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BIG NEWS AND CHANGES COMING TO INNOVATION! Can you believe we are already in August! It’s been such a busy summer. I have been working on some really exciting things for September that I can’t wait to share. In the next couple of weeks I will start to share all of these new wonderful programs and products that we will be incorporating into the store. It’s Super Exciting! You are going to love them all.
LET’S TALK AUGUST: While I am working on all of these new things, I want you all to answer these questions:
WHAT ARE YOUR GOALS FOR AUGUST…. It’s so important to go into the month knowing what you want out of it. August is a time when we may not want to think and be on schedule or always do the right thing – because we know in a very short time it’s the ending of the summer months that we waited so long to arrive. But it’s a time where we have to think about it or we can do some major damage. So whether it’s to lose one pound a week or to maintain where you. Plan, Prepare and Follow Through with it. Start by asking yourself where do you want to be by August 31? Then follow it up by what are you willing and capable of doing to get there. If it’s weight loss then you need to be willing to walk away from the temptations. If it’s maintaining then you need to choose your battles on what is worth indulging. We always have choices – just always remember it’s your actions that determine the results.
ARE YOU MAKING THE GOOD DAYS COUNT… If you know you are having long weekends at the beach then you need to be 100% Monday through Thursday. If you want to lose weight or maintain this summer but don’t want to be super strict — then be amazing on the days you can be. And on the days that are more challenging- try to be mindful even if you are cheating. You don’t want big Cheat Days to be consecutive and you don’t want to be Cheating a little everyday. The days that you can be amazing – then be amazing and eat the minimal that is on your plan. On the days you need extra snacks then have them but make sure they are on program snacks. If you want to enjoy a treat here and there then do it but try to be amazing and 100% on program the following day. My point is, the great days will help in your overall month.
ARE YOU BEING HONEST WITH YOURSELF… Don’t go into the month saying you want to lose but your actions are the complete opposite of someone who is trying to lose. If you know your schedule is a little crazy right now or you are just mentally weak then be okay with maintaining. It’s important to be honest with yourself not just about what you want but what but also what you know you are going to really follow through with. Being honest with yourself requires self-awareness and even courage. It can sometimes be challenging to make contact with your truth, and even harder to take action based on that truth. But when you are honest with yourself about what you are capable of at this time – you have an 85% chance of achieving it. So let the truth set you free and be honest with yourself about where you think you can be August 31.
DO YOU HAVE A POSITIVE MINDSET GOING INTO AUGUST….. While you are deciding what you are capable of it’s so important to be positive about it. Always remember to use the words I can, I will, Im excited! Being positive about what you want is so important but talking positive to yourself about what you want is even more important. You will believe what you tell yourself so if you use negative words like “I can’t” then you won’t. But if you stick with the positive “I can” then you will!. If you think about it it’s no different than what many of us teach our own children. Be positive about what you want and believe in yourself that you can do it. Because at the end of the day you are the one person who has total control over what you are doing, thinking and feeling.
ARE YOU CHOOSING YOUR HARD…. Most people gain between 8-10 pounds by September. That’s a lot of weight to gain on top of weight that you already needed to lose. Think smart and act smarter! If you want to look good, you want to feel good then you have to do good things and make the right choices for your mind and body. Yes, exercising is very important and the more you can incorporate it the better you will feel. But eating clean and staying on program is what is going to make you feel amazing and make the changes you really want to see. It’s what will make you feel that lighter, happier feeling that you love and change the number on the scale to where you want it to be. It’s what gives you the feeling that you are in control and doing the right things for your body and mind. While it’s much harder to follow in August…. It’s also hard to go into September at a higher number.
Final Thoughts…..Summer days in August is a time when it’s harder to stay on track and have 100% days. But just because it’s harder doesn’t mean it’s not doable and doesn’t mean it’s not necessary. I don’t have to tell you how quickly you will gain the weight back. This program works if you follow it but like anything else if you eat what you want when you want you will gain the weight back. You see the clients around you. Many who have lost the weight and kept the weight off and are maintaining. They do it because they are on program and live the program. They are always prepared and have their food and snacks. We have hundreds of clients maintaining this summer and we have hundreds of clients losing this summer. You have to decide what you want and follow through with it. There is always a choice and you need to make it everyday. If you want to lose weight this summer you need to follow your program and stay on program 6 straight days in order to enjoy the Cheat Day. Make sure you have all your meals and snacks prepared and ready for you. It’s important to plan your days and be ready for whatever is coming your way. If you have your meals and snacks then you have no excuse to go off program. Just because it’s summer doesn’t mean you have to give up losing weight. You can enjoy and lose weight if you are willing to put the work in. Remember, the harder you work the better the results. It’s never easy – especially in August, but it’s very doable and necessary – especially in August.
