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FitnessHealthy TipsLifestyle
January 28, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

UNSTOPPABLE FORCE MEETS IMMOVABLE OBJECT

 

There is a term in physics called the Irresistible Force Paradox that asks the question, “What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?”. This premise came about thousands of years ago when a Chinese philosopher wondered what would happen when the strongest spear tried to pierce the strongest shield. Would one break? Would they both break? Would they be undamaged? It is a concept that we still examine and reflect on today in physics, philosophy and life in general.

 

So what does this paradox have to do with weight loss? When we are going about our day there are certain immovable objects that we face that are out of our control – traffic, school, illness, appointments, bills, meals, etc. Most of the time we feel like we are constantly moving from one task to the next. There are certain things in life that are unavoidable and we can’t let that be our excuse every day for not going after what we want. There will be times when we face choices and we realize that these immovable objects are actually within our control. We rise above and make the right and healthy choice even when we don’t think we can. We are unstoppable forces in the face of immovable objects.

 

We have to be strong like the spear and fight through things that get in our way. Too busy to make a healthy meal? That doesn’t mean you can just eat pizza or pasta because that’s what your family wants to order. Go the extra step and make sure you can have something healthy and on plan for yourself. Running around all day and can’t find a healthy snack? Don’t just reach for candy or chips. Push past the weakness and cravings and find something on program to snack on. There are plenty of choices at every deli, grocery store and gas station. These are just a few examples of when we have to put in the extra effort to do the right thing. We can’t be in denial and think that every day will be easy – if it were easy, everyone would do it.

 

We have the power to take the unhealthy immovable objects in our life and turn them into healthy ones. Start new routines, make them your priority. Never miss a trip to the gym or the grocery store to stock up for a clean week. If you really want it, moving forward toward your goals will be unavoidable. And even when you stumble or stray from your path, you get right back on because your goals are immovable and you are committed.

 

The biggest immovable object that will always be there when trying to lose weight is eating. We have to eat every day, there’s no getting around it. The way that you deal with it determines your success. Will you let it get the best of you – will you give in? Will you let the things that block you and shield you bring you down? Or will you be strong, sharp and smart – fighting for what you want every day, becoming the person you always wanted to be – totally unstoppable.

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness

8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797

211 East 43rd Street New York, NY 10019

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FitnessHealthy TipsLifestyle
January 28, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Winter Challenge Week 2

 

We are in the second week and the weight results are in. You are all doing so amazing. When you are in a contest it can be a game changer when it comes to weight loss. It’s not for everyone – while some look at competition as a job others need it in their life to help them succeed. There is no right or wrong. It’s matter of choice. If you thought the competition could help you and it hasn’t, don’t be disappointed – because what really is happening is you were looking for yet another thing to make you stick to what you want but at the end of the day it’s always only going to be YOU that makes you stick to something – not a contest. It has to be in your head that you want this – it’s not the competition that will bring it or make it happen. The competition will only bring it out and help motivate what you already knew you wanted so badly. Now I know you are all thinking you all want it so badly. We always feel like we do. But wanting it and wanting to work for it is two very different things. Wanting it and wanting to give up things to have it are also two very different things, and Wanting it and doing whatever it takes to get it  is very different as well. AGAIN, my point is that just because you want it doesn’t mean it’s going to happen. In fact, wanting it and joining a contest is the smallest part of the whole process. We all want things – that’s the easy part. WORKING HARD FOR IT EVERYDAY is what really makes the difference in your success. So take a look at the last couple of weeks. Have you really done everything you possibly could to get results you want? Only you can answer that question.

99% OF THE CLIENTS BELOW CAN SAY YES THEY HAVE!  

 

For those of you closer to the bottom of the list – I see you working very hard. Remember your goal is to get ahead of the person in front of you and as far away from the person behind you. Many of you have lost this week but didn’t see it in the final number because you gained last week. Stay positive and remember it’s amazing that you could come back from that – that’s what you have to focus on. Continue to keep losing and you will keep jumping up the list. This is a learning process. Stay strong, remember what you want. The final prize for you is to have your body as close to where you want it to be by Spring. I have no doubt you can all do this – keep proving it. Keep working hard and putting the time into yourself and your health. When Spring is here you will be so happy you worked hard today to get to where you want to be tomorrow!
THERE ARE NO SHORT CUTS
WORK FOR IT!
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE CLIENTS BELOW FOR WORKING SO HARD EVERYDAY!

