The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 19 - Spring 2025

Episode Date: May 9, 2025

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Spring 2025 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 19, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at: www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspring2025In this episode, Gina pulls back the curtain on what’s really going on when the scale won’t budge—and why that’s not just normal, but necessary. From reframing plateaus as signs of progress to understanding the real impact of stress, sleep, and hormones, she challenges the typical diet mindset and calls on listeners to get honest, stop blaming the scale, and start taking ownership of their journey. Whether you’re brand new or coming back for another round, this is a reminder that weight loss is as much about mindset as it is about meals. Gina shares tough love with compassion, empowering the Livy Community to stop fixating on numbers and start showing up like the version of themselves they’re working to become.To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm Gina Livi and welcome to the Livi 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 relisten 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. Well, hello there, it is day 19 of the program. Okay, so today I wanna take this time during the live and talk about the many reasons why you might be frustrated. People have a lot of questions, doubts, not sure.

I took some time last night and read over the post. So in the group, I did a post. If you're frustrated, join me for the 9 a.m. live, share with me some details as to why you are feeling the way you are feeling. So there's a bit of a range between new people who are just trying to understand how the process works. Maybe you are used to losing weight quite quickly on other diets, so you are concerned that with this one that isn't happening, although it is normal because there is a

big difference between weight loss and fat loss. And weight loss comes from starving and depriving and you're not only losing fat but you are also losing muscle. And so that's where you get that big drop in the beginning initially. And not to say that you can't have a big drop with our program as well. People who tend to have a big drop in the beginning of the program tend to have more weight to lose percentage-wise

than people who have less. And that's another thing that we really need to keep in mind and is hard to do with this program is not kind of judge what is happening to other people versus what's happening with you. And not an easy thing to do because, you know, there are 20,000 people in this actual support group, more who've signed up for the program. So I know there's people watching and listening who aren't even in the Facebook support group, but you may be seeing someone saying, oh, I'm down 10 pounds already and you

feel like you're struggling to get the scale to move. And the reality is, is that 93% of people will see movement in the scale in the first four weeks. But we have had people go as long as seven weeks and not see any movement on the scale and then go on to lose a considerable amount in the back end of the program. And so that's another thing that people who are new to the program might not understand is if you think back at other diets that you've done,

yes, you had that initial drop in the beginning, but then as you went, it got harder and you might have felt like you were fighting your body. You had to eat even less, exercise even more, just to see some movement on the scale. With the Living Method, it's totally a different approach and no one's saying eat less, exercise more doesn't work. It tends to work when you are younger. It becomes very problematic as you get older. The Living Method is about give the body

what it needs to address why it's feeling you need to store fat. And that's where set point comes in. Your body gets used to functioning at a certain weight. That set point can become really high after years of dieting where you've lost the weight and then you gain back less more. You lose the weight, you gain back even more. And then your set point becomes really high. And your body is holding onto that weight because it has come to believe that it needs it, probably for all the times that it has felt the need to store fat.

And that's the thing with other diets. If you starve yourself, you force your body to utilize your fat reserves for energy and that will work. The problem is you also simultaneously are reinforcing the fact that you need this fat because you are using it. And the body stores a certain amount of fat for emergency purposes.

Four times where maybe there is a food shortage, four times where you are sick. You'll notice when you are not sick, you won't all be all that hungry. That's where your body will tap into your energy reserves. And so what you're teaching the body, especially through years of dieting, is that it needs to store an excess fat because you go through these periods of starvation. Now, you may think that is like, you know, a bunch of woohoo, and we're just trying to, you know, scare people into believing you're never going to be able to lose weight. But it is how the body is wired.

And even the brightest minds in obesity research are starting to talk about this. And so with the living method, give the body what it needs so it no longer feels the need to store fat. So that really is the focus right now for the first few weeks. We aren't even trying to lose weight. And I know that may be maddening and frustrating for you to hear, but that's not the goal right now. Moving the dial on the scale is not the goal. If you've lost weight, that's great. If you haven't, that's also totally normal.

And if you were my client, I would not be concerned at all about your ability to lose weight based on what's happening in the first few weeks of the program. The second part of the program, as we get into the next couple of weeks, is now that we've spent time giving our body what it needs, is helping the body specifically focus on fat loss. And then the end of the program actually becomes about supporting the body and its needs. So essentially it gets easier as you go physically. Now for returning members, it can be a different scenario because you could have been really successful in

your last program, lost a bit of weight, and then when you're going to this program, your body's taking time to solidify the weight that you've lost. Now plateaus are really important. People talk about plateaus and get so frustrated on them. I'm assuming it's because you were taught that a plateau means that what you're doing isn't working. And your body needs to adjust to the weight that you've lost.

Your body has factored your fat in to how it functions. And so when you're releasing fats, your body has to adjust to that, your blood flow, metabolism, hormones, body temperature, the size of your heart. So you take someone who loses a considerable amount of weight, well, their heart had grown to sustain the size body that they were at. Now they've lost weight and they're now dealing with, you know, taking blood pressure medications that they no longer need because their heart actually just needs time to adjust to the size of their body. We don't think about that. We don't think about the implications of actually losing all the weight that we want and how our body actually needs time to adjust to that. So sometimes plateaus are just because your body is like,

I need a minute to adjust to this weight loss. And you want plateaus because plateaus are allowing your body to adjust to the weight loss. So your new weight becomes your new norm. And so that is where your body got used to functioning at a certain weight, you lose weight, you have a plateau. That means that's your new set point. You lose weight, you have a plateau,

that's your new set point. You lose weight, you reach your goal. And then this is where in the maintenance program, we talk about that is like your new set point. And this is where you wanna put your body on like a long plateau to really help your body adjust that weight so that weight becomes your new norm. Your hormones are tied into that weight, your metabolism tied into that weight, blood flow, body temp, all of that tied into your weight. And so when you're a returning member, that can be frustrating because you feel like,

well, I lost a lot of weight in my first program. You come back to the second program and maybe your body just needs time to adjust, in which it will, and you will find that your weight will start moving again. Obviously we have a lot of doubts because all of us have been here before. So it's not just what we're doing physically, it's what we're doing mentally.

