

ELISABETA

Thank you, Yes, so I just do my own thing, I don’t I don’t need a trainer, I just do my own workout and of course eating on program and not cheating, and you know, and drinking my water. So, my skin looks nice and hydrated, I drink a lot of water. And I follow everything that you tell me and it really works and I highly highly recommend it to anyone who wants to live a healthy lifestyle 

JOSEPHINE

I literally cannot wait for people to see your before and after, you actually looked older when I first met you 7 years ago 

ELISABETA

I know It’s unbelievable. It makes me so happy but I know not everyone understands. I have a friend who tells me oh, you know, just accept your curves. And I said, but you don’t understand. You know, that’s you. You can accept your curves and I respect that. But to me I’ve always been thin, small, like when I was younger, you know, in my 20s, I’ve always been a petite girl and and I know that’s when I feel good, I want to feel good about myself. This is how I think and that’s what makes me happy. If you want to embrace your curves that’s on you if that is what makes you happy. But being petite and small is what makes me happy. you know this is what makes me happy. You know fitting in a size 2, I bought a size 24 pair of jeans and I’m so so proud of myself. 

 I was like, oh my god 24. Like, oh my god, I’m like so excited, so excited it just gives me joy, you know, because, like I I think I’ve said this to you before there’s so many things in this life that we have no control over, right, like you know, loved ones getting sick or passing away, or my little doggy passing away, but what I put in my mouth I have control over that’s. That’s the only control I have.

JOSEPHINE

I love that, and I preach it and I agree a hundred percent, an I do think that you really live that and that’s one of the things I love that you do. And I say this to people, because I always see the ones who have the best results. They really live the program, they know they’re in control, they live it, you know, and that’s what makes the difference. They don’t just do it, they live it. 

ELISABETA

Yes, I live it, yes, and and I wake up every day and, and I know I start eating at nine and I know I have that window between nine and two and I’m good, I really am. I’m not hungry after two o’clock and I get my nutrients in. I drink water, you know, of course, I drink water even after two o’clock, but that’s it. 

I just drink water and I’m not hungry. I’m very satisfied, I’m very happy and, like I said, I sleep better and I wake up in the morning. I’m not bloated, I feel light, I feel great, yeah, and putting clothes on, you know it just feels amazing.

JOSEPHINE

Yes I know that’s a great feeling. 

ELISABEA

And you know when I look in the mirror I like what I see. And it’s nice because of course, people at work notice when I started losing weight and you know it’s nice to get compliments, of course, but I really do it for myself. Because it makes me feel good.

ELISABETA

So I told you I will never leave. You can’t, you can’t, get rid of me. I’m staying with you forever because I really, I truly need your support. So that’s how I feel about it. 

JOSEPHINE

That’s amazing. Thank you so much you are amazing. 

ELISABETA

Truly, you are such a blessing. I am so grateful to the person who referred me to you because you have changed my life. I swear you really did, even though I’ve had some hiccups in the seven years, but for the past two years, thank God, I’ve been doing great and I am determined to continue on this path and not let anything you know get in the way. I thank you for being you, for your knowledge, for your expertise, for your all your support. I’m so grateful, thank you. You’re so kind and and your words of encouragement. You know they stay with me and and they they motivate me everyday. 

So I want I want to say thank you so much. I love you so much. 

JOSEPHINE

I love you. I’m so happy, thank you.

Thank you! Thank you so much, Elisabeta. That was amazing. You are so inspiring. I know the clients and the customers are just going to love listening to your story. 

Everyone struggles as we get older and you know, I think you have proven that, just because you’re going through menopause, just because you’re in your 50s, you can still be and look the way you want to. The way that makes you feel the best, by doing the right things and following. And, yes, sometimes it’s hard and you will have hiccups, but you can get through it and you’ve proved that and I’m so proud of you. Don’t ever give up. That is a great message for everyone. Do not ever give up. It doesn’t matter your age. It doesn’t matter what you’re going through. She is the lowest she’s been since she’s 18 years old and she’s 52 and she has never looked better in her life. 