Andrew S:      7.5

Aaron T:         7

Mike N:          6
Steve K:         6
Mike R:          5
Troy M:          5
Paul N:          3
Scott S:         0

Allan P:         0

 

Beth M.:        9.8

 

Sari O:          8.4

Joann B.:      8

 

Sheryl G.:     6.8

Amanda C.:  6.4

 

Raquel R.:    6.3

 

Farin F:        5.3

 

Lauren G:    5.2

 

Rhonda L:    4.8

 

Dawn S:       4.6

 

Samantha M.: 4.5

 

Linda S:          4.5

 

Theresa G:     4.2

 

Jen G:            4

 

Sandra W:      3.8

 

Jessica M:      3.6

 

Lisa S:            3.5

Robyn M:       3.3

 

Kimberly S:    3.2

 

Elayne S:       3

 

Lisa N:           3

 

Alison A:        2.9

 

Heather T:      2.8

 

Beth F:           2.8

 

Melanie B:     2.8

 

Nancy R:       2.8

 

Emily D:        2.7

 

Jessica M:    2.4

 

Cara B:        2.4

 

Dana S.:      2.4

 

Michelle F:   2.4

 

Marlie G:      2.4

 

Heather C:   2.2

 

Amy K:         2.2

 

Lynn K:        2.2

 

Debra S:      2

 

Amanda B:   2

Beth G:         2

 

Corey K:       2

 

Jamie H:       2

 

Wendy S:      2

 

Shari K:        1.9

Ann C:          1.9

Dena E:        1.8

Janet K:        1.7

 

Stacey B:      1.6

Carolyn G:    1.5

 

Alyssa M:      1.5

Donna F:       1.5

 

Lia W:           1.5

 

Leslie O:       1

 

S.S:              1

 

Michelle F:   .9

Meghan L:    0

 

Jillian G:       0

Kathy S:       0

 

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness

8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797

211 East 43rd Street, New York, NY 10017

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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

January Is Almost Over

 

