The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 2 - Fall 2025

Episode Date: September 9, 2025

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2025 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 2, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at: www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2025In this episode, Gina reminds the community that this journey isn’t about perfection—it’s about showing up. She explains why messy days and setbacks can hold more value than we think, offering real-life examples of how stumbles lead to growth. Listeners are encouraged to zoom out and connect to the bigger picture: the life they’re building, not just the pounds they’re losing. Gina also gets into the deeper work of The Program—unlearning old habits, staying consistent with the food plan, and learning to trust their body’s cues. She previews upcoming expert guests who will unpack important topics like hormones and sleep, and wraps up with powerful advice on nighttime hunger and why it’s not about being perfect from day one—it’s about staying in it until the end.Every season brings a fresh opportunity to reset. Don’t let this one pass by without making yourself a priority. Our Fall registration has been extended to September 14th. Sign up HERE before it's too late. 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 for 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. Swiped is a new movie inspired by the provocative real-life story

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Well, in reality, I thought it was going live, and then it turns out I wasn't going anywhere. So, hello, hi, I'm here. Not the way I would like to start the second day of the program. but let's talk about that for a second because of course we want everything to go perfectly and i find people are like that especially when it comes to diets in fact they feel like they have to be ready to start or if they're not it's not worth starting and then they're going to wait and start again next monday or once they start a diet they feel like they have to follow perfectly and if they don't follow

perfectly then they might as well just give up and start again later in fact i have people reach out every single program that I do a couple weeks in and say to me, oh, I fuck this up. I just am having a hard time. I haven't been doing the things I need to do. Should I just wait and sign up for your next program? And I'm like, what? Wait, no. Why would you do that? One, we still have so much more time. And then like, why wait? Why not just get into it now? And here. Here's the thing that I've learned through years, 30 years of helping people lose weight. Sometimes it's when you're not doing the things or when you have the thing that you're not supposed to have. That is when you learn the most.

And so bigger picture, if you step back with the living method, it's not just following the rules. Yes, we have our guidelines and suggestions. There's a rhyme and a reason to everything that we are doing. but it's about the things that you are working on and working through the things that you are unlearning and relearning and the new things that you are learning. It's the issues and associations tied into food that you are working through. It is the habits that you're working on, working through old habits and creating new habits along the way that will support and sustain the changes that you are making.

and want to make and see it's about working through your belief system believing that you can do this believing that you are worthy and some people it goes even deeper and you will need to work through traumas but if you just show up and do everything perfectly yeah okay maybe you might lose your weight sooner rather than later but then at the end you still have to work through all of those things to have it be sustainable and maintainable so bigger picture is the things that you are learning while you are doing the program. So let's say yesterday you were excited and you're like, okay, I'm going to just do this perfectly crush the day. And if that happened to you and you woke up today, you feel like a rock star and you're like,

all right, bring it on day two. I love that for you. But if you feel like, oh, shit, I've already messed this up. I, you know, I failed yesterday and that's put you in a mood today or you got on the scale on day two and you're just like, ah, you know, that's all part of it. That's all part of it. Some days you're going to feel like you are a rock star and you are crushing the program and you're just moving and grooving and making all these changes. And then other days, you're going to feel like a complete failure, like you're never going to reach your goals. Maybe you'll eat some chips for breakfast and have some wine for lunch. That is all part of it. It's those moments where you tend to learn the most about yourself. So,

Sometimes you might think, oh, I'm just going backwards, but the backwards is going to like slingshot you forwards. And it's losing your weight in a way that you can trust when to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat. And a lot of that we are going to work through with what you are eating and when and the changes through the program. But all the rest of it is what you are creating for yourself along the way. So you're kind of designing or creating the life you want to live. So think about, for example, you want to lose. 20 pounds, 40 pounds, 60 pounds, 150 pounds. What is that going to look like to you? What's it going feel like to you? How is that going to change your life? Like you losing 60 pounds, what does that version of you do? How does that version of you wake up in the morning? How does that version of you handle your stress? What kind of conversations is that person, that version of you having with people? How does that version of you go out for dinner how does that version of you go away on vacation how does that version of you show up for work every day i think we can all feel it like you can taste where you want to go

