The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 29 - Spring 2025

Episode Date: May 20, 2025

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Spring 2025 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 29, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at: www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspring2025In this episode, Gina gets real about what “downsizing” actually means—and no, it’s not just about eating less. She shifts the conversation from food volume to food experience, emphasizing how satisfaction, not fullness, is the goal. Gina also explores why leaving food on your plate can feel so loaded, linking it back to emotional habits, scarcity mindsets, and even childhood messaging. From unpacking the uncomfortable feelings that surface when we don't “clean our plate” to the hard truths about why we chase that euphoric overfull feeling, this episode goes beyond food. It’s about patterns, protection, and personal growth. If this week has stirred up old dieting baggage, that’s not a setback—it’s the assignment. Gina reminds us that showing up for yourself isn’t selfish, it’s necessary—and that your body is ready, even if your brain is catching up.To learn more about The Livy Method, visit livymethod.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.

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that you're having a great weekend. Just jumping on live today because it's a whole new week and tweak it is downsizing week. Of course, I know that our friends in the US you have Memorial Day, I believe coming up next weekend. I mean, we are all over the world. We're in over 50 different countries. You are bound to find yourself, hopefully, enjoying a long weekend or celebratory day at some point, or perhaps you're even traveling. As you know, I just came back from traveling for a bit. I do that every now and then. I love to travel. That's sort of my thing. But on the third week of every program, we go away. It's work, we do some promotional stuff. We are also away scoping out some potential retreat spots,

which are very exciting. We're at the gorgeous Harbor Club and now we are back. I'm feeling refreshed. I'm excited about where we're at. So week four is a great place to be. First of all, congratulations on still being here at this point, no easy feat. Second of all, if the scale hasn't moved for you, I know that is maddening, but it is absolutely

normal. We have just started with these tweaks today, helping the body specifically focus on fat loss. So the first few weeks of the program really focused on give the body what it needs so it no longer feels the need to store fat. The middle part of the program is or we call the middle parts. No, we're not in the middle of the program, but the middle part is how the body specifically focus on fat loss. And then the end is really last part of the program is really supporting the body and its needs. And because you've been working that basic routine and so routine at this point, any slight variations to it will get the body's attention. So downsizing this week is less about eating less, really important, less about eating

less and more about the issues and associations that can pop up because of it. I saw someone talking about the Leafs game last night. I hope Sonya is doing okay after last night's Leafs game. She's not. If you follow me on social media, first of all, I hope that you're following us over on social media. The social media team shares a lot of great tips over there. It's not obviously how you run through the program, but a lot of it is really aligned with their posting.

But my friend Sonja, who also works for the company, she's the VP of sales and partnerships. We've been friends for like 25 years, huge, massive Leafs fan. And so we happened to be away during a couple of the games. One we watched at a local bar in St. Lucia called Kiwis, which was really fun. The other we watched at the bar at the Harbour Club, also fun. And we were at another resort watching not last night's game, but the game before, and that was a little touching go as you know, and she's completely devastated.

I don't know. She, we were at the airport last night watching the game. And as we were waiting for our luggage, they scored the first three goals while we were waiting for our luggage. So that was big around here. Of course, if we have any Florida Panthers fans, congratulations to your team. But we're feeling a little hurt over here with the Leaps game. We're talking about stress, talking about sleep and stress last night, last week with

the amazing guest experts that we have Dr. Beverly David, the psychology behind sleep and weight loss, what's happening with your brain, how that can affect the choices that you're making. Elana McGinn with stress and sleep tips to help us manage and Dr. Alinka closed it talking about how stress and sleep can affect your hormones. I was thinking today because this is also the part of the program where we try to keep you motivated around here and I don't know if you saw, and if you haven't yet, please check out our member spotlight this week, Darcy Bly and Elizabeth Maither.

Really interesting because I love, especially, well, I love that Darcy is a man and his take on the program, which I thought was really interesting. And really, too really, you think, you know, it's just a bunch of menopausal women up in here, which hello, yes, that's me. But there's a huge age range and all genders are welcome here in the program. Elizabeth May there is 31. A really interesting story because she talks about how she signed up for the first few programs and really wasn't all that successful. And now she's down 152 pounds, which is incredible.

