The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 29 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: October 7, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 29, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:You are exactly where you need to be. Don't stress if you are working behind the group!Downsizing week can feel like you are on a diet...and it will take some work!Tuning into hunger levels and how to manage the changes you are making.Taking a moment to acknowledge and be present remembering world events that impact us.Making ourselves a priority when life is tough and challenging us.Having the time doesn't mean you have the capacity to do what needs to be done.Using the Sickness Protocol isn't only for times when you are physically sick.When life gets hard, be sure to check your WHY and meet yourself where you are at.Food Noise: Going deeper into a busy mind focused on food, food, food.Hashtag #Worthit! Being in the moment and loving the choices you make that bring you joy.The Last $60 Sale tomorrow! Tell your Friends and Family!We can do hard things.Menopause: there's a lot you can do to be proactive.Getting Real: real people, real journeys, real conversations.Feeling your best and enjoying life events that you look forward to.Signs your weight is about to drop.Getting clear about the downsizing tweak: Ask all of the questions that you have!To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

and Amazon Music. Let's get this week started, shall we? So today is day 29 of the program. It is our downsizing week. There's a lot lot of feels happening I was just in the comments some of you are feeling like you're already behind in the program and you're stressing out about that please don't stress although I know you're going to stress anyway honestly this is about you and your journey and you're you're following along perfectly you are where you are it's not going to stop you from reaching your goals for a variety of reasons. People are going to be working behind in the program. That is totally normal. So we really need to normalize that. That's why we have the app and we run the

program by 91 days. So if you're using the app and you stop following today, day 29, and whether you're gone for a couple of days or a whole week or whatever, you can't follow, just pick up on day 30 of the program. So please don't stress out about being behind. You are exactly where you need to be. You can listen to all the current conversations. You can ask all the questions that you have. It's not going to stop you at all from being successful. You still will have access to the Facebook support group once the program is done. Even though we stop posting and stop working in it, you'll still have access. The app will take you right through to the end of the 91 days.

So please don't worry about that. Also, please make sure you reach out and ask as many questions as you need to be super clear on what you need to do. One of the things I saw was people sharing concern that they're behind in the program, but not actually asking for help or assistance or guidance and not actually asking questions. So if you do have any questions, we're here for you. Totally normal, totally normal. Like I said, this week is probably the one week downsizing that feels most like a diet. So it tends to bring up a lot of feels when it comes to following the program in general. I like to just get it out of the way. Some people have suggested to me in the past that I move this week to later on in the program when people are ready for it.

You're never going to be ready for it, especially if you have to unpack a lot of issues and association beliefs and feels that come with spending years of dieting. There's no time like right now. I figure you've spent the last few weeks really building that foundation, working on being consistent, establishing that routine. What happens is the body gets really happy with that. Your body's like, this is great. You're probably starting to feel really good. If the scale isn't moving for you, you're probably still noticing your body change. The body's like, I could do this forever. The problem is a happy, content body isn't so motivated to make change. So the tweaks each week are designed to keep this process moving forward to really help you lose as much weight

as possible in the timeframe that we have. And I can say that because this program is all about losing your weight in a way that's healthy for your body and also healthy for your mind. But why not? Why not do the things that we can do to lose this weight sooner rather than later? It's also designed to bring up the feels. So it can be very triggering, but you're not going to get to a sustainable, maintainable weight without unpacking and working through the things that you need to work through, the associations that you have with food, your relationship with yourself, how in tune you are with yourself, your relationship with people around you when it comes to food, how you utilize food to cope. We use food for

so many things. So it's very complicated in that sense. So this is where we have to work through and unpack a lot of that to get to this place where we're calm. I know you're going to lose your weight physically, like you're going to lose your weight. That's just a matter of continuing to show up and do the things that you need to do long enough that you help your body release your fat and eventually you will lose your weight. But to me, what's more important is doing it in a way that you're going to be actually be able to maintain and sustain your weight. Truly have this be the last diet that you ever do. So that's, that's the goal around here. I do have a comment I want to read that someone posted in the group today. Josephine, first of all, thanks, everyone. We love all your shares, all your comments, all your questions, keep them

coming. Love you, Gina. I really do. But boy, do I loathe this week. I feel you. I feel you on this. It's brutal, effective, but brutal. Yeah, I don't, I'm like a walk through the fire kind of gal. I'm like, let's just walk through the fire. Let's not try to go around it. Let's just hit it head on. Effective, but brutal. One question I need to ask is I'm having trouble balancing working out and eating. I feel like I'm overeating in comparison to last program, but I wasn't working out then. Okay. I'm trying to keep in mind, but I find myself reaching for bonus snacks because I get so hungry between meals. Is that okay? Or should I stop working out during the program? Okay. A couple of things going on here. First of all, exercise workouts, absolutely massive, massive compliment to the program. No downside to working out at all.