And if you're a returning member, you may have recalled a few conversations with Dr. Paul where he sees people who have done a few programs, they go to see him, and it's not something that, you know, that's wrong with them. It's that they're just not as diligent as they were when they did their first program. I saw a comment from someone yesterday that was like, well, when I did their first program. I saw a comment from someone yesterday that was like, well, when I did my first program, I lost X amount of weight. And this program, you know, I'm following really well.

I've, you know, sure, I need to get back on track a few times and I've had a few bites of bits. Well, you probably didn't need to get back on track a few times and probably didn't have as many bites of bits the first time you did the program. And so that's for a few reasons. The first program, you're excited and you are kind of just doing what you need to do. And you know, you're seeing that payoff and you're seeing the results.

And then, you know, you lose weight. And when you're done, you feel pretty great. You've gone and lost weight. No matter how much you lose after the end of your first program, 91 days spent prioritizing yourself, eating good nutrient-rich foods, you know mind in your stress, trying to get better sleep, all of that. After 91 days of doing that you feel pretty amazing. And so maybe you don't feel as desperate to lose the weight anymore. Maybe you feel a million times better even though you still have weight to lose. Maybe your confidence levels have gone back up. Maybe your why has

changed. Maybe your why has changed. What motivated you to sign up for your first program, second, third, fourth, fifth, whatever, is not the same as what's going to motivate you to follow through on this program. And so we tend not to be as diligent in knowing that we know we can do this. We tend to cut ourselves some more slack in knowing what's to come. We're like, oh, I can just get back on track or oh, I can dig in deeper next week. Right. So so so there's sort of like two camps. There are the new people and then there are the returning members. If you follow the food plan, you're going to lose weight. But for some people, it's a little bit harder. And so in the next couple of weeks, we're going to have Dr.

Paul come on and talk about four reasons why your weight might be slower to move. So now let's break it down into actual physical reasons. And I have to say, of all the science out there, there is actually zero science to prove that it is impossible for you to lose weight. And this goes back to our first Science Hourly post, where we talk about set point theory. And in that, if you haven't read the science posts and you are struggling and frustrated and don't know what to do, I highly suggest that you do.

Having that deeper level of understanding can be a game changer. Your body does not want the fat any more than you do. Carrying excess fat causes inflammation and all sorts of other health issues. And so there is zero science that says this is going to be impossible for you. Now it may feel impossible if you've done all those other diets and you've lost and you gained and you lost and you gained and you lost and gained. And if that is the case, I hope that you can look

at the living method and be like, okay, this does seem different. Now different might make you nervous, different might make you unsure, different might make you nervous, different might make you unsure, different might make you doubt, but different is good because you can't just keep doing the same thing you did before. You're just going to have the same result. Yes, you will lose that weight maybe, but you're going to get it all back plus more. And every time you do that, it just makes the situation worse and worse and worse and worse. So with this program, you might find yourself having to do things that have you stepping out of your comfort zone, right?

And this is why people say trust the process. I'm not into blind faith, so I do want you to ask as many questions as you need along the way, but will help you trust the process is taking time to read over those science posts, right? That can be a real game changer. So what I'm gonna do today is kind of help you figure out and assess where you are at.

So the first thing I do when I meet with a client is I try to understand how they got here. And I think it's really important. I know I said this in the beginning. You need to understand why you signed up. Like why is your motivator? If you are talking anything at all about motivation, that's on you. I can't help you be motivated. I can show you examples of our credible members who've been successful. I can bring on guests. I can sit up here and talk, but motivation is not

going to help you reach your goal. It's nice to have, but if you're relying on motivation, that's problematic. It's just like how you may love your job, but you're not necessarily motivated to go every day. You're not motivated to do all the things that you need to do every day, but you do them because you want a paycheck, you want a paycheck so you can provide food for your family, go on vacation, buy the things that you want. Your kids go to school, definitely not motivated every day,

but they have to go. They don't go, they don't graduate. And so motivation is very much the same. You have this big goal and there are gonna be days that you're not gonna be all that motivated. I saw a comment from someone yesterday too, and thank you for all your comments, who said, well, you're constantly talking about how there's something getting in the way. I just feel like so, you know, defeated by that.

Well, welcome to fucking life. And you'll find like I'm not a good sugarcoater. I believe that you can be successful at reaching your goal. You have to believe that you're going to be successful at reaching your goal. You have to believe that you're gonna be successful at reaching your goal. If you are having a season of life where life is smacking you in the face, it's still worth doing some of the things

that you can do in order to reach your goal. You'll have other times in your life where it seems like you have more bandwidth, more capacity to be able to do the things that you need to do that'll help you reach your goal. That is just life. When I say your thoughts and your feels are part of the process, it's really important that you honor that because I can tell already some of you will just not make it. And I have to be okay with that. I used to

find that really hard to swallow. And I spent a lot of time dwelling on people who were frustrated, but they weren't helping me help them. If you have been doing the program and showing up in a funk every day and just festering in your funk, you're probably festering in your feels, you need to understand why you are doing that

and not let it stop you from doing the things that you need to do. And so I see people who come into the program and they plant what I call seeds of doubt. If I was to bet on people who are going to be really successful versus people who are not going to make it through, I would judge that on how they are interacting and the kinds of comments that they are making. And so we'll have people come on, even in the post yesterday. So I announced I'm going to come on and we're going to talk about this. Share with me what's going on with you. And there were people who gave a lot of detail, which I know even just posting that probably

it helped them reflect on where they're at and what they need to do. Sometimes you just need to say it out loud. And then there were people who just made statements. I'm frustrated, I've only lost this, I've only lost that. They didn't ask for help, they didn't give any information. That's what the post was for. The post was like, tell us what's going on. But you just posting on it,

well, I'm so frustrated I'm down two pounds. It doesn't, what does that mean? It's so normal for the scale not to move at this point, yet you're frustrated. I mean, what do we need to do to get you to understand? But that's just the reality of it. We've, we have a few posts already on the scale and they're not there to patronize you. They're there to help you understand this is what healthy fat loss looks like. And that's what we're after. I'm not here for people who want a quick fix.