At the end of August and the end of the Summer months we have to accept what we have done. While it’s great to party, drink and indulge – if you continuously over do it — you will be left with the results that I can assure you will not be worth how you feel. So stay mindful and think before you act. Because just like every bad choice will make a negative difference — every good choice will make a positive one.
WHAT HAPPENS IN AUGUST DETERMINES YOUR SEPTEMBER
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
This past weekend was pretty awesome. We had so many clients losing weight and reaching numbers they thought they would never see. Super super exciting! I love that I can just see, hear, and feel the excitement in the clients. Everyone is really working hard and in a “hardcore”state of mind to reverse the quarantine weight, and/or reach new goals or see numbers they have not seen in years.
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 — especially after quarantine that you know how important it is to give it that little extra 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 in it for a couple of weeks — it will come together and you all of a sudden realize how hard you have to work to lose weight 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 will 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. — My clients love to send me pics (and I absolutely love getting them) and I can’t begin to describe the changes in clients when they lose weight and eat clean — and how it gives them an extra bounce in their step and personality — it’s sheer happiness that is beaming from their healthy hydrated skin.
It’s mid – July and everyone is just so excited to be losing weight and really excited to be feeling great and doing the right thing. It’s truly when you can enjoy the most is when you feel great. So if you want to enjoy the vacation out east or the extra drinks throughout the week you must stay on program because you can enjoy and lose weight — and when you do both that is when you feel great. When you feel great is when you truly enjoy everything you are doing. You ever notice when you feel great how contagious it is — everyone wants to be a part of feeling great. There is so much sadness is the world — today you have to make sure you appreciate and enjoy every bit of happiness that comes your way. Most important is to make sure you are creating your own happiness everyday. That’s what you do on the Program — you do the right thing and lose weight and feel great and it gives you happiness that you have 100% control over.
If you want to be that happy person and you want to put your clothes on and feel good and go out and feel amazing, if you want that happy 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 and you will l look the best you every thought possible.
My last thought for you on this beautiful day …. IT’S HARD — weight loss is hard — BUT IT’S SO WORTH IT. Will you feel hungry? Yes, you will feel hungry but think about it — you feel hungry even on the days you are over eating. So at least when you have a little hunger now you know that it’s because you are losing weight and getting results from it. The clients that have done amazing and continue to do amazing know how tough it is and when it get’s tough they remind themselves how much they want this and how important it is to them. If you want it then don’t let anything or anyone get in your way. Don’t look back and wish you did better over quarantine – because it doesn’t matter that time has passed and the only thing you can do right now is stop making excuses and move on to a better today, tomorrow and week. Don’t bother looking back — only look forward because that is what you have control over. Don’t let another week go by without doing the right thing because it will only add up and the longer you delay it the harder it will be. If you do it right now and focus on a better today, then tomorrow will be easier and by next week you will feel amazing and in control. If you want to feel great, happy, lighter and enjoy your summer feeling inspired, motivated and in control — then you have to put the work in starting today and you have to commit to yourself and live the program. Eat clean 6 days a week and enjoy your once a week 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.
It’s not something you can wish for — it’s something you have to WORK for.
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
4TH OF July Weekend has arrived — it’s time to make your choice and stick to it.
As many of your know it doesn’t take much to gain weight. All it takes is not thinking, not planning, and frequently over indulging — very easy to do any time of the year but especially over a long holiday weekend.
THIS WEEKEND
you have 3 choices — Lose, Maintain, or Gain
WEIGHT LOSS: If you are really motivated and the weight loss means everything to you and you don’t want anything in your way of reaching your goals then you will continue to stick to your menu and ONLY HAVE ONE CHEAT DAY THIS WEEKEND. That means no extras at all. Simply stick to your meals and snacks and only cheat the ONE cheat day. If you do this and treat this weekend like any other weekend you will continue to stay on your path and lose weight. Will it be easy — that depends on how much you have going on — it also depends on what is most important to you. While some can go to a BBQ and focus more on how they feel others are challenged by what is around them. These are choices only you can make. There are always options — if you are going out make sure you bring what you need or make sure they will have what you need available to you. Plan before not after. Don’t give yourself reasons to do the wrong thing. If you want to stay on program and feel your best then follow your plan and stick to your clean meals and snacks. The most important thing is to make your choice before you go and stick with what you plan.
