The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 10 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: September 18, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 10, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:Introducing the idea of past diet trauma conversation with Dr Beverley.What role do control and moderation play in Finally and Forever weight loss?Digging into understanding all of the reasons why is your weight up.What’s happening internally that causes the scale to fluctuate?Language matters - choose your words so that you feel supported.The connection between alcohol and exercise: how exercise can help offset the impact of choosing to drink while losing weight.What to expect when increasing your water and how to get in the amount your body needs to be hydrated.How we became disconnected from the body and the ongoing impact that has.How to get the help you need from the team to be successful.Reframing plateaus to know they are the real MVP of The Program.Adjust for the evolving, seasonal needs of your body and cultivating the mindset to allow for these emerging needs.Preview of the supplement conversation coming out next week.The role insulin, diabetes and other health issues can play in the weight loss process.The Livy Method is a perfect companion to those taking Ozempic and GLP1 medications.Tips to take care of your physical needs when your work environment is high-paced.Your body is on your side.To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm Gina Livy and welcome to the Livy Method podcast. This is where you'll have access to all of the live streams from my 91 day weight loss program. With a combination of daily lives, guest expert interviews and member stories, there is something new almost every day. Miss the morning live? Want to re-listen to one of our amazing guest experts? Well, this is the place. This podcast is hosted on Acast, but it's available on all podcast platforms, including the one you're listening to right now, Spotify, Apple,

and Amazon Music. It is day 10 of the program. Okay, so we are midweek. Hope you're having a great week so far. I'm really excited. We've had some great conversations. Yesterday, Dr. Dina Kara-Shafer joined us. We talked about mindset, setting yourself up for success. I mean, again, so much deeper of a conversation than that. Dr. Beverly David, she's a clinical psychologist. She's going to be joining me tomorrow. We're going to talk about how your past history of dieting may very well factor into your current journey and how you really want to understand that. Because finally in Forever Weight Loss, what does that even mean? What it means is losing your weight in a way, not just physically, but mentally, where you

are acquiring the skills and the tools that you need to be able to easily maintain your weight. the skills and the tools that you need to be able to easily maintain your weight, have a real understanding of what your body needs, how your choices affect you, not just like physically what you're eating choices that you're making, but choices that you're making in life and how it all adds up to you being calm around food, just choosing to eat something, knowing full well when you've had enough, if it's delicious, choosing to overindulge in it, because why not? Because it's delicious. And then not berating yourself or getting on yourself or punishing yourself or starving yourself because you overindulged a

little bit. To feel like you are in control. There are two words that I believe should not have any place in weight loss. One is control, portion control. The other is moderation. You're not trying to control yourself and you're not trying to moderate yourself, but you do have a lot of control in the choices that you're making. I know yesterday we talked about cravings. A lot of people, when they come in, they feel like I'm addicted to sugar. You're not. Chances are you're not going into your cupboard and just eating sugar by the spoonful. That's not it. Although you may notice that your cravings feel out of control, as soon as you start following the program, being consistent, you should notice

your cravings pretty much go away. And then from there, they're just, if you, when you have cravings, it's great insight into knowing what your body needs. Cravings are just your body trying to communicate its needs. Crave sugar. You probably need to drink more water. Crave salt. You probably need to bump up your good fats. Now there is a difference between cravings and triggers. There are triggers. There are habits. We can create the habit. Hi, Dave. Hello, Dave. We can create the habits of eating at certain times where our body comes to expect that. And there's triggers, you're driving along, you're going up north here in Ontario, driving to cottage country, Weber's at the side,

right? You want a burger, you want some fries, you see a Big Mac sign, whatever that might be, Dairy Queen on a hot day, right? Triggers. For me, my trigger is Grey's Anatomy. When I was a young mom and my kids were small, there were like two times where I would make time for myself. One is Young and the Restless. I'm a born and raised Young and the Restless girl right here. So I would try to find that time from that 4.30 to 5.30. But of course, I'd have to make dinner and deal with the kids. But Grey's Anatomy on a Thursday night, it was like, do not talk to me. I am completely unavailable. It was my one hour a week and I would get that bottle of wine and that bag of sour cream and onion chips. And to this day, I don't watch it anymore. I haven't

watched it in a really long time. My kids though, they'll watch the reruns, the old, old stuff. They're really into that. But whenever I see it, I immediately get triggered and I want that wine and chips. So that can run pretty deep, right? That can run pretty deep. What are we talking about today? Really important conversation today. Why is your weight up? Why is your weight going to be up time and time again? There's a couple of reasons for that because your weight just fluctuates normally. It's so normal for your weight to be up for a variety of reasons, day in, day out, body being sore from a workout, not getting great sleep, salty foods, drinking alcohol, dehydrated. There's so many reasons.