right like i i i can envision myself i'm getting up early in the morning i'm bouncing out of bed i'm maybe i'm going you know and doing a workout or going for a walk or i'm journaling or i'm meditating i just i just feel calm and i feel confident i'm ready for my day and i'm in my meetings and i'm I'm savoring every moment of my life and, you know, things are working out for me in a way that I'm not terrified and scared. And I have wonderful friends and a great relationship with my husband and my kids are doing okay. And I don't feel like I need to drink a whole bottle of wine last night and at night in a bag of chips in order to cope and then go to bed wondering how the frig am I going to get through the next day. I'm not there yet. I had some wine last night.

It's a lot of pressure on starting these groups and wanting to do it perfectly. Yesterday, we had some glitches with our app. We did not anticipate. I'm like, oh, my gosh, come on. At the end of the day, I'm just like, man, I'm tired. I want a glass of wine. I did not eat the chips. I did not eat the chips.

I will give myself that. I did have a glass of wine. So did it go perfectly? No, it did not. And I jumped on this morning. I'm excited to make up for it. Okay, today is the day. And I get on the live.

And I think I'm going live. I'm not. And so here I think, wow, all these people are looking for the live and I'm letting them down. That is not the way I want to start. My point is, and I'm only using myself as reference, is there can be so many times that you're not showing up in the way that you want to show up. And that is okay because that is all part of it. So try to let go of that need to be perfect. When I said yesterday, we're all about progress over perfection. It's showing up every single day and having the little tiny things that you are doing add up that is going to make the biggest difference. It's not any one big thing. It's not having the perfect day, the perfect week that's

going to get this done for you. All right, let's get into this. I lost 40 pounds during the first two programs. I did, but in the breaks, I realized I hadn't really learned to handle that that version of me. I went back to the old habits and wasn't mindfully moving forward instead of backwards. I need this program and I'm here with fresh eyes for sure. So Melody, let's talk about this. First of all, thanks for sharing. What did you learn? Right? So to me, you, you lost 40 pounds. You know what you're doing, right? You know how to do this. And then you fell back into old habits. So I don't think you just fell back into old habits. What was going on in your life? What was happening in your environment, your relationships, your work, what was going on that caused you to fall back into

those habits. Now you've learned, oh, okay, I still have some things to work on. And so beyond just showing up with fresh eyes, what do I have to learn here, you already know what you need to learn and work on and work through, right? So that setback is your set up to really approach us in a way that truly is going to help you be able to maintain and sustain your weight. So that is what you need to focus on. So first of all, how come that happened? So last night, if everyone, anyone who ended up eating chips or felt like they missed their snacks or couldn't do the things, I don't want you to let that go. And today's a new day. What I want you to do is I want you to say, okay, what was happening? What was happening there? So did I eat something that I didn't want? So

was I actually really hungry? Did I eat enough throughout the day? Did I, for whatever reason skip some meals and snacks. Okay, so maybe you were actually really hungry. So today, try to be more consistent when it comes to eating your meals and snacks, try to make them as nutrient rich as possible, you know, get your water in so you're feeling hydrated, right? So was I actually hungry and why? Was it out a habit? It's just, has this just been my routine and I found it really hard not to give into the fact that every night I have a snack or I have a dessert after damn. Was I triggered? Did I have a bad day at work, have a confrontational conversation? Did I put a lot of pressure on myself for this first day of this diet to be perfect? And that just

was a lot of stress. Right. So that's where you want to say, okay, what was going on with me when I made that choice? Or maybe you couldn't get your snacks in. I read some comments yesterday about people having a hard time getting their snacks in, especially shift workers. So we have a post in the in the group today. Be sure to check that out if you're a shift worker on how to navigate. Did you just realize that you live this life and you have this job where you are showing up and you are doing everything for everyone and you're not making any time to feed yourself and fuel yourself and take a minute out? Right. I see this especially with health care providers. Teachers are the same. Go all day long without eating. The time that you do have for yourself,