So so proud of you, Elisabeta, and I’m so happy I got to see you so happy.. So thank you everyone for tuning in. Thank you for all the feedback. I love it, I appreciate it. It makes my day. I’m wishing everyone a happy, healthy week full of love and hugs and kisses from me to all of you. 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

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SPEAKER: Josephine Fitzpatrick 

Hi everyone. Welcome to the Love to Live Healthy show. I’m Josephine Fitzpatrick. Today’s topic is priorities. Yes, we all have them. And for many, they are the same – And for some, they’re very different. Now, of course, if we look at the true definition of priorities, it means something that is more important than other things that need to be done or dealt with first, or something that is regarded as more important than something else. 

But priorities and daily priorities are two different things, right? Even though some may overlap. So like when we talk about priorities as a whole, like example, my priorities in life are my family, my health, my clients, my career. Those are like my top priorities. But then when I talk about my daily priorities, of course, again, it’s my family and it’s my food for the day, my exercise, my chores, and my work. So even though some overlap, you still have your overall priorities and daily priorities.

And it’s so important that you know your priorities and what is most important to you. In a perfect world, of course, we would want to do everything and give our full attention to everything every day, but it’s impossible. That’s how we get overwhelmed. I’m constantly reminding my kids, when life gets overwhelming, list your priorities and follow through with them. Not every task is equally important, even though you may feel like it is.

Put the most important tasks that have to be done closer to the top of your list. And when you prioritize, you’re allowing yourself to identify the important tasks at that moment. And you give those tasks more attention, more energy and time. It allows you to spend more time on the right things. You know, we face multiple demands on our time and energy every day. And it’s often these demands that we didn’t schedule that override the original schedule and that results us with the feelings of losing control. 

Now it’s usually when this happens that you grab something you shouldn’t be eating, right? Something comes into your schedule that you weren’t planning on, that you had to do or you have to do. And now it has disrupted your list of priorities. So what do you do? You grab something, you eat it, and now you feel out of control because now you’re like, okay, I just went off my program. I’m off my program, so I might as well eat something else. And now you realize, you’re prioritizing how much more you’re going to eat today instead of focusing back on your original list of priorities. 

Now, what I want you to understand through this is don’t grab and eat when things go a little bit crazy in your life. Okay. Because what you have to remember is when you stay focused, this is when you really need to stay in control. That’s what’s going to help you get through that dilemma. That’s what’s going to help you get through that extra priority or that extra challenge that has reached into your list and decided, I need to be on this now. 

Remember, the most important priority to keep you at your best to get you through everything else you have to do and get you through the unforeseen demands, the answer is always going to be eating on program. Eat on program, follow your meals and snacks, get your exercise in. I promise you, when you do that, it is going to help you with those list of demands you have, and with those list of priorities and any extra challenges that come on your path. 

Eating clean, staying on programs, sticking with your exercise, sticking with your meals and snacks always has to be one of your top priorities because when you can feel in control with that, everything else is easy. While family, work, school, exercise, friends, party, celebrations, the beach, whatever it is, it’s right at the top of the list for that day, eating on program is what helps you be 100 % with all your top priorities. 

Why? Because when you’re on program, you feel great. And when you feel great, you are a better mom, dad, wife, husband, son, daughter, worker, friend, whatever it is, you are better at it, or all of them. When you’re eating on program, you feel healthy, fit, strong. You can think better you react calmer and you give better advice to those who need it. You enjoy so much more in life when you feel good. When your jeans are fitting you or when your jeans are loose or your clothes just fit now, your whole world could be falling apart and you feel like, it’s good, I got this, I put my jeans on, I feel great today. But when your jeans are tight, you can’t fit in your shorts, your world is falling apart, you are falling apart with it. 

Now, of course, I’m just using the clothes as an example, but we know how much it means to us to feel good in our body. If you want to really be there and be strong and take care of everything in your life 100%, you have to take care of yourself first and make sure you are in a good place. Because only then will you be able to take care of everything else properly 100%. When you are on program, you’re feeling amazing. You’re the best you can be for yourself, your family, your friends and for your job. You will even exercise better and more often when you are eating on program. So at the end of the day, eating on program helps you stay focused so you can perfect all the other priorities in your life. 

So how do we really do this? Well, one tip is put yourself in a driver’s seat when it comes to your time. If you don’t plan out how you want your day to go, it’s very easy to end up in the reactive mode. This is why I’m always talking to you about the importance of planning and preparing. If you don’t plan and prepare, when you get hungry, you will react. When something goes wrong in your day, you will react. You’ll grab anything in sight. 