So I've compiled a list, including making sure you have new batteries in your scale. I always tell this story. There was one woman, bless her, and she was just having such a hard time in the program. She's like, I don't get it. I feel like I'm losing weight. I'm doing all the things, but my scale, it's like up. And then finally, after months and months and months, she checked the batteries on the scale. It turns out not only had she not gained weight, she had lost 15 pounds. So check those batteries. Tied into that, we have a post on what weight loss really looks like, like really looks like.

And so a lot of this might be new to you if this is your first time doing the program. It's so normal for your weight to go up right before it drops because the body's retaining water in order to detox or release the fat. And so your weight can go up right before it drops. You can also feel kind of bloated and gross. Four signs that your weight is about to drop is extra hungry in the evening, even though you're eating all this good nutrient-rich foods. Waking up at three, four o'clock in the morning to go to the bathroom, that's when your body kind of, your circadian

rhythm filters through your kidneys and your liver, feeling bloated and just kind of bleh. I'm going to say five things. Water not appealing and your weight actually being up. The other sign that you're, the other kind of like feeling that people get as they wake up and they're like, for sure that scale is down today. I know it, I feel it. And they get on the scale and it's the same. And this can, this can throw people for a loop because they're like, oh, fuck it. I'm doing all this stuff. And I've thought for sure my weight is down and it's not. Hang in there because probably the next day your weight is going to drop. So, um, but it's normal for your, the weight to go up on the scale as your body retains that water and then it will drop. And

then sometimes it'll go back up the next day. And that's only because the body's retaining water again to, to help keep that scale moving. So always assume that your weight is dropping for at least three to five days after it starts to drop. So it'll go up and then it'll go down. They'll go back up again. Then it'll go down. Then it'll go down. You'll reach a new low. And then sometimes it goes back up and it stays there for a while. You're going to hit that plateau and it'll go up again and go down to that new low and then down and then down and then back up and then it'll plateau. Um, we'll be talking about plateaus. You want plateaus, you need plateaus, nothing to be concerned about. We are going to get into talking about all the things that you

can do to break a plateau besides the foods that you're eating, the waters that you're drinking, things like getting a handle on your stress, trying to get better quality sleep, moving your body, all those types of things. We're going to get into that. We have a whole list of 20 questions that you can ask yourself to just kind of, you know, be inspired. There's a lot you can do to be proactive with this process. My weight dropped 2.8, but then crept back up two, but I know it's a drop. Yeah. So that's just so normal. So people will say, oh, my weight was down, but then I gained it all back. So we, I'm a real stickler for verbiage. Like you didn't gain weight over the weekend. You didn't gain weight overnight. If your weight drops, you didn't gain it back. So we have to be very mindful to actually gain weight, like to have your body take the foods

that you are consuming and convert them into actual fat that makes you fat is a much more complicated and a longer process than just I gained weight overnight. What can happen if you are indulging in foods is that you get a backlog of foods, salty foods, hard to digest foods, or the foods that you are consuming can cause inflammation. And so inflammation can have your weight up, but no one is going to gain weight while following the program. And you don't just lose weight and then gain it all back when you're following the Libby method, because you're not starving, you're not depriving, you're giving your body all this nutrient rich foods. All right, let's get into some of the questions that you have today. I did want to, I saw someone ask, talk about alcohol yesterday. And I know I did

that post on alcohol and exercise. Um, and we just kind of like post that, put it out there. We're going to talk more about that, but I do want to talk about alcohol because this is a very alcohol friendly program. I've never, I never needed anyone to stop drinking alcohol in order to lose weight in terms of my personal clients. But minimizing your alcohol intake can be beneficial, especially if your stress levels are also really high, you're not getting great sleep, especially if you're going through perimenopause, menopause with hormones. The way your body's processing the alcohol changes as you get over, especially if you have any type of insulin resistance going on. Speaking of insulin, we're going to be talking