There's benefits to resistance training. Obviously, a lot of people talk about the importance of lifting weights, especially in menopause, especially after years of dieting that can just kind of eat away at your muscle mass, which is so important, so important for not only for weight loss, but to be able to maintain your weight on the back end is get that resistance in there, have that muscle mass. Cardio, really great for bone health, obviously, great for stress, great for heart health as well. So many benefits, yoga, you know, Pilates core exercises, stretching, mobility, huge. So I just exercise, never, ever, ever think about not doing it because of what's happening on the scale, always a benefit.

But I've seen a few comments over the last couple of days, people nervous about downsizing. There was someone who was nursing who was nervous about their milk supply, someone else who was nervous that they were going to be like overly hungry and wouldn't be able to do something at work. Nervous in this sense that, you know, you're working out and your portions are larger than they were last program. So there's a lot to unpack there. So first of all, portions are always what they feel like, never about what they look like because your hunger levels change every day. And you're a different person. Your body is functioning

differently than the last program that you did. Your body is healthier. Your metabolism is higher. You are more active. And so therefore your body needs more. So this tweak is less about eating less and more about getting in tune to your body's actual needs and also bringing up all the feels that it's bringing up. Nervous, that if we're not eating enough food. So eating five, six times a day. So first of all, if you're nervous in any way about downsizing, about being hungry for whatever reason, make sure you are eating breakfast. Make sure you eat breakfast. But eating six times a day, nutrient-rich foods, let's take it back to how you were eating before and what you've done

on other diets, right? Eating a Triscuit and a, I don't know, a protein bar. Do you know what I'm saying? Like hardly eating anything. This is completely different. There is no, we've studied this. There is no detrimental effect of downsizing and no downside at all to any of the tweaks with the Livy method. So completely healthy for you, regardless of your situation. But you are going to, you are going to bring in your feels the issues of the past. So being nervous about not eating enough food, being nervous about eating too much food, being nervous about being hungry later. For a variety of reasons, we have a lot of different

feels. So that's why I really want to put your mind at ease, even with chances are eating six times a day, nutrient rich foods, even with downsizing, your body is still getting more than enough. But I want to get back to hunger levels. So it's whether you're working out or whatever it is that's causing you to have an extra hungry day, make sure you're doing a couple of things. Make sure you're drinking enough water, because when you're not drinking enough water, you can crave carbs and sugar. Make sure you're getting in protein and also adding in that good fat that feeds into your satiety hormones, right? Make sure you are not skipping your meals and snacks? Make sure you are not skipping

your meals and snacks. And when you're not hungry, still having those token amounts. So we know that we are addressing your hunger. With downsizing, it's normal to feel a little extra hungry because your body's noticing the change. It's like, oh, wait a minute, what's going on here? This is not what I'm used to. And it's great what the body is used to. Your body was also used to that set point you started at, right? And we're lowering is used to. Your body was also used to that set point you started at, right? And we're lowering that set point. Your set point is the weight that your body has gotten used to. The body loves routine. It trusts you. It gets used to you doing what you're doing. It's really happy with the changes so far. You've got to get its attention. And so

again, it's not that you're not eating enough. It's just, you're not eating the same amount that you're used to. So your body will let you know, you're going to notice this. Also keep in mind, what are the signs that your weight is about to drop, right? One of the signs that your weight is about to drop is when you're eating all this nutrient rich foods and you're extra hungry, even when you were eating to satisfaction. So it's normal to feel extra hungry right before your weight is about to drop, right? Also, waking up in the middle of the night, having to go to the bathroom, feeling extra bloated, having your weight up, right? Water not being on the table. There are other signs of detox as well. So this is why it's so important that one day you might

need three eggs to downsize and the next day, two to downsize and the next day even though you're downsizing, you might not be hungry at all. So you're going to ask those four questions. Ask those four questions. Then there is the issue of when you are done eating, and this is why we pay attention, that fourth question is asked 10, 15 minutes later. It takes time for your body to actually start to process and digest your food before it breaks it down into usable energy. So there's a bit of a time gap there between you are done eating and your body

breaking down your food, which can take hours. That's one thing no one talks about is how long certain foods take to break down in your system before they actually get banked as glycogen and usable energy. So for a variety of reasons, you might eat and then feel like you might leave yourself feeling unsatisfied. And then next thing you know, 10, 15 minutes later, you are feeling satisfied, right? Or you might eat to satisfaction like you were in the last couple of weeks. And then you might notice 10, 15 minutes later, you start to feel hungry again, right? So this is sort of where it takes us back to that original hunger post, that hunger can mean a variety of different things. It can be triggered.