you're giving to other people, but then how do you, you're paying for it in other ways. And so I'm not saying it's as easy as like take time out and make sure you eat because it's a lot easier said than done. But maybe you're realizing, oh, my work environment isn't really the healthiest environment. So what are small ways that you can make it healthier for you, right? And so this awareness in this week will really help you figure out some of the things that you're going to need to work on. it's so much more than what you eat and when you've done that before on all the diets you know how to count you know how way you know how to measure you're never going to count way and measure your way into sustainable weight loss so it's all about getting in tune and trusting when to eat what to eat how much to eat how much to eat which we're going to work through

but it's also making changes in your life that are going to support the changes that you make to create this new version of you we have a post also today on portions and what you need to do there. I know you might be thinking, how am I supposed to lose weight if we are not keeping track? And the reason why is because people double down on calories in versus calories out. This oversimplification of that has just, I mean, we know how to count weigh and measure and obesity rates just, you know, continue to skyrocket year over year, although they are finally going down. And that is one way to lose weight, like I said. But we're all about getting in tune with your body and working with your body, not against it and forcing it to burn fat. So I know that may be a little unnerving if you are not used to that.

You will see how it's all going to come together. And then each week, too, we're going to roll out the science behind that. We're also going to share why we are suggesting you do the things that you need to do as well. So when it comes to portions right now, we don't want you to try to eat less because eating less might get you ahead in the beginning, but it's not, it's going to slow you down in the end. And we're not looking for you to eat more or whatever reason. Just eat enough in the moment that you are feeling like you've had enough. So this week really focus on consistency with that food plant. Hit all your meals and snacks. You want to make them nutrient rich. So what that means is don't

just have a salad every day for lunch unless you really like salads. And if you have a salad, don't just have lettuce with a hunk of chicken on it and call it a day. You want to load it up with vegetables, healthy fats, nuts, seeds, avocados, good oils, and whatnot. It's also not low carb, so it's right carbs at the right time. So if you feel like you need to add rice, potatoes, quinoas, and whatnot, lunch is the better place for that. But I want you to walk away having eaten all your meals and snacks and feel like you've had enough.

Once you start consistently doing that, you're going to notice you are going to start to feel more satisfied on less food. There's a couple things you're going to notice when you start being consistent. One, you're going to feel a lot less bloated. Two, unless your weight is about to drop. And then we're going to get into scales and what weight loss looks like and feels like on the program as well. So you're going to feel a lot less bloated. But you might also feel hungrier. Some of you will go from not eating all day and not being hungry to all of a sudden eating more often and all of a sudden you are hungry. You're going to notice that you're feeling hungrier. And not that you need to eat more food, it's just your body's starting to say, oh, my goodness, she giving us what we need here.

And your body's going to be like, oh, my goodness, is she actually listening to us? So it's going to start communicating back. But you will also notice you will start feeling satisfied quicker as well. So you're going to start paying attention to your body's cues. But it's hard to explain how and why we're doing that unless you actually do it. And then you'll be like, oh, wow, okay, I'm really noticing it. So don't stress about your portions quite yet. just eat enough in the moment in order to feel satisfied.

I did say Frigg instead of the fuck. You listen, I'm going to be straight up with you right now. The reason one that these are not mandatory is because I love talking about weight loss. It's like it's my, it's my passion, it's my mission. I absolutely love it. And I need to do it in a way that I feel free. And sometimes I do swear. And I apologize if that is not.

something that you prefer. I hope that you can look past that and appreciate my passion, because I'm going to go to the ends of the earth to make sure you are as successful as possible. But I do want you to know that the lives are not mandatory. It is an opportunity to talk about kind of where we're at in the moment. I spend a lot of time in the group reading comments and trying to get a sense of where everyone is. And beyond what's written, we want to go deeper into that. So you might be listening to this conversation today and go, whoa, this is the conversation for day two. yeah you bet your ass it is because we're going to get into it we talk about so many things that people in the diet industry are not talking about like grief so many of us are dealing with

grief and we don't talk about how we're trying to reach this goal and lose weight and be healthier but how hard that is when you're dealing with grief we don't talk about how lonely you can feel when you're trying to do this for you and you feel like you've tried so hard for so long and you're afraid to share it with anybody because you're just, you feel like a failure because you've done it before you were successful. And now you're just like, oh, my goodness, am I going to be able to do it again? And what if I do lose my weight, then the pressure of maintaining and sustain that? Some of you live in houses full of people, yet you will feel very alone on your journey. And you won't feel like you have the support that you need, right?