January is coming to an end. I want you to take a moment and look back. Are you where you thought you would be? Have you stayed true to yourself and your program? Do you remember December when you were convinced you just couldn’t wait to eat clean and go back on program and do all the right things? You were so upset with how quickly you put the pounds on and promised yourself that January was going to be your month to feel good and get back to the person you love to be. For those of you who did exactly that – I give you a big congratulations as I know there are so many that are doing amazing and I’m truly so proud of you all for working hard everyday. I know how hard this is. I see first hand the struggle is real. With temptations and pressures of work, jobs, friends, family. It’s so easy to give in. We all get weak sometimes…even my sharks get weak. What you have to always remember is there will always be something going on…happy, sad, good, bad, celebrations, peer pressure, job, family, friends, health. The list goes on and on. This is life and what makes life so truly amazing is the ups and downs we go through to get to where we are each day.
What is important and what I want you to always remember this – When you feel good about yourself, and when you feel healthy and strong anything life throws at you is always going to be easier to get through. There is a sense of power when you feel good about yourself. There is really no denying it – when you are healthy, thin, fit, and your clothes fit you – it puts you in a good place physically and mentally. Your problems make you less upset. You no longer get upset over every little thing. You are not short with your spouse or your children. Everything seems easier to get through – Can’t pay a bill? Who cares my jeans fit me; Homework coming out of my ears? – Who cares the scale was amazing this morning. Instead of hiding from everyone – you can’t wait to socialize and see people. You see, over all when you do the right things for you body and mind…and when you have control over your food and what you are putting in your body to make you feel good – it just makes everything in life easier and makes you a happier person.
Here are some tips for the next time temptation shows up on your healthy path:  
1) Remember before you go off program because you are stressed or because of anything that is not going right in your life – remind yourself going off program is going to make it worse not better. The one thing you can control is your food and how you want to look and feel. If you stay on program you will be able to handle whatever is in your way that day.
2) When my sharks get weak they have an extra on program snack. They don’t turn one “off” moment into a reason to cheat the entire day, night and week. If you feel weak and you need something, choose one more on program snack. Most of the time it’s not hunger you are feeding so whatever you have that is on program will help you and it will keep you mentally in the game knowing that you are still on program.
3) Send in your food. The clients who send Me and Thea their food and drink every night do the very best. It is an accountability for you and it helps us evaluate what you are doing and give us the opportunity to change things if we need to.  
4) Remember your promise to yourself. Think about December and how you felt. Think about your next vacation and how you WANT to feel. Constantly remind yourself that this is important to you. Remember there is never any judgment on our part. We know how hard it is and we want you to succeed. No one wants this for you more than we do. So if you fall off you simply reach out and we will get you right back on. I don’t care if it happens 5, 10 or 100 times. You have to keep trying and you will eventually succeed. Not everyone succeeds the first time. You just don’t know that because you only see the final product of someone else’s success. I know what it takes them to get there.  And for many, it’s more than once until they really get it and do the very best.  —  Do not wait until you get to a decent number before you reach out. That is never a good thing. It’s like waiting to look good to go to the gym. When you have lost your way and are struggling we are here to get you back on your healthy path.  
5) Remember this is a journey – a work in progress. There is no end to eating clean and doing the right things for your body and mind. Even when you reach goal you still have to eat clean and do the right things – so stop looking and feeling like you can’t wait until it’s over – it’s never over. It’s just a matter of what part of the journey you spend the most time in.  
THERE IS TRULY NOTHING MORE POWERFUL 
THAN FEELING AMAZING 
CONTEST REMINDER:
ALL WEIGHTS MUST BE IN BY THE END OF TODAY
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
211 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10017
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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Innovation Podcast Now Available

 

OUR “LOVE TO LIVE HEALTHY”  PODCAST IS AVAILABLE!

– LISTEN TO JOSEPHINE AND THEA ANSWER QUESTIONS EVERY WEEK FROM CLIENTS ALL OVER THE WORLD

– HEAR FROM SUCCESSFUL CLIENTS AND HOW THEY LOST THE WEIGHT AND REACHED THEIR GOAL

– GET TIPS, HINTS AND TRICKS ON HOW TO BE SUCCESSFUL REACHING YOUR GOAL

– SHARE THE LOVE:  ANY ONE CAN LISTEN – MEMBERS, NON MEMBERS AND RETURNING MEMBERS

SUBSCRIBE!
AND BE THE FIRST ONE TO HEAR NEW PODCASTS EVERY WEEK.
– WE WILL HAVE NEW PODCASTS EVERY WEEK
– MAKE SURE YOU SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST PAGE SO YOU AUTOMATICALLY RECEIVE THE NEW PODCASTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE
HOW TO DO IT :
1. CLICK ON THE LINK BELOW
     
2. ON THE PAGE, UNDER THE PICTURE CLICK ON “VIEW IN ITUNES”
 
3. SUBSCRIBE: IN ITUNES UNDER THE PHOTO IT WILL ASK YOU TO  SUBSCRIBE (CLICK SUBSCRIBE) AND YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY GET ALL OF THE PODCASTS AS SOON AS THEY ARE AVAILABLE.  
DONE!  – NOW YOU CAN LISTEN TO ALL THE PODCASTS THAT ARE CURRENTLY AVAILABLE AND YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY BE NOTIFIED AS SOON AS NEW LOVE TO LIVE HEALTHY PODCASTS ARE RELEASED EACH WEEK
START BY CLICKING ON THE LINK BELOW:
IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO BE PART OF THE SHOW OR HAVE A QUESTION YOU WANT ANSWERED
CONTACT OR SEND IT TO
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
211 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10017
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FitnessHealthy TipsLifestyle
January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Winter Challenge: Week 1

 

