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November 24, 2019By Josephine Fitzpatrick

READY FOR THANKSGIVING

It’s so hard to believe Thanksgiving is almost here.  This can be a very stressful and very social time where healthy eating and staying on track can take a backseat.  Kids are off from school, students coming home from college, some are going on vacations, and of course the beginning of shopping and planning for 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 choices, and we will help you stick to the right choice that works for you.

 

OPTIONS for Thanksgiving Week:

If you keep it to one cheat day you will get the very best results— however, you have to be realistic in what works for you this coming weekend.  If you need to split your cheat days and maintain the week that is totally fine.  Whether you decide one cheat day or spitting the cheat day the most important thing is you have a plan and stick to what you decide.   TIP:    We all want to be perfect and be sharks, but we also know what we are capable of and if it’s a turtle weekend and you need to split the days then that is the plan you should follow.

 

ONLY ONE CHEAT DAY: (CHOOSE ONE)

 

  1. THANKSGIVING CHEAT DAY — Make Thanksgiving your Cheat Day.  A fun day to have a cheat day especially if you love the turkey and all the trimmings!  You stay clean all week and enjoy your Thanksgiving Cheat day and then you go right back on plan and no cheat day on the weekend.  Your next cheat day will be the weekend of December 7th.
  2. STAY CLEAN ON THANKSGIVING AND HAVE YOUR REGULAR CHEAT DAY ON THE WEEKEND — It won’t be easy to sit and watch the stuffing or your favorite side dish being passed around the table, but in order to stick to your routine and keep your momentum, some of you will choose to stay clean and on program Thanksgiving Day and do your normal Cheat Day Thanksgiving Weekend.  It’s very possible to do, and it’s a great option for this week and it will help keep you in  a good place going forward this winter and holiday season.  *Make sure you check wherever you are eating Thanksgiving day that they have options that will help you stay on.  Turkey and vegetables are always easy and maybe bring a fruit platter so you can have your dessert ready for you.

 

SPLIT THE CHEAT DAY

  1. If you are okay with maintaining this week you have the option of splitting your cheat day.  If you know you are having a very social weekend this is probably the most realistic for you — Choose 2 days and stay clean all day and only cheat dinner/drinks/dessert.   So if you choose Thanksgiving— you will do clean  on program breakfast and lunch and then do Cheat dinner/drinks/dessert.   Then you pick another day on the weekend and do the same thing.  The remaining days should be 100% on program.  This give you the option to enjoy, be social and also feel good and stay on program.

 

Choosing the option is easy – Sticking to it is what is truly important.  Don’t make this weekend a four day eating marathon.  Because I promise you every year there are clients who lose it and go down hill with no breaks and it’s 4 days- 10lbs later.  It’s not the turkey or thanksgiving — it’s the starting Wednesday night and not stopping until Sunday.  It’s a very social and indulging weekend — you want to enjoy stay in control and feel good throughout.  Stay mindful – have your plan and stick to it.

 

 

MONDAY MORNING COMES FAST! 

Think about how you want to feel Friday, Saturday and Sunday?  Most important how do you want to feel Monday morning?

THERE WILL BE TWO SCENARIOS COME MONDAY MORNING:

 

  1. You will open your eyes Monday morning and be so super happy you stayed on program and did the right things and followed exactly what you had planned.  You will get out of bed and get dressed and you will feel so good both mentally and physically that you accomplished what you planned for your weekend.  You will be so ready to start the week in such a good place.  You will feel like Tiger and it will show in every hop skip and jump you take that morning —right into your closet to get dressed.
  2. OR you will open your eyes and wonder what was going on inside of your head all weekend.  You promised yourself you wouldn’t do this again and yet here you are.  You will then drag yourself out of bed like Eeyore “always me” and wonder how you are going to squeeze into your work clothes OR workout clothes and think where you went wrong and how did you get to this place.  Then you will try and justify it by promising yourself that you will starve all week and workout 80hours minimum.  Knowing deep down that there is no justifying it and no getting around it because nothing you ate was worth how you are feeling.

Think about which one of the above you want for Monday Morning.  Everything you do is a choice you will make —  and our choices have consequences.   Remember you are free to make whatever choice you want but you are not free from the consequences of that choice.  If you do the right things and make the right choices — yes there will be moments that it will feel difficult through the weekend but  I promise you will be so happy Monday morning with the results.

 

THE CHOICES YOU MAKE TODAY

WILL DETERMINE YOUR DIRECTION TOMORROW

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

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November 27, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Make The Right Choices Today

 

If I had to give you any advice today it would be stay off the scale and get back on program 110% today. I can’t stress enough to you how important the week after a holiday is…

 

Here is why: 

 

Mentally you need to get back into the mindset of how important it is to get back to feeling good. How much better you feel when you are doing the right things. Just knowing that you are back in control can change your outcome. If you sit and start to feel sorry for yourself for the damage you did it can very easily snowball and before you know it you are sabotaging another day, week or month.