So there's so much that we're going to get into and talk about. We're also going to a lot of fun though. So this Thursday, you're going to have an opportunity to meet some of our regular guests. Dr. Beverly David, she's a clinical psychologist. She is just lovely. When you meet her, you'll understand what I mean. She comes on periodically through the program. We're going to deal with things, for example, when we do start to address portions like manually making changes to them. Things like food scarcity issues pop up for people, food waste issues pop up for people, fear of not eating enough, fear of being hungry pop up for people. We're going to talk about all those things. Dr. Deena Kara Schaefer is going to join us. So she's like a world renowned learning strategist.

She can talk about how to like show up every day and make change, especially on days that you're not motivated. And a lot of times these diets talk about you've got to prioritize yourself in your life. Like what does that mean? How do you do that? Sometimes this thought of prioritizing yourself just ends up putting more pressure on yourself and paralyzes you into doing nothing. Dr. Paul Hercl, he's a naturalopathic doctor. He specializes in supplements, also concussion therapy and a variety of other things. He's a straight shooter. We're not into woo-hoo.

We're not into sort of like the word of the day around here. We're like we have real conversations. He challenges me. I challenge him. We all challenge you to think a little deeper about some of the choices. that you're making and why. We are going to talk about supplements for those of you who are interested. And before you go like, oh, yeah, I knew it.

This girl's going to try to sell me something. I'm not. I'm not. We do not sell supplements. What we do talk about is things like, do you even need supplements? We talk about things like omega-3, getting enough good fat in your diet, vitamin D. Do you really need to take it? Who needs to take it?

Why? How much? We talk about probiotics, a lot about your microbiome. They're not any crazy whack-a-do supplements. They're all just things that are so basic. They help with your body's basic needs because they're trying to get your body to function as healthy as possible and address its needs. And then we have Dr. Alinketrejo, who is like our hormone queen.

Hormones are her love language. And I'm not just talking menopause. We do have a menopause specialist, Dr. Jennifer Zelivitsky, he's going to join us. She's an MD. She's going to join us for a couple sessions. but hormones in terms of everybody. So insulin, that's a big one, right? Anyone who has diabetes knows what we're talking about there.

Your insulin, your cortisol, which is your stress hormone, and we don't go crazy about you can't have coffee in the morning. We don't go into that. We don't do extremes here. We do like reality and science. We talk about your hunger hormones, your leptin, your grullin, what's happening there, and how your cortisol and your insulin, and can affect your hunger hormones.

We talk about a variety of different things. Just so you can have an understanding that it's just so much more than what you eat and when. Some of you will like nail the food plan and yet feel like you're struggling because you're not getting any sleep at night. And it's not that you, maybe you can't get more sleep. Maybe you're a shift worker and you're like, Gina, I can't get more sleep. Or maybe you're a new mom and you're like, I'm not going to be able to get more sleep.

But what you can do is get better sleep. So we're going to have a whole series on sleep because, Sleep is like one of the major pillars of health that will make a big difference. We're going to talk about exercise, moving your body. I'm not going to give you an exercise routine because everyone's a little different. I think as long as you are moving your body, you are winning at life. But we're going to talk about that. We're going to talk about so many things that will have nothing to do with the actual food plan.

So that's why the sooner you can be consistent about following the food plan, you're going to start to notice that you are not craving the things that maybe you crave before a lot of people, for example, think they're addicted to sugar or you can't stop your nighttime snacking. You'll be surprised that when you give your money the things that you need during the day, that you are actually feeling quite content. So you should notice your craving start to decrease quite quickly. It is time to hear from our podcast sponsor today. It is Colgate Perilgard. Let's have a real conversation about health and wellness because I think talking about our oral health is underrated. I mean, we need to talk about it more. Think about it. Your home is

