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

HAPPINESS: If I noticed one thing this past week more than anything else it’s the happiness and excitement of all of you who are doing so well. Maybe it’s because right now with spring approaching you are all so excited to take the coats off and show your hard work. Maybe it’s because you light up my room when you walk in, or the excitement I feel through the text when you have hit the next number or hearing and feeling the sense of control that you have over what you are doing and the choices you are making. Maybe it’s all of the above. What I will tell you is it’s so nice. It’s such an amazing feeling and sight to have so many clients come in to my office or text us so happy and in such a great place. There is no reason that you should not be one of these clients. If you are not, then you have to get out of your own way and start to become one. I know this program is so very doable. I’m not telling you to do something that you can’t do. You have the tools, the support, the food and the Cheat Day. When I went on my book tour every newscaster that interviewed me was doing the program and they all said the same thing – the program is so doable and they found it so much easier then anything they have ever done. They love ordering the food because it’s easy and clean and they love the support. It’s hand-holding. We know how hard weight loss can be so we make sure we are there for you. But YOU have to be there for YOU and make the right choices and be strong in the face of temptation. Stop waiting, stop putting it off and stop making excuses.

Quick little story: This past week I saw one of my clients who has reached her goal and she has been maintaining for a year now. She sees me once a month for maintenance but she comes and buys food ever week and I get to see her once in a while when Jeff lets me out of the office. I just love seeing her because she is always smiling and happy. This was a really big accomplishment for her. She went from 190 to 119 and it’s like looking at a different person from the one who walked in my office on the very first day. She went through all the same things as so many of you. She struggled, she was a shark, sometimes a snail, she had some maintain days and lots of weight loss days. Everyone knows that weight loss is an emotional roller coaster. But she always communicated with us on good and bad days and we always worked toward the goal – slow or fast we were always in the right direction. The key was consistency and communication. She always knew we wanted it for her as much as she did. We kept her moving forward and she did it – she reached her goal. So a year later and every time I see her of course she looks beyond amazing – but it’s not just her body – it’s her attitude, her confidence and how happy she is. This past week she was in sweats and a t-shirt , but you could see how good she felt and how comfortable she was in her body – it wouldn’t have mattered if she was in sweats or a ball gown – her beauty and confidence was the same and it was shining through her 50 year old face and body that now look 30. She lost the weight that aged her and she recently started working out and honestly she was just gorgeous.  Yes I say it all the time that weight ages us. I see it first hand when clients lose the weight. Both men and women I see the younger version of them come out as the weight comes off. What I think struck me more than anything this past week was seeing the way she acted, and how she felt that made her look beautiful and young. She felt so good and everyone in the store around her felt it. She had such a physical and mental happiness that it was almost contagious. She drew you to her because of her confidence about how she felt. All I could think of was who would not want that? Who wouldn’t work for that? It’s there for you – but you have have to want it and continue to work for it.

FEELING GOOD: I can tell you I see it everyday and when you are feeling good with where you are and how you are eating and in control and feeling just lighter healthier thinner – you are a different person. You are different to yourself, your friends, your family, your spouse – you are just happy. When you are happy things don’t bother you like they would when you are unhappy. It makes perfect sense when you think about it. Something someone says to you that may not be nice when you are feeling out of control and heavy is going to affect you a lot differently when you are taking care of yourself – and you are in control and feeling healthier, lighter and happier. When you feel good you are even happier to strangers!! My point is, you have the control to be happy, you have the control to be in control and to make sure your days are good and you are choosing the right things and feeling good about yourself. No one has that control except you. When you approach the world and the people around you whether it’s work, family, friends or just acquaintances and you are in a healthy, happy control state of mind you will respond that way. And of course when you are not – and you are out of control with your food, and not feeling healthy or in a good place and feeling heavy and thick – you will respond to those around you the same way you feel – Nasty! At the end of the day, the way you act and present yourself to the world is the way you feel – and the way you feel is a result of the way you are treating and feeding yourself from the inside out. Make the right choices and it will change your life.

IT’S HERE AND NOW: If you want to be Happy then make yourself Happy!! At the end of the day it’s your actions, your will and your want that will decide the outcome of what you do. I will tell you this – it’s here and it’s now and if you haven’t started then you should start and if you have started but have not been 110% then it’s time to be 110% – because spring is here and summer is coming and it is not going to wait for you. Do not waste these months and this time you have right now to do the right thing.

~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