about that. I know some of you guys got questions about insulin resistance. We have a post for those of you who have diabetes. We're going to talk about that with you. So you can drink alcohol. In that post, we did give some tips, you know, what types of alcohol to choose, mindful of mixes and stuff like that. But if you feel like alcohol is affecting you mentally, and then you feel like it affects your choices the next day, that can have a detrimental mental effect. If it's affecting your sleep, if you feel bloated after having it, you just don't feel right, you feel like it's taking you a lot longer to recover even from a few drinks, then minimizing your alcohol intake

can be a great idea. You do have to watch all of those non-alcoholic drinks. So they tend to be really high in sugar, which kind of works me a little bit. Also exercise. So I did that post on exercise. We're going to get into this more, the importance of doing resistance training. When you diet or when you do those deprivation diets, you are losing fat, yes, but you're also losing water weight and you're also losing muscle. That's sort of the issue. That's why everyone's a big stickler on making sure you're getting enough protein and all that, especially if you're dying. With the Libby Method, you don't have to worry about that. But when you eat foods, your body breaks those down into glucose and your body stores them as glycogen. And it stores that glycogen in your liver, in your muscle, and then also in your fat. So if you don't have that muscle mass

anymore, then your body will be storing that in that fat. And that's where you get that midsection. So that combination of what's already going on with your weights and your hormones, for example, you add alcohol to that, and then you have an issue with a reduction in muscle mass, exercise can definitely help minimizing minimizing your resistance training especially, and then minimizing your alcohol intake. So I've seen some questions about that, so I wanted to get into that. I really enjoy the recipe post, but when I go back to look at them, it always jumps to the first post and I can't reread them.

Is that normal? What can I do? There are over 400 posts and I tried to post a comment in the breakfast post and then it jumped to the first post. I deleted my comment in the process. I think you're talking about the recipe share pages, not our recipes. So we have all the recipes in the app that you can just search out and they're categorized for breakfast, lunch, dinner, I believe. And we'll be rolling out some recipes here in the Facebook support group as well, but we haven't really done that many. So you're probably talking about the comment section. So when you go, you can actually customize it. You can go into all the comments. It'll start

from the beginning, or you can go into the newest comments or most relevant comments. So that's a feature in Facebook. And you would just click on the comments at the top and it'll let you know, like it'll tell you like what comments that you want to review. So if there's something that you saw earlier in the post, you can go back and review that post. You can also do a search. You can also use the search icon in the actual group itself to pull up posts relevant to in the group as well. So if you're looking for those, if you're having a hard time finding something, you can always reach out to one of our program specialists as well.

I feel like I'm peeing constantly. So we have a great video coming out on this. When you start to make changes, you're going to notice your body adapting to the changes. One of them is increasing your water intake. So we're not asking anyone drinking so much, but feeling so thirsty again. Yeah, that's totally normal. Um, we're not asking anyone to drink a crazy amount of water, just enough to, for you to be hydrated and help your body through that detox process. It's probably more than what you are used to. So there is a bit of a learning curve and it takes your body a time to adjust that. One of the ways I can kind of explain that is if you have like a dry sponge and you try to put water on it and it just kind of all rolls

off. Or if you have a really dry plant, I know, bear with me on this. You have a really dry plant and then you start watering it and it just goes straight to the bottom. So your body has to adjust to that influx of water and it will adjust what you want to do is really start early and spread it out throughout the day and sip and don't guzzle it if you guzzle it it's going to run right through you quite quickly um you really want to kind of spread that out sip throughout the day uh and that way you're going to feel like it you're you're minimizing your bathroom times once your body gets used to drinking that water, you'll find that your bathroom times will decrease.

Now, drinking more water can bring to light pelvic health issues. That's something nobody talks about. Pelvic health issues are real for men and women and everyone in between. We're going to get into pelvic health issues. It could that, yes, I too have bladder issues, right? And even with bladder issues though, you still want to make sure that you're drinking enough water to be hydrated. So what you don't want to be doing is drinking all your water at night or drinking too much in one sitting. And also if you have bladder issues, minding things like drinking coffee,

stimulants, right? So mind those stimulants on top of drinking your water at the same time. Sorry. So we're going to get into that and talk a little bit more about that, but your body should adjust to the amount of water. The thirsty thing is really interesting. Now, beyond if you have like something like Addison's or you know, where you actually have an issue where you're really, really thirsty, you have to be very mindful of when you start drinking more water, and you'll start to notice that you're actually thirsty. Just like how you probably used to go all day long without eating. And now that you're eating more often, you're actually noticing that you're hungry.