Darcy is down 25.6. Both of them talk about though how bringing in other elements of the program and it's just so much more than what you are eating and when. And it's all about you figuring out what you need, right? There's a lot of information that we post, a lot of conversations that we have, but it's all about you figuring out what you need, right? There's a lot of information that we post, a lot of conversations that we have, but it's all about what is relevant to you, right? Maybe you're not in menopause, maybe you're younger, maybe you're older, maybe you're, you know, whatever gender you are, whatever you're dealing with, whatever

health issues that you have. It's really about like picking out the information. Basic food plan is for everybody. If you're human and have a body, the program's going to work for issues that you have. It's really about like picking out the information. Basic food plan is for everybody. If you're human and have a body, the program's going to work for you, but in terms of all the information. Really interesting both of them talk about pulling it together. I don't believe it is my job to motivate you because what's going to motivate you is having that really strong why. You need to understand why you're showing up every day because you're not going to be motivated every day. But we are going to share some pretty motivating and inspiring member shares and conversations. So we are sharing our spotlight today, which is Darcy.

So if you want to go show him some love, read over his story, also his tips. This is what helps make it real. And if you want to join me tomorrow on Tuesday, we're starting up with our Real People, Real Journey. That used to be called Spill the Tea. And I just thought it wasn't, Spilling the Tea wasn't doing it justice. It was a fun name, but it's really about real people and their very real journeys. We're going to talk to Elizabeth tomorrow at four. Also, we have the Encourage and Motivate post that's going out today.

And that is a place where if you are a returning member, share some motivation. If you're a new member or returning member, looking for some motivation, that's where you can kind of head over that post and hear other people's stories and journeys. You know where we're at, four weeks in the program. If you are now crushing the program

and you're close to reaching your goal and you really struggled with the first few weeks or you didn't lose for a while or you had moments where you're going to quit. Share that, share that story because I really truly believe the right words at any time can be a game changer. But I want to get into week four this week which is downsizing but before I do I want to talk about all the incredible conversations that we've had with our guest experts up until this point. One is what our guest experts shared at the beginning about what they thought was the secret to healthy, sustainable weight loss. I would go back and listen to that now, especially if you're new to the program and you might be like, what is this all about? What are we doing? Go back and listen to that conversation. The one on with Dr. Dina Kara-aefer about just kind of how to organize yourself and not feel overwhelmed and how to figure out what's best for you and how to stay motivated when you're not.

Dr. Beverly David, that how your past can factor into your current journey. That can be a big one. And again, if you are a new member, that might not have been really resonating in the beginning as you're just trying to figure things out. The supplement conversation with Dr. Paul, and again, I don't want anyone spending more money than they need, but we want you to be successful. And I was actually reading Elizabeth's story and how she had an iron deficiency and celiacs, which can, if you have an iron deficiency, you barely have any

energy and that affects not only how you're showing up in life, but how you're feeling and how your body functions. And then if you celiac and you're eating foods, obviously high in gluten, that's causing a massive inflammation response in the body, which can absolutely hinder your ability to focus on weight loss. And then of course, the sleep series with the ladies last week, it's really about giving you the information to figure out what's going on in your body. Okay, so week four, downsizing, nothing changes. Everything is the same. Nothing changes with the food

plan. That's really important because your body loves that routine. It's gotten really used to that routine. I saw someone's comment yesterday, I'm bored. I'm feeling bored. Is that normal? Yes, that's good. Now you might not be bored because you love the variety of foods. Like you might like, you know, I love this variety of foods. But, but, no, I'm feeling like I failed myself. Pamela, oh, I'll get to that in a sec. You might not feel bored because you like the variety of foods, but you should feel calm. Things, your body is adjusted to the food plan,

you're feeling calm. What I also love about this point, people are nervous to eat less because you can feel how good it feels to give your body what it needs. And the thing is, the reality is you're giving your body way more than what it needs. And what a perfectly content, happy body,

is just like, this is amazing. This is wonderful. I feel fantastic. Um, I guess that's what a perfectly content body sounds like. Um, but a perfectly content body is not necessarily motivated to make change. And that's where you have to get the body's attention, help it focus on fat loss because there's so many other things that your body needs to do. And so that's why when you fall in that food plane consistently and your body needs to do. And so that's why when you're following that food plan consistently and your body's starting to calm down from it, right?