It can also be mental. And this is where this week can really bring up the feels, is that you feel like you're on a diet. Oh my God, I didn't eat enough. I'm going to be hungry. This is where it was really important in the check-in this morning that I talked about. I don't want anyone using the words starved or deprived to describe how they're feeling this week. If you're feeling starved and deprived, we really want to be mindful of the language that we're using and what we're doing here. Eating a few bites less should not leave you feeling starved or deprived. Slightly unsatisfied is the goal. Okay. I know that was a lot. It was a lot. There's a lot, there's a lot obviously to unpack. Unpack I think is the word of the day. So don't worry if you feel like you're eating too much. You probably are eating too much.

If you feel like you're eating too little, you probably are eating too little. Go by how you, that's in your brain. If you think, if you think you are overeating, you think you're under eating. Go by how you feel. How am I feeling? How am I feeling, right? And be open to needing more or be open to needing less. If you're a returning member, it's not about keeping your portions small.

It's not about that. It's about being in tune to your portions in the moment. And what you want to do is make sure you are giving your body what it needs. So don't be worried about adding in exercise and feeling hungrier because of that or adding in exercise and feel like you need more. Now, if you are adding exercise, you do want to make sure you're getting that protein in. You want to make sure you're getting that fat in. You want to make sure you're making your food choices as nutrient rich as possible. So there could be a few things going on there. Hopefully that answers your question.

I do want to take a minute before I get back into answering some more of your questions to acknowledge that today is a tough day for a lot of people. Today is, it's been a year since the attack on Israel. This was something that a year ago obviously affected so many people around the world, but affected people on our team. So we're very conscious of this day and what has been happening since that day. I'm also very aware of the feels that people have individually. I don't really know enough to really go into details on what I think

is right or what I think is wrong. In showing up every day with all of you, I'm going through what's happening in the world with you, whether it was the hurricane the last week and the devastation there and other wars that are happening in the world. The world can be a really terrifying, shitty place sometimes. And I just, sometimes I don't know how to acknowledge the things that I know so many people are going through, but I do want to just bring this up. I do just want to bring it up and recognize that there will be hard recognize that we're all just trying to live our lives and show up and deal with and work through the things that we need to deal with. And work through. And I just want to say that I see you and I feel you and we are here for you. And you know, we may not get things right. But we, our heart is in the right place and we try.

And I want, I want the, I want this place. First of all, I like to really stay in my lane. And you hear me talk about this a lot. I, I do have feelings and thoughts about things that are happening in the world, but I want this to be an inclusive place where everybody is welcome, truly. That's one of the things that I'm most proud about, to create a space where people come together. And our common goal here is, I think, showing up and just trying to reach this goal that many of you have been trying to work so hard towards to prioritize ourselves in our lives, especially when things get difficult. And so I really want this place to be a space where everybody truly is welcome, but I also want to recognize that we all have our different, we're different. But I really truly hope that

this is a place where we can come together and focus on this one common goal. I probably did not do a great job of acknowledging this day, but I just wanted to take some time to share. with that said last year we had Dr. Dina Kara Schaefer join us to walk us through some of the fields that we were dealing with last year this it's there was a lot going on last year people were really struggling for a variety of different reasons. And we had Dr. Dina Kara Schaefer join us. Man, she's just incredible. She did a really great job of walking us through a lot of different fields. She can be back tomorrow. And we're going to talk about this with her. So we're going to unpack more. We're going to have conversations with her about how do we continue to show up for ourselves when weight loss seems so trivial, weight loss seems so trivial compared

to some of the things that we're, that we're, that we're dealing with. So how do you, how do you keep, because when things settle and there comes times where we have these moments, we do have to wake up every day and live in our bodies. We do want to live our best lives. We want to feel our best. We want to be as healthy as possible, right? As tough as the world can be, we do want to be here for it and live our best lives truly. But how do you make weight loss a priority when you are struggling with so many other things? How do you keep doing the things you need to do? How do you keep moving forward? That's going to be the conversation with Dr. Dina