This is great. This is great. You want your body eventually to tell you when to eat. I'm hungry now. What to eat? I want a salad. I need some steak. I need to whatever. And then how much to eat without even thinking about it, like just eating enough to feel satisfied. And a lot of that is getting in tune to your body's cues. And a lot of you are really disconnected because your body's kind of been like, what's the point in telling her she's thirsty? She never drinks. What's the point in telling her she's hungry? She never eats. What's the point in telling her she's tired? She never fucking goes to bed, right? So you really disconnect from your body's cues because you just ignore them. And so now you are hyper-focused on them. You're paying attention. You're eating food all throughout the day, which makes you hyper-focused on the foods that you're eating. You're drinking your water, paying attention to that, hyper-focused

on drinking your water. So you'll notice your body's going to start communicating with you, which is really cool. We also get very disconnected. I talked about this the other day from a very young age, and then you add like, eat everything on your plate. So it teaches you to eat past satisfaction, eat your broccoli, it's good for you. So it teaches you to to ignore digestive issues, then you add diets on top of that, and you are purposely starving and depriving yourself and trying to like turn down the volume. And we're all about turning up that volume. There is so much information. I'm having a hard time finding things so confused.

Okay. So you, it's totally valid to feel that way. What you haven't done is ask a question. So this is really important, right? And I find people do this. So it's too much information. I'm confused, but how can we help you? Right? Like, what is the problem? Is it, are you using the app? Did you get yourself the book? It's all, all of the, the book has all of the posts in line with the program. Um, the app connects you every single day. You open up the app today. It is day 10 of the program. You go in today's post and it has all the posts right there. Links to the check-in video links to to the Facebook. Are you talking about in the Facebook group, you're having a hard time, everything's organized by guides. So there, if you're new to

the pro and the reason why I'm explaining this, because there are some people who just got into the group. So just deep breath. We have a whole team of incredible people in the group that can help you, but you have to ask the questions, right? Like you have to help us help you. And so a question would be like, I'm new to the program today. I cannot find where to ask questions. Okay, there is a post that's pinned. Or if you go into the featured section, there is a post there that has a check-in video and has, and if you use the app, it'll direct you right there from day one. And it tells you what posts we're talking about. But with that said, this is the live. So the live streaming is the only place where we don't provide written responses. Now my team would have popped in here today and would have found that and they would respond to you after the live is done. So they would have, they would have seen that they would have come

in, make sure you're good because they keep an eye out for that. But for the most part, we don't answer questions in written. They come in too fast and furious and it's more conversational. But on any of the other posts, like you find a post on the water, the food plan, the why's my weight up, and you say, hey, I'm new to the program today. I don't know where to start. My team will swoop in there and tell you everything that you need to make sure you are good to go. So just deep breath. We got you. We'll help you figure this out. There's a lot of information posted. And this is a great reminder for everybody. There's a lot of information posted, and this is a great reminder for everybody. There's a lot of information posted, but you really want to pay attention to the guidelines. So last week we introduced prep week guidelines.

Here's what the program is about. Here's what you need to do. Obviously, what to eat and when is a big part of that. So we have a whole food plan guide. It's in the support group. It's also in the app. It's also in the book that outlines what you are to eat and when. So it's really two posts you want to keep an eye on right now.

The guidelines. So last week it was prep week. Because we're on week one this week, it's week one guidelines. And then next week it'll be week two guidelines. The next one it will be week three guidelines and whatnot. And then it's really understanding what you're doing with the food plan, the basic food plan right now and getting a handle on that. That's what we're going to be working with, with the next couple of weeks. And then down the road, we're actually

going to start making changes to the food plan itself. So, so find that post at the top of the page and then just give us everything you got. Let us know what's going on. Like who you are, where you're at, what you know, what you don't know, and we will help get you sorted. There is no, there is no limit on the number of questions that you can ask in the Facebook support group. Um, we are so happy to help you. We want to help you figure this out. We don't want you to feel frustrated, confused, overwhelmed, and all of that. Um, so hopefully that helps a little bit. Hopefully that helps. I know my team is watching my whole, literally whole team on shift right now is watching the live. So they will see that pop up and they'll help you out.