And you are focusing on getting in tune with your hunger levels when you're hungry, right? What eating dissatisfaction is, it feels like to you, what eating enough feels like to you. So this week, the only thing that changes is rather than asking those four mindful eating questions and eating just enough so that you're walking away feeling satisfied, I want you walking away feeling slightly unsatisfied, not starved, not deprived, you're not cutting portions, you are simply leaving yourself feeling

slightly unsatisfied. Now you can go by feeling, asking those four mindful eating questions and just like you knew the feeling to eat enough, kind of pull back a little bit. Or you can simply just leave a few bites on your plates. I saw some people talking about using smaller plates. I'm not a fan of that because there are going to be times where you you're going to be served large plates. I'm not into, we're not trying to trick the brain or fool the brain. This isn't something you can see, it's something you feel. And so another comment that we get a lot, especially from our returning members, where my portions are already small. Well I'm assuming in the last couple weeks your portions may be small but you were still eating enough to feel satisfied. And so portions are always, always, always what they feel like and never about what they look like. And your hunger levels change day to day.

So even with downsizing, you might have a day where you're not hungry at all. And you're like, how am I supposed to downsize? I'm not even hungry. And then you still want to have those small token mounts. So ask the four questions, get out of your head, more into your body. If you're having a hard time gauging that, then just leave a few bites less than what you're used to. So ask the four questions, get out of your head, more into your body. If you're having a hard time gauging that, then just leave a few bites less than what you're used to. That can bring up all sorts of feels, food waste issues.

People are afraid to not eat all their food and that goes deeper. That's more than just not wanting to waste food. You probably just feel uncomfortable because you haven't cleared your plate. If you've been raised to clear your plate your entire life, that can make you feel a little uncomfortable, especially if you were scolded by your parents, you're gonna sit there and eat all your food. You might feel a little weird about that. Food scarcity issues pop up.

Food waste issues, I would suggest, bring a takeout container and or take your food home from a restaurant. I take food home from a restaurant all the time. I paid for it, I want it. I will put it in a takeout container. And if I'll put it in the fridge, maybe I'll eat it. Maybe I don't, but in the moment, it helps me with,

I don't want to waste this. I paid for it. I want it. And so I bring it home. And no matter how big, how small, I bring it home. And I put it in my fridge and then maybe I eat it, someone else eat it, or maybe we don't eat it. But you eating food, and this is really important, you eating food that you don't need is not saving food for anybody.

That's really important to understand that. And I used to throw this term, your body is not a garbage can. You are not the garbage can. You are not the recycling bin. So I'm going to say that again to make it very clear. You eating food that you don't need is not saving food for anybody. That is not addressing the food waste issues of the world.

It is not addressing anyone's food scarcity issues. There's all sorts of programs and if you feel really deep about that, there's all sorts of programs and places you can volunteer and help. If you know, we donate, for example, to the local food bank. There's things that you can do if food scarcity is something that's close to your heart.

But you personally not wasting food by eating food you don't need is not helping anybody. In fact, there's a cost to that. There's a personal cost to you for that. But that's not an easy thing. That's not an easy thing. That's not an easy thing. When I feel like I'm not hungry, I eat, then I realize I am hungry. Yeah, absolutely. April. And this is why it's important to have those token amounts. Sometimes you will have that token amount bill. I'm not hungry.

And then you actually start stimulating your digestive system and you're like, Oh shit, I'm, I am actually hungry. This happens to me a lot. I'm a very focused when I'm working on something. I can spend all day working on it. I'm either working all day or not working at all. I just kind of tried to find the middle ground in my life. But I'm very focused on something. And so Tony will be like, hey, do you want something to eat?

And I'll be like, no, no, no, no, no, I'm good. Or at night sometimes, too, for dinner. Do you want anything? I'm like, I don't really feel like anything. And then the minute he brings me something or I start to eat, I realize, oh wow, I'm actually hungry. I was just probably really thinking hard on something. You focused on something.