Kara tomorrow. So if you want to join me with that, no doubt it'll be an incredible conversation. Okay. I want to regroup here. I'm not concentrating this round. I'm too stressed for my missing cat. It's the only thing I have on my mind and my body doesn't feel like eating. I had pumpkin pie and cool whip for breakfast this weekend and just been awful. Downsizing will be challenging. Like I said, for a variety of reasons, we will struggle and there will be things that will be more important. And I, I, you know, I recognize that like we really felt so last, last, last fall. Well, let me take back to the pandemic. Let me take it back to the pandemic. So when I was, I was running a group during the pandemic when it just started and I lost like 50, 50% of the people were just gone. It was such a great group. Everyone was

like going along. It was like, we were having the best time. And then all of a sudden, just 50% of the people just dropped. And then the conversation really started to get deep. And one of the biggest takeaways that I had was all of a sudden, people had all the time in the world to focus on what they want to focus on. I had all the time in the world to organize my basement. You know, people had all the time in the world to focus on healthy eating. People had all the time in the world to organize my basement. You know, people had all the time in the world to focus on healthy eating. People had all the time in the world to exercise, but having the time didn't mean that they had the capacity. So that was like that, this concept of capacity was a huge takeaway for me that sometimes you can have all the time and everything's aligned, but you just don't have the capacity to, to do the things that you need to do.

I totally understand that. Last year, we were running the fall program. And obviously today happened. And there were other things, the economy was really tough, people were having a really hard time financially, we lost, I personally lost a friend of mine to cancer. We lost one of our really well-known members in a tragic accident. It was, man, it was a lot. It was a lot. So there have been moments, obviously, where I feel like, am I really fucking talking about weight loss today?

Like, am I really going to sit up here and talk about weight loss today? But here's what I can tell you. The Livi Method is so much more than weight loss. It's about showing up for yourself because no one else is going to show up for you. It's about you doing the things that you need to do, even the hard things, to just keep moving forward. It's about you prioritizing your health and your wellness. It's about understanding where you are at and what you are dealing with. So in this situation today, for example, if your emotions are getting to you, follow the sickness protocol. Make sure you're getting lots of rest. Make sure you're getting

lots of fluids. Make sure you're eating nutrient-rich foods. Maybe some soup is going to be more your jam today rather than something heavier or hardier to digest. It's really understanding and meeting yourself where you're at. What we can't do is we can't quit on life. We can take a moment out, but we can't quit. We can't quit on life. We can't quit on ourselves. And this is affecting your health, right? The stress that you're feeling, whether it's physical, whether it's emotional, the stress that you're feeling, it's affecting your health and your wellness. And under all the heaviness, I would imagine is you wanting to live your best life, to get back to having those moments that give you life, right? And we

don't want to navigate our lives feeling broken, right? So it's not about how you show up for yourself when everything is sunshine and rainbows. It's not. It's truly how you show up for yourself when things are difficult, right? When things are difficult. I had a day yesterday, I don't know what was going on with me mentally having a really hard time. It wasn't a day for me to go do things. But today I got up and you know, Tony and I went for a walk. And you know, I'm here today. And, you know, I've made a plan for myself today and understanding how I feel that these are the things I'm going to focus on today. I'm going to take my supplements. I'm going to drink my water.

I'm going to, you know what I mean? I'm not, I'm kind of going through the motions, but sometimes you have to step outside of yourself and see, okay, this is what I need and do the things that you need to do, even though maybe you're not enjoying them, loving them, even though they're hard with all of that, right? So this will be exactly the conversation we're going to have with Dr. Dina Cara tomorrow. It's so great when we start a weight loss program, we're motivated, we're like, you know, we're just like, yeah. And then life happens and life hits. You know, this is sort of downsizing. I want to again bring it back to downsizing because downsizing can be really feely.

It can remind you of all the years that you spent trying to lose weight, all the emotions tied into that. It can make you feel unsure. It can make you feel a little nervous. And then you add that onto life as well. So how you reframe this might make a big difference. Like, it's not about eating less, right? It's about understanding that there's some stuff to unpack here. But it is also about how we get used to eating larger and larger portions, and we need to get back to being in tune to our body's actual needs, right? And really understanding what our body needs. So try to frame this again. How are you framing this program in the process? Is it a course?

