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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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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

December Can Bring You Balance or Buldge

 

As we know December is a month surrounded with cookies, parties, chocolate and vacations. For someone out of control, it can be a month of pure indulgence resulting in plenty of bulge. If you find yourself tempted with constant holiday parties and long weekend celebrations then maybe you should consider maintaining for the remainder of the month. Because even though you may WANT to lose – maintaining is definitely better than gaining.
MAINTAIN: Stay on all day and only have one meal or dessert off. Any alcohol is still your snacks. So if you have 3 drinks at a holiday party that was your 3 snacks for the day. Whenever you can order the best, cleanest, on program option – then of course still do it.  If you keep it to one meal or dessert a day you will find that you maintained that week instead of gaining. Of course you shouldn’t do it everyday it’s only when you have multiple parties or long celebrated weekends.
I know most of you want to continue to lose through December – especially those that are going on holiday vacations. However, you must realize that in order to lose you need to be 110% six days and only have the one day off a week. Sometimes when we decide that we can go places and be good, it’s the alcohol or food that is served that throws us off. We are hungry and give in – or have a drink and get weak – and before you know it you throw in the towel and have an all out cheat evening. You see, it would have been better and no damage if you decided ahead of time to have a Maintenance day. That’s why it’s very important to always plan before and know what you are doing the day of an event or party. The options are always simple: You either eat before you go or you eat at the party. If you stay clean and on program all day then you know that whatever you decide for dinner or dessert will result in whether or not you are maintaining or losing. If you decide to have a cheat meal or dessert then you go right back on program. If you are not eating at the party then make sure you eat dinner before you go. Don’t let a cheat meal turn into an unexpected cheat night or week. When you can plan in advance and decide it’s a Maintain day or Weight loss day regardless of where you are going and you stick to it – this is when you create balance in your life.
It’s better to plan to have an “off” meal and Maintain then it is to not plan and end up with a cheat night.
The best way to learn is to have set backs. So if you have had one recently or even over Thanksgiving – don’t beat yourself up. Just know that if you want results you need to change what you are doing. You need to get better at making choices…to plan ahead and you need to be stronger when faced with temptation. You have to remind yourself you  have to be strict 6 days a week and that’s why you can indulge and enjoy on your 7th day. You can’t do both and indulge during the week and have a cheat day and also lose weight –  It just doesn’t work. You have to constantly remind yourself why this is important to you and what your goals are. Yes it can and will be boring when there is so much temptation around you but when you say “I’m so bored of the same meals” – You have to remind yourself that of course it will get boring. Weight loss is boring! But you have to change the way you think. Because when you think of it as boring it means that you are still letting food control you. You need to be strong-minded and constantly remind yourself that food is not the most exciting thing in your life. You eat to fuel your body to lose weight and when you live like that you will lose the weight. The only thing that is exciting is cheat day and you want to keep it that way because cheat day is only exciting because you can do it once a week. If you did it everyday it wouldn’t be exciting anymore. Choices will be so much easier for you when you come to terms with this is what I can order and stop looking for excitement – the only excitement that you should be looking for is the scale going down.
Most of you know it doesn’t take much to gain. That’s why consistency in your day and weeks is so important. It’s what helps create the weight loss. It’s important that you wake up every day positive with a plan to lose weight or maintain. Consistency is key to feeling good and seeing the numbers go down – just ask Pam (below). She lives for consistency and always does the right thing when it comes to her weight loss. She is definitely a shark and loves to live like one. Just like many of you, when she started she wanted to see big results fast but it was consistency in how she lives and the foods she chooses that ultimately led her to her success. She is thinner, fit, and healthier than she has ever been. She always worked hard before she started our program but never saw the results like she got from eating clean on program 6 days a week and indulging on cheat day once a week. She lives with the idea that food is fuel and Cheat Day is exciting. Now it is her way of life and she continues everyday to do the right thing because it makes her feel and look amazing.
Everyone who tries to lose weight knows that it’s hard – its one of the hardest things to do. But it’s also one of the most rewarding. When you want to look great – feel great – love to wake up and feel lighter and fitter and get dressed feeling amazing in your own skin – then you need to do the right thing for you and for your body. The bottom line is you need to plan ahead. Know when you are maintaining or losing. Always know there is an option. If you want to lose then you need to get through the parties and events and do the right thing even if it means eating before or after you go. It mean to being consistent in your days and weeks. Trust yourself and your program to guide you and plan. Most important, it’s always better to accept and plan and extra maintain day then to sabotage yourself with an unplanned weight-gain day. Know what you are doing and consistently follow it…
“SUCCESS COMES WHEN YOU DO WHAT IS RIGHT – NOT WHAT IS EASY”
HAPPY BIRTHDAY PAM!
PAM 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
469 7th Ave Manhattan, NY 10018
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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