I'm here for people who want to make long lasting lifestyle changes so they can be like me. And I'm no martyr, that's for sure. Where I lost over a hundred pounds and I've been able to maintain and sustain that for pretty much 30 years. Now there are times in my life where I'm more on my lower end, where I'm feeling fantastic, maybe I'm on a health kick,

I'm moving my body, everything in my life is aligning. And then there are times, like the last couple of years of my life, where I went through menopause, which is a real bitch. I had every fucking symptom on the planet. I was also really super stressed with what was going on with one of my kids and their mental health issues. My children's father passed away. I'm trying to figure out how to run this business

and help hundreds of thousands of people successfully lose weight so I can pay my employees. A lot of stress I've never encountered in my life. And so even me being a weight loss expert going through menopause, it's not the menopause, it was that I had stress through the roof, it's that I wasn't sleeping, wasn't moving my body in a way that my body needed. And so what did I do? I checked in with my doctor, I shut everything down for a year. I had a lot of things where I said I had commitments and then I said no and people were

upset with me man, people were so upset with me and I was like I have to do something hardcore. I stopped drinking, I started doing all the things that I needed to do and I really understood that it wasn't just the day in day out stuff. I had to like pull out the big guns here and I had to really understand what my body needed. This was also after the after the pandemic the last couple years so I just thought I was super edgy from the pandemic. I was just stressed. I got this. I'm good. And the reason why I'm sharing that is because I was in massive fucking denial about the things that I actually needed to do. I'm a weight loss expert. I know what I need to do, so I just follow my program.

Right? I've listened to many conversations with our sleep experts, Elena McGinn especially, you're going to meet her next week if you're new to the program. If you think that you are not losing weight because of what you're eating when, for example, someone last night was said, you know, my weight's not moving or I've only lost a certain amount of weight, you know, what am I doing wrong? Am I eating too much? Chances are it's not what you are eating.

It is your stress levels through the roof. It's the fact that you're not sleeping or you maybe you're sleeping but you're not feeling well rested or you're not moving your body. Man, y'all lost your minds yesterday over Dr. Jennifer Zalawitzki's comment about walking 10th Ancel and steps not being enough. And I know y'all internalize that because you wanna believe that that is enough. And listen, I get my steps in, I am so proud of myself.

Is that enough for me to offset the fact that I sit at my desk all day? It is not. I love getting my steps in. It makes me feel fantastic. There's so many health benefits to that. Is that gonna offset the fact that I am not building any muscle that I need to make my body strong,

to help my body convert when it's, you know, taking those carbohydrates and converting it into glycogen and stopping it from storing it in my midsection? No, it does not. And so sometimes the reality hurts. Truth hurts. And this program isn't about sugar coating. What it is about is helping you give you the resources that you need to make the change.

So if you're a new member, we're just getting started. And we're going to talk to Dr. Paul for reasons why your weight might be slower to move. Inflammation is a big one. And inflammation can be due to a variety of different things, including food sensitivities. Some of you may be eating gluten. You know it makes you bloated and just makes you not feel well

and not to like get on the gluten train or anything like that. But if you are eating foods you're sensitive to, it causes inflammation. Digestive issues. Your microbiome. You even heard Dr. Zalawitzky issues, your microbiome. You even heard Dr. Zalawitzky talk about your microbiome. If you've ever taken probiotics, been stressed out,

your microbiome, that mind, body, mind, belly, because you have like a second brain in your belly, connection is the real thing. And that is all about the messages that your body is sending and what it's choosing to do with the foods that you're eating and also can lead to inflammation. And then there's hormones and that's a big one.

And I'm not just talking sex hormones when it comes to menopause, hormones for everyone. Your insulin and you can get what's called insulin sensitivity, which can be a result of just really shitty diets that you've done plus high stress, lack of sleep, nutrient deficiencies, right? That's where the supplement conversation is really important. I'll have people who will complain every day that the scale isn't moving and yet they don't add in any supplements because they don't think they need them. I don't make any money off the supplements, neither does Dr. Paul. You're buying them from wherever you want to buy them.

And we don't just want to suggest you do things. We want you to be successful. And if you are having a hard time moving down the scale and you haven't added in any of those basic supplements, that might be a reason. If you're not getting enough omega-3 in your diet, if your magnesium levels aren't up to where they should be and 80% of people are deficient. Same thing with vitamin D. If you think, well, I go for a walk every day, but you're putting on sunscreen or you're wearing clothes,

I hate to tell you, you practically have to be half naked. And that's like, the walking thing is very similar to that. Well, I go out every day and I get a walk and that's when getting my vitamin D. Unless you're practically half naked, no, you are not. And it's great to think that, you know, we are doing as much as we can. And listen, if all you can do is 10,000 steps, that's all you can do. Just like there's some

people that can't move at all. And there are some people who can't drink all the water, but that doesn't discount the fact that you need a certain amount of water. If you get your 10,000 steps in, that's all you can do. That's amazing. There's so many benefits, but it doesn't discount the fact that muscle mass is crucial. So whether you're a new member or returning member, you're kind of dealing with different things.

And then age absolutely makes a difference. You could have lost weight with us a year ago, and then you had some stuff going on in your life or whatever, and maybe you gained some weight back. And we talk about reasons why people gain weight back. Situational change, right? Like not helping their body adjust to their weight and not being mindful.

And that is when situational change happens, you fall back into old habits. So that's another thing that whether you're a new member or an old member, you're dealing with is those habits that you need to work through at the end of the day, So that's another thing that whether you're a new member or an old member you're dealing with is those habits that you need to work through at the end of the day, which is not an easy thing to do. Okay, so I want to get into here sort of what,

and I don't know what's going on with my comments. They're a little messed up here, so that's why I'm kind of going on because I can't really see the comments here. So supplements, right? We're going to talk about supplements. We're also going to talk about sleep next week. People really underestimate,

sleep is probably the most important thing that you need for weight loss, because if you're not sleeping, your body, it's hard for your body to make change. Now I know if you're a shift worker, that may make it more difficult for you, right? So we're gonna talk about stress and sleep next week. We're gonna have conversations with our guest experts

that are pretty much going to give you all of the tools that you need by week five to help you figure out what you need to do. And so you need to become an expert in yourself. Physically, let's talk about the health issues that you have. How can you better support your body? And then mentally, let's talk about where you're at, your mindset, how that's affecting the choices

that you're making. So we're dealing with sort of two different things. So sometimes people will say, I'm struggling, and you're going to hear Dr. Beverly David, our psychologist, come on and say, what does struggling mean? Like you need to define what struggling means. Struggling to consistently what struggling means.

