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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