It’s Monday and in New York it’s SUNNY! Something we haven’t been experiencing a lot of. It reminds us that we are another week closer to Summer Bliss. This past weekend was pretty awesome. Despite the cold temperatures we had literally hundreds of clients losing weight and reaching numbers they thought they would never see. Super, super exciting. Both online and in studio, you can just see, hear and feel the excitement in the clients. Everyone is really working hard and in a “hardcore” state of mind. The studio is buzzing with excitement because hey, let’s face it, when you feel good and you look good that is when you really want to share the love!

For most of you, the Innovation Program is not a diet – it’s a way of life. You live it and you love the way it makes you feel. And this is the time of year that you know to give it that extra little hard work that really pulls it all together so you get the very best results – every single week. For others, this is all new and while you may be just starting or on for a couple of months, it kind of all comes together and you realize how hard you have to work but you also realize when you do work hard and stay on your path and eat clean 6 days at 110% consistency – that’s when you get the best results. I say it all the time. In all aspects of life if you work hard you will get the results. Weight loss is something you should not mind working hard at because it’s for your health both mentally and physically. The changes in clients when they lose weight and eat clean – and the bounce in their step and the sheer happiness that is beaming from their healthy hydrated skin is beyond describable. I get to see you walk in the first day scared and bewildered because you don’t know how you go to where you are and then weeks – months later, I get to witness the amazing changes and this beautiful happy person who feels super fabulous about themselves and everything around them. Things that used to bother you no longer do. You can get through anything when you feel good about yourself and you feel mentally strong.

Saturday was a truly amazing day. I mean I love Saturdays to begin with. It’s when a lot of my clients/customers old and new come to visit, whether they have sessions or are just shopping. Many bring their adorable little cherubs with them. With the little light up sneakers. And of course even the adorable puppies come in too! It’s a really happy day and for most it’s either Cheat Day or they know the next day is Cheat Day, and that always makes everyone happier! But what was so nice was the excitement.    Everyone was just so excited to be losing weight and really excited to be feeling great and doing the right thing –  and it’s just so contagious you just feel it and want to be a part of it. Who doesn’t want to be a part of happiness. There is so much sadness in the world – today you have to make sure to appreciate and enjoy every bit of happiness that comes your way. Most important, make sure you are creating your happiness everyday.

Now that the sun is shining and the summer doesn’t feel as far off as it did two weeks ago, I keep getting asked one question repeatedly.  How much can I lose by July? So I came up with this table to help you decide where you are and where you want to be so you can see not only what is doable but also how everything is the result of how hard you work and how close you stick to your menu.

Click to download: Weekly Weight Loss APRIL-JULY

You can do one pound a week or three pounds. You can be a mix of snail, turtle and shark and lose different amounts each week. But the bottom line is, you want to lose every week – and in order to do that you need six clean days and ONLY one Cheat Day. I can’t stress to you enough that now is the time to do it. Summer is crazy and beautiful and very, very busy. It’s not the time to be focusing on being hardcore. Be hardcore now so when summer arrives and the fireworks are going off  you can incorporate some maintain weekends. The harder you work, the better results. The more consistent you are, the more consistent the results. It’s all about doing the right thing but not only when it works for you – it’s about doing the right thing and making the right choices ALL THE TIME – even when it’s not convenient – because those are the times that create the weight loss.

I can tell you this – the clients that were in the studio this past weekend and those that weighed in online. They are beyond happy, they look amazing and they feel amazing and it shows. If you want to be that person – if you want to put your clothes on and feel good and go out and feel amazing, if you want to just be happy and have that feeling of control in what you are doing – then you need to be 110% committed to the program and to yourself.  If you are, I promise you that you will feel the best you ever felt and you will look the best you every thought possible.

My last thought for you on this beautiful Monday: IT’S HARD – BUT IT’S WORTH IT! Will you feel hungry? Sure, you will feel hungry. But think about it – you are always hungry.  You are hungry even when you are overeating. So at least when you feel a little hunger now you will be getting great results from it! Don’t let anything stop you and don’t get in your own way. REMIND YOURSELF: If you want this and you want to feel great and you want to feel happy and go into the summer feeling inspired, motivated and in control – then commit to yourself and commit to the program. Eat clean six days and enjoy your ONE Cheat Day. Before you know it, you will be the happy, excited, inspired person waking up, jumping out of bed and excited to get dressed. Because you feel good and there is nothing better than feeling good about yourself – especially when you know that YOU are the one who made it happen.

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness

8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury NY 11797

211 E 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10016

Whether you decide to be a SNAIL, TURTLE or a SHARK this week the scale will move. How hard you work will decide your results. Sometimes you might always be a snail or sometimes always a shark. Most people fluctuate from a snail to a shark. And then we have those who are always turtles and they are happy being a turtle – and that’s okay too. They get to their destination a lot slower than a shark but faster than a snail and they are always moving. The one thing you DO NOT WANT TO BE is a SLUG. Slugs get nowhere and people step on them or over them constantly. While everyone else is getting to their destination, slugs are always in the same place – crying about where they want to be but not putting the effort into getting there.  That’s NOT who you are or who you want to be.

One thing I know for sure. Whether you decide to be a Snail, a Turtle or a Shark – if you get right back on program TODAY and follow your menu – tomorrow you will feel better, mid week back in control, and by the end of the week when it’s 70 degrees again you will feel amazing. And you will be so so happy you have a solid 110% clean week behind you. When you have control over what you are doing you feel your best. When you follow your program you get that lighter, happier, healthier feeling that is just an amazing place to be, especially knowing that summer is around the corner. It’s April – and if you start now you can have what you want and feel amazing this summer. Work hard and you will get the best results. What you do and how hard you for for your goals is always your choice.

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness

8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797

211 E 43rd Street Manhattan, NY 10016