Struggling to consistently eat your foods? Well then what can you do about that? Do a little meal prep, you're forgetting to eat your food, set timers and alarms, keep it super simple. Or you're struggling to show up every day because you feel like you've got so many things going on. You're struggling with being able to trust that this is going to work for you.

So then you just kind of, maybe you are doing a self-fulfilling prophecy. Sabotage is a big one, right? So we're dealing with physical and we're dealing with mental. And so when I get together with my clients, there's a couple of things I ask them. How old are you? Because how old you are, it matters, especially as you get older, right? Do you have any health issues? That's a big one.

And you should write these down, right? Like really get to understand the health issues that you are dealing with and how that affects your body and how that factors in to your weight journey. Now, usually it's because of your health issues that your body doesn't want the fat any more than you do. And your body's absolutely on your side. But a lot of people's fix for losing weight is to starve themselves, deprive themselves,

rather than actually try to spend time figuring out what does my body need to feel like it no longer feels the need to store fat. So your age and any health issues. And then I do ask people, okay, are you taking any supplements? So what is your situation there? And then I will ask people what their stress level is. And this is really important because this is so big stress doesn't mean, oh my God, I'm so stressed or you're crying every night. I once had a woman who I who I sat down with and I was like, how's your stress? I'm not stressed at all. And it was during the pandemic. And she's like, and I said, well, could you have kids?

Yes, I have three kids. And she's like, oh, this doesn't bother me. I'm home with my kids anyway. I said, what, you can't take your kids to the park. Your kids can't be social. I said, you might not be stressed about the pandemic. I'm sure you have friends who are stressed. People who are, had COVID,

people who are stressing out, people who were losing jobs. And then she went on to say, you know, also divorced, so raising three kids on her own, trying to go to school and be a nurse while she's handling her job. And then she started talking, she started listing all of these things. And I said, and you're not stressed?

And she was like, oh my God, I think I am, I just can't acknowledge it because it would be hard for me to acknowledge it because I just gotta keep going every day. This was me, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. Vertigo, frozen shoulder, thought I was having a heart attack, even wore an Apple watch,

talked to my doctor about it, heartburn, can't sleep. I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine, I'm fine. So this is where you have to really be like, how is my stress levels? And stress you will realize, it's not the stress, it's your ability to recover from the stress, and then how stress can affect your hormone levels like your cortisol.

So for example, you wake up, you're fucking tired all day, you go to go to bed and you're wired, right? That can be a sign that your cortisol levels are through the roof. Because as you wake up, your cortisol levels should be high. And as you go throughout your day, and it starts, the evening comes, your melatonin starts to come into light and it suppresses your cortisol levels. And then of course, if you're not sleeping, that makes your body less sensitive to insulin. And so when you eat foods and your body uses insulin to figure out where to put that, And so when you eat foods and your body uses insulin to figure out where to put that, right, you're less sensitive to it.

And so that can cause cravings. It can cause obviously your body to feel the need to store fats. So you know, with the way your hormones are tied in, we're going to talk about hormones, which is a very complex conversation, but we're going to break it down in a way that's going to be really easy to understand. Now what do you do with all of that with the program? Just keep doing the things that you need to do. When you're frustrated about the scale,

understand that it's so normal to not see any kind of movement at this point. If you're wondering what more you can do, this is where you're gonna go to that maximizing post, the checklist. And this is where I would suggest that you give yourself a score at a one out of 10. So how are you doing on a scale of one to 10?

How is your sleep? 10 being like so fantastic. I love my sleep. I wake up, I feel well rested. I am not tired. I just feel amazing. I don't know about you, but I haven't fucking been there and I don't know how long.

And then give yourself a score. And then what are you doing? Right, this is where you wanna listen to the sleep experts next week and understand how when you're not getting sleep, not only is affecting your brain and the choices that you're making, it's affecting your body and your hormones.

It's also obviously affecting your motivation. If I'm tired, I'm less motivated to go for my walks, to move my body, to do the things that I need to do. So it's really all tied in. And then what are you doing to help get a better sleep? Like for example, I had my office in my bedroom and I didn't believe that it was bothering me until I actually listened to our sleep expert

and moved my office. Game changer. The minute I did that, I walked into my room and I immediately felt different. I was like, whoa, I didn't realize how triggered I was to see my work stuff in my bedroom, right? Now, maybe you don't have that luxury and there are other ways that Alana will share with us

because we think that we're fine. You think that you're fine staying up watching TV, but are you fine staying up watching TV? Are you think you're fine scrolling on your phone, but are you fine? Do you put your phone down and then you close your eyes and you think of the million things that you need to do because your brain has just been stimulated? There are always more things that you can do.

Same thing with stress and that's a big one. Walking is great for stress. That's one of the reasons why walking is so beneficial, really great for stress. But there's a lot of things that you can do to help manage your stress. Journaling is a great way to manage your stress. Trying to get better sleep, great way to manage your stress. Talking to friends, being social, great way to manage your stress. Deep breathing.

People always say, but I'm managing my stress, that's not it. And I'll say to them, have you done any deep breathing exercises today? And they're like, what do you mean? I mean, taking deep breaths is one of the most effective ways to calm your vagus nerve and help your body recover from stress. We're gonna talk more about stress with Dr. Paul. So I would go through that maximizing checklist

and I would have a real honest conversation with yourself. And this is where exercise came up. I don't know how many times I've spoken to people and this happens with water too. You gave yourself a 10 for water. How much water are you drinking? Ah, two liters. The human body needs two and a half to 3.5. I know, but I'm drinking way more than I used to.