 

Frustrated and Upset: Don’t even bother being frustrated or upset with yourself. If you know you were off and you cheated then you don’t deserve to be frustrated or upset. That is for people who have done amazing all week and for some reason the scale didn’t move as much as they wanted or expected. It’s not for people who cheated and want to turn back the clock. You just need to put the time in now and pay the price and if you do it, and you stay on program – one week will make all the difference…

 

It only takes one week: I promise you regardless of how terrible you feel today it will only take one week for you to get back to the weight you started before Thanksgiving. I know for some it sounds unrealistic. You feel like you have done so much damage. But the truth is, there are steps to weight loss. You have Weight loss – Maintain – Weight Gain. When you are On Program you are in Weight Loss. Eating less than your body needs. When you go off program and you start eating more it can feel like so much more than it really is because it’s so much more than your weight loss days. But when you are eating more you still have room between maintaining and gaining. So while you feel like you gained – I promise a lot of it is “fake weight” and you maintained more days than gained. Although the scale may not show that today – so stay off it! After one solid week back on program you will see the “fake weight” gone and you will either see your pre-Thanksgiving weight or very close to it.

 

The key is to have a solid 110% On-Program week after a bad week and that is what will get the numbers right back down.

 

For most of you, you know the Drill for this Week:

 

MONDAY – feeling horrible – bloated – not happy
WEDNESDAY – feeling okay – not the worst but not the best – just happy to be back and in control
FRIDAY – already thinking of the Cheat Day and looking forward to getting back on the scale. Knowing regardless what it says you are back on your path and feeling good again. Yay!

 

SOME MAKE CHOICES AND OTHERS MAKE EXCUSES

 

I want to say and address the clients who have done exactly what they said they would. There are so many of you who really set a path of what you wanted to do and you followed it. I am so happy and thrilled for you who stayed true to what you wanted to do and how you wanted to feel through the holiday and today. Yes, because you did it and accomplished it, but also for many of you it’s because it shows how much you have changed from when you started. You did something that when you first started would have been nearly impossible for you to do – that is amazing and you should be really proud of yourself today. Whether the choice was to maintain or continue to lose – so many of you did exactly what you planned and stayed true to what you wanted and what you knew would make you happy. We all know how hard that can be and the choices and decisions that had to be made in order for you to stay strong and on your path. You deserve to be celebrated and acknowledged. Your reward is how you feel today, and how happy you are with yourself and how you will spread that happiness to all those around you (although some that did not stay on program may not be in the mood for sharing it today).

 

My final advice for today is to think about where you are – and where you want to be. Get rid of the frustrations and don’t be upset. No negativity – keep positive. When you change your mindset into positive it can change your outcome. But you are the only person who can do it. If you give yourself excuses you will never reach your destination. Don’t focus on last week – it’s already gone. Look ahead and keep the focus on today and tomorrow. Because each positive On Program day will turn into a better one and the great days will turn into a great week – the great weeks will turn into great months and the great months will turn into an amazing year. Your life, your choices – Make sure you make the right ones.

 

LIFE IS A MATTER OF CHOICES
AND EVERY CHOICE YOU MAKE
MAKES YOU

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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November 21, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

The Weekend Is Almost Here – Are You Ready?

 

Are you ready for one of the biggest Holiday Weekends of the year?  Did you know that a majority of people who do not watch what they are eating – or those who do not plan for this weekend – will gain anywhere from 7-10lbs.  Sounds unbelievable but I have seen it first hand and it’s all too true. What is even worse is it’s on foods that they claim to not even like or need. Here are some tips so that doesn’t happen to you:

 

HERE ARE SOME OPTIONS FOR THANKSGIVING WEEKEND – DECIDE WHERE YOU ARE AND WHO YOU WANT TO BE:   Sometimes we can start with the best intentions but it only takes one to two things to trigger it into a snow ball effect – and before you know it you are out of control. It’s important to always HAVE A PLAN! I can’t say it enough, if you plan you will have so much more success than if you don’t.

 

If you want to be a SHARK: You will cheat one day this weekend and only one day and the other days you will have planned and you will follow them 110% and you will have the very best weight loss week. Remember, your plan must include all days not just the day you know you are cheating. Sharks know what they are doing at all times – everyday. They plan and they follow it. So if you want to be a shark and have the best weight loss this weekend, you need to know exactly what day your cheat day will be and know exactly what you are eating on your non Cheat Days. As you know, it’s important to plan your cheat day but when we are not on a regular schedule like this weekend – it’s just as important to plan your weight loss days which are your NON-CHEAT DAYS. Know what you are eating and what your choices will be, and you will come out of this like the SHARK that you are.