If You Are Hungry It’s Probably Working…

 

When you are hungry it most likely means that you are losing weight. That’s how your body tells you it wants more because it’s used to having more. It means that you are taking in less food than what your body is use to – and that’s why it’s hungry. But it’s also why you are losing weight. If you give it anything extra than what is on you program you will go from a losing day to a maintain day. In order for you to maintain, your body needs to get the amount of food you need to sustain your current weight. But if you feed it a little less, just enough to be a little hungry – that’s when you know you are losing weight. Because the bottom line is you need to take in less than what your body needs to lose the weight.

You should never be starving but a little hungry is okay. 
While it seems so simple, we all know it’s anything but that. If it was easy then everyone would be thin. What you need to remind yourself daily is why you are doing this and how much it means to you. It’s just so easy to go off program for the smallest reasons. We all have our own excuses and some of them are very valid. But there is really no excuse that is good enough to go off program. Think about it – whatever is going on in your life – eating more doesn’t solve your problems, nor does it make anything better, it only gives you something else to be upset about.
If you are 140 and you want to be 130 you need to eat like someone who is 130.

When it’s really hard to stay on that’s when you have to have those visions in your head of you getting dressed and nothing fitting you. Remember how unhappy it makes you when you are overweight and uncomfortable in your body. Yes, it’s always hard to eat less than what your body wants. But this is what I can tell you from what I see. When you are doing the right things you feel better. Everything in the day is easier to get through. Eating clean and healthy and for weight loss makes a bad day better and makes a great day amazing. While most people would say it’s just so much easier doing the wrong things the fact is it’s just so much easier doing the right thing. Because when you are doing the wrong things the entire time you are thinking how will you get back to doing the right thing. Stop thinking about the Monday you will start or the next perfect week. Just keep doing the right things and stay on your program and if you haven’t been doing the right thing then start right now, today, this moment and begin a healthy life that makes you feel good. It’s time to move forward, be strong and make the commitment to yourself. We will always have some weight loss days that will be absolute  torture to get through. But you have to fight your way through it. And for most, the hard days of weight loss are still easier then to be off and out of control.

So you have to ask yourself – what feels better being in control and a little hungry – or out of control and overly full…
Melanie knows the answer…
Congratulations Melanie for reaching your goal
You look absolutely amazing! 
Melanie loves the life she lives and lives the life she 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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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Monday Motivation

 

THIS WEEK TO GET YOU A LITTLE MORE MOTIVATED WE WILL BE SENDING BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS OF SUCCESSFUL CLIENTS – Because if they can do it, why can’t you!

Today’s Motivation Monday we are going to focus on learning to say “No, Thank you!” They seem like such easy words to say and yet when faced with temptations of food, those words are the hardest things to get out of your mouth. First you start with the excuse “I didn’t want to be rude.” Then before you know it, one treat has led into four full cheat days! Monday rolls around and you don’t remember how you even got here. After a week of Thanksgiving it’s so easy to feel defeated. Excuses are easy to come by, and it’s easy to fall prey to a table full of yummy temptations. Four days of social gatherings and celebrations is a lot for anyone to get through. Especially for those who don’t like to say “No, thank you.” What you have to remember going into December, a month of Holidays, parities, cookies, egg nog and spiked cider – you better start saying “No, Thank you” or be prepared this year to put new bigger pants on your Hanukah and Christmas list.