Just like if you signed up for a course and you were dealing with what you're dealing with, you still have to go to school. It's like your kids, they still have to go to school. You still have to go to work. We still have to do the things that we need to do, even though life is happening to us around us. Is it a project, right? Are you, are you like an A type personality? You do really well with projects. What is the task? What are the things that you need to accomplish and do? What are you focused on this week? Is it a journey, right? Like you're, you don't know what's going to happen, but you're here for it. You know that there's going to be ups and downs. There's going to be a lot of feels like taking time to assess your why. I know I mentioned that in the check-in today, just really, really when, when things get hard, remind yourself why you are here. Your why is why you signed up. Your why is why you're showing up every day, even though you might not be so motivated. Your why is like your light, right?

Your map, your roadmap, whatever. That's where your destination, your why, your why. You want to have that really strong why. And then meet yourself where you're at each week. So how am I feeling after the weekend, right? So I know a lot of you, I saw a lot of you talking about the feels that you have showing up for the weekend, after the weekend, how you feel about the weekend, how did you navigate the weekend? How are you feeling today? Mondays are tough in general, let alone, you know, you start a Monday with downsizing, you know, that's pretty tough coming

off the weekend. So just really meeting yourself where you're at. Very difficult to keep on track. A day out on a branch event for a long time, but not concerned. My weight is up today. I trust my relationship with food now, right? Yeah. I love that. My food noise returned last week. I suddenly only hear conversations in my head about food and what's next or what to eat. I'm worried it will be even louder this week.

I haven't had food noise since my first program. So let's talk about that food noise, right? What am I going to eat? What am I not going to eat? Why do you eat that? Oh my God. It's time. Obviously you still have this issue. You, you're just, you're just going deeper, right? That's what that is about, right? It's sometimes you deal with stuff like you're like, wow, I feel great. Okay. this is good. I feel like I'm in a good place. Then something happens, you get triggered, right? It's time. You're just like, okay, I've done this. And then you work on other things. And then all of a sudden, guess what? Circle back around. Oh, here we go. Guess this goes a little deeper. It just means that this issue that you have with food noise goes a little deeper than you thought, right? That's great.

Because we want you to get to a place where it never pops up again. I remember that space in my brain that reserved for that all day, every day. In the lineup, getting a coffee. Oh, I should get a cake pop. I should get a muffin. I should get a brownie. I should get this. In the lineup for groceries. Oh, I should get chips. Oh, I'll just have some now. Okay, I'll just have a few. Open the bag up in the car. I'll just have a couple. Oh no, I'm going to, might as well eat the whole bag. Oh my God, I ruined everything. The whole day is shit. I might as well just like have, you know, whatever. So loud. This is moving forward. We will be bringing up a lot of feels. Be prepared for it. Be prepared for it. That's the work.

That's the work. The what you are eating and when, it's just, that's the minimum. What you are eating and when is just like, that's the foundation. That's the basis. That's the minimum. It's the rest. It's the rest. That, that, the feelings, the feelings are the feelings, the feelings. Hi, Michelle.

I'm finally feeling when my belly is talking to me. My mom made me my all-time favorite meal, doll curried lentils. Oh, so yummy. I overrated and overate and felt like the sumo wrestler. My belly was talking to me, but I wasn't listening. The four cues went out the window up this morning, but I know my why moving forward. Okay. So I mean, your mom made you your favorite meal. If there's a time to indulge, have at her. So take it back to what was your thought process? Did you just want to indulge? Did you want to eat it? Like, that's okay. That's okay. Yeah. Okay. I felt like, you know, I felt like I overate that. I know I did. Also, okay. Is this where you maybe attach a hashtag worth it to that hashtag worth it would do it again in a hot second, move it along. Right? Or did you start that meal when your mom was coming over where you said to yourself, I know this is my favorite meal, but I am going to make a point of eating in tune to my body's needs, asking those

four questions and eating enough, and then maybe packing the rest in a container. So if that was the case, how could you have done that differently? Right? I mean, you know, even like packing, if there's just a small bit left, pack that in a container. Oh, this is so delicious. I want to have this tomorrow. And you would be loving yourself if you had leftovers today, right? That you'd be like, Oh my God, I, you know, I'm so excited about that. So, so be really clear though. Is this that your mom made your all time favorite, right? Like yummy. I'm seeing you using the, like the, the yummy face emoji, right? So which one was it? Was it just like, yeah, my mom's making my favorite meal. I'm going to indulge it, eat it. I love it. That's it. Hashtag worth it. Move it along. Or was this where you had made a decision and then all of a sudden in the moment you, you know, just got caught up and eat whatever. Like,