MAINTAINING: If you have a lot going on this weekend and you feel really good about where you are and you want to enjoy a little extra then you will split your days. You pick 2 out of the 3 days and you stay on program for breakfast and lunch and cheat dinner, drinks and/or desserts; and you do it Friday and Saturday OR Saturday and Sunday or Friday and Sunday (you choose 2 days of the long weekend and cheat any one meal, drinks and/or desserts and the rest of the day you are 100% on program). If you follow this you will maintain your weight through the holiday weekend — very doable. But again the most important thing is to make a choice, plan for it and then stick to it.
WEIGHT GAIN: Very easy to do but NEVER an option!
We always talk about planning and how important it is. But what is more important is following through on the planning. Do the right things and make sure that if you planned on being 110% today — then you are 100%. If you planned on cheating for dinner and dessert and then right back on the next day — make sure you go right back on the next day — no excuses. If you planned on being off program 2 nights but clean all day then make sure you do it. Always think things through — what is tomorrow going to feel like, and what the end result of your choices will be. Will it make you happy? Is it worth it? Think about where you are today and where do you want to be come Monday. Learn to live and enjoy today but plan for what you want and where you want to be tomorrow.
ALCOHOL – THINK BEFORE YOU DRINK: One drink you are okay — TWO drinks you are forgetting what is important to you — THREE drinks you are done. It’s not the alcohol that is the issue it’s what the alcohol makes you do and what it makes you forget. It’s fun to have but it can be very damaging on so many levels. Remember to think before you drink. Like everything else have a plan and know how many you are having and stick to what you plan. Drink water throughout it’s hydrating and it keeps your hands busy.
FINAL THOUGHTS…. whether you want to lose weight this weekend or maintain you can do it. You follow your plan and decide before so you know what you are doing and what the outcome will be. Think things through and always remember that just because it’s a holiday weekend that you want to enjoy and celebrate doesn’t mean that you need to cheat at everything you go to or everyday of the weekend. You can enjoy and celebrate everything without constantly indulging unhealthy weight gaining foods. We know you will feel better mentally and physically and have a happier time staying on program. When you can be amazing and on program do it because every good healthy clean choice can make the difference between maintaining and gaining. And all the choices you make as the weekend progresses will make the difference in how you look and feel each day.
You are the only person who can make the excuse of why you are going off program and you are the only person who can give yourself a better excuse of why you are staying on program. Monday is only 4 days away — think about how you want to wake up and feel when the weekend is behind you.
Make good choices today so you don’t have regrets tomorrow
Innovation Wishes everyone a Happy, Healthy and Safe 4th of July
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
March has arrived with weather that is a great reminder that Spring and Summer are around the corner!
We have a beautiful 5 weeks of weight loss right in front of us. Do not waste it. Do not look back and say why didn’t I do it. Think about it — 2 lbs a week is so doable and that would be a fabulous 10 lb weight loss in one month! Yes sometimes it requires getting out of our own way. For example: Stop the alcohol on non-cheat days; Make sure your cheat day is 1 day and not 1 1/2 or 2; — It’s so easy to sit and cry and think nothing works for me, but i’m telling you that is absolutely not true. The program will work for you — but only if you put the work in. You have to put the time in and you have to be consistent. You have to be mentally prepared to give it 110% and stick to your 6 days of weight loss with 1 cheat day. When you do that I promise you that you will see the same weight loss as everyone else that is on program.
If you have not been doing the right thing and are walking around miserable or are miserable inside your head — you know that you are the only person who can change it. I can give you all the tools and I can show you thousands of clients who have done it and continue to do it and look and feel amazing. And I can tell you 100% that you are no different than any of them. If you want it you can have it. But first you have to stop playing mind games with yourself, stop making deals with yourself, and no more excuses. If you really want the 10 lbs in March then start working had for it everyday. Follow your program and don’t let anything or anyone get in your way – including yourself.