I know when you are faced with temptation you may feel like you can handle it. You tell yourself “just one” and before you know it you let yourself get caught up in having one treat that turns into a full blow cheat day. But what you have to remember is even one treat is “off program” because you can’t have a treat when it’s not cheat day. So stop making your own rules. They didn’t work before and they won’t work now. Follow the program – if it’s not your cheat day, you don’t eat it. Save the treats for your Cheat Day.  That’s what Cheat Day is for. There will be too many things going on in the next month that can tempt even my killer sharks. So if you did go off Thanksgiving enough where you are bloated and uncomfortable then pull it together and get right back on program and start by following two rules:
  • STAY AWAY FROM THE SCALE! The best thing you can do right now is stay away from the scale. It’s going to take a couple of days before you should even begin to look at the number. The first couple of days are deflating days. By Wednesday/ Thursday you should be fine to see where you are at. But just know you will still have a couple of days left after that to see the numbers go down. By Saturday you will be in a much better place mentally and physically. You will be back in control and your numbers will reflect it.
  • BACK TO THE ORIGINAL MENU- I said it before and I will say it forever. I know it’s very tempting to do something really drastic to get the weight off. But you have to remind yourself, if it was that easy then everyone would be thin. The best thing to do is go back to your meals and snacks that you were doing before you went off program. You can’t go from eating everything in sight to eating nothing. So go back to your meals and snack and follow your plan. I promise in a couple of days you will be back to feeling in control and on your path.
Moving forward….If you stayed on program or had minimal damage – what you need to decide is what do you want out of the next 4 weeks? Because in four short weeks it’s Hanukah and Christmas. So make a decision and follow it. If you want to lose weight figure out what you want to lose and how much work you are willing to put into this.
1 lb a week =  4 lbs 
2 lbs a week=  8 lbs
3 lbs a week = 12 lbs
The numbers may seem impossible right now but the truth is that if you really want it then it’s very doable. Just ask Nicole below. She lost 16 lbs in 5 weeks and she ate and drank, but she was also very mindful and did all the right things to make it happen. Of course she was faced with temptation but we worked through it and she came out the winner. You need to stick to your program 110% and you will see the weight loss. Consistency is key when losing weight so remember everyday counts. If you are faced with temptation you need to reach out so we can work through it and keep you in a great place so you can see your weight loss numbers add up. Start by making a choice of what you want and follow it with your weight loss plan. 3 meals 1 snack is uncomfortable for many but will give you the very best weight loss numbers. 3 meals and 2 snack is in between comfortable and uncomfortable but may be more doable for you. And of course the most important detail is it’s ONE CHEAT DAY. Not one cheat day with treats through the week. It’s one cheat day a week and on program 110% the other 6 days. Weight loss is not easy but it’s doable and worth it. In order to get the best results you need to have consistency and you need to be able to say “No, Thank you.”
FINALLY the last thought is for you to stop making excuses for yourself. Stop wasting time – and work hard to make it happen. We all want things, but along with wanting it you have to put the work in so they happen. Holidays and vacations are very near. Don’t have yet another vacation roll around and you are buying cover ups. Don’t let another holiday that you will look back and be unhappy at how you looked and felt. Most of all – don’t let another vacation or holiday arrive and everyone that knows and loves you have to deal with seeing you upset because nothing fits you or because you are unhappy you let another year slip by. They can feel your unhappiness. And why….all because when the time was here, it wasn’t important enough for you to say  “No, thank you.”
CONGRATULATIONS NICOLE FRIEDMAN 
THE WINNER OF THE THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE
IN 5 SHORT WEEKS SHE LOST 16.6 POUNDS
 
 
NICOLE 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
469 7th Ave Manhattan, NY 10018
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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge Winners

 

CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL OUR THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE CONTESTANTS
YOU ALL DID SUPER FABULOUS!
A BIG CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNERS:
IN ONLY 5 WEEKS
HARRY ROTH LOST:  20.5 LBS
AND
NICOLE FRIEDMAN LOST:  16.6 LBS
AWESOME AWESOME JOB!!!!
You both did ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!
“I don’t think anything is unrealistic if you believe you can do it.”
Watch for our Next Big Challenge Coming In January!
~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 16, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge Week 3

 