so that's where you take it back. But this is kind of a mix or two. So you do want to be very clear. There's nothing wrong with you eating a meal your mom made or your grandma's favorite pie or if your kid baked you some cookies. I have a couple cookies. Also nothing wrong with saying, hey, all those look so good. I'm going to have one later. I'm not hungry right now, but I'll save it. There's nothing wrong with that either. You shouldn't have to eat things that you don't want to eat just because someone made them for you. But there are these times like this is where the living method is also about enjoying life along the way to write. Question, do you need Facebook to watch the lives of friends who are joining the next program, but don't have any social media accounts that are not

interested in opening any. So we're having our big sale tomorrow. We're having the last $60 sale. I'm pretty excited about this. Tell your friends, tell your family, honestly, $60. You can sign up for our winter program. So our program is now in such a way that you can just follow along using our Libby Method app to watch the lives. Yes, you have to be part of the Facebook support group, but you can also download and listen to them by way of podcast. But yes, to watch the lives. We are working actually on putting the lives in video form into the app after the fact. That might be something that we have going on in January, but obviously they won't be able to participate live. That's the issue. But you do not need Facebook to follow along with our program anymore. You can just use the Libi method app. Um, there's also the book that goes along, uh, with the app, with the Facebook support group as well. So you don't need to, you still get all the check-in videos. All the information is in the app. You can use the Livi AI feature in the app as well. So you do not need social media to follow the program, but obviously there's a huge benefit to being part of our, um,

you know, our Facebook community. This is where our community is. This is where our program specialists are. You know, this is where we do our live guest segments and whatnot. So, um, you don't need it. Uh, we have lots of people we have. So, so for example, we have like 30,000 people who are doing the program with us, but I think we only have 22,000 people in the actual Facebook support group itself. So there are many people just following along, uh, just using their own. This is why when we sell it, when we sell our program, we have a specific number of people in mind. And then this is why sometimes you see us keeping spots open for another day or so, because we keep eyes on how many

people are actually in the group versus how many people are just using the app. So this is something that's new to us, where they're back in the day, we once we sold out, we sold out cause we only had one place for people to follow along, which was the Facebook support group. And that was it. So once we reached our max numbers, that, that was it. People couldn't join after, right? So, so yeah, um, we do have, we do have, um, I just want to do really remind you guys because the sale is starts at tomorrow at

7am goes for 24 hours. Then on Wednesday, it'll be going back to $75. You will not see that $60 a sale. So if you're new to our program, we don't have sales. Like we don't have, we're not, we don't have like, we're not like other programs or they're on sale every week, right? We don't do that. So this is like our one sale, our early bird that we do. We're doing it at that $60 price, which is probably the last time

you can also pick up the maintenance. I keep forgetting to talk about this, but you can also grab the maintenance program as well. So if you're interested in the maintenance and you want to grab that at $60, you can also pick that up at $60 too. Even if you're not ready for maintenance, you can just kind of keep it in your back pocket. When you're ready, you can use it. And then the price is going up to $75. And then the price is going up again in January, which shouldn't affect any of you because you're going to get in on that $60 deal. We will probably always have some sort of early bird.

I love giving back to our members, especially if you invest in one program with us. We want to give you a bit of a break on the price. Although we will always, always, always, always, always, always, always, always, always make it our mission to keep our prices as low as we can go as low as we can go with that. So $60, that's my point. Get in. It's a freaking steal. It's a steal deal. When my scale doesn't move, I take it on as a challenge. And just so you know, uh, I'm there, Linda, I'm way stronger than you. Linda's talking to Linda. I love that. I love taking things on as a challenge. We can do hard things. We can do hard things, right? But man, it is difficult to show up for ourselves for some reason. There's a lot of guilt sometimes in that for a lot of people unpack.

They have a hard time focusing on themselves. There's a lot of deep feels that come along with the feelings that we're feeling, right? We can do hard things. We can do hard things. Menopause. It sucks. Menopause. I'm with you on this, Ruthann.

Here's what I've learned about menopause. I'm trying to look at menopause in a way that's, you know, I like to bring hope. There's a lot you can do to be proactive about what's happening and the changes that you're going through in menopause. I'm trying to look at menopause in a way that's, you know, I like to bring hope. There's a lot you can do to be proactive about what's happening and the changes that you're going through in menopause. We're actually talk about that specifically in the next couple of weeks. So next week, for example, Dr. Paul is going to join us. We're gonna talk about four reasons why your weight might be slower to move. Not that you're not going to lose weight, but why it might be slower because at this point this point, right, your weight should be dropping or you should be noticing your body change in which that drop is also coming, right?