When you work hard you see results – when you don’t you won’t. It’s pretty much that easy when it comes to the Innovation Program. The foods are there for you if you need them. You can eat out or order in. You have access to Thea & myself 24/7. We can talk you off any ledge but we need to know you are on that ledge to get you off of it. So you need to reach out to us. When it comes to the weight loss and the program there is no reason that you can’t get the same results as the amazing people below. Some of them are new and many of them have been on program for quite some time – while others are very close to their goal. Physically, weight loss is the best thing you can do for your body. Mentally, it’s the best thing you can do for your brain. You always feel and look better when you feed your body the right foods. You lose weight and you are mentally and mindfully thinking of about what you are eating instead of grabbing and eating with no control. It’s hard and it will always be hard. But it will always be worth it. What you have to remember and understand is that even when it’s tough and you may not be 100% and lose exactly what you want – you still feel better because you are not eating out of control. So an on program off day is still better than a completely out of control day.

Whether you are on the challenge or not, you need to decide what you want and where you want to be this Spring. You know Spring arrives with a blink of an eye and when everyone is taking off the coats and putting on the spring clothes
you will  be in one of three places:
The Same
You will have Gained
You will have LOST THE WEIGHT
Only you know where you want to be and how hard you are willing to work to get there. But what you really must understand is it doesn’t just happen. When you see the successful clients on program it’s not because they just all of a sudden wake up and are thinner. They do not have some special gene – If they did they wouldn’t have ended up here in the first place. Their weight loss and success happens for one reason –  they work hard, they follow and they make their weight loss a priority in their life. They walk away when they need to. They say “No thank you.” They follow the program – they don’t make their own rules. They believe in themselves and in the program! They eat clean 6 days and are off only 1 day a week.  If you keep it simple it will be simple. Don’t think about it – just follow it – and do it. Before you know it you will be waking up lighter, happier and thinner too.
Set your priority now and plan for where you want to be later. Because once later is here – it’s too late.
Make sure you follow us on:

WINTER CHALLENGE WEEK 1

CLIENTS FROM COLLEGE STUDENTS TO SENIOR CITIZENS HAVE JOINED IN THIS CONTEST FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD
 – NEW YORK, CALIFORNIA, BOSTON, FLORIDA, CHICAGO, MINNESOTA, CANADA, TEXAS,  NEW JERSEY, PENNSYLVANIA, RHODE ISLAND, OREGON, OHIO –
GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!
RESULTS:
*do not count out those 0 just yet as many got caught in the snow storm last week and others only weigh every two weeks because of in studio scheduling :)
Everyone who did weigh in is week doing absolutely amazing!!!!!
SO THRILLED WITH THE RESULTS
AFTER ONLY ONE WEEK!!

 

Aaron T:    7.0

Joann B:   6.6

Sari O:       5.6

Sheryl G:   5

Andrew S: 5
Mike N:      5
Steve K.     5
Beth M:     4.7

 

Linda S:    4.5
Jen G:       4

 

Raquel R:  4

Rhonda L: 4

Mike R.      4

Farin F:      3.9

Jessica M: 3.6

Lisa S:        3.5

 

Lauren G:   3.4

 

Robyn M:   3.3

 

Theresa G: 3.2
Elayne S:    3
Josh B.       3
Troy M:       2.9
Nancy R:     2.8

 

Emily D:       2.7

 

Marlie G:     2.4

 

Michelle F:   2.4

 

Jessica M:    2.4

Heather C:    2.2

Heather T:     2.1
Paul N:         2
Robyn K       2
Dana S.:        2

 

Amanda B:    2

 

Beth G:          2

 

Debra S:        2

 

Wendy S:      2

 

Dorey K:        2

Sandra W:     2

Ann C:          1.9

Kimberly S:  1.8

Cara B:         1.8

 

Melanie B:    1.8

 

Alison A:      1.7

Dawn S:       1.6

Donna F:      1.5

 

Carolyn G:   1.5

Shari K:       1.4

Beth F:        1.2

Alyssa M:     1

S.S:               1

Bonnie K:     1

 

Michelle F:   .9

 

Dena E:         .9

 

Stacey B:      .8

Samantha M: .6

Deirdre C:      .6

 

Lori N:            .2

 