But when you plan, and when you know what you’re doing, you don’t have to think about it. Whether you’re doing the five hour, the detox, the regular innovation, you have your food set. You know where you’re going. You know what you’re doing. You know what you’re eating. You know you will stay on your game and be able to put a hundred percent into all the other priorities and feel amazing at the same time. You have to remember you are responsible for you, no one else.

Remind yourself frequently that you are ultimately the one who is responsible for how you use your time, your effort, your energy, how it’s all spent is up to you. Like many others, you will still get off track at times and have to deal with surprises that pop up. We all do. This happens to us all, whether it’s in family, career, personal life, whatever it is, regardless of what pops up in your life, you will be able to handle it. 

Harsh times will occur throughout our lives. We can’t control that, but it’s up to us how we react to them. I want you to always remember this, it’s not what happens in life that is as important as how we react to it. And if you are on program, you’re in control, you’re feeling good, you’re feeling strong, you’re feeling healthy, you will truly be able to handle things so much better than if something harsh comes up and you are already in a negative place, both mentally and physically. 

For those of you who have been on program and are currently on program, you know exactly what I’m talking about. We have had hundreds of clients return this past month. It happens all the time. Summer’s coming, people fell off, or they just need a little check -in, or they just want to get in a little better place for the summer. 

For me, I’m truly grateful when clients return because it makes me happy they know I fully understand how life can get in the way. And it doesn’t take much to get you off your path or just to have a little extra. I never judge. To me, it’s all about moving forward. Don’t dwell on the negative, don’t dwell on the past, but instead move forward in the positive. Because moving forward positive is the only thing that is going to get you to where you want to be. That’s all that matters. 

There is nothing I want more for my clients then to be the best they can be every day and feel the best they can every day. I know how feeling good can literally affect everything else in your life. I love when I get the messages, they are so happy to be back on program and how when they are on program, they just feel so much better, happier. They love when everything starts fitting again and they absolutely love that feeling of being in control. Being in control of their food, the day, of their life, and their priorities. Nothing truly compares to that feeling.

You know, I’ve talked to so many clients lately about priorities, and the scale is always one of the priorities. It shouldn’t be though, it should be the way you feel, but we know how important that low number is too see. We know when we step on the scale, at the moment it feels like everything, but the truth is when you are on program, you’re eating clean, in control, in control of your day, your life, that’s what really makes you feel amazing. So whether you are at your lowest number now or not, it doesn’t matter. What matters is, when you are back on program, you feel so good. You’re in such a mentally and physically great place and in control. And that is really what’s life changing. I tell you all the time, the scale will follow. My final thought to you is we have to remember, we are not given a good life or a bad life. We are given a life and it’s up to us to make it good or bad, happy or sad. 

When you’re in control, I promise you are going to feel like you have a really good life no matter what’s going on. 

Okay. I hope this helps. I hope everyone has the most amazing happy healthy week. Hugs and love for me to all of you.

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick 

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PREPARE FOR PASSOVER

Since Passover is more than one day you want to incorporate your Cheat day into your celebrations. Here are some helpful tips:

THE WEEKEND BEFORE: If you are planning on cheating for Passover you want to skip your cheat this coming weekend 20th or 21st. And save it for one or two of your passover nights that you are celebrating.

IF YOU PLAN ON CHEATING MORE THAN ONE DAY:  If you are cheating multiple days you want to be very mindful and taste the food you really want to try and pass on anything you really don’t need. Keep portions extra small so you can enjoy both days.

VACATION: If you are going on vacation – do not cheat before you go. Stay on program and pick and choose your cheats while you are away. Plus you will feel so much better leaving if you do not cheat before you go.  There are always on program passover options

Chicken, Gefilte Fish, salads, Matzah, Fruit, one drink if you are over 21 🙂

*PASSOVER FOOD IDEAS & CHOICES TO KEEP YOU ON TRACKINCORPORATE PASSOVER CHOICES IN YOUR DAYBREAKFAST & LUNCH CHOICES YOU CAN INCORPORATE PASSOVER WEEK:

• MATZAH-2 Matzah with 1tbsp of peanut, almondor SunButter, or 1/2avocado

• MATZAH AND FRUIT: 1 Matzah with 1 tsp of pb or sunbather with 1 piece of fruit 

• MATZAH AND EGGS- one Matzah with 3-4 egg whites and 1 cup of veggies

• ANY Kosher Meat no sauce no marinate no butter

• Light tuna or chicken salad or egg white salad with 1 matzah

• Chubby Potato: 1 large white potato or sweet potato with 1 cup of veggies on top and 1/4 cup of cheese and bake 🙂

• 1/2 cup park skim Cottage cheese with 1 cup of fruit 

• Popcorn

• 15-20 Any nuts

• Think Thin Bar

• Matzoh ball soup without the Matzoh ball

• 2 slices of low fat cheese or 1 light part skim cheese stick with 1 Matzah

 • non fat greek yogurt with 1/2 cup of berries

• 1 cup of any berries with 2 tbsp of cool whip

**NEW ITEMS IN THE INNOVATION STORE STARTING THIS FRIDAY 4/19 FOR PASSOVER WEEK

Gluten Free Quesadillas 

Honey cake

Mandelbrot

Sponge Cake 

Coconut and Almond Macarons 

KETO peanut butter cups 

Keto blondies 

Keto cookies

*Current Innovation Passover friendly products

— All our Gluten Free Muffins, GF CookIes and Gluten free bars 

— Our Entire Ketovation line contains no wheat or flour 

Gluten free pasta 

Gluten free crab cakes

Gluten free quinoa burgers

Quinoa salad

Grilled chickens salad

Shrimp and rice 

Chicken and rice

Steak and rice

Swedish meatballs

Salmon and veggies 

Cauliflower Pizza

Turkey Taco

Chicken Salad

Tuna Salad

Sweet potato fries 

Tomato Soup

Broccoli cheddar soup 

Bisque Soup

Pudding

Rice Sticks and Hockey Puck Rounds 

Chocolate mousse cake, & Cheese Cake & Gummy Bites

All Innovation nuts regular, chocolate and mixed

Popcorn

Licorice

Detox

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

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00:00 – Speaker – Josephine 

Hi everyone, welcome to the Love to Live Healthy show. I’m Josephine Fitzpatrick. This week’s topic is stop being afraid, and I know in today’s world that sounds so much easier than it feels. I mean, look at last week. In one week we had an earthquake, we are in retrograde and we experienced an eclipse. It’s a lot for people. We have been through a lot with world destruction, political issues. It can go on and on. But the truth is it’s life and it’s not always supposed to be easy and we’re not always going to have all the answers. But what we do know is we are here and we are so lucky and blessed to be here, and that is one thing we can and should never forget. 

00:42

When it comes to weight loss, it’s very easy to be afraid. I see my clients all the time. I see what they’re afraid of. They are afraid of failing, they are afraid of self-sabotaging, they are afraid of being hungry, they are afraid of temptation, they are afraid of working so hard and being disappointed. And that’s okay. It’s okay to be afraid, but what’s not okay is to not try because you’re afraid, because everything I just said failing, self-sabotage, being hungry, temptation you’re in control of most of them. 

01:16

I know it’s not easy and we will never have all the answers. We’re not supposed to have all the answers. You know no one does. You don’t reach a certain age, a certain social status, a certain position in your career and suddenly have it all and have all the answers. It doesn’t work like that. There is no secret potion, there’s no lucky token and there’s no prayer that will change the course of your life in the snap of your fingers. You will never know all the answers and sometimes, because we don’t know all the answers, that’s what makes it so uncomfortable. But when we talk about weight loss, what we can find comfort in is that you have a plan, you know what you have to do, you know if you prepare and follow through your menu you don’t eat in between your meals and you work really hard and you are consistent you will absolutely see results. And you know this because so many of you have already done it and those of you who haven’t done it know clients that have done it and you see the results. 

02:14

But again, it’s not easy because you also know the results won’t come unless you try. So, whether you’re afraid or not, you have to try, you have to start, you have to work hard, you have to push yourself. You have to be okay with being outside of your comfort zone. Because think about it that’s why it’s so scary, that’s why you’re afraid, because you’re outside of your comfort zone. 

02:37

You feel like you need to have all the answers because you’re outside of your comfort zone, but the truth is, like I said before, there’s no one who has all the answers. There’s no perfect time. There’s no perfect situation. What is most important, you have to just start. You have to follow and be consistent. You don’t need to know all the answers. You just have to put the work in. That’s what gives you the results. 