Drinking, doing more than you were used to, it doesn't give you a 10. Crying really hard doesn't give you a 10. Trying really hard doesn't give you a 10. And listen, I want everyone to feel fantastic and not berate yourself and not be hard on yourself, but I can't sugarcoat it and tell you that not drinking enough water is, you know, it's fine.

Now, what if you can't drink enough water? Then you have to understand that's a limitation that you have. So, maybe you're not going to see the results if you can't drink the water, if you can't move your body, if you have limitations, maybe you're not going to see the results that someone else is seeing who can drink the water, who can move their body more, who can do the things. And that's where everyone is different. You have to understand your limitations. It's worth doing the things you need to do,

even if life is making it hard and you can only do some of the things, right? But you have to also, if you're doing some of the things, you can't put the pressure on yourself to get the results that someone else is getting by doing all of the things. And this is really important because the person who has lost 5-10 pounds already, maybe they're like A-type people, they're super diligent, maybe they've never done a diet before, we get people like that all the time. Maybe they have a larger amount of weight to lose.

Maybe they just came off a program where they hardly lost any because their body was working on solidifying the weight that they lost previously and now their body is ready to lose. Maybe they just came off a program where they hardly lost any because their body was working on solidifying the weight that they lost previously, and now their body is ready to go, right? Maybe the person, maybe you are just going through perimenopause and starting to feel the symptoms where someone else is moving down the scale. They've been at it for a lot longer, right?

So you need to understand what your limitations are and be really real about that. And that's where I wanna bring it back to the walking. So Dr. Jennifer pointed out that 10,000 steps originally came from a cereal company. And they had a pedometer or whatever those things are called in the cereal box. And let's all eat this crappy cereal and go for a walk. And so there's no science behind the number of steps. You might need less, someone else might need more.

Me walking on my indoor, you know, walking pad is not the same as walking outside and getting those steps where I'm going uphill and downhill. Going outside uphill, downhill is going to get my heart rate up. On my walking pad, while I'm watching TV, still valuable, still great for my stress, still great for endurance, still beneficial for so many reasons, not necessarily gonna get the results that you need. And so this is where you have to be like, okay, I'm really proud of being able to do the things I can do. If this is the best that I can do,

then I have to be okay with that. I have to be okay with that. So I shouldn't be putting the pressure on myself to do more, to see more on the scale. I should just be content with what I'm able to do because even if it's just a few things here or there, it's worth doing and I will get there. Maybe it'll take me longer,

but we're all headed in the same direction, right? So a lot of times it comes down to the pressure you're putting on yourself. And this comes back to the psychology of effort science post that we had. You want it so bad. You have been working at it for so long. You put a lot of time and energy and money into this and you should fucking have results.

And that is true. You should. But the reality is, if you've spent time trying to lose that weight before on diets where you starved and deprived, it just unfortunately caused the body to feel a need to store fat. So at some point you have to break that cycle and spend time giving the body what it needs to address why it's feeling need to store fat.

And then like I said, help the body focus on fat loss. And we do that with the tweaks that we're making each week. So if you're new to the program, still very normal, do not see any movement on the scale at this point. I can tell you that a million times, it's not gonna stop how you feel. So you need to honor your feels, but you have to capture cancel correct,

like Dr. Beverly David said. You know, if you get on this scale and you're like, oh my goodness, you know, I'm doing all the things. Are you actually, let's be real about that. Hey, are you still eating at night? Maybe it's popcorn, but still you're eating at night. Maybe you're still indulging on the weekend. And so I'm putting up this post.

If you are perfect, Monday through till Thursday, but on Friday, maybe you're good during the day, things start to fall apart in the evening, the snowballs into Saturday and Sunday, you get on the scale Monday, you're frustrated, what more can I do? Meanwhile, you know what you did on the weekend and I'm not like I'm like I'm not here to judge. That means that you are cutting about 57% into the process, if you are good Monday through Thursday, 57%. So you should expect 57% results.

And there's nothing wrong with that. If you're like, I've had clients that have been like, Gina, lay off me. I am happy having my pizza, still eating my bread, still having pasta when I go out. I love having my drinks, even though I know that affects my body and makes it harder for me, especially as we get older, that's just fact.

Then I'm like, okay, if you're cool, I'm cool. But if you're ragging on yourself, but you're not doing all the things, that's where it becomes problematic. So that's just understanding your situation, understanding your situation. The other thing I do with clients is I go back, right? So what's your age?

Do you have any health issues? What supplements are you taking? What's your stress levels like? What are you doing for moving your body? Right, what are you doing? And listen, I have people, you do not have to exercise, you don't have to exercise to lose weight. But you might have to exercise to lose the amount of weight

that you want to lose, especially if you are in an older age category. So I would say if you're about 40 and above and you're not doing any type of resistance training, that can be problematic if you have a lot of stress and you are not sleeping, if you have a history of dieting, right? So then you really want to take into account

maybe lifting some weights. I'm an old school aerobics person. I'm like, I'm a cardio queen, right? And as much as I love my cardio and much as I love a good sweat and as great as that is for my cardiovascular health, it's not doing anything for my muscle mass at the end of the day, right? So once you got to kind of get those basics sorted out, then you want to go back and you want to say, okay, how are my food choices?

How are my food choices? How are my food choices? So that's really important, right? Like, are you just having vegetable sticks or are you actually adding some protein to that as well? Right, are you truly making your food choices that's nutrient rich or are you falling back on what you'd like when you love? Are you being consistent?

