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January 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Happy Thanksgiving!

 

It’s hard to believe Thanksgiving is here! This can be a very stressful time where healthy eating and staying on track can take a backseat. With Thanksgiving, we have kids off from school, students coming home from college and the beginning of shopping, planning and the holiday season. These next few weeks can go two different ways as the days go by in the blink of an eye and then all of a sudden the New Year is here – you can stay healthy and in control, or you can let it all go and have to start all over in January. You have a choice, and we will help you stick to the right one. It starts this week with Thanksgiving.
There are three options for this week:
Cheat Day – Make Thanksgiving Day your Cheat Day. This might change your routine so be aware of how that affects your schedule. Some of you adjusted your Cheat Day last week in order to keep it consistent, but if you are Cheating today and you Cheated last weekend, you shouldn’t be Cheating again this weekend.
Cheat Meal – Stay clean during the day and indulge for Thanksgiving dinner. This will not only help you maintain this week, but you will really be able to enjoy your holiday meal if you haven’t been over doing it all day.
Stay Clean – It won’t be easy, but in order to stick to your routine and keep your momentum, some of you will choose to stay clean until the weekend. It’s possible, and it’s a great option for this week and to keep you in a good place going in to this winter and holiday season.
No matter what you choose, stick to it. Don’t make this weekend a four day eating marathon. Here are some tips to help you stay in control:
Plan ahead. We say it all the time, but making a plan is going to help you so much. In the heat of the moment, we don’t usually make the right decision. We give in to temptation without thinking things through because we are living in the moment. Think about how you want the rest of this week to go and what you want to see next time you step on the scale. Don’t make this another Thanksgiving that leaves you with regret.
Go for the healthy stuff. You can have turkey, salad and vegetables and stay on plan. Just make sure you are sticking to the right portions and don’t include sauces or gravy. And don’t forget dessert. You can have fruit or bring a long one of your Innovation desserts. If you are drinking make sure you save your snacks during the day.
Give away your leftovers. Let everyone fill up a to go container so you don’t have a fridge full of leftovers tempting you for the rest of the week. If you are staying clean until this weekend, pack up a everything you want to save and enjoy it on your Cheat Day as usual. So many of us feel like we won’t be able to enjoy the holiday without indulging in all the food on Thanksgiving Day, which brings us to our final tip…
Don’t just focus on food. Although Thanksgiving revolves around traditional foods and a holiday meal, remember that it’s also about giving thanks and being with the ones we love. It’s not about stuffing ourselves or eating everything in sight. It’s about reflecting on all the good we have experienced this past year. Think about all the positive things you have done for yourself and your health, and all the good it does for your loved ones around you. It can be easy to go off the rails this time of year, but you have the tools and motivation to stay strong. Pies, stuffing and mashed potatoes are not what’s really special about the holiday. You and your family make it special. Take a moment to look around your table today and be grateful for what you have and who you are with. Pray for those who are alone today or and for those who have lost love. And if you don’t pray, then hope that those who are hurting this Thanksgiving will find peace and love. Take a moment and reflect on how grateful you are today to be surrounded by love and laughter. Remember the food that is on the table is food that you can have over and over again. It is a meal, sides and drink that will be there next year and the year after. But the family, friends and love ones in the chairs around that table – will not be there forever. Remind yourself what and who is really important today. Be grateful and thankful for who is with you and who is in your heart. The food is fun and exciting but the Holiday, Family and the Love you share is really what should be celebrated today.

 

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Have a Happy, Healthy AND Safe Thanksgiving!
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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 23, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge Week 4

 

It’s Week 4 and many are still going strong. Even though you may not be at the top of the list what’s more important is you are still losing and still moving in the direction you want to be. Remember when the contest is over it doesn’t mean you go back to eating the way you used to eat. It means you continue on and be healthy from the inside out and work toward the person you want to be. Because there is not an end to eating healthy and feeling good. There is no, “Oh I’m done – now I will go back to eating whatever I want”.  This is it. This is your life and how you want to live it. This is what you decided – that you no longer want to be overweight. You no longer want to feel out of control and you no longer want to be the person who isn’t happy with how you look and feel everyday. You are the only person who can change that and you decided to do it when you joined. You decided that you are more important than the unhealthy food that you have consumed for so long. The food that if I asked you to think about now, I would bet you wouldn’t be able to tell me what was so amazing that was worth you getting to where you are.