03:01

And what you need to know is that every day you follow, you will learn more and more. You will see more and more results. Every day that you are consistent, you will feel better and better. You’ll feel better outside of your comfort zone. You will no longer be afraid. Think about it, for those of you who were always on the innovation program, when I introduced the five-hour and the detox program, you were completely out of your comfort zone. 

03:26

Yet you trusted in yourself, you listened, you follow, you learned, you worked hard and the results have been absolutely amazing. I mean, I have clients who have never been so thin in their entire life and all ages 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, even eighties. I have a client yesterday it was her birthday, 85th birthday she texted me and she has been at her goal with me for some time. That’s incredible. I just love that. But again, it doesn’t mean that it’s not scary, it doesn’t mean that you’re not going to be afraid. You won’t be afraid if you keep trying. If you keep trying, you will see how you get less and less afraid and will believe more and more in yourself and the results.

04:07

This is a game. You know life is a game and I mean that in the very best way. You put the time in, you work hard, you learn, you learn the rules, you see how it goes, you see the results, and this is in all aspects of your life. You have to try and work hard, you have to get over the fear if you want to reach any goal. And when you do that and you try really hard and you put the work in, I truly believe that, even if they are not the exact, 100% results you wanted, you will still get results, results that make you so much happier than doing nothing at all. Is it challenging? Yes, of course. Everything in life can be challenging, especially if you think of it that way. 

04:47

You know for those of you who know me, you know I’m a big believer in mindset. I believe that what you believe in, what you put your work into, what you put your energy into, that’s what’s going to happen. Dreams and goals are not always supposed to be easy. And everyone’s dreams are different. While it might be weight loss for you, that is your dream, to be a certain size or number, for someone else it’s another dream entirely. But all dreams and goals are challenging, no matter what they are. And the only way to succeed at them is to work hard at it every day. To have a positive mindset, believe in yourself, put your energy into it and work hard at those dreams and goals every day. And if you do that, I can promise you will see results every day and every week you will get closer and closer to what you want. And remember when I say you’ll see results every day it might not be on the scale, but you’ll see results in how you feel, how your clothes fit you, and eventually it will be on the scale, but you have to look at all your results. 

05:50

Let’s remember it’s in the challenges we face every day, every week, every month. That’s where we learn the most and it’s also what makes it so exciting. You know, as you succeed with each challenge, you’re trusting yourself to overcome the next challenge, the next future obstacle, because every time you do it you’re getting stronger and stronger. You gain great advantage when you overcome your challenges because you’re also learning discipline and control. You know, and we have to remember that learning discipline and control is going to help us in every area of our life. 

06:36

I want to quickly tell you about one of my clients that I have that I won’t go too deep into because she’s planning on doing a podcast with me when she reaches her goal, and it will be soon. So I really don’t want to get into the story, but just to give you an idea about her. She came to me about 10 years ago, probably more, and she lost all her weight, got to numbers she never thought possible and she stayed there for a really long time. But then, of course, things happen in life as they often do, one thing or another and you know, like I said, I’m going to leave the details to her. But right before she came back, you know she started gaining weight and in the beginning she was kind of ignoring the extra weight and she would ask me and then eventually she couldn’t ignore it anymore. So when she started back, you know it was really difficult. You know my point is through the story. It wasn’t easy for her. You know she lost a pound, she lost two pounds, but just going back so strict, after not having to be so strict for so long because she was basically maintaining for years, so going backs trick again, she struggled. You know she questioned it, she questioned me, she questioned the food. I kept telling her to trust me, trust the program, trust the food. Everyone eats it, everyone loses. And now she’s just doing amazing. You know she got through the hard part and that’s my point. 

07:46

You have to get through the hard part. It’s not the first week, the first week is not the hard part, it’s the second through like the fifth week. It’s really tough because you have weight to lose. And the second through the fifth week week is you’re really not seeing what you want to see for all the work you feel like you’re putting in, but then all of a sudden, all those pounds add up, all those ones and twos, they add up and by the sixth week you are feeling amazing. Then, all of a sudden, you start to see the better number, you start to see the difference in your clothes. You start to see how you feel. Your body image is better, your confidence is better and you know you can do it. You’re working hard, you’re putting the time in, you’re seeing the results and you feel confident. You’re no longer afraid. So you really have to give yourself that second to fifth week. Get through that. That’s the hard part. It’s gets so much easier after that.