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Swiped is a new movie inspired by the provocative real-life story of the visionary founder of online dating platform Bumble. Played by Lily James, Swiped introduces recent college grad Whitney Wolfe as she uses extraordinary grit and ingenuity to break into the male-dominated tech industry, paving her way to becoming the youngest female self-made billionaire. An official selection of the Toronto International Film Festival, the Hulu original film Swiped, starts streaming September 19th, only on Disney Plus. I do also want to talk about nighttime hunger. So I saw some people commenting, how do you deal with that? So first of all, make sure you're eating enough throughout the day.

that's a big one. At night, your body is actually not inclined to want to eat, and I'll tell you why. As soon as it gets dark out, your body starts producing melatonin. Melatonin, also a hormone that sends messages to your body that says, hey, it's time for sleep. Let's shut her down. Let's wind her down. And so you want to eat throughout the day, give your body enough to eat throughout the day that it doesn't need to eat at night. And so your body starts to produce melatonin. Your cortisol levels start to fall, your melatonin level start to rise, and that tells your body it's time for bed. And so when that starts to happen, if you are to eat afterwards, let's say you have something to eat at 9, 10, 11, you are kind of waking the body up again. It's just like when you sleep

at night and then you have breakfast, it's that's breaking the fast. That's where the word breakfast comes from. You're breaking the fast. So you would have not eaten all night. And now you're having something to break the fast to wake up your body and get it going again. So you can artificially do that by having something to eat after your body started that wind down process. More importantly, it's not about the calories and the foods that you are eating at night. That's not it. It's about when you sleep, that is when your body makes change. That's when your body repairs and rebuilds and regenerates and rejuvenates and detoxes. And your body can't focus on fat loss while you are eating. And so that after dinner to the next day, that is like

key fat loss time. Not only that, but when you're able to get that deeper sleep, quality sleep, you feel much better the next day and your cortisol and your insulin levels are in check. So you are less likely to crave like high sugar foods or pick me up foods and whatnot. So So that's why we suggest you do your best to not eat at night. That can be very difficult if you have a habit of eating at night, though. So you have to recognize that's a habit that you created or you're being triggered by that routine that you are going through that you always go through, like have dinner, then have a tea, then have a cookie, or watch a show and eat some popcorn or whatever.

That's not to say that you can't have a snack in the beginning. I don't want anyone feeling like they're starving and depriving. So if you just focus on the things that you need to do throughout the day, you will find that it'll get easier to manage your cravings and they'll practically go away. Cravings are just messages from your body. So once you give your body what it needs, if you do end up craving anything, there's usually a message in there. You need a little bit more good fat. You need to need a little bit more this or that, which we're going to get into more at the end of the week. So don't be too hard on yourself.

If you find that you're having a hard time snacking at night, that's a hard habit to break. but you will, you absolutely will be able to break that habit for sure. Okay, let's see, it's 9.30. I'm about up time, but I started late today. So let me see if I can get into some of these questions. That's me. Even with coworkers doing the program, I still feel like I'm on my own. Yeah, listen, that's why we really make sure that this is a safe.

I don't say, it used to say safe positive space because I'm not into it. I realize there's this whole thing with toxic positivity, raw, Ross. this boom ball, that kind of stuff. It's not a positive place. It's a place where if you are excited about celebrating something you've accomplished, done the scale, whatever that might be, I want you to feel like we are here for you. We want to hear it. We're cheerleading you. I also want you to feel like this is like you come in. You're like, oh my God. Like I just, I feel like I'm, this isn't working for me. I'm having a hard time. I'm, I'm sucking. I want you to feel like this is a place where you can come in, be real about that and share and feel like you're going to get

the support that you need. Just so you know, I do not tolerate people judging other people or making things harder for people. So we have eyes on the group to make sure that it is a safe place for you. To not feel alone, I always share this story that there was a time where I was running a program and it was actually during the pandemic. And thank goodness, a lot of us are, We're not dealing with that. I know it's still out there and exist. We're not dealing it in the way that we had to deal with it. It was during the pandemic and I was doing a cooking segment, which we are going to do. Greta Podleski is going to be back everyone. I don't know if you're new to the program. She is the author of the book, Yum and Yummer, and her new book, Every Salad Ever, she's going to come join us. We're going to do some cooking segments. But I was doing a cooking segment. And afterwards, I received an email from a woman who was like, I just want to tell you, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, by myself. I live by myself. I feel completely alone. I was at the end of my rope. I honestly didn't know what I was going to do. And these live segments make me feel like I'm part of something. And community is so important. And I've been there where I've, I've had a house full of people