WOW!!!  After only 3 weeks we have amazing numbers to share for the Thanksgiving Weight Loss Challenge. You are working hard and doing all the right things and it shows in the numbers, it shows on your body and it shows mentally how you feel about who you are, what you are doing and where you want to be. When you continuously do the right things for your mind and body it changes who you are. It changes what you want. You are learning what works for your weight loss and what doesn’t. You are learning how important it is to stay clean 6 days and enjoy AND indulge 1 day a week. When you follow the program you change how you think. You understand the difference between eating just to eat and eating to fuel your body for weight loss. When you stay on Program it can be life changing when you discover that when you feed your body right it responds by looking and feeling amazing.

 

Yes, it’s hard but feeling good inside and out should be enough to keep you on track. Having your clothes fit better is enough to make you continue to do the right thing. Most important – the fact that you feel the best when you are eating clean should be enough to make you want to make the right choices. We all know this isn’t just about weight loss. This is about mentally feeling strong, fit, lighter, healthier, and all around better. It’s about having the control and not being out of control, eating mindlessly and not knowing how to stop. It’s about loving yourself because you feel good everyday. It’s about opening your eyes in the morning knowing that you feel better, getting out of bed lighter, and not being dragged down by unhealthy food. It’s about being and feeling the best you could possible be everyday.

 

We are constantly reminded that life is short. Make sure each day of your life you treat your body and mind the way that it responds the best – give it love, happiness, healthy foods, control and strength. It’s only when you give yourself these beautiful gifts that you will feel your very best and be able to give to others 100% everyday. Because when you feel amazing you make everyone around you feel amazing too.

 

**If you are not in the challenge take a moment and look at the numbers down the list.  Not just the top number but the numbers in the middle – look at all the people that are down 5lbs. After 3 weeks how much would you love to be 5lbs less than you are today. You have to start and commit for it to happen. Consistency is the key. You can’t just want it or wish it you have to do it.

 

 

CONGRATULATIONS AFTER ONLY 3 WEEKS YOU ARE ALL DOING ABSOLUTELY AMAZING!!!

 

 

Harry:        17.5

 

Joseph:      11

 

Allan:         8.4

 

Scott:         6.5

 

Adam:       5.0

 

Sam:         5.0

 

Quinn:      4.0

 

Jeromy:   3.8

 

Matt:        1.6

 

Rich:        0

 

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Nicole:    11.6

 

Heather:     10.2

 

Jaclyn:        9.9

 

Valerie:       8.8

 

Kami:          7.8

 

Elizabeth:    7.6

 

Rhonda:     6.8

 

Michelle:    6.2

 

Kathrine:   6.0

 

Michelle:    5.8

 

Kathy:        5.6

 

Julie:          5.3

 

Dawn:         5.2

 

Lara:          5.0

 

Leslie:        5.0

 

Alyssa:      4.8

 

Theresa:     4.8

 

Jill:             4.0

 

Stacey:      4.0

 

Sherri:      4.0

 

Debra:        3.8

 

Ellie:          3.4

 

Michelle:   3.4

 

Dena:         3.1

 

Valerie:      3.1

 

Leslie:        3.0

 

Jamie:        3.0

 

Maria:        3.0

 

Alyssa:      2.8

 

Robyn:      2.8

 

Rosa:         2.8

 

Danielle:    2.7

 

Beth:         2.4

 

Donna:      2.4

 

Margery:   2.3

 

Jillian:       2.2

 

Tara:          2.2

 

Ginger:     2.0

 

Heather:   2.0

 

Marnie:     1.8

 

Deirdre:    1.8

 

Linda:       1.7

 

Kristy:      1.6

 

Loretta:    1.5

 

Lauren:    1.2

 

Mindy:     1.2

 

Debby:     1.1

 

Becky:     1.0

 

Carolyn:  1.0

 

Julie:       0.6

 

Tara:      0.5

 

Tracy:    0.4

 

 

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

 

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469 7th Ave Manhattan, NY 10018

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November 2, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge: Week 2

 

TWO WEEKS COMPLETED AND THREE MORE TO GO…
 

Wow I’m so impressed with how amazing you have all been doing. In the last two weeks I have seen everyone working so hard to get back on track and into a good place. A place where you feel better physically and mentally. I have seen the clients who are doing the right things. Who are working so hard to get to where they want to be. Their success shows in how they look and feel. It shows in their confidence in facing the day with strength and the determination that they will continue to feel good and become the person they want to be. Your numbers are adding up each week and when Thanksgiving arrives, win or lose, you will all be in such a great place.    