08:45

It’s funny, as I was just telling you that story, I’m thinking to myself. I can guarantee there’s so many of my clients that are listening to this and they think I’m talking about them, because I didn’t realize. But, as I was talking about the story, there are so many clients in the last couple of months that went through this and now they’re in such a great place. Not all of them are at their goal, but very close and very happy and in a place where there’s no turning back because they got through the hard part. They’re so happy about where they are. They’re so happy being back on program. They’re so happy feeling good again. Their clothes are fitting. You know, they all had to restart for one reason or another and they got through the challenge of starting. They got through the second and fifth week and when you can do that, it’s going to make such a big difference. It’s going to take the scariness out of everything. 

09:25

So again, my point is if you can get over being afraid, being afraid of failing, afraid of the hunger, afraid of the temptations, you will do it. You know deep down you can do this. You can do anything you want to if you put your heart and soul into it, if you put your energy and beliefs into it. Yes, it takes a positive mindset, hard work, consistency, but you will get to where you want to be. You have to learn to talk yourself into it. Talk yourself into it and stop talking yourself out of it. 

09:56

And, especially in the beginning, instead of looking for excuses to go off program, you have to make all the excuses why you should stay on program, why you want this, why it’s important to you. You know, again, when we’re talking about mindset, if you keep yourself afraid, you will stay afraid. If you make excuses for yourself why you can’t do this, then you won’t do this. Your negative mindset will keep you stuck. You don’t want that, because when you keep yourself afraid or tell yourself excuses why you can’t do something, it’s causing yourself to limit yourself. I really believe that tell yourself excuses why you can’t do something, it’s causing yourself to limit yourself. I really believe that. That’s why you’re staying stuck immediately. It’s going to give you reasons to go off and do the wrong thing. This fear and these excuses keep you going down the same old path, preventing you from reaching your goals. 

10:46

And if you really want to lose weight, feel great and have control over your life and your happiness, then you have to stop being afraid and stop making excuses why you can’t do it. When you start to struggle, I want you to remember me telling you this, Life is hard. It’s supposed to be hard, but it’s also the challenge that makes it fun and exciting. Don’t be afraid of it and don’t make excuses for it. Instead, live it. Live your goals, live your dreams. That’s what’s going to make you happy. Get through being afraid. When you’re through being afraid, it’s going to be life-changing. It’s not about being perfect. It’s about going after what you want and making sure you’re working hard to do it, put your energy in it. So, if you’re one of the clients that are doing all the right things which I know so many of you have been, and I’m so beyond proud of every one of you Keep going, keep working hard. Every day, you are closer and closer to your dreams and goals. Every day you feel better and better, and I love that. 

11:50

Now, if you are someone who has not started or has not been doing the right things and want to start, this is your motivation today. You have to start by following your menu, not eating in between meals and snacks, having the discipline to work through your challenges and fears. It takes planning, preparing and following through with your day. It takes not making any excuses on why you should go off program. It takes consistent hard work and, most of all, it takes you loving yourself enough to walk away from the temptations. You have to be willing to put your immediate wants aside for your future results, and when you can do that, you will see the very best results. It’s time to stop being afraid and start being excited. Start today 

Okay, that’s all I have for you today. I hope this helped. Thank you so much for tuning in. I really appreciate all the feedback. It truly makes my day. I’m wishing everyone a happy, healthy week full of love and blessings. Hugs from me to all of you. 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Speaker Josephine

Hi everyone, welcome to the Love to Live Healthy show. I’m Josephine Fitzpatrick. Today’s topic is being incredible can sometimes be uncomfortable. We know this right. If you want results, you have to be willing to do what it takes, and this is what it takes. It takes getting up every day and working towards your goal and agreeing that some days will be very, very uncomfortable. And that’s okay, because it’s those tough, uncomfortable days that you get through that make the biggest difference in your outcome. When those uncomfortable times or days appear, you need to work harder to get past them. Don’t waste time thinking of an easier way, because there is no easier way than doing the right thing. The time you actually spend trying to find an easier way or a shortcut could be the time that you already invested into the work that would be getting you to where you want to be. 