Clients already have had a successful 2020 and it’s only March. Clients from all over Chicago, California, Arizona, Alabama, Boston, Florida, Georgia, and right here in New York — amazing amazing results. Why? It’s not because they all just jumped on program and did the right thing — although many have done just that. But majority have been on and they struggled their way through it. They have hiccups but they hold their breath and get past them. Sometimes it’s a day and sometimes it’s a week but they get past them. The reason I am telling you this is so you realize you are not the only one who struggles. Weight loss is hard. But if you want to see the weight loss you have to be willing to put the work in every day. You have to be consistent and always continue to move forward. You have to push yourself when you don’t want to be pushed and you have to be okay with walking away from temptation that will always be there. But most important is you have to really decide what it is you want and how important it is to you to get there. It’s not easy to eat less than your body needs…. it’s not easy to deal with the hunger that you feel when you are eating less… and it’s not easy to walk away from temptation when you are hungry. But it’s even harder to step on the scale and feel uncomfortable in your own skin.
This month be willing to embrace the challenge. Get through the little hunger, the temptation and the hiccups. Pass on the drink and be okay with it. When you are out to dinner order on program. Walk away from the temptation and be excited about it! Promise yourself that no matter what or who is on your path you will continue to do the right thing. Because when you do that is when April 1st will come and you will be 10 lbs lighter than you are today and you will be so so happy that you are back in control, and back on your happy path where you always feel amazing.
THINK ABOUT IT: In 5 very quick weeks you are either going to be super happy that you put the work in and feel amazing and on your way to being the best you for Spring and Summer OR you will look back and think “I should have… I could have… I wish I did it… ugh why didn’t I do it.” ~choose your hard.
EMBRACE THE CHALLENGE
~It’s the challenges that make life interesting
Overcoming them is what makes life meaningful~
~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick
BEWARE OF AUGUST and THE END OF SUMMER
August is so dangerous for so many reasons. We start the Summer full of excitement and committed to do the right thing and stay on program. It is fresh in our mind in May/June and even July – how hard it was to get to the happy place we started when summer began. It’s that memory that keeps us true and dedicated to what we want, who we are and how we want to feel….. But slowly as the summer sun gets weaker so do we. August arrives and you start to feel like it’s almost over – the summer is ending. And all of a sudden you have to fit in as much as you can. This is when you must stay strong, mindful and positive. When you stay mentally strong you will remind yourself that the end of summer doesn’t have to result in the end of you feeling good and gaining weight.
Fall Is In The Air: For many are scheduling camp pick-ups; preparing for the last vacations; for others it’s the end of freedom and the end of less demanding schedules. We will start to feel senses of Fall coming near. The faint smell in the air, the Sun changing, or recognizing one orange leaf that has matured early. For some will feel Fall when they walk in the stores and see all the back to school shopping, and Teachers will start preparing for class rooms. Many will be packing up college students (that will be me crying and packing). For each one of us something reminding us summer is slowly coming to an end and Fall is around the corner – leaving little time left for summer fun. While it’s easy to want to give in, this is when you need to be your strongest and not let the mental override the physical. We tend to mentally think “the end is near Im just gonna do what I want and go back to 100% in September” – No don’t do it. Im warning you that way of thinking will add on 5-10 pounds in a blink of an eye. You have to keep reminding yourself that Fall is around the corner and the more days you stick to your meals and snacks the better you will feel as summer comes to an end.
Let’s Face It – The “END” of Anything is Hard. While you might think you are ready for it — I know some of you are already saying, “I can’t wait to get back to a September schedule” and “I am going to go full force – hardcore in September!” and all that’s great, but don’t let that mindset determine what you do right now. Sometimes when we know we are going to give it a full commitment in a couple of weeks – it’s like saying you can have a free for all now. But you can’t and you don’t want to. As summer ends you need to get into the mind set —it’s ending and it’s okay—. And for it to be okay you need to start slowing things down — not speeding them up.
Mindset Is Everything When It Comes to Weight Loss. If you believe that you are going to be amazing and stay strong then you will be. If you tell yourself that you can’t do it and it’s too hard then you will give yourself a reason to “ throw in the towel” and you will regret it. Because at the end of the day it’s very important for you and your mental well being to feel the best you can be. The only way you will do this is to stay mentally strong and continue to stay on your program. Fell off – get back on. Had a bad week — make the next week great. You must stay disciplined and mindful, and even though the end of summer is the hardest to be discipline doesn’t mean you can’t do it. But if your mindset is to “throw in the towel — summer is almost over — I don’t want to work hard anymore — I need a break — I want to just enjoy the rest of the summer.” Well… that’s the results you are going to get. You will gain and depending on how much depends on how far off you go from your path and how long you stay there. And let’s face it after a couple of days you are no longer enjoying it and you are out of control wondering how you are going to get back on program. You are feeling fuller, thicker and sad and that is what you are doing not to just yourself but those that are spending the end of the summer with you. Stay on program and it will keep you happy and everyone you love happy.