 
AFTER ONLY TWO WEEKS HERE ARE THE AMAZING TOTAL WEIGHT LOSS NUMBERS:
 

Harry:         13.8

Joseph:       7 

Scott:          5
 

Allan:         4.6

Adam:        4
 

Sam:           3

Quinn:        3
 
Jeromy:     2
  
Matt:         1.6
 
Rich:         0

 

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Jaclyn:               9.1

Nicole:              8.8

Valerie:             7.8

Heather:           7.1
   
Michelle:          6.2
 
Elizabeth:        6.1
 
Michelle:         5.6
 
Dawn:              5.2
 
Leslie:             5
 
Theresa:         4.8
 
Katherine:     4.6 
 
Kathy:            4.4
 
Julie:              4
 
Debra:           3.8 
 
Kami:            3.8
 
Rhonda:       3.8
 
Alyssa:          3.4
 
Jill:                3.4
 
Stacey:         3.2
 
Dena:           3.1
 
Leslie:          3
 
Alyssa:         2.8
 
Rosa:           2.8
 
Danielle:    2.7
 
Valerie:      2.7
 
Jamie:        2.5
 
Beth:           2.4
 
Margery:   2.3
 
Ellie:           2.2 
 
Jillian:       2.2
 
Tara:           2.2
 
Jessica:      2
 
Michelle:   2
 
Marnie:     1.8
 
Deirdre:    1.8
 
Donna:      1.6
 
Kristy:       1.6
 
Loretta:     1.5
 
Lauren:     1.2
 
Mindy:       1.2
 
Sherri:       1.2
 
Debby:       1.1
 
Becky:        1
 
Carolyn:    1
 
Ginger:      1
 
Heather:   1
 
Robyn:      1
 
Maria:       0.8
 
Julie:        0.6
 
Tara:        0.5
 
Tracy:      0.4 
 
Lara:        0
 
 
“Who you are tomorrow begins with what you do today.” 
― Tim Fargo
 
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
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October 5, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

What’s Up Wednesday

 

If you over did it on the holiday the best thing you can do today is get right back on program and go back to your regular menu of 3 meals and snacks. Do not go from overeating to restricting. Your body is not ready for it and it will only rebel on you in the process. I know you feel like you want it off right now but give yourself the next couple of days of being back on track and you will deflate like a tube with a pin hole. Before you know it you will go back to feeling light, leaner and healthier. It won’t be today and might not even be tomorrow but by Saturday you will be happy to be back on track and feeling great. Yes, it’s true that it comes on a lot faster than it comes off but the quicker you go back the faster you see results. If you are a snail be a snail and if you are a shark be a shark – at the end of the day all that matters is you are going in the right direction. Fast or slow, you will get there and each day you will feel better and better.  
 
 
Here is one of our amazing clients Lynne. I witnessed first hand Lynne go from a snail to a shark. As she put it, “I had a major love affair with food all my life”. Through working closely and diligently with Thea, Lynne has changed everything about her life and the way she looks at food. She understands how important it is to fuel your body to feel and look good. She has learned that everything you put in your body matters and every thing you eat really does make a difference. She works hard everyday and it has changed her physically, mentally, and actively. She now has a healthy active life that doesn’t revolve around food but around health. She feeds her body accordingly but has become extremely mindful that she doesn’t eat to eat. She eats to live healthy, fit, lean and happy. We are so proud of you Lynne. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!   
 