 

If you want to be a SNAIL: You will split the cheat days and be clean all day and cheat Thanksgiving dinner and one night over the weekend and you will lose like a Snail. Again, make sure you have the non-cheat days planned and even plan the cheat dinners knowing exactly what you want to cheat with.

 

If you want to be a SLUG:  You will taste and have little cheats through the whole weekend keeping the days clean and only tasting and having little cheats each night and you will most likely maintain. If you are happy with not gaining and not losing, and also not over doing anything and just kind of staying in one place, then a slug might be a good option for you. A good way to control being a slug is to try tasting each item that looks appealing to you and bypass anything that you wouldn’t normally eat. Tasting one large tablespoon of each thing you like is sometimes more than enough. When you are a slug you want to stay on your path and make sure no one steps on you  – so each night decide in advance what you are tasting and what you are bypassing. Sometimes when others see we are not 100% they think it’s okay to pull you into the dark side, offering more wine/food than you need or planned –  but if you know what you are tasting and treating yourself to and you stick to it you will come out of the holiday feeling okay and still in control.  Yes, Monday you will feel the weekend bloat and not feeling your best but you won’t feel the worst either. Slugs usually come out of the weekend needing one full week to get back to the pre- holiday number but still feeling okay with their decisions.

 

Being a slug is very common for many people over the holidays and vacations. And it works great if this is where you want to stay – as long as you know what you are tasting and treating yourself to each day you will do great. If one night it’s drinks and the next morning it’s bagels and maybe one night a meal – it’s all good.  But to be a slug still means that 80% of the day is clean with 20% cheating each day.  Find your balance and what works for you and what’s worth it –  And never ever eat just to eat or cheat just to cheat. Make sure everything that you do is worth the results. Being a slug is fine to do and you should have no guilt when it’s over a vacation or holiday weekend.  The only time being a SLUG is NOT OKAY is when you are living like this everyday and never really getting any where. Make a choice and stick to it. If you feel you deserve to be a slug this weekend then go for it and enjoy it.

 

If you want to simply MAINTAIN:  You can keep it very simple and have one cheat dinner and one full cheat day and that will keep you maintained for the week.  And you will come out of it feeling great and controlled and be able to stay on your weight loss path feeling great. Again very important for the cheat dinner your day needs to be super clean and your non cheat days need to be 110% planned weight loss days. This will keep you on track for a maintain week and in a very good place come Monday morning.

 

If you decide to be a GLUTTON and eat from the time you wake up until you go to bed over the course of the weekend then you will be one of the very unhappy people who wake up Monday morning trying to squeeze into your clothes that will make you feel more like the stuffed turkey and sausage that you consumed over the weekend. At that point I promise you will look back and not be happy with your choices and you won’t even remember what you ate and drank that got you to this point. THINK BEFORE YOU GRAB AND ALWAYS REMEMBER EVERY CHOICE HAS A GOOD AND/OR BAD CONSEQUENCE.

 

My final thoughts for you this Holiday Weekend – there is always a choice and if you make the one that works for you this weekend – then come Monday morning you will feel so much better than any EXTRA food or drink you would have tasted.   There is no better feeling than waking up Monday morning knowing that you followed what you planned. You enjoyed – you feel great and you fit into your clothes. Remember me saying this – wherever you are right now, today, this moment – you want to be in a better place come Monday morning. You can enjoy the weekend, the food, drink and the treats and still do the right thing. You want to enjoy those you love, and remember the holiday is about being grateful for what you have and who you have in your life. It’s not about over indulging and gluttony.  It’s about happiness, being grateful and feeling good both mentally and physically. You need to figure out and plan what that is for you this coming weekend and what plan will make you feel the very best starting Wednesday night and waking up Monday morning.

 

“Inner peace begins when you choose not to let what is going on around you affect the outcome you have already planned”   ~Me

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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November 16, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

Healthy Thanksgiving Side Dishes

 

It’s hard to believe that Thanksgiving is only one week away! Time really flies, so make sure you are making this next week count, such as eating really clean or getting in some extra exercise time, because before you know it you will be faced with one of the biggest meals of the year. Whether you are preparing to host, bringing a dish or attending dinner in someone else’s home, there are a couple dishes and sides that can be great options for a healthy and yummy holiday. Here are some tips and tricks for making healthy Thanksgiving dishes.

 

The first recipe is a great substitution. Cauliflower can be cooked and mashed just like mashed potatoes and taste just as delicious. It’s a healthy version of a Thanksgiving staple, and many people at the table might not even notice the difference. It’s a great dish because you won’t feel like you’re missing out on anything and you can feel good about what you’re eating. All it takes is 6-7 cups of cauliflower, a tablespoon of extra virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of salt and pepper.