Look around you. Look at all the clients that have achieved their goal and who continue to work hard toward it everyday. The clients who are on the list below or the people you know around you. All over the world our clients are working hard everyday and they are reaching their goal. You don’t want to be that person that always has an excuse why you can’t do it. You don’t want to be that person who points the finger and blames everyone around you. The reason we have thousands of successful clients all over the world is because they work hard everyday at it. When they don’t follow they own it and they start again. Clients that I will never ever meet in person but that have reached their goal through the program because they continuously work hard and keep moving forward. If you want to be one of those successful clients then you have to work hard toward it everyday. Not just 3 days a week or even 5 days and have weekends off. It has to be 6 days on program and even on your cheat day you need to be aware that you will be going right back on the next day. You need to work hard to make the right choices everyday – and not just when its convenient for you. You need to stay in control and get through the temptations, the stress and the anxieties that are involved in everyday life. You need to fight everyday for the control to stay on and do the right thing. Why? Because it means that much to you. Because even though it’s hard, it makes you happier to be on program than to be off. Because being in control feels so much better than being out of control. Make it a priority and remember that there are people who feel good everyday because they choose to do the right thing that makes them feel good everyday.     
“A healthy attitude is contagious but don’t wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier.”
**THIS IS OUR LAST WEEK. WE WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNER. MAKE SURE YOU WEIGH YOUR FINAL WEIGH IN BY SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2016
****CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING CLIENTS FOR CONTINUING TO DO THE RIGHT THING
GREAT GREAT JOB!!
AFTER ONLY 4 WEEKS:

Harry:     20.5

Joseph:  11.0

Scott:      8.6

Allan:      8.4

Adam:     6.0

Sam:       5.5
Quinn:     5.0
Jeromy:   4.5
Matt:        1.6
Rich:       1.0
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Nicole:       13.8

Heather:    11.4
Jacklyn       9.9
Valeri:         9.8
Kami:         9.2
Leslie:        8.5
Kathy:        7.8
Michelle:     7.4
Rhonda:      6.8
Jule:           6.6
Michelle:     6.4
Dawn:        6.4
Katherine:   6.0
Valerie:       5.5
Lara:          5.0
Tara:          5.0
Jillian:        4.9
Alyssa:       4.8
Theresa:     4.8
Debra:        4.2
Dena:         4.2
Jill:             4.0
Stacey:       4.0
Sheri:         4.0
Robyn:       3.8
Jamie:        3.5
Ellie:          3.4
Michelle:    3.4
Donna:      3.4
Maria:       3.2
Leslie:       3.0
Ginger:      3.0
Rosa:         2.8
Alyssa:       2.8
Danielle:    2.7
Kristy:       2.6
Margery:   2.4
Beth:         2.4
Carolyn:    2.2
Heather:    2.0
Marnie:     2.0
Deirdre:    1.8
Linda:       1.7
Lauren:     1.2
Mindy:      1.2
Debby      1.1
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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
 
Innovation Weight Loss and Fitness
8031 Jericho Tpke Woodbury, NY 11797
469 7th Ave Manhattan, NY 10018
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October 25, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge Tips and Results

 

THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE – 1 DOWN AND 4 TO GO 

 

Our first week has come and gone and below are the first WEIGHT LOSS numbers of the Thanksgiving Challenge. Because of scheduling there are some clients who only weigh in every two weeks so they are marked as 0. It will catch up with their 2 week weigh in this coming weekend. But this gives us a good idea of where we are all moving into week 2. Whether you are doing the challenge or not, what I want you to realize and recognize more than anything is how fast the weeks fly by. Really think about it – if you are not losing then you are most likely maintaining or gaining. So if you are having a positive week it’s because that’s what you want and are working to have it. If you are having a negative week you are letting it in and letting the outside negative take control of you and what you really want. You are the only person who controls that. Yes, positives and negatives are everywhere but you are the only one who can let them in to your life and your body and your home. You need to set your mind to what you want and take control and do it. YOU have the control to make the right decisions and keep your life in a positive state. If you stay positive you are much more likely to lose weight. If you keep the negative in and around you then you will most likely go off program and gain weight. The choice is always yours – just remember everything you do doesn’t only affect you – it affects everyone around you. Especially those you love and love you.  