They will help you up out. How long do plateaus normally last? Great question. So sometimes people can have plateaus for a couple of days. Sometimes people lose in little bits, point to point this, point that, whatever. And then they'll have a small plateau last two to three days, a week. Then there are people who lose what seems like five pounds in one day. That's not five pounds in one day. That weight has been dropping, but maybe your weight was up for other reasons.

It just looks like it's lost five pounds in a day. And that's a lot to lose. And then maybe they might have a week or two week long plateau, right? We've had, we've seen people on plateaus as long as like six, seven weeks. It depends. So sometimes, for example, someone will lose 20 pounds in the first month of the program, and then they'll won't lose any in the second, because that's a lot of weight that your body has to adjust to, like the size of your heart. That's one thing people don't talk about, is that your heart grows to maintain the size of your body. If the size of your body changes, the size of your heart needs to change and adjust.

And so you might have like a month long plateau, and then you'll start dropping again, right? We've had people who lose and lose and lose every day, what seems like in the program, 60, 70 pounds in one program, and then they come back to do another round and they don't lose at all, pretty much that whole program because their body is adjusting to the weight that they've lost. Now, does that mean the program isn't working? Nope. Does that mean the program isn't worth doing? Absolutely not.

Because what they will notice is that even though the scale isn't moving, their body will change. And then what happens after their body is adjusted to the weight that they've lost, it'll start losing, losing again. So everybody is different. Just like there are people who are already seeing that scale move, which is great. Awesome. And there are people who aren't seeing that scale move, which is not a concern. Although you may feel like, bark, I want this. Of course you want the scale to move, but also totally normal. And so my stress at night isn't, my stress, I have a big heart. My stress at night isn't, does the program work? That's not, I don't lose stress about that. I lose sleep about that. I lose sleep over, are people going to stick around long enough in order to understand how it works. That's my biggest thing.

That's my biggest thing. Kombucha on the program. You can totally have kombucha on the program. I just find some of them are really high in sugar. So you really want to be mindful of the sugar. I'm positive the full moon has an effect on weight loss. I am positive it does too. Like I, we're all tied. Our cycles are all tied and whatnot. Do you guys see that? There was a lunar eclipse last night. My kids were really cool. My son was outside and watched it. It was like, um, it looks like someone ate a chunk out of the moon last night, which is really cool. So we were up watching that. Um, but yes, but yes, our bodies are wired to seasons, our bodies are wired to seasons. So for example, we're rolling off the summer, right? Salads, fresh fruits, like all of that. In the

summertime, you want to decrease your heavier carbs, bump up your fruits, because your digestive system doesn't want to work real hard, especially in the heat. There will come a time in the program where you'll start asking me if you can have potatoes, which you totally can. In fact, making seasonal adjustments are really important. So in the wintertime or the colder months, your body, and this is, so those of you in different opposite, you live in other countries where it's the opposite right now, just reach out if you have any questions about seasonal tweaks, depending on the season where you're at. You want to give your body, in the wintertime, your body craves like heavier, like heartier foods, fatty meats, and actual warm foods like soups and stews. So your body is trying

to keep you warm and create that internal heat in order to do that. Whereas the summertime, your body is trying to keep you nice and cool. So it doesn't want like to have hard to digest foods. It wants like fruits, super easy, nice and fresh, break them down. In the wintertime, your digestive system is looking for those foods that help create that internal heat. So like I said, those fattier meats, soups, stews, chilies, those types of things, potatoes, nothing wrong with potatoes. It wants those types of foods. So you need to make those adjustments. What you can't do as you roll into the winter program, for example, is force yourself to eat salads or force yourself to eat salads during the fall program, just because you might've done the spring summer program. And that's what worked best for you. Eating a ton of salads and fruits in the spring-summer program

worked well for you because of the time of year. What you needed then is going to be different from what you need now based on the season that we're in. So each season has its my body craves hibernation in the winter, right? And so your body actually slows you down in the winter and goes looking to store that extra fat to keep you warm. And it bumps up your metabolism as you roll from summer into fall, because it wants you to consume the fruits of your labor, all the food that you would have grown throughout the spring and the summer, in the hopes of putting on weight to keep you warm. We obviously don't need that anymore. And so one of the other things that happens is that your vitamin D levels