 

 

 

Another simple dish features and great fall vegetable is Brussles sprouts. Brussels sprouts have so many health benefits – they offer extensive detox and digestive support, are packed with antioxidants, and can also help reduce inflammation and cardiovascular problems. If you simply coat them lightly in olive oil and balsamic vinegar, cook them in the oven then you have a tasty side that you can really feel good about.

 

 

This next recipe combines another fall vegetable with a popular grain: Butternut squash and quinoa. While this selection would normally be a main for you on any other day, on Thanksgiving you can take a scoop as a side. This is a delicious, hearty dish that is also packed with mushrooms, carrots and onion. Cook the squash in the oven, the quinoa according to normal instructions, and the rest of the ingredients cook on the stove. When they are combined, you have a sweet and healthy dish that will please anyone at the table.

 

 

 

This last recipe combines a lot of great fall foods in an interesting salad. It includes pumpkin, chickpeas, pumpkin seeds, green beans and beats in olive oil and vinegar. It has plenty of nutrients from the variety of ingredients, such as fiber, protein and antioxidants. Each bite is bursting with flavor and will fill you up with healthy foods.

 

 

 

Having some healthy sides up your sleeve can help make smart choices easy so you can relax and enjoy your family and friends. When you’re not worrying about what you’re eating, you can really embrace the holiday.

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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November 14, 2017By Josephine Fitzpatrick

LIVE IT – BE IT – LOVE IT!

 

DO YOU HAVE A GOAL? Sometimes feeling good about the future is one of the keys to happiness. We all need goals to motivate us. It should be challenging enough to excite you, but also achievable. Choosing an ambitious but realistic goal will give your life direction and bring a sense of accomplishment and satisfaction when you achieve it. A great short term goal for November is Thanksgiving. Where do you want to be when Thanksgiving arrives?

 

THANKSGIVING IS LESS THAN 2 WEEKS AWAY: But regardless of where you are right now – ONE solid week is sometimes all it takes to get back on track to feeling great. When you have a week that is 110% clean and on program, at the end of the week you will see where your weight truly is. You will get rid of the water weight and maybe even a pound or two of real weight. It really doesn’t take much and for those who have been on the program you know that you don’t want to go into Thanksgiving feeling bloated and heavy.  Get back on program because even if it’s not where you want to be it’s going to be better than where you are today.

 

NEGATIVE THOUGHTS AND EXCUSES: YOU CAN DO THIS! If you want to reach any goal (short or long term) you must stay positive. Don’t give in to the negative thoughts and excuses “I will start after Thanksgiving” or “What’s the point of starting now how much could I lose” or “ I will wait until January”.  There are so many excuses – you can find one whenever you need to. But where are they getting you? – The more you put off what you need to do the longer it will take to get to where you want to be.

 

MAKE ROOM FOR ONLY THE POSITIVE: You need to get rid of the negative thoughts and think only positive. Give yourself reasons why YOU SHOULD do it now. Why you CAN do it. If you are 180 and and want to be 130 – then why shouldn’t you be 130? If you see people around you that have lost the weight and look great – why shouldn’t that be you? If you keep telling yourself that they are more disciplined than you – it’s just another excuse. What that really means is that they are just willing to work harder for what they want. You need to remind yourself that you are no different than they are and there is no reason why if you work hard you can’t be the number you want or look the way you want. The only special people in the world are the ones who make themselves that way. 

 

ARE YOU WILLING TO WORK FOR IT? What weight loss does require is work, commitment and patience. Understanding that there is no end but only a journey to live a clean and healthy life that will get you to your goal. It’ takes thinking, and making the right choices everyday. Now if you don’t want to work hard for what you want and put the time in that you need to – then that’s a different story and that’s on you – and it’s something you have to come to terms with. But if you are willing to work hard, put the time in, make the commitment to make the right choices – you will get your results. 99% of the time the only one that is getting in your way is YOU!

 

EVERY MORNING WAKE UP AND PUSH YOURSELF TO BE THE BEST:  How many times have you heard this? But I bet you didn’t know that people who wake up and remind themselves to be positive and challenge themselves to be the best they can be have the most success. Eventually it doesn’t take much effort because it’s simply the way you live. It’s what makes you feel great and you don’t want to feel any other way. Life is short – and if you don’t make the time and effort to do what makes you happy and you don’t put the work in to change into the person you want to be – life will pass you by and you will look back and wonder, Why didn’t I? 

 

It doesn’t matter if you have 10 or 100 pounds to lose. If you keep putting yourself in the direction of positive thinking and reminding yourself that you can do it, and keep giving yourself goals to get there – you will do it. While it may take some longer than others to reach their goal, we are all on the same journey of living the program – Eating clean and feeling good is a journey that we should all be on everyday. 

 

“Focus on the Journey Not the Destination”

 

~Love to Live Healthy with Josephine Fitzpatrick

 

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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
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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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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 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
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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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