 
LYNNE LOVES THE WAY SHE  LIVES AND LIVES THE WAY SHE LOVES
 
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*Lynne is down a total of 29 lbs! I couldn’t be more proud of her. She worked so hard.  She has come such a long way and grown into a new person when it comes to eating and learning about food. She clearly loves to live healthy and it shows through her happiness.  I am so thrilled that I got to be part of your life and  healthy journey. So proud of you Lynne!   – Thea
 
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~Love to Live Healthy With Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
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September 6, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Positive Thoughts, Positive Actions, Positive Results

 

Weak is he who permits his thoughts to control his actions; strong is he who forces his actions to control his thoughts.  
 
When I read this quote, I couldn’t help but think of so many of you. When we feel mentally weak it’s so easy for us to let our thoughts take control of who we are and what we want. It becomes a snowball in our life to let our thoughts about food and drink affect our actions and in return affect our life in a negative way. When our thoughts take control it can make us depressed and sad….it can turn any day into a bad one. It’s the time that we feel mentally weak that we choose to let our guard down and we begin to self sabotage with unhealthy choices and actions. These are the choices that affect not only us but everyone important in our life.  
 
The reason I felt so strongly about writing this today is because whatever negative you did these past few weeks/months may hit home today. Whether you are off to work and your clothes don’t fit or you have come to the realization that you gained 10 lbs from summer fun. Either way it’s an easy time to let your thoughts control you actions and continue to spiral out of control.  
 
The second part of the quote is what I want you to focus on today – it’s when we are mentally strong we turn the tables and we force ourselves to do the right thing and control what we want and who we become. Regardless of how much temptation is around us we choose to be healthy and happy and stay that way. We wake in the morning with the 100% intention to feel amazing and do the right things and thats what we do. Day and night our mental strength controls our actions and our actions control our thoughts to stay happy, healthy and fit.  
 
I know I don’t have to ask the question- which do you want to feel? I already know the answer. In fact, for most of you it’s not one or the other it’s both, and it’s both too often. It’s what constantly causes the vicious roller coaster ride you put yourself on day in and day out. One day you feel confident and amazing the next it’s self pity and indulgence. It’s the same 5 pounds you keep losing and gaining. It’s an unhealthy path because it can change your day and thoughts mentally on a daily basis.   
 
Today I want you to make a commitment to finally be done with the roller coaster and want to step off the ride forever. The best way to do this is to start focusing on quality goals as much or more than quantity goals. 
 
Focus on goals and actions that are more important than the scale moving an ounce in either direction. I’m not telling you to forget the number all together, I know how important that is for you to be aware of and to monitor your progress. I’m just saying in addition to the number moving in the right direction you should think about another goal and positive actions that would mean a lot to you and possibly change your day/life. Focus on goals that will help you get the number moving in the right direction and positive actions/goals that will trigger more positive actions/goals in your daily life.  
 
 
The following are some examples of positive quality goals you might want to focus on so that each day is more productive and positive than the next:
 
1.  MY FAVORITE: Make it a priority to eat healthy 6 days a week and cheat only 1 day a week.
2.  This month start to plan ahead everyday and have your meals and snacks packed in advance.  
3.  Do not get upset over anything that is not meaningful to yourself  and your family.
4.  Don’t let yourself get caught up in gossip and find yourself eating on the phone. The person you are talking about is exercising while you are talking about them.  
5.  Make a commitment to learn to run 1 mile without stopping or walk a fast 2 miles.
6.  When you feel sad make yourself laugh.
9.  When you start to feel depressed let yourself sing a happy song out loud.  (Sounds silly but it works!)
10.  When you feel fear -make yourself push forward.
11.  If you feel uncertain – raise your voice louder in confidence.
12.  If you feel insecure – think about your past successes.
 
 
Repeat them, follow them and live them. Whether it’s one or all of them – Promise yourself that you will focus on a positive life mentally and physically. It’s important for all of us to recognize and identify our emotions and learn to control our thoughts and moods through positive actions. When you wake in the morning I want you to fight to start positive and stay positive. Everyone has issues. I tell you all the time that no one’s life is perfect, it doesn’t exist. What does exist is living a perfect life. Those who live a perfect life make it perfect with their positive thinking and positive actions. They stay on their path and in control because they want it. They work everyday to live and be happy. Don’t look for problems because I promise you will find them. Look for the positive, the happy, the playful and the control to be who you want to be and feel the way you want to feel. 
 