 
Right now it’s still anyone’s challenge to win. Here are some tips for this coming weight loss week:   
 
1. Try not to get caught up in outside noise. It doesn’t matter what anyone else is doing – what matters is what you are doing and how you feel. Gravitate toward the positive. Be positive and share your positive. Walk away from the negative. There is enough negatives  in life and you don’t want or need to have others bring their negative into your world. Positive people are happier and positive, happier people lose more weight. 
 
2. Accept the compliment. When someone tells you that you look great – say Thank you! Don’t go into all the negatives that you still need to do. “I still have so much to lose” or “I still have 10 pounds” or “I don’t look that great yet or I fell off program”… blah blah negative negative. You both walk away feeling like ugh negative and unhappy. I have news for you, no one cares about your negatives. Negatives do nothing but bring life and you down and everyone around you. If you want to live with the negatives then you do it. This week try this: Instead – focus on the positive compliment. Say, “Thank you!! I’m excited and I’m working hard toward my goal” or “Thank you!! I’m really trying”. Yay! Everyone leaves happy and upbeat. Look for positives on your body and how your clothes feel. Think about where you started and where you are going. This is a positive journey and if you treat it that way you will have a much happier experience. Life is good – treat it that way.  
 
3. Try not to get caught up in the cooler days and cold nights. It’s the time of year that many of us will have hungrier days because the weather can change you mentally and physically when it comes to weight loss. Mentally you feel the need for comfort food in colder weather and physically if your body is cold it’s looking for some fat to keep it warm. Stay focused and have a plan. Sometimes just changing the time of your snacks will help you or even changing your meal times. Try 1 cup of soup as a snack in the afternoon, or  have an extra snack in the evening and lighter meal at dinner. When it comes to your food you have to be creative. You want to stick to program but it’s not set in stone what you do.  If you choose to have 1 snack today and 3 snacks tomorrow you are still on program both days. Yes you will lose more the day you have 1 snack but you will still lose the day you have 3. When you need it you eat it, when you don’t need it you don’t eat it. Listen to your body.   
 
4. PLAN for when you know you are going to be hungry. Don’t fight it and try not to eat. If you know that 3pm is a crazy time for you and you are starving at 3pm then you need to make sure you save your snacks for that time. Know what you are eating. Be prepared for your crazy time. Don’t try and get through it without eating because it will backfire. You can get through a time that’s easy for you where you are a little hungry by passing on a snack. But if you know a time of day whether it’s 4pm or 9pm is your hungry time then that’s when you need to save your snacks. Have them ready. You will look forward to them like you look forward to your cheat day.  
 
5. Speaking of Cheat Day – REMEMBER when you first started the program and you were so excited that you got one whole cheat day. You were so perfect and able to stick to it and couldn’t believe that you got to eat whatever you wanted for one whole day….some how for many of you that amazing one cheat day has become not enough now. You have trickled over into Friday nights and Sunday. What use to be one whole amazing day for you is now 3 moderate days. IT WILL NOT WORK! If you want to lose the most weight you need to keep it to one day off and 6 days clean. One day off is more than enough for anyone. Stick to it – embrace it and enjoy it!!!!  
 
 
CONGRATULATIONS TO THE FOLLOWING CONTESTANTS. WE ARE SO PROUD OF YOU FOR TRYING TO BE A BETTER YOU. I SAW MANY OF YOU THIS WEEK AND YOU ARE REALLY TRYING TO GET BACK ON TRACK AND FEEL GOOD AND SEE THE NUMBERS GO DOWN. KEEP GOING. KEEP TRYING. IT’S CONSISTENCY – IT’S MINDFUL – AND IT’S POSITIVE ATTITUDE THAT WILL GET YOU TO WHERE YOU WANT TO BE! GOOD LUCK THIS WEEK! 
 
NEXT WEIGH-INS NEED TO BE SENT IN NO LATER THEN THIS SUNDAY 10/30.  
 
 
4 weeks to go….
 