and felt like I was completely alone. I've, I've had tons of friends and felt like I was completely alone. I really, really get that. And community is so important to feel like it's not just you that you aren't the only one who feels like you failed. You aren't the only one who's dealing with thyroid issues. You aren't the only one who's in the middle of divorce. You're not the only one dealing with grief. And that's what I love about the community. So if you are, if you're watching this through the app and you are not taking part in the Facebook support group, You don't need the Facebook support group in order to follow along. Everything you need is in the app.

But the community is a great place to be and connect and feel like you are a part of something, which statistically we know will help you to continue to show up. It's going to be hard sometimes to show up when you don't want to show up. It's kind of like kids. If you have kids, right, they have to go to school. Some days they come back. They love school. Most days they're like, I don't want to go to school.

But you have to show up. You have to keep doing the things that you need. to do because your kids got to graduate. And this is no different. If you have a goal that you know you're going to, you know you want to reach, you're going to have to show up and you're going to have to show up on days that you don't feel like showing up and days that make it hard for you to show up. And it's not about doing all the things. And this is where we started with this, this conversation of needing to do all the things and being perfect. It's about just doing the best that you can on any given day. And so my hope is by you creating the routine, opening up the app, watching the check and video, maybe doing some

journaling, logging, or popping into the Facebook support group, you'll notice that on the check-in video and the, where it's the poster that says what day it is, that's how we run the program by days. We have members who will pop in and just say hello because they've made that part of the routine. Just by popping in saying hello, what they're saying to themselves is, hello, self, I am still on this journey. Hello, self, I am showing up today. You'll notice some people will even set their intentions for the day. Hello, these are the things. I'm focusing on today and they're doing that for them, not for us, right? So, so it just becomes part of your routine. But the Facebook support group is a place where you can connect with

community. I remember Jason, one of our beloved members. You've seen him maybe in some of our advertising. I've had an opportunity to hang out with him a few times and we'll have opportunities for our members to connect as well. More about that later. But I had him on this segment called our Real People Real Journey. So as we could going in the program. I'm going to invite real members to come on and talk about their journey. And we do not sugarcoat anything. But he came on and talked about how he just loved the app. And he was using the app. And he was very successful. But then one day he popped into the group. And he was like, wow, this whole conversation is happening in here. This is amazing.

And then from there, interestingly enough, he's become such a big part of our community. So give it a try. Give it a try. Give it a try. Give it a try. Grief over losing my son has kicked my ass over the last year and a half. Yeah, my goodness, Suzanne, it's so tough. I think grief is something that we don't talk about enough, and we are going to get into and talk about that. I don't want to make it seem also like this whole program is just going to be so hard and hard conversations the whole time. It's not. I just want to let you know that weight loss is so hard for so many reasons, but you can do it. The great thing about the living method is is that because sometimes it's going to be like there's going to be shit happening in your life

that you're going to be like, am I really trying to lose weight while I'm dealing with this while I'm dealing with that? The great thing about the living method is everything that you are doing is helping you. It's helping you to become healthier or to stay healthy while you are dealing with hard things to prioritize yourself. There's that word again, but take time for yourself to even show yourself grace and patience right like the living method is so much more than just losing your weight and when we say losing your weight in a healthy way physically yes mentally more so and also in a way that you're going to

be able to maintain and sustain life is not going to make things easy for us at times and this is why because we use food for so many things it can be our fallback our coping mechanism and then when our lives get out of whack this is where it seems like that weight comes back on right and this is also what this is the kinds of things that g lp1s and weight loss medications don't do i saw someone i saw someone and i know i'm all over the place today by the way just go with it um it was the wine that i had last night i saw someone on one of our ads say people who are taking weight loss medications should be doing their own program and one i was like what i've realized in this conversations about GLP-1s is the people taking medications, it's not any easier for them or for you,

if that's you, and you don't have to do anything different. You still have to do the same things that everybody else does. And this is no different than gastric bypass. So when I help people over the years who've had gastric bypass, they're not learning how to eat. They're not working through their issues. Yes, they are more capable of eating less, but it doesn't mean they're making better choices. It doesn't mean that they're not dealing with. with grief. It doesn't mean that their work environment isn't toxic or making things hard for themselves. It doesn't mean that they don't feel alone. People who are taking weight loss medications don't feel less alone than you do. They don't struggle less than you do, right?