drop in the winter, as it gets darker, your vitamin D levels drop, and that actually signals weight gain. Vitamin D is like a, is a hormone. And when it drops, it signals weight gain. So we're going to talk about supplements and the importance of taking vitamin D, especially, I see you guys are talking about magnesium, a bunch of other things. We're gonna talk, we're gonna talk supplements next week. This is not a supplement program. I always say that this is not like, Oh my God, I knew it. I'm going to, she's going to sell me supplements. I will not. I am not selling you something. I mean, one day down the road, I might have my own supplement line. Cause I want, you know, I think there's supplements that can be a benefit and who knows,

but I'm not going to make you sell any supplements. Hang on. I do not make any money or benefit in any way by any of the supplements that I would suggest. You can buy them from wherever you want. I just want to get that out there. But there are things like vitamin D. If your vitamin D levels are low, omega-3, if not getting enough good fat in your diet, if your magnesium is low, magnesium is not getting enough good fat in your diet. Your magnesium is low. Magnesium is responsible for like 600 things in your body. Because those are important when it comes to weight loss, because you want your body on a baseline level functioning at the most optimal level as possible. But it's tied into seasons. And then when you roll into winter, into spring, your metabolism gets boosted again. You start craving those fresher foods. So it's really... Liz Gray. Hello, Liz Thomas. Nice to see you. Hello. I'm seeing some familiar faces

in here. It's nice to see everyone. Nice to see everyone. Started an insulin pump yesterday, feeling anxious about keeping on track and managing at the same time. Okay. Elaine, I was just working on a post about insulin resistance. I was working on a post on insulin and a post for the diabetics in the group. So people who have diabetes, sorry, I'm very mindful not to say diabetics, people who have diabetes. We do have a post for you, but I'm working on going down the rabbit hole. I used to talk about insulin all the time. I used to be like such a massive component. And then there was a time where it seemed like everyone was kind of like glorifying insulin, insulin resistance. It was like insulin

spikes, all of that. And I was just like, let me take that language out and I want to rebuild it back in. So I actually, the program is great for hormones in general, insulin being one of them. So I have a post coming out. Just ask all the questions that you need. Make sure you work hand in hand with your doctor. You're using a great monitoring system. Be open to the fact that things are going to change along the way. As Elaine, there's Beth.

Elaine, I'm on a pump. Message me. Hook up with there's Beth. Elaine, I'm on a pump. Message me. Hook up with Beth, Beth Singleton. She'll let you know what's up with it. So if you have diabetes, and we do have a post, when is that coming out? Let me see. I've just started using contacts,

so I have to get used to them. We must have a post on that coming out soon. Working with your healthcare provider. We're talking about fertility, pregnancy, nursing, weight loss, your menstrual cycle. I'm sure we have a post on that coming out soon. I don't know where it is. It's in the book and it's in the app. So you can actually search it in the book and search it out.

I can tell you till the cows come home, which, man, I haven't said that saying in a really long time. Do people even say that anymore? I can tell you till the cows come home that the program is going haven't said that saying in a really long time. Do people even say that anymore? I can tell you till the cows come home, that the program is going to be great for any health issue you have, especially diabetes. We've had people go from pre-diabetes into normal range, dropping their A1C. I'm seeing amazing things happen when following the program, but it can make you nervous. And I know things like having the fruit on its own can make you nervous. Some people are worried that they're not getting enough carbs in their diet, which you are.

Vegetables, fruits, all carbohydrates. So I don't want you to step out of your comfort zone in a sense that you're nervous about it. I want you to really understand what you're doing. Ask lots of questions. You don't have to make big sweeping changes. You can take your time. But the program does work really, really well for anyone who is managing diabetes. I took Ozempic for six months. I was insulin resistant, lost 35 pounds, came off when I lost sight in my left eye. It came back, but gained 10 pounds back. It was great to see the scale move,

but now I don't feel sick 24 seven was a good headstart, but now I'm here to work. So I've been talking about, I have talked about Ozempic, um, all the GLP ones here and there. I think, do you guys hear Noom? Noom is now a GLP one program. I think we are the, like the last standing natural weight loss program, um, which I think is great because our program is a great compliment to any GLP-1s. You won't see us selling that anytime soon. I think there's more than enough people selling it. You can get your hands on it. That's a conversation for your doctor. I love that they are making it more readily available. There are different types. So it makes it easier for the people who need it, Ozempic,