Someone in the post talked about how they're so frustrated they haven't lost weight yet, so they're falling back on skipping skipping meals and snacks. Well, it's How are you gonna see the scale move if you're not if you're skipping meals and snacks? You're right. I know and it's hard because we've been taught eat less exercise more is you know, how you do it And then let's go back into your history. Your history is really important Let's really spend some time because this is what I do with clients

to get to understand them, especially the mental part. When did your weight issue start? That's really important. What are the things that you've done? What has worked? What didn't work? And if you did a diet and you lost the weight and then you get it all back,

I don't know that that's working for you. If you've done it through a starvation way. It just can make things worse. But what you perceive worked for you, what didn't work for you, what was going on in your life when you gained weight, what was going on in your life when you lost weight, what was your lifestyle like, right? So you really understand how you got here. That's really important. It's so important to understand that you have a history here, mentally with the stuff that you're doing, but also physically, there's a history there. And if you're coming in,

your body might just need a little bit more time with you addressing why it's feeling you need to store fat. If you're coming in hot, office starvation diets and whatnot. I wanna talk about GLP-1s for a second because, and HRT. And so this is one of the things, so I have the new, the learning series coming up. You want to learn more about menopause. It's a great course to sign up for.

It starts June 2nd. We posted today. Because there's a lot to talk about. There's a lot to talk about. But that's about managing symptoms. Understanding menopause so you can get a better sleep, which will help you through weight loss. Understand the kind of exercise your body needs,

like lifting heavy weights and walking, of course, is fantastic. To understand what your body needs in menopause. The kinds of foods, making sure you're getting enough protein in your diet to understand. So it's about managing your symptoms. If you manage your symptoms, manage your stress,

get better sleep, move your body, make sure you're getting enough protein in your diet, make sure you're getting those supplements in, that's all gonna help with weight loss. But it's the things that you're doing on the program, it's the same thing. So it's not a HRT if you start taking hormone replacement therapy,

or management, that they call it now, you can take that. It's not gonna directly help you lose weight. What it's gonna do is help you get a better sleep. If you get a better sleep, you're better able to handle your stress. If you're getting a better sleep and you're better able to handle your stress,

you're less likely to drink wine and to go for those processed foods. So it's like in that roundabout way, it's helping you. And GLP-1s are no different. And this program is great for people taking any GLP-1s. I hear a lot of you saying, you know, I've signed up for your program. It's been a couple of weeks. I haven't lost any weight. Should I go on GLP-1s? I mean, I would, I would, before I went on a GLP-1, if this was your first program, I would follow through on the 91 days. Follow through on the 91 days. You sign up for 91 days, not two weeks.

So show up, commit to 91 days. You've seen the proof, right? You've seen the proof. You've seen the people who've lost weight. You probably know someone who's been successful and lost weight. I need you to be successful. I need you to be successful because I'm an entrepreneur. I have a business.

How I'm going to be successful is helping you lose weight, not just lose weight, but actually be able to maintain and sustain their weight. In fact, what's really exciting is Ruth Cain is in Spain. She's going to be in Spain next week, taking what she's learned in her research from maintenance, and she's going to be presenting it at the World Obesity Conference. And so I'm not here to help you lose weight. I've already assumed that you've lost your weight. You stick around for 91 days, you follow the program, you indulge in our guest experts conversations, you get very clear on what you need, where you are at,

and the things you need to do. You've already reached your goals. My real focus is being able to help you lose your weight in a way you're actually gonna be able to maintain and sustain your weight. That's the end game. It's not just you lose your weight in a way you're actually gonna be able to maintain and sustain your weight. That's the end game. It's not just you losing your weight, but being able to maintain and sustain it, right?

My weight is not changing because I'm eating too many bites of bits. I'm bringing in the house streets and binging on it. So it's on me. I still eat healthy from my meals, but I skip the snacks. I know I need to follow the plan. The plan helped me lose weight on my first round because I follow it. And let's not judge, like this is not a judgment, right? Like, and I'm trying to sit up here and really share the things

that I think are going to be helpful for you. And it really comes down to if you stick around long enough and commit to the 91 days and are open to being like, okay, let me learn what I need to learn to make real change. Let me work through my issues and associations tied into food. And you may not even be aware of what those are. So the next couple of weeks we're gonna start, next week is our week of mindfulness

where we're starting to get even more in tune to portions. Week four is where I actually start to mess with portions. And some of you don't realize that you eating enough or eating to satisfaction is you just clearing your plate. You eating enough or eating what you think is satisfaction is you feeling overly full. You're gonna realize that you actually can't leave food on your plate because you've been taught your whole

entire life to clear your plate. Some of you are gonna realize you have food waste issues that you didn't even know existed. And even if you're a returning member and you've done multiple programs, it's great that you've spent this time working on those issues, but you're talking about a lifetime of issues to unpack.

So chances are you still have more work to do there, right? Issues and associations tied into food. Habits, that's a big one. Habits and triggers, right? What you're trying to do is work through old habits that no longer serve you, got you here, while you are working on creating new habits that are going to support the person you want to be. Who is the person that you want to be when you lose your weight? So it's good not to just go back and understand how you got here. Where are you trying to go? And just having a number,

that's not it. Your why is great because that's going to be your motivator. That's going to be what keeps you showing up every day is the why. But visualize what is you less 20 pounds, feeling fantastic in your body, less 40 pounds, 60 pounds, 100 pounds. What's that person? How are you going to move through the world? How are you going to show pounds. What's that person, how are you gonna move through the world? How are you gonna show up? What's your daily routine gonna be? What are your choices going to be like? Right, like what are the changes that you need to make

to sustain that person that you want to be? I wanna be this successful entrepreneur and I wanna help everyone lose their weight and I wanna, you know, I have a vision for myself getting up early and, you know, doing my walks and getting my work in and meditating and journaling and making space to write my books and be, I can feel it. I can feel it, the person I want to be. Am I even close? No, no. Because I have four teenage kids. I have some of them, I got one that's got some serious mental health issues that we're trying to help her just get her life together.

I have a dog that is currently in the process, I'm pretty sure, of dying. She was up all last night. She can't stand up. You know, I've got, I could keep, I could go on and on. There are reasons why I'm not this person yet. Does that stop me from doing the small things that I need to do each day? And every day, some days I feel like a rockstar

and other days, but I know I'm not there yet. So I'm not also putting the pressure on myself to be there either, but I know very clearly where I wanna go and what I aspire to. And I know very clearly when I am moving the dial forward and when I'm sabotaging myself. So you know I'm in my feels about my dog up late last night two, three o'clock in the morning and what do I do? I pour myself some nice scotch because fuck a lot going on right now. Is that

helpful to me today? No. Should I have gotten up and went for a walk? Should I have done my workout? Would that have made me feel a million times better? Probably. But you know what? I'm going to just cut myself some slack today. It is what it is. And I don't have time to get my workout in today.