Kathy A:         0

Marnie S:        0

Donna S:         0

Lynn K:           0

Leslie O:         0

Brittney F:      0

Elizabeth B:   0

Janet K:          0

Jamie H:         0

Lia W:              0

Allan P:          0

Amy K:           0

Meghan L:      0

Jillian G:         0

Lisa N:            0
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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Understanding the Hunger

 

When it comes to losing weight we all know that one of the hardest things about it is when we feel hungry. Our first instinct is to feed it – feed the hunger. We believe that if we feed the hunger we will actually “feel better” but what happens most of the time is we feel worse. You see there is a line and depending on how much weight you need to lose you have to decide where that line is. The object is for you to eat healthy and clean foods but also to still be a little hungry. Why do you need to be hungry? The answer is simple and sometimes when we understand it, that’s what helps us “Embrace it” instead of “Hate it.”
In order to lose weight you need to take in less food than your body needs. There is no way around it – you have to eat less than your body needs and the weight will come off. Depending on how much less and how clean the food you are eating will determine how much weight comes off and how fast. What I think so many of you have the hardest time with is that you just don’t want to be hungry. Why? Because it’s uncomfortable! And whether you are busy or bored uncomfortable just plain “stinks!” So what happens when you are hungry? This is the part I want you to understand and think about:
—When you are hungry it’s because your body has less food at that moment than it is used to. It’s also good to understand this is a cumulative action. So in the beginning you feel like okay I can do this and that’s only because your body has so much extra in it -whether it’s because you are just starting or if it’s after a Cheat Day. But after a couple of days on program and eating less – your body has used everything extra. Now the body starts to begin to realize that your intake is lower than it has been and lower than it’s used to and it wants more than your are giving it. It has enough food but not as much as it is used to having and it is telling you “I want more!” It wants what you used to give it so it can stay the same and run the same as it used to. So if you feed it you stay the same. Your body is happy and you are all satisfied (for the moment) and nothing changes – including the scale.
Now let’s talk about when you don’t feed into it. When you get to that point of being a little hungry and a little uncomfortable because you know you ate your meals and snacks but you still feel hungry. That is because your body is used to having more and it’s telling you “feed me! I’m not satisfied because it’s less than what you normally give me.”  But if you don’t feed it then it has to use “stored fat.” Ahhhhh now it all makes a little more sense. When it uses “stored fat”  I want you to think of it like a vacuum sucking fat from the cells.  When it uses this fat the cells close – resulting in a smaller you – less body fat. When you use enough of the stored fat and get enough of these cells closing each day/week – that is what results in the scale moving each week.
In case you missed it you can read our article on “Fat Cells”
Being a little hungry is never easy. But when you have gotten to the point that you have over-eaten and you have gained weight – you have to look at it like you got yourself here now you have to get yourself out. You have been there and done that, and quite honestly for most of you you can’t even remember what was good enough to get you to where you are. The only way to get back to the “old you” or “the new you”  is to feed your body healthy, clean and less than what it is used to 6 days a week. It may not be exciting but that’s what cheat day is for. 6 days healthy, clean fuel your body and 1 day exciting.
“Embrace It”
“The only impossible journey is the one you never begin”
CHECK OUT LESLIE’S LATEST BEFORE AND AFTER
SHE HAS REACHED HER GOAL
CONGRATULATIONS LESLIE – GREAT JOB!!!!!
LESLIE LOVES THE WAY SHE LIVES AND LIVES THE WAY SHE LOVES
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
211 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10017
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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

INNOVATION WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE REMINDER

 

THE INNOVATION WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE starts TODAY!

Participants must be an active client. To sign up for our program and become an active member, email Debbie at innovationdebbie@gmail.com.

Already a client and want to sign up for the challenge? – Email innovationthea@gmail.com and send in your starting weight if you haven’t already.

Because of the high volume of participants, everyone who wants to be part of the contest has to have their weight submitted today in order to participate. There will be no exceptions. GOOD LUCK!