So anyway, I know this was a heavy conversation here. My goodness. For newbies here, hi Mimi. I never miss one of these four experts. You will always get at least one of the gold nuggets from them. Okay, it is not just me. It is not just me sharing everything that I've learned. That's all I'm doing here. I'm trying to think of anything and everything that I can share with you and trying to encompass what this journey is going to be like for you. You're going to love it.

It is so cool. I will be joined by our experts, all of them. We're going to have a lot of laughs. We're going to get into it. On Thursday, they are going to share what they think is the secret to success on the living method. and it's interesting because I've had this conversation with them before and their answers kind of change every time. This is our 26th program and although it's the same, each group is different

in its own and unique way, just like your experience will be unique. Everyone's experience will be profound in their own ways. Everyone's following the program, but you are going to figure out how to make it individual to your needs because you have the shit you're dealing with working through and whatnot. Maybe it's food allergies, food sensitivities, maybe it's whatever that might be as well. Maybe it's health issues. Maybe you have thyroid issues, PCOS, diabetes. We're going to talk about those things too when it comes to following the program.

But we're going to teach you how to make it individual to your needs. But in order to do that, we all have to start with the same base, which is focused on giving your body what it needs and being consistent. consistent about that. So again, the goal for this week is to be really clear when it comes to following that food plan. Make sure you're super solid on what to eat and when and start getting into the routine. It's only day two. It's only day two. Although some people hit the ground running, great. If that's not you, that's okay too. Some people, like I said, will get right into it. Some people will take more of an ease into it approach. There's no right way or wrong way.

how soon you get into it, how quickly you start losing weight or not will not be an indication of you being successful. Because what's really going to make a difference at the end of the day is that you are consistently showing up and that you are still here in the end, right? So that's what it's all about. All right. Let me see if I can get to another question before we go today. I just did Sandra Alia's the evening fix to help with nighttime snacking. Yeah, game changer. Yeah. That's the cool thing about our guest is that we're all doing this, they understand where we're at and some of the themes and things that pop up while we are working through week three of the program, week six of the program.

And it's designed to bring up thoughts and feel. So it's not just tuning into what you eat and when. So what you eat and when is going to change as we go. The food plan at the end of the program does not look like the food plan that we're starting with at the beginning of the program. And yes, even if you're a returning member, you're still going to want to follow it. remember the food plan and the program stays the same you have changed so it's how things evolve and and as we go through each week and we're switching up the food plans so for example week three

of the program you're going to start to feel bored oh my goodness we're still eating this we're still eating that but when you are bored that allows you your body to calm down really settle into routine really start to feel safe and allows you to work through dealing with eating when you're bored dealing with eating out a habit, right? When your body is calm, it allows your thoughts and feels to bubble to the surface, so you can work through those. So maybe you talk about vacations, no worries. We're going to talk about travel.

You can absolutely do the program while you are traveling. Honestly, we're expecting you to travel. I hope that I'm going to be traveling. I'm going to be away and traveling and still showing up and running the program as well. So we are assuming that you are also going to be away and traveling for whatever reason. Okay, that's enough for today, everyone. I apologize about my technical issue and my late start. You will notice we are going to keep all of our live segments to about a half an hour. So normally you can bank on them starting at 9 and ending at 9.30. Again, this is the one place where we don't provide written responses. If I didn't get to your question, I know there is lots that I didn't get to today.

Pop them over on the question of the day page. The team will answer them over there. Also, remember, you can download and listen to this by way of podcast as well. So we usually get to uploading it as a podcast about an hour, hour and a half after the actual live itself. Have a fantastic day. One last thing. If you know anyone who's on the fence or interested, you can still sign up. There is still time to sign up and get into the program. So share with friends and family.

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