Much of what I am telling you I am sure you already know. What is important is to recognize that you are the one in control and how you think is absolutely going to affect your outcome. So if you keep it positive and stay strong and stay as close to program as possible those are the results you will get. It’s always up to you and it’s your choices that determine your results. While friends, family and work all play a part the decision – you must take responsibility for the choices you make. Make August fun and exciting. Prepare, stay mindful and enjoy friends, and family time. Keep positive thinking and remembering that just because we may soon be losing the shorts and tank tops doesn’t mean you want to fill out the jeans and sweaters. Stay healthy, stay happy, and stay in tune mentally and physically with where you are,what you want, and what makes you feel your best.
Stay positive and you will get positive results!
When you feel good it’s always easier to transition from one change to the next. Don’t give yourself an excuse to do the wrong thing. Give yourself excuses to do all the right things. Make the choices that make you feel lighter, thinner, happier, healthy, and strong, and makes everyone around you happy too. Only you have the power, the want and the need to make this happen.
“Whatever we make ourselves believe is what we will experience”
LOVE TO LIVE HEALTHY WITH JOSEPHINE FITZPATRICK
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BUSY BUSY BUSY….
For many of you when the end of June arrives the summer begins. The bus for camp leaves, the waves goodbye; the trips around the world; time off from work; and sometimes just enjoying the company of local friends and family. All fun things that you want to enjoy and be ready for… and these next two weeks are crucial to make sure you go into the sun and fun feeling happy and in control.
Right now you are saying “but I’m crazy busy. How do I get control?” If you are running around like a chicken with it’s head cut off ? You are not alone. Everyone around you is in their own same little chicken coop. It’s the time of year that never seems to end and yet flies by at the same time. And of course to top it all off you need to make sure you are doing all the right things with your food choices because you want to feel your best or at the very least end June feeling like you are in control.
So how do you do this with all that is going on around you…. Two simple words can change your whole week! Cooler & Plan! Have your meals and snacks ready to go- and have your cooler ready to every morning to pack. It’s really important to have a little cooler in your car at all times and pack it with snacks and bars and muffins and whatever else you need to get you through the day to stay in control and on program. Because let’s face it the better you feel the easier the next two weeks is going to be for you.
When you plan your day in advance it can be an easy to follow day regardless of where you are or where you are going. Whether you are on the field, graduations, proms, work …. We all have busy lives and this time of year it just gets a little busier which is all the more reason to plan more and have more control. We all have multiple to-go coolers around the house, the basement or in the garage. And if by chance you don’t have one you can easily pick one up at the local convenience store. Make sure you have an easy to carry cooler, and each night you pack yours with easy to go choices. Because all the clients that you see that have reached goal and stay there – I can assure you they have their coolers packed and are ready to go everyday regardless of what time of year it is or where they are heading.
Here are two examples of an on program packed cooler
that will take you until you get to dinner:
Muffin
Light Chicken salad
Chocolate nuts
Skinny popcorn
1 cup of grapes
water, water, water, – plastic fork and napkin, small packet of wipes
OR
Bar
PB Bites
light cheese stick
Peach
Pop chips
water water water – wipes, and napkins
This should be part of your daily routine to have your cooled packed and ready to go when you know you will not have time to stop and eat.
Very Important – don’t set yourself up for failure! Don’t leave the house with the intention of “Im not going to eat today because I will be busy and that will help me lose faster” No No No – because even if you do get through the day without eating- we both know as soon as you will get home you will go right to the cabinet and eat everything in sight and you will take in twice as much food as if you would have planned and packed your cooler. So plan your day and have your cooler packed with your on program foods.
In the morning our first intention is always to do our best for the day. The answer is NOT to starve yourself all day and not eat – The real focus needs to be to feed the body to keep it going and to keep it a weight loss day. It’s to have your on program food on hand so that you are ready for when the hunger hits and you can go on about your day knowing that you are staying focused and in control to continue to lose weight and feel great!
5 minutes of planning can save you 5 pounds from binging
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