I've got a busy day. I'll try again tomorrow. I'll try again tomorrow. Now does that mean I'm not going to reach my goal? No. And why am I saying that? Because you have your goals, I have my goals. It's all the same.

It doesn't matter what the goals are at the end of the day. And so I love this, Celine. This is about, okay, this is where I'm at. This is what I'm doing. The what to do and when is really the maximizing, really understanding, okay, what more can I do? And this is a, I highly suggest you pick up, where is it? Do I have a copy of it? Atomic Habits by James Clear.

And yes, it's about creating new habits, but it'll also help give you an appreciation that the little things that you're doing each day add up and make a big difference. I do also wanna talk about Off the Heels of Jennifer Zalawitsky putting together a healthcare team. Not just going to your doctor, but understanding maybe you've got some hormones situation going on,

really investigating that, right? For some people, it's great we have a psychologist, but they're unpacking years of trauma sometimes and their connection relationship to food and themselves. And you might need to try to maybe see a psychologist. I've talked to somebody, right? Like this is about, it's great what we can offer here, and we're gonna give you by week five

all the resources you need to help you try to figure this out. You need to become the expert in what you need. Now, what I wanna say also is we are here for you, but we can only help you based on how much you help us. So there's no limit on the number of questions that you can ask. I spent a lot of time yesterday trying to work through a lot of the questions, trying to be helpful

with the limited information that I know. I don't know anything about you. And so although I wanna help you, it really helps if you provide more information, right? Like I want you to be successful, team wants you to be successful, our guest experts want to be successful. We're not here to sugarcoat, we're not here to hurt your feelings, we're just trying to help you figure out what you specifically need to do in order to be successful in a

way that you've maybe never been successful before. And some people are dealing with a lot and some people are dealing with little. And we're here to help you figure that out. And so, like I said, the best thing you can do is go through that 20 questions checklist. Now, did you know that there was a link to that, to the file section where there's 154 sub-questions? If you want help with that, go to the file section,

click on it, print it off, or it's in the book. There are 154 sub questions within those 20 questions checklist that can help you figure out what more you can do. And people will say, they'll post in the group and they'll be like, I'm having a hard time. This is this, I'm super frustrated, I'm whatever. And I'm like, okay, well, tell us more.

And then I'll have people, I'll be like, post the answers to your 20 questions. And then they'll be like, yes, no, okay, well, tell us more. And then I'll have people, I'll be like, post the answers to your 20 questions. And then they'll be like, yes, no, yes, no, not helpful, not helpful, right? So you're gonna get out of this program what you put into the program. It's worth putting your time and energy into, even if that's just your capacity is limited.

It's worth doing the things that you're doing because they're adding up to just helping you be healthier in the first place. Even if you decide that GLP-1s are the way to go, you'll be ahead of the game by running through a program like this and starting to work through your issues and associations and habits and understanding of what you need, right? So sometimes we do need that extra help. And that's why we have more and more people taking GLP-1s because they recognize the damage that has been done through previous diets, with how we live our lives, very sedentary, very stressful and whatnot.

There's nothing wrong with getting the help that you need. This conversation is about you understanding what you need. We're here to help, but you got to help us help you. You guys were talking about supplements. what you need. We're here to help, but you gotta help us help you. You guys were talking about supplements. When I worked a few years ago, my step count was upwards of 15,000 to 30,000. Now I retire, I can barely hit 7,000, hence the weight gain.

Yeah, I think the conversation yesterday is that, especially when it comes to menopause, that walking is fantastic. Walking with a weighted vest, even better, because it's helping you to build that muscle. And if you are walking and you are, you know, upset with what's going on the scale, exercise has never been, exercise is shitty for weight loss.

Exercise is not it. In fact, I used to be more direct on my exercise post. Exercise is not how you lose your weight. And I think that's the point that is trying to be made. Now, can exercise help with stress? Can it help with endurance? Getting your heart rate up helps your heart. But a lot of people look to exercise as the magical answer

and that's not necessarily it. It could be a big part of it. Really, if you are aging or you're going through menopause and you've done years of dieting, which we are assuming you have, right? We're taking certain liberties in assuming, that's where you might have to think about lifting weights and building up your muscle mass. And lastly, I'm going to say, and we'll continue these conversations. Maybe I'll do these every now and then. And I know you guys had a lot of questions.

I was trying to think like, how do I, how do I like, and this is where I wrote down and went through all the questions you guys were asking. We're like, what are the things that we need to talk about to address the frustration and what more can you do and whatnot, right? A lot of times it's the things, it's not the things you're doing, it's the things that you're not doing, or the things that you are avoiding,

or the things that you know you should be doing, but you're not doing, that is when the answer lies. And you know, I'm also like, you know, like supplements for example, they can be quite costly. And if you've been broke ass ever, like I have been broke ass, I'm very like, you know, like supplements, for example, they can be quite costly. And if you've been broke ass ever, like I have been broke ass, I'm very mindful of telling people that they should spend money on supplements,

but that could be a good investment for you. You know, you might not want to lift weights. It might not be your jam. You might not know how to do that, but that could be exactly the thing that you need to do. Right? You may be in denial about your stress and maybe your way of handling stress is watching the new Netflix series and staying up late because

that's your you time. I get that, but your you time is not helping you. And we need to get real about that. You know, and again, I'm talking from a place where, you know, I'm not perfect either and I have goals too. And you know, it's just kind of human nature and how we are, we avoid the things that we know we need to do. You know, things can feel overwhelming and hard sometimes and sometimes we get in our heads and then we make a self-fulfilling prophecy

and sabotage ourselves. We can't stand the thought of not being successful at this. So we just make sure we're not successful. We sabotage ourselves, right? So physically, what do you need? And then mentally, where are you at? And don't just fester in your funk. We used to talk about the struggle bus and people were like, the struggle bus is parked outside my house. And every day you wake up, you open your curtains. Yeah, there's the struggle bus. Close

the curtains, right? Next day, there's the struggle. Yep, there's a struggle bus. I'm on the struggle bus. And meanwhile, the driver of the bus is looking at you, open up the curtains and like, bitch, get on the bus. Get on the bus so we can do something about it. The struggle bus is waiting for you to get on the bus so you can address the struggle. And that's where you got to name it. What are you struggling with?