And so that's why I wasn't really, I didn't take a minute to be like, oh, am I actually hungry? And I'd be like, yeah, okay, yeah, I'm actually really hungry. So yeah, so that's why having those token amounts is really important. Also, you don't want to stress the body out. We're going to be making changes to the food plan that in a good way, stress your body

out. Your body's gotten so used to this routine. It's like, this is great, la, la, la, la. And so if we're downsizing, and this is not a very scientific explanation, but this is kind of how it goes. Your body has gotten used to you continually giving it what it needs. So we've been addressing your body feeling the need to store fat. Your body's like, nope, I need this amount of fat to keep you alive because I go through these periods where I'm starved or I got high stress or I'm not sleeping and I need it. And then you're like, okay, buddy, I see you. I just keep giving you food all day long. And your body's like, oh, shit. Yeah, this is great.

I'm good. Oh, she's listening to me. I'm going to tell her when I'm hungry. I'm going to tell her when I'm thirsty. Though your body's also starting to tell you probably notice that when you're full, you're starting to get really stronger. I'm full, maybe really strong. I'm hungry. Oh, shit. I'm hungry. But also strong, I've eaten enough. You're starting to clue into those signals. And so you're giving your body exactly what it needs, and then, but you're just giving it slightly less than what it's used to. And it's not that you're not giving your body what it needs, you're just giving it slightly less than what it's used to. It's the same thing with your set point. Your body's gotten used to functioning at a certain weight, used to needing to store a

certain amount of fat. That's not what it acts. It's not where your body functions the best. It causes inflammation. Obviously all sorts of issues when your body's carrying more fat than it needs. And so it's just what your body's gotten used to. And so your body's gotten used to this food plan and eating a certain amount of food and we're going to eat slightly, going to give it slightly less. And your body's going to be like, whoa, wait a minute, that's not what I, you usually give me more. And you're like, yeah, but I'm giving, I'm still giving you all this great nutrient rich foods. And your body's like, well, I liked what you were giving me before. And

you're like, but you don't necessarily need it. And so your body's well like, fine, if you're not going to give me the amount of food that I need to sustain this size body, I'm gonna get rid of some fat that I no longer need. So this is, it's your body downsizing. It's your body saying, okay, before I was getting enough food to sustain this size body,

I'm still getting all this good nutrient rich foods, but not enough to sustain this size body. So let me release this fat that no longer serves a purpose and let me downsize to adjust to the amounts of food coming in. And hence that's why we call it downsizing. It's kind of like if someone was paying you every day, every day, you know you are going to get paid every single day, you're going to get paid. You might be more likely to spend your last dollar, oh I got more money coming in tomorrow. Oh, it's all good.

Spend, spend, spend, spend all day. You sleep well at night. I got more money coming in tomorrow. As opposed to somebody else who gets paid once a month. Someone else who gets paid once a month might be like, oh shit, like I've got to, I don't know. I don't know if I can spend that because I don't know what's coming up.

And I just, I got to like plan. I got a budget. Your body's kind of the same. Probably nothing like that, but you know what I coming up and I just I got a like plan I got a budget your body's kind of the same probably nothing like that but you know what I'm saying constant food your body physically knows that food's coming in your mind knows that food's coming in it's used to that routine that's why we don't mess with it all we do is we're just eating simply a few bites less now this is going to leave you feeling hungry your body's going to tell you, hey, I notice, I see. You will notice after a couple of days,

your body will adjust. And then next week, we're going to go back to eating enough to feel satisfied, and you're going to realize that you are feeling more satisfied on smaller portions. So we're getting in tune, even more in tune to those portions, but in a way that stresses the body out,

but doesn't stress it out too much and helps the body take action of where it feels like it's safe and it's gonna continue to give the you're gonna continue to give the body what it needs. Do do do do do do do do yes this makes more sense now thank you for explaining I got you Cathy I'm here for you I got you I got you I still find it difficult to eat the veg snack I still have a couple cutoffs of cucumber or a few carrots but man I really don't need it all for hunger. Yeah, no, of course you don't. Of course you don't. That's why what you eat and when it's going to change and evolve. And I hear this all the time.