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness

8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797

211 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10017

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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

2017 INNOVATION WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE

 

ARE YOU READY 
FOR THE
 
2017 INNOVATION WINTER WEIGHT LOSS CHALLENGE
STARTS JANUARY 9
ENDS MARCH 25
What can you accomplish in 10 weeks?
At the very least you will lose 5 lbs and at the most 30+
Each week we will post the weight loss of all contestants
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And you will get Hints, Tips and Ideas on how you can lose the most weight weekly in a healthy, controlled way.
Whether you have a lot of weight to lose or a little,
Make the Contest about whatever motivates you!!
YOU AGAINST YOU
 
OR
 
YOU AGAINST EVERYONE ELSE
 
The Winner who loses the most weight will win 
 
A fabulous body that’s ready for Spring! 
&
$100 Innovation Money
(can be used for food, membership, training, supplements & apparel)
CONTEST RULES:
* You can only join if you have not won an Innovation Contest in the last 3 months
*All contestants must be active Innovation Clients the entire time of the Contest
*You must send your weight (feet on scale) OR get weighed by Innovation staff every week no later than the Sunday of each week
*All contestant weights must be sent directly to Thea 
*You must have your starting weight submitted by Monday 1/9/17
Please submit all starting weights to Thea innovationthea@gmail.com
If Josephine weighed you this weekend then tell Thea that Josephine has your weight but you would like to be included in the contest.  
*Thea must hear from you directly to get your consent by Monday 1/9/17 to include you in the contest
*Thea will also be in the studio Monday 1/9/17 from 9am-2pm if you want to weigh in
 
*You must use the same scale for all weigh ins.  
 
 
 
 
“If you have a dream, you can spend a lifetime writing it down, planning, and getting ready for it. 
What you should be doing is getting started”
~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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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

It’s The Most Wonderful Time of The Year

 

While the holiday song plays “It’s the most wonderful time of the year”, Innovation clients are singing “It’s the most challenging time of the year”. There is no doubt about it, between Christmas/Hanukah and the New Year is the hardest time to just maintain never mind lose weight. The fact that the celebrations are on a weekend are a positive. If you want to continue on your program and do the right things then keep reminding yourself how important this is to you.

 

Today is Wednesday! Whether you are away or home you should be on program. Just because the New Year is next week doesn’t mean you throw all your hard work out the window and try and make up for it in 2017! The best way to get through this week is to either maintain or continue on your weight loss program. You will feel so much better maintaining control of where you are rather than winging it into the New Year. Here are some hints and tips to keep you on track this week.

 

• HOLIDAY WEEK: It’s a holiday week but we are grateful that both actual holidays fall on the weekend.  — Monday through Friday you should be 110% on program.

• HOME: If you are home you go back to your eating 3 meals and snacks and stay on your path. While your schedule may be different with kids home and holiday plans you still need to focus on what is important to you and what makes you feel good and happy. Staying on program might be difficult but it will make you happier than losing control and feeling bloated and off track. Plan your meals and snacks and stick to it the best you can.

• AWAY: The motivation of beaches and bathing suits should keep you on track. Try and plan your snacks and meals according to your day.  At the pools or the beach replace the nachos with cut up raw veggies and hummus or guacamole.

• PLAN PLAN PLAN: I can’t say it enough. When you plan you will have better results daily and weekly.

• MAKE SURE regardless of where you are or go that you have your snacks on hand. It’s okay to be hungry but if you get to the point where you are starving you won’t be able to make a sensible choice. Snacks help you stay focused and balanced so that you can always wait and make a sensible choice and not grab to feed.

 

If you are working this week then of course you will feel like a regular schedule. Use it to your advantage and stay on program as if it were any other week. If you are off – It’s a beautiful week to spend with family and friends. But it’s also a great week to stay focused so you can go into the New Year with a sense of control. Regardless of where you are or what you are doing you can always make a healthy choice – always think things through. An extra on program snack is better than going off and cheating a whole day. Remember what you do today will reflect on how you feel tomorrow. Keep it simple. BE GRATEFUL! How amazing for those of you on vacation with friends and family. Don’t make this all about food and drinks. Appreciate where you are and what you have and remember what you are working toward. Make your vacations and your time off about family, friends, rest, and fun! It’s not all about food. The food is exciting when you are not over doing it everyday. It’s exciting when you look forward to it and it’s exciting when you have your cheat day…on all the other days, it’s simply fuel for your body to run at its best. Keep your days and nights focused. It’s either 6 days on and 1 off to stay on program and continue to lose or NO CHEAT DAY and clean all day and one meal off and you will maintain. There are always healthy options so make sure you ask. Remember what makes you feel great for the moment and what makes you feel amazing tomorrow. You feel your best when you are on path and eating your On Program meals and snacks. Stay focused.