 
Men:

Harry:  10.3

Matt:  1.6

Rich:     0

Joseph:     4

Allen     1
 
Sam     2
 
Quinn    3
 
Dave   4
 
Adam   3
 
Jeromy   2
 
 

 

 

Women:

Nicole:  6

Jessica:  1.6

Rhonda:  3.8

Heather:    0

Sue:    0

Marnie:    0

Tara: .   5

Kristy:   .6

Loretta:   1

Leslie:   3

Suzanne:   0

Julie: .  6

Mindy:  1.2

Jessica:   0

Danielle:  2.7

Leslie:  1.6

Deirdre:  .6

Michelle:  3.7

Dena:  2.5

Lauren:  0

Tracy:  .4

Rosa:  0

Kami:  2.2

Becky:  0

Jessica:  0

Margery:  1.8

Elizabeth:  3.8

Michelle:  0

Alyssa:  0

Donna:  1.6

Alyssa:  0

Corinna:  0

Robyn:  1

Stacey:  1.8

Tara:  1

Katherine:  0

Ginger:  1

Julie:  2.7

Carolyn:  .4

Stacey:  0

Jill:  0

Kathy:  4.4

Dawn:  5.2

Jill:  1.8

Michelle:  0

Alyssa:  0

Rosa:  0

Sherri:  .6

Jamie:  1

Jillian:  0

Ellie:  1

Debby:  0

JoAnn:  0

Maria:  .8

Linda:  0

Heather:  7.1

Valerie:  5.4

Valerie:  1.7

Theresa:  1.4

Debra:  1.2

Beth:  2.4

Jackie: 2.5
 
~ 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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October 20, 2016By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Thanksgiving Challenge – Week 1

 
ARE YOU READY??????
 
 
OUR INNOVATION THANKSGIVING CHALLENGE HAS OFFICIAL BEGUN!
 
 
GUIDELINES:
 

– YOU HAVE TO USE THE SAME SCALE EVERY WEEK. Whether it’s your scale or ours it has to be the same scale every week.  
 
– YOU HAVE TO WEIGH IN OR BE WEIGHED EVERY WEEK. If you skip a week you will be eliminated 🙁 
 
– IF YOU ARE ONLINE SEND YOUR WEIGHT TO THEA and JOSEPHINE innovationthea@gmail.com and  innovationjosephine@gmail.com  or you can put us in a group text.  
 
– IF YOU ARE IN STUDIO and do not have a weekly appointment you must still weigh at the studio and your numbers will be forwarded to us.  
 
– IF YOU ARE going away then you will weigh before you leave. It doesn’t matter what day you weigh as long as we get a weight from you by the end of the week (Sunday marks the end of the week). So everyone in the contest should have a weigh in number to us no later than Sunday of each week.  
 
– EVERY MONDAY THE CONTESTANTS WEIGHT LOSSES WILL BE EMAILED: For example, this Monday I will email ONLY THE FIRST NAME of each contestant AND how much they lost each week (no last names and no weights will ever be posted).

 
 
EXAMPLE: 
 
THEA – 2
NORA – 2
JOHNNY – 4
BEAR – 3
JAKE – 0
 
 
 
Everyone in the contest will be listed (first name) with the weight they lost each week.  The Male & Female who lost the most weight at the end of the 5 weeks wins the prize of their choice. But even if you don’t come in first we feel first or last everyone who loses weight is a winner 🙂  
 

– CHECK WITH THEA innovationthea@gmail.com MAKE SURE SHE HAS YOUR NAME AND STARTING WEIGHT.   
 
 
– THERE IS NO ADDITIONAL FEE TO JOIN THE CHALLENGE BUT YOU MUST BE AN ACTIVE CLIENT.  YOUR MEMBERSHIP MUST BE ACTIVE THE ENTIRE 5 WEEKS OF THE CHALLENGE.  IF YOUR MEMBERSHIP EXPIRES BEFORE THE 5 WEEKS YOU WILL BE DISQUALIFIED AND THE NEXT PERSON WILL RECEIVE THE PRIZE. 

 
Challenges are fun and motivating. But to really make this challenge work for you don’t do anything drastic. Be a shark but be a healthy shark. You want to be able to continue to lose weight by eating clean and healthy. You don’t want to do anything drastic or unhealthy.  I think most of you know by now that when you do drastic it backfires and you will end up gaining more than you lost once you start eating again. So let’s keep this a healthy competition. Be a healthy shark and follow your program – eat clean and healthy for weight loss. 
 
 
GOOD LUCK!
 
~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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