Right? So I'm hoping that is helpful. I know I didn't, you know, maybe address everybody and everyone's individual needs, but I'm trying to think what is the conversation here? My last takeaway is if you're new to the program, you haven't lost weight yet, it's not a concern. I recognize you have feelings and they're valid. It's so normal to have not lost any weight yet, it's not a concern. I recognize you have feelings and they're valid. It's so normal to have not lost any weight yet. Keep showing up, do the things you need to do,

you will lose the weight. And we're gonna help you figure that out along the way. Make sure you read over the Science Post, make sure you listen to the guest experts. Forget about me, listen to the guest experts and listen to them again and listen to them again. There's so many good tidbits and takeaways and actionable steps, listen to the guest experts and listen to them again and listen to them again. There's so many good tidbits and takeaways and actionable steps.

Listen to the guest experts. If you're a returning member, don't get stuck on doing the same thing or what happened last time. Where are you at now? What's going on in your life now compared to what happened last time? What kind of food choices are you making now

that were in spring and summer as opposed to when you were in the winter time? Right? What has changed? Right? Physically, same great programs, gonna work just as well, but you have changed. So what do you need?

Are you, what are you doing getting back on track? Did you get back on track your first program? You didn't even know what back on track was. Knock it off. Right? If you're like, I know what I can need to do, I don't have to be so diligent. Except come Monday, you're bragging on yourself about why isn't this working for me.

You know why it's not working for you. You know that. We got to go inside and be like, okay, what's my deal? Not what's wrong with me. What am I doing wrong? What's going on with me? And what do I need? What do I need? I really hope that helps. I really want you to be successful. I want you to be successful. Our guests want you to be successful. Our team wants you to be successful. I recognize the living method is different than any other diet. I recognize we have a lot of people are dealing with a lot of different things

and we have a lot of feels around it. I just want you to know that we're here to try to give you the information, the skills and the tools that you need so you can lose this fucking weight already and move on with the rest of your life and feel calm around food. And also more than that, be able to enjoy all the yummy bites of bits that come with life. Not be afraid to eat pasta and pizza and fruit,

to be in a room full of your favorite foods and not bat an eyelash or be like, thank you very much, I'm eating that. To eat a few bites of it and not feel like you need to eat the whole thing. To be aware of how your body responds to processed foods and understand if you can't just eat one chip, it's not you. Those foods are designed for you to not be able to eat just one chip. So if you end up eating the whole bag, so what? Big deal. Don't bring it into your house the next day. Put it out of sight, out of mind. You need to know what you need, you know?

Here for you, I'm hoping that helps. Again, don't stop. I don't know what's going on with my questions today. Of course, Facebook has been glitchy. Facebook has been like, Facebook teaches me patience because it's always so glitchy. I only can see, if you see on my iPad, I can only see like a range of a few questions.

So I will do this again. We don't want to dwell on the frustration every day. You need to take actionable steps and figure out what you need to address what you got going on, physically, mentally, all of that. But maybe we'll take some Fridays every now and then, and we'll specifically dedicate them to be checking in on where you're at.

But really it's the guest conversations that are gonna really move you forward because we know that you are struggling. We know some of you are frustrated. We know some of you are not seeing the movement on the scale. We know physically and we know mentally this is our 25th program. So if you

just keep showing up, you will find that we have built in the things that you need, the changes you need to make, and the conversations that you need to have into that process. I just know you want it really bad and if you're just so close you can feel it, that can give you feels. And I know if you are new and you're just like, this is your Hail Mary, you've tried all the other things, and I know, I get how you're feeling. Commit to the 91 days. Ask the questions, ask for help, journal, sit down with yourself and get to know yourself.

Get to know yourself and be your number one cheerleader. You need to be the person's not riding your ass and berating you. You need to be your number one cheerleader. You need to be your own investigator. Right? You need to be the person's not riding your ass and berating you. You need to be your number one cheerleader. You need to be your own investigator, right? You need to be your own advocate. You need to hold yourself accountable, but in the nicest, most patient way.

Hopefully that helps. I gotta go. We're gonna keep the conversation going. We're gonna keep the conversation going. You know, what you will find me saying finally and lastly is always be proud of yourself. Take the time to be proud of the things that you are doing. That is really important. I think that came out of our walking conversation yesterday. It is so important that you are proud of yourself.

You can be proud of the things that you're doing and still need to do more. Proud of things you're doing and still want to make change, right? You can be proud of the things that you're doing and still might not be able to do the things that you want to do because of whatever reason. Take time to be proud of the things that you are doing, but make a plan for the things that maybe you're not doing that you need to do, or a better word can do, get to do. Thanks everyone for joining me. Again, we're here for you. Have a great rest of your day.

Have a great weekend. Make a plan for yourself this weekend. Think now ahead how you want it. If that weekends on your downfall, how do you want to feel on Monday? How do you what's what's your why for Monday? How do you want to feel on Monday? And what are the things that you can do to make sure that come Monday you're not feeling disappointed, you can do to make sure that come Monday, you're not feeling disappointed, regretful, all of those things. And just in case you happen to on Monday,

you got to take it back and be like, what was that all about? What was going on when I made that choice? I thought it would bring me joy. Did I demerate myself, punish myself afterwards? Like this is the work. This is the real work is that mental part. Follow the program, eat what you need to eat.

That part will take care of itself, but the real work is the mental work and understanding what you need to eat. That part will take care of itself, but the real work is the mental work and understanding what you need to do. Have a great day, everyone. Thank you so much for joining me today. If I didn't get to any of your questions, which I'm sure I didn't, because I couldn't see them,

pop them over on the question of the day page and the team will help you out over there. Bye.