Now. Listen, I even tell my kids this all the time. For most of us, life is so simple if we don’t complicate it. If you want to do well in life, you must get up every day and work hard toward what you want, what makes you happy, toward your goals. Don’t waste time looking for shortcuts or easy. Just get up, work hard, make good choices and you will reach your goals. We all have to work, and it should be at multiple things in life – at our jobs, families, school, at our love life, at our health and our body. Everybody has to work hard to get to where they want to be, to make good things happen in their life. But the point is, no matter what it is in life that you are working for, if it makes you happy, you get up every day and you put the time and effort into it, I promise you you will reach your goals. You will make it happen. Yes, it may happen slower for some, but slower, or fast, it will happen if you keep doing the right things. 

Now, when we talk about everyday life, this applies to everything. Right, consecutive days, hard work, making good decisions will lead to incredible results, no matter what you’re putting your time and effort into, and when you continue to do the right thing, the journey is always going to be just as exciting and rewarding as the outcome. Every day you are closer to what you want. Every day you feel better and better mentally, physically. Every day you are closer to what you want. Every day you feel better and better mentally, physically. Every day you have more and more control, and this should apply to everything in your life the more it makes you happy, the more likely your success will be. 

I will tell you one thing, if you haven’t already started working towards your goals and toward where you want to be, I suggest you start now. Spring is here and it is not waiting for you to get ready for it. If you want to be amazing and feel amazing this summer, there’s one simple solution Follow your program. Do the right thing for your body, do it for your mind. Stay on your program. As you know, there are all types of people in the world. There are those who do and those who talk about doing. You have to decide who you want to be. It’s up to you if you want the very best results. It’s up to you if you want to be thin or you just want to talk about how you wish you were thin, how you wish you were eating better, how you wish you were healthier. If you want to be a talker, be a talker. If you want to be a doer, start working towards it now. 

We know one of the very worst feelings is having a party, an event, an occasion and not being ready for it, and looking back and saying I should have, I could have, why didn’t I? You know, some things come up out of the blue and we just think, oh, I wish I would have known, I would have had more time, I would have made sure I was ready for it. But spring is here and summer’s around the corner. And we go through spring and summer every year, so it’s not like you didn’t know it was coming. So you’re either going to be ready or you’re not going to be ready. Right now you have the time to get yourself in motion and make the changes you need to make, to see the differences you want to see. And while many of you still might not reach your goal by summer, if you start now, you will know you’ll be closer to it than you are today. If you start now, you are going to be so much in a better place by the time summer comes than you are today. 

So here are some things I want you to do to remember when you are trying to be the best you can be. 

-You will see the best results when you have six consecutive on-program days every week

-One Cheat Meal and dessert a week

-Exercise is amazing, but only if your food is amazing as well. You can’t eat more because you’re exercising, not when you’re trying to lose weight. 

-Stop making excuses. You are only hurting yourself. 

The bottom line is if you want to be amazing, look amazing and feel amazing, then you have to put the work in. You have to follow your program, you have to be a little hungry and you have to want this more than anything. Temptation will always be in sight, but you have to be stronger than what’s in front of you. You have to look at yourself and visualize. What do you want in two weeks from today? Where do you want to be? Where do you want to be in four weeks from today? Two months from today? Every weight loss day is one day closer to the person you want to be. 

You can only fight the addictions, the habits and the poor choices if you recognize. You have them, so own them and move on from them. If you have been amazing, then continue to be amazing, and if you’ve not done the right things to make yourself happy, then start today and make yourself happy. Make it happen. You are the only person who has control over your happiness, just like you are the only person who has control over being unhappy. We have the same control to be happy as unhappy. It’s always in our choices. You are the only person who can get in your own way today. So make it happen. Don’t be a talker, be a doer. You can do this if you really want it. 

Okay, that’s all I have for now. I want to tell you in two weeks from now, we will have another fabulous story from one of our successful weight loss clients. I can’t wait for you to hear her journey. So please make sure you subscribe to the podcast, because if you subscribe, then you will immediately get notified every time we have a new show, so you don’t have to keep checking. Subscribe. Give it a thumbs up. It helps the program, it helps you. It’s a great way to find all our shows and be notified immediately. I want to thank you all for joining me and listening to the Love to Live Healthy show. I’m wishing you all a happy, healthy week full of love. Hugs from me to all of you. 

~Love to Live Healthy With Josephine Fitzpatrick