I don't really get nervous about people's scales not moving until that week six, week seven. But I want to have a proactive conversation about that in week five. Because if you really are doing all of the things and you're feeling nothing happening, there could be a reason why. So stick around, keep following because this is your answer and this is your fix to that. But we're going to talk about inflammation. We're going to talk about gut issues, food sensitivities, food allergies, and stuff like that, your microbiome. We're also going to

talk about hormones. And then as a part two to that conversation, we're going to talk about hormones specifically and then menopause. We are going to talk about that. But there's a lot you can do on this program to address. I think there's some space between the conversations you have with your doctors and treatments and medications and doing nothing. And that's sort of where we really fill that space. There's a lot that you can do there. The way our program is really systematic. I'm hoping to get Barry Lynn. Hi, hon. I want to just take a minute and say hi. Barry Lynn is one of our cherished members. She's going through a really tough time right now. And so I just want to, man, girl, I've been meaning to reach out to you. I just want to, I just want to wrap you in a big hug and say, I adore you. I see you. I'm feeling for you. And I just, man, I just want to give you a big hug. I want to give

you a big hug. I'm so grateful that you're here today. I am. It's nice to see you. I'm hoping to get out for a little walk today. It's very windy here, but the sounds of the waves is soothing here at Woodland Beach. I don't want to share what's going on barely. And I don't, I know she's been talking about it on her social media account, but y'all, she can really use some love. She'd have really used some love. Sending you love, sending you your love, send in your love, girl. Gina, thank you. You have curated a program that is mental and emotional plus losing weight for a better version of me. We forget at times that this method is mindset and not a commercial weight loss program. Yeah. Yeah. You know, I think, I mean, I do want to have the number one weight loss company in the world, but I think all these mean, I do want to have the number one weight loss company in the world,

but I think all these weight loss companies are forgetting about the real people who are on very real journeys and they're all about sell, sell, sell, sell, sell. Trust me, it's so easy to get caught up in that. Especially when you're, for example, me running a company this size, we have real people working for us. I want to run a really successful company. I also want to really run a really successful company. I also want to really run a really successful company because I actually want to really help people out there. I know sometimes people are like, maybe that's too good to be true, but it's true. I like to be able to sleep at night. I want to run a hugely successful company, but I also believe that I can do it in a way that's

different. And some of the times, you know, some of the times we have to do some of the things, the reason why business is business is like, there's reasons behind that. That's been a hard lesson for me to learn, but I don't want to forget about the people who work for me. And I don't want to forget about the people who put their, their hard work and faith. And I think, you know, I'm, I'm, I'm a, I've been a little resistant about me being the face of the Livi method. I was even resistant about calling the Livi method, the Livi method, because I knew it was a solid like diet on its own. And I honestly didn't think I had anything to do with that. To be honest, I'm just sitting up here talking words, sharing what I

can, you know, sharing what I can, but you know, it's not just me. It's every single person on our team. It really cares about you being successful. They're very thoughtful, mindful. Our social media team, the people who put together all of our posts, they put a lot of thought into really connecting with our members and trying to come from a place where they understand where you're at. Our production team, every time they produce a video or produce something, you know, really just want to do right by our community. Our sort of our mission has become doing right by our community. The community has grown so huge. I think it's just such a, it's so special, honestly, especially for being online. And it's, you know, you guys, our community has set the bar really high around here. And we just

want to make sure we're doing right by people. But I think that's, you know, we're starting our, so we're starting a new, two new initiatives today is our member spotlight. So Ashley has been following a lot. I've been following her for a while on her journey. She's now down 59 pounds and she's written a beautiful share. If you haven't seen it yet, it's our member spotlight. So every Monday we're going to be highlighting some of our incredible members. So all of their words are written in their words. We don't do anything with that. We don't try to make it salesy.

This is just her sharing her journey in the hopes that she inspires someone else. Tomorrow, Nazneen is going to join me. She's going to be my guest tomorrow. We're starting a new segment, kind of used to be our old spill the tea. So we had this segment called spill the tea, our returning members will remember it. And I just felt it wasn't really an appropriate name. Um, it was fun in the beginning. We used to do like spill the tea. We talk about the tweaks and the weeks and all of that. And, you know, I think it's gotten so much, it's become so much

more than that. And so we're calling it Real People, Real Journey. And it's an opportunity to meet some of our members and talk to them about their journeys and what they've been through and how they got to where they are now. And some are going to be hugely successful. Some we're going to talk to who are struggling and having a hard time. It's not going to be like everybody on there who's like crushed the living method. And they're like, Oh, it was so easy. Like we're having real conversations. This is sort of where it gets real. I guess this is where it gets real. Up until this point, it's been like follow the food plan, do this, do that, do whatever.