especially to manage their diabetes, to get their hands on it. So they are addressing the needs. I'm still not sure about side effects in all of that. What I know for sure is that when you stop taking it, you gain your weight back plus more. So it's no different than any other weight loss tool out there, which is why if you are taking Ozempic, you are on the perfect program. Because even though you may be taking Ozempic for whatever reason, that's between you and your doctor, you still need to work through your issues and associations. You still need to work through your habits. You still need to work through your beliefs. You still need to work through past traumas. You still need to reconnect and be in tune to your body's needs. You still need to work through past traumas. You still need to reconnect and be in tune to your body's needs. You still need to learn and acquire the tools that you need in order to be able to sustain

and maintain your weight in the end. So this is a very much Ozempic or GLP-1 friendly program. Ozempic made me so sick. We've heard from a lot of people who took Ozempic, it didn't even work for them. It's not a guarantee it's going to work for you weight loss wise. We've had people taking Ozempic to manage their diabetes for years since I started the program. That's nothing new. Although the dose that you would take for weight loss is so much higher. Here's Carol.

What's this one? My A1C went down from 5.7. Where is that, Carol? I got back off some of my meds and my doctor warned me my A1C might be up a bit with this adjustment. I'll find out today. I'll go for blood work and work shortly. Tomorrow, we're going to talk about how to work with your healthcare providers, no matter what medications they got you on and whatnot. It's such a great idea to work hand in hand with them while you're doing the program as well. Although there is zero side effect. There is zero negative side effect to following the Libby method. Zero. You don't get that on other diets. But we have a post on how to talk to your healthcare

providers. But this can happen. So this is why you really want to monitor those numbers and give your body time to adjust. For example, thyroid is a big one. So if you're taking thyroid medication, what can happen on the program is like, wow, I feel amazing. This is great. My weight is dropping for the first time in years. I feel like this is really working for me. And then you'll get to a point where then it feels like it's not working anymore, not because of the scale, but because you're how you're feeling. And you'll be like, oh, I don't feel as good as I felt like what's going on. This is when you might need to get your medications adjusted. And that is a good thing because your body is making change. It's boosting your metabolism, right? So it's giving you more energy. Energy

output is more. Your hormones are changing. So great idea to make sure that you are checking in with your doctors along the way. Doctors along the way. Where are we with time? Oh, I got a few more minutes. Yeah, I have bladder issues too. Although it is really inconvenient right now. I know that losing weight will help. Yeah, it does. But we're going to actually talk about, we're going to talk about pelvic health issues in the days and weeks to come as well. Give your body like a, it's got, there is a bit of a learning curve, but if you're consistent drinking your water, you really are starting it early, spreading it out, sipping and hydrating. There might actually be more to it. There might be more to it. It can be super hard to sip or spread out water when working in a clinical healthcare environment,

environment, need a camel pack and a catheter. Yeah. You know, people who work in healthcare, you guys are the worst. You're the worst. I've worked with so many doctors and nurses. You talk about the epitome of prioritizing because of your job, everything and everybody else above your needs. It's so important to take time for yourself, whether that's like if you had diarrhea at work, and you

say, I'm gonna shit my pants, no one's gonna stop you from going and shitting your pants, right? So like, whatever you need to do, get that water in, sip, take a minute, get yourself a water bottle, maybe with a straw, so it's more convenient. I'm not about to say it's like super easy to do, because I know it's tricky. But there is sort of the where there's a will, there's a way. And a big part of that is understanding. If you stay hydrated, it's going to help with your energy. If you stay hydrated, it's going to help with your nice, like a clarity of your mind. There's just so many benefits to that far beyond just fat loss, just like cognitive

function depends on being hydrated. And same thing, whether it's shift workers or your healthcare workers, which I love and respect and have mad respect for you, teachers as well. So it is tricky. What I'm thinking of doing is doing some without, I'm just letting everyone get a handle on the program right now, because there's the law going on, is create a place for teachers to be like, hey, let's share tips for healthcare providers, maybe let's share tips for, you know, whatever that might be new moms, let's share tips, that type of thing. I would really love to create an outlet for that where we can kind of connect up with people and share some specific tips. My team is really great for that. They will try to give you all the tips that they possibly can. So whatever the issue is, whether it's timing or whatnot, we have some