Start today. Focus on feeling good, and to feel good you have to eat healthy and on program. Focus on exercise because it gives you energy and strength. Focus on accomplishing your everyday tasks at work and home. Make a list and focus on getting it done. Be a good person, listen to your children, talk to your parents, and put positive effort and time into your significant other. Make the priorities in your life based around the most important things – your health, your family, your home, your happiness, your career!
 
 
 
 
POSITIVE THOUGHTS
GENERATE POSITIVE ACTIONS
THAT ATTRACT POSITIVE FEELINGS 
ALL OF WHICH CREATE POSITIVE RESULTS!
 
 
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
 
 
 
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March 5, 2015By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Snow Today – Gone Tomorrow

While the snow is falling and stacking up in inches, they are already calling for next week’s weather to be in the 50’s.

 


Daylight savings time is less than a week away. With a 50 degree forecast next week, make sure that when you are reaching for that extra snack or sabotaging yourself in any way that you will be seeing the spring weather next week.

50’s will feel like the 80’s and you know how we jump into seasons. You will be sure to see the shorts and t-shits on people around every corner. Who will be wearing them? Those who worked hard and did not let winter and snow storms determine their food choices.

Think about the choices you are making and the consequences they will cause. Every time you go off program it determines whether you will lose weight or maintain. If you really go off then you will gain.  Look at your Weight Loss Path for what it is. It’s a new way of life, and realize that everything you do and every decision you make is in your hands. If you stay on your path and not let everything around you get into your way you will succeed. Here are some helpful hints to you keep you on track today:

1) Think before you act and make sure that you are eating because you are hungry and not bored. If you ever took a speech class in college you would have learned that before you speak it’s always best to pause, think, then speak. Use this same rule when reaching in the cabinet. Pause, think and then act.

2) Go into your refrigerator and cut up lot of veggies and put them in bags. Or place them on a platter for you to grab when you feel the need to mindlessly munch. If you don’t have them ready you will be grabbing for unhealthier choices that you will later beat yourself up about.

3) Surf the internet for spring and summer clothes.  Summer shorts and bathing suits.  What do you want to see yourself in?

4) Go into your closet and try on the clothes that you want to be in this spring and summer. Do they fit? are they close? Keep them out and try them on every week. You will see that you are closer and closer to reaching your goals.

5)  Workout video – Yoga, workout, aerobic or weights and get your body moving. Indoor videos don’t have to give you the best workout of your life, they just have to give you enough to sweat a little and keep you away from the kitchen.  The combination of the two can make the differennce between losing and gaining.


Remember that how you feel and the control you have over yourself, what you eat and who you are, all go hand in hand. You can make the decision to grab and eat or simply say NO. I am not saying it’s easy. Yes it will be uncomfortable. I get it, you are stuck in the house and you want it. But it is shot term pleasure that will lead to long term unhappiness. No one feels good when they don’t have control over what they are doing. You know that if you choose the wrong foods and make the wrong decisions it will make you unhappy, and if you know that being healthy, thin and in control not only feels good but it also makes you happy, then it’s up to you to make it happen. It’s up to you to say NO and walk away, and it’s up to you to deal with the uncomfortableness of saying NO. It’s only food and you will not let it control who you are, how you feel and what your day will be. Stop making excuses and remember that if you do the right thing and make the right decisions your results will be the prize. Stay your path…make the right decisions…and don’t let anything get in your way…

KNOW YOUR HAPPINESS

IF YOU KNOW EATING HEALTHY, CLEAN AND BEING THIN AND IN CONTROL MAKES YOU HAPPY – THEN DO IT

MEMORIAL DAY GOALS

13 weeks until memorial day – gives you the opportunity to lose anywhere from 13- 26 lbs
                                                                                                               

1 lb a week = 13 pounds

2 lbs a week = 26 pounds

1-3 lbs a week = 30 + pounds



NO MORE EXCUSES – IF YOU HAVEN’T STARTED DO IT NOW

IF YOU STARTED – STAY STRONG AND STAY YOUR PATH


WHAT YOU DO TODAY AFFECTS YOUR TOMORROW!

IT’S UP TO YOU!

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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