Like this is yes. And we're going to continue to focus on that. And yes, there'll be actual tweaks, changes to the food plan itself that we're going to get into. Like I said, what you eat and when is itself that we're going to get into. Like I said, what you eat and when is going to change and evolve as we go, but it's a process to get there, not just like food prep wise, but mentally. And so yeah, so we're going to do that this morning. Those of you who, you might've missed it, but we have a post in the Facebook support group,

which is all about encouragement and motivation. So if you're a returning member, heck, even if you're a new member, you got some words of encouragement or some motivational shares, put them on that post. I'm hoping that this will be a post that whenever you are feeling kind of not so motivated, you can reflect too. But very real. We've got to make weight loss real, right? We've got to make weight loss real. My son got married this weekend. Oh, that's so great. We dance celebrated in this joy and I did not overindulge in food and drinks. I feel great that my weekend was not a wash. So I'm going to take it back even that you probably felt great at the wedding. I don't know how many weddings I've

been to. And then people like after dinner, they ate so much. They just like, Oh my God, I ate so much. I just, I'm so full, you know? So then maybe they don't feel like dancing. They don't feel like as, you know, jovial as they were when they came in. Cause they're sitting there and they're over like, you know, probably cause they didn't eat all day long and anticipation of a big meal later. So I hope that you had a fantastic time and you felt great, right? You had the same thing, whether it's a, it's whether it's one day and it's a wedding, you want to feel your best, whether it's a week away on vacation, you want to feel your best, nothing worse than going away at an event you look so forward to and you feel so bloated and gross.

You just, you can't even be in the moment and enjoy it because you're over eight or you go away on a weekend. You've been a week trip you've been looking forward to. And then, you know, you've eaten and drank, you just feel awful and you can't wait to get back home. Right? Like that's not how we want to feel. Um, love being in this program. Hi, Francesca, learning so much and finally drinking my water after years of struggling lost two, but back up again today. So struggling still in post-menopause and hypothyroidism. So not surprised, but learning so much, sticking with it. Okay. A drop is always a drop, right? Really important. So let's remind everyone the signs that your weight's about to drop. Extra hungry in the evening, getting up in that three or four o'clock time, water not being so appealing, weight being

up, feeling kind of bloated. So then once that weight is up, it starts to drop. It's normal for it to go back up again. That's your body retaining water because it's still focused on releasing that fat. So always assume the scale is moving for like three to five days after you see that initial drop. A drop is always a drop. It's so normal after you see that drop for it to go back up, but you've lost that weight. That's you. You can put that in your app, your tracker. That's your new low. So a loss with the living method because you're drinking the water, you're eating your foods, doing all this stuff is always a drop. So that is your new low. And now all you are is seeing that fluctuation on scale. Could be because your weight is still dropping and your body's just retaining water,

or just that can happen sometimes after you've lost that weight, it goes back up a little bit until it comes right back down and settles back on that new low. So try not to get too much in your head about that. Menopause, hypothyroidism, thyroid issues, diabetes, you know, whatever, you name it, it's because of those issues that your body does not want this fat, it wants you to be as healthy as possible. Menopause, a big part of that is hormones. Yes. It also is, you know, that can be compounded by years and years of dieting and that loss of muscle mass. We're going to talk about all the things that you can do specifically about menopause. Before I go, so many of you are asking about the menopause add-on. That's cool. We're going to introduce that next week. So in the next couple of weeks, I think our start date for

that is the 28th. So I'm going to run a menopause add-on where we're going to introduce that next week. So in the next couple of weeks, um, I think our start date for that is the 28th. So I'm going to run a menopause Adam, or we're going to talk specifically weight loss and menopause, but up until this point, these are the things that you need to be doing, right? So this is like, this is don't just wait on that because you're being so proactive on that right now, because this is the foundation of that. Okay. Um, I'm going to be back tonight at 7 PM. If you want to be back tonight at 7pm if you want to join me then. I also, before I go, want to remind you, if I didn't get to any of your questions, I know there was many today, pop them over on the question of the day page. The team will answer it there. Ask, ask, ask, ask, and ask again. Do not go a day wondering what you're doing,

being unsure, whatever. Make sure you're super clear on the tweak this week. Reach out. We are here for you. Tell your friends, tell your family about our one day sale tomorrow. Head over to our website, GinaLibby.com. Get yourself signed up. Okay. Have a good rest of your day and I will see you later. Bye everyone. Thanks for joining me today.