great tips for that. But I totally get that, especially when you're making any kind of change. What'll happen too, because you're probably used to going all day long without eating, probably going used to all day long without drinking as well, is as you do create that routine, sometimes you have to get it in before work, sometimes you have to get it in after work, and that's like the best that you possibly can. Your body will start to remind you to, hey, drink that water, hey, get something to eat, right? So it's impossible to go pee as a teacher, we need tips. Yeah, right? Tons of teachers gone through the program. Like, like I said, um, healthcare workers, um, shift workers and whatnot. Um, it's not easy, but here's what I also want to say. The little things that you're doing will add up. It's not any one big sweeping thing. I'm a teacher.

There's Krista. I am a teacher. I can help with tips, right? Uh, that's what I love about our, our community and our members. They are, everyone wants you to be successful. You know, everyone, uh, wants you to be successful. Um, let's see what else we got going on here. Let me scroll down. I got, Oh, I got one more minute. Day 10, doing the program, first time doing the program. Hi, Tammy. I haven't taken my antacid med for three days now. Wish it would drop faster, but excited at the thought that this loss could be permanent and end my 45-year diet work. Well, I'm going to do my best to make sure that is exactly the case. I love that you haven't taken your antacid meds. I don't know if you're using the apple cider vinegar, lemon water, or both. That can be very helpful. Plus, you know, decreasing any of your sort of acidic fried foods, that type of thing. I'm not

a big believer in like alkaline versus non-alkaline in terms of like pH in the body, because your body's got its own chemical workings and it's very capable on its own. But definitely, for lack of a better word, when you clean up your diet, again, I hate that word because food is not dirty. It helps to decrease inflammation. It helps with a lot of things that you might notice, things that you've been struggling with for a while. Your body is on your side. That's the freaking awesome, brilliant thing. So many of us feel like our body hates us. It's trying to make us fat. It's trying to make us miserable. It's trying to do all those things. When in reality, it's just doing the best it can, given the resources you're giving it, the environment that it's functioning under and all of that. And when you start pulling in the

things, and it's not from lack of effort. Sometimes I'm going to do this, I'm going to do that, I'm going to do this. And you get bits and pieces. Sometimes you feel like, okay, I'm making some headway and then you fall back and whatever. It's about taking all the things that you're doing under like the same umbrella and then moving forward and having them all work for you. And it's so incredible that when you are consistent in doing that, like physically, but also when you're mentally aligned and you know, you are doing the things it's like magic. You're you're it's this, it's incredible how your body will really step up to the occasion. You're going to notice all sorts of non-scale victories. And

you can tell I'm excited about this beyond the scale. I mean, the scale you're going to lose weight. You're here. That's the focus. What gets me really excited is non-scale victories, feeling better, you know, something like this, uh, that you're experiencing, you know, your improved blood work, dropping that A1C, whatever that might be sleeping better, feeling better, pooping better. Uh, so many awesome non-scale victories. Okay. So we're just really getting started still week one of the program. If you've got into the group just recently, just take a deep breath. Um, we'll help you figure it out. Reach out for help. We're here for you. Um, if you're a returning member, right? Like what can, like where, what's this, what's your theme for this program? Have you checked your why? What do you need now? Right. What, what happened last time

versus what's happening this time? You want it, the experience is going to be different. Embrace that. How can you set yourself up for success differently than what you did last time? Because you are different and you made change. Join me tomorrow when I talk to clinical psychologist and sleep researcher, Dr. Beverly David. It's going to be an amazing conversation. My goodness.

That's tomorrow at 9 a.m. Remember, we store all of the live segments in the guides for you can watch later and also over on our podcast, The Living Method, which is available on all podcast platforms. So thank you for watching. If you are watching or listening after the fact, thank you for listening. I hope you enjoyed our conversation today. If you're in the group and you asked a question, please don't stop asking questions. I know I can't get to all of them, but if you copy and paste your question to the pin post or any of the other posts pinned to the top of the page, the team will answer it over there. Have an amazing day. I will be going live again tonight at 7pm. So if you'd like to

join me then, perhaps I will see you then. Have an amazing rest of your day, everyone.