 

JANUARY 2ND:  HOW WILL YOU FEEL?

 

THE MESS: BLOATED AND OUT OF CONTROL. “I did it again!”, “I have to go back to work with and nothing fits me!” OR Everything is so tight you can barely breath never mind get through the day — You will look back and think  “why?” “What was so important that I did this to myself?” “When will I feel better….?” “Please I just want it off.” One treat lead to a full holiday cheat week(s). Why didn’t I just do the right thing. I never feel good when I do this. Now I have to start all over…..

OR 

SNAIL: I feel good! I made sensible choices. Not 110% on but not off either. I may have gained a pound but I know it will come right off. I enjoyed and stayed On Program and in control with my one meal off a day when I needed it.  —Your objective was to maintain and that’s what you did. Everything still fits and you feel really good. You are going into the New Year in control and feeling like you got through the holidays in a happy and healthy way. You are ready for the New Year and to go back to your 6 days on and 1 day off.

OR

SHARK:  You stayed on your path and did not go off for even a second. You had and enjoyed your one cheat day a week and the other 6 days you were 110% in control. You feel best like this and you know it works best for you. Everything fits you – in fact you lost weight over the holidays and January 2nd is here and you feel amazing and ready to continue with your healthy life. Everything for you is easier to just always do the right thing

 

Regardless of where you are right now the very best thing for you is to think about where you want to be Jan 2. If you have been off and have not done the right thing for you body, health, weight loss…It’s only Wednesday and you still have plenty of time to at least feel great going into the New Year. Many of you know that a couple of good solid 110% consecutive days can change your week from a very off and bloating week to a feeling good and feeling lighter week. The most important thing about going into the New Year is feeling in control. Do it today! Get back on track and remember that Jan 2 is less than a week away. Everything you do from now until then should be about enjoying who you are with and activities you can do. Switch your recent bad habits with healthy ones. No excuses just do it. When New Year’s Eve comes you can still enjoy and have your Cheat Day. But from now until then keep it clean – stay focused and remember what is important to you and what makes you feel good! Make the most of this week by treating yourself the way you want to be viewed – Like a healthy happy fit person who works hard for where you are and what you have.

 

“You are under no obligation to be the same person you were five minutes ago.  

You have the right to change

 — with no apologies to anyone around you”

~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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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

2017! Ring It In With Motivation

 

I’m sure you already listed your resolutions and wrote down your goals. What you have to decide now is are they goals you really want to reach or are they just a dream that you keep writing down every year. Are you willing to do whatever it takes to get there –   Are you willing to be a little hungry? Walk away? Say “No Thank You!”?
Did you know that 90% of resolutions are to lose weight? Most give up within the first 3 weeks. Why? Because they are looking for the quick fix. They go on the cleanse and shakes that are impossible to sustain, or the fad diets that are all temporary quick fixes that end up making you gain 5 pounds more than when you started. These are not things that you don’t already know. Most of you have been there and done that.
But this year you know that’s not who you are. For those of you who have been on program you know that after vacation and holidays the best thing you can do is get back on track and on your healthy path. There is no looking back, and what’s important is moving forward. Consistency is key and after a week you will have most of the new weight off and you will begin to feel amazing again.
If you haven’t figured it out yet you will come to learn that only when you change how you look at and feel about food mentally is when you will physically change.
Whether you are trying to get back on track or starting new, here are some tips that will help you:

– If you are even thinking of pushing off your starting day another day or week you need to refocus right now and realize that life is never going to stop for you to lose weight. Start now and make it happen. You will always have a party, an event and dinners out. You need to make this a way of life and the only way to do that is to incorporate the parties and the dinners and learn how to eat at them.
– If you have a lunch or dinner out and it’s not your Cheat Day – You should NEVER EVER be THINKING…“Should I stay clean or go off?” – WHAT?! Never should that even be a thought. There is no should I or could I. There are no deals to be made with yourself. You have done plenty of that and look at where it has gotten you. You need to be in SHARK mode and if it’s not your Cheat Day then you are on program regardless of where you are or what you have going on in your life.
– If you are ever feeling a little weak – Take out your skinny pants and try them on. Look online for a bathing suit you want to be in. Shorts and sun dresses – because the next vacation along with spring will be here in a blink of an eye. This is the time you get in shape. You start now – you don’t wait for it to be here and then try and start. You do it now so when vacations and warm weather arrive you are ready!

From all my clients all around the world this is what I can tell you for sure – Aside from all the health issues obesity can cause – extra weight on your body makes you look and act old. Sometimes we don’t even see it until it’s off.  We know we are not looking and feeling our best but then when we lose the weight we think – WOW that’s what I looked like before? Clients send me before and after pictures all the time. The differences are beyond amazing. They tell me how they feel amazing and love to wake up feeling lighter, fitter and just simply happier. They no longer wake up afraid of having health problems. They don’t wake up wondering if they will stay on – they just do the right thing because they know how important it is to their health, both mentally and physically. They don’t wake up trying to figure out quick fixes to get the weight off. They have learned how to work everyday toward their healthy lifestyle and goals. Most of all, they love the way they feel – and how they are viewed by everyone around them. How every where they go someone will comment how great they look. How amazing they feel when people look at them like they have it all together. If it sounds vain to you – they don’t care! They are the happy  – and you are not. You have to learn to stop making excuses and judging those around you and instead put the focus on yourself. If you want to be and feel like they do then you have to start putting your words into actions – not just today but everyday.
  You have to do what is going to make you happy 
and stop doing what you know makes you so unhappy! 
 You have seen so many of our before and afters and so many of you know each other and have seen first hand the changes in your friends and acquaintances. So you have to ask yourself going into 2017- Who do you want to be?
The unhealthy, out of shape, tired all the time and unable to recognize yourself person.  The friend, wife, husband, mother, daughter, son who is upset and unhappy and even sometimes angry at yourself and those around you because you have still not made yourself important enough to do this for. OR – A younger version of you! Thin and fit, waking up lighter, clothes fitting you and feeling amazing in them, feeling healthier and just simply happy all the time. Because it’s true when you are thin and fit and healthy – you get through all the nonsense that is in your life so much better and easier than when you are out of shape and overweight. Life is just always going to be easier when you do the right thing. And if losing weight and feeling great fits into your “doing the right things” then you better start prioritizing where you are now and where you want to be.
Did you know that studies show that unhealthy and over weight people get angrier over unimportant issues 5x faster than healthy fit people. Most likely the reason is because unhealthy and overweight people tend to start their day unhappy and frustrated to begin with. So as the day goes on so does their temper.
So next time you think  “should I eat it or should I stay on program?” Remind yourself it’s not just extra food or unhealthy food that you are debating about – What you really are debating is do you want to add another unhappy day to your life and to the life of those around you. Do you want to continue to feel unsettled and out of control with your unhealthy eating habits and more importantly unhappy with who you are and who you have become. Is it really worth what you will be going off program for.
You will always be faced with challenges but you must constantly remind yourself how important this is to you and those who love you. Remind yourself constantly how much you want this. How much better you feel when you stay strong and on your path. It is only when you have this self motivation and consistency of eating clean and on program that you will truly feel better each day.  You will feel more in control and wake up feeling healthier and happier. In just a couple of days you will feel better and in a couple of weeks you will wake up like a Shark – doing the right thing, feeling lighter and fitter each day – and all because you finally made the decision that 2017 is going to be your year to be Happy, Healthy, Fit and Strong. And NOTHING is going to get in your way.
“Create The Life You Can’t Wait To Wake Up To”
 
 
LIKE COREY DID
 
HE LOVES THE LIFE HE LIVES AND LIVES THE LIFE HE LOVES
~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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