It's hard to fit my snacks in and I'm not hungry for them. It's not about you. It's about what your body needs in that routine. And if you listen to our guest experts, you'll hear them all talk about the importance of routine. And so this is an eat less, exercise more. It's not something you can do with math. It's not about that at all. It's about that routine. And so this is where I would go back to, maybe when you were first reading over the food plan, you're like, oh, okay, I don't get it. That veg snack is there after your larger meal, which makes no sense to eat a larger meal at lunch. You just don't need it. Although we've gotten very accustomed to it. We like it. I'm not messing with that. However, your body doesn't need more food at certain times of day. Right? You get satisfied. You're

hungry. You're satisfied. You're satisfied. Most people are just used to eating more at lunch, most used to eating more at dinner because socially that's how you've been brought up. And yes, we use food to be social. So that's really important. But after your bigger meal, having those vegetables helps to stimulate your digestive system after a larger meal. Obviously, they're higher in nutrient value and whatnot. And it's just about stimulating that digestive system and spreading your food out throughout the day so you're eating more often, but less food that is going to change and evolve as we go. But if you're fucking with that routine, your body's not feeling the routine. Right. If it's it's kind of like building a house and you've been building

a foundation, except every day you forget a brick. Right. So let's say you're laying the foundation of your house. So every day you are just missing one brick. And that might not seem to be, ah, what do I need this brick? I got six bricks, six bricks, every day you're just laying five. So there's a hole in your foundation. And so that might not seem a big deal. Oh, it's just a fucking veg snack.

What's the big deal? Right? It's about the routine and what your body becomes accustomed to. And it's about your insulin levels and spreading your foods out. It's about stimulating your digestive system after that larger lunch. It makes you also not so hungry going into your evening. So there's a rhyme and a reason to it. As you progress in the program, you'll have the option eventually of choosing to have that veg snack or not. And then you might say, well, why can't I do that now? Well, because it's all about getting in tune to your body and systematically helping your body

focus on fat loss. So you're systematically addressing your body's needs while systematically helping to increase your metabolism, while systematically helping your body focus on fat loss and all those things. So if you think of not having your any meals and snacks, think of laying that foundation and skipping a brick every day. So if I say, how many bricks are missing in your foundation week for the program? Now, you don't want to go back. You don't want to relay your bricks. That's fine. You

always just want to keep moving forward. But think about that for a sec. If I was building a house, this house that I live in, how many bricks are missing from my house and how confident am I going to be living in that house with all those missing bricks at the end of the day, right? So this is about that routine. So set timers, set alarms, set whatever. And you know, it could just be maybe you are overeating. You might notice that you were eating a little bit too much for lunch because you're just used to clearing your plate. Maybe that will pop up for you. You know, people always say, lunch, I had a big huge salad, you should never describe anything that you're eating as big and huge.

It's completely unnecessary. So you may find that you end up coming to really love that veg snack or whatever you choose to have as that snack in the program. But I can see it's this is sort of like the monotony of it all. You know, we like to be, you know, we like to have our food be exciting and something we really love and all of that, and that's great. And we definitely will circle back around and get to that place, but your body doesn't need that. And so if you can kind of just have it resonate however you can the importance of that consistency. And then there's nothing wrong with being routine, like just packing the same cucumbers, carrot sticks, hummus dip.

You don't have to be overly excited about it. You might want to add a boiled egg or something else in there. But, and this is also like, also, you not eating something and not being hungry and understanding that feeling also really something important to learn too. So this is not just about paying attention to when you're hungry, it's also paying attention to when you're not hungry and recognizing I'm not really all that to learn too. So this is not just about paying attention to when you're hungry, it's also paying attention to when you're not hungry and recognizing, I'm not really all that hungry for this.

And then also what you eat is really important. This is where you may think vegetables and you're thinking cucumber and carrots, but there's edamame, there's peppers, like there's a variety, maybe it's just kind of like what you're eating is not appealing, you might wanna step out of your comfort zone, maybe there's a variety. Maybe it's just kind of like what you're eating is not appealing. You might want to step out of your comfort zone, maybe trying something a little new. But definitely showing up and having to do all the things you need to do can be,

can feel a little bit like, oh my God, here we go again. And especially if you're not like, it's not like vegetables are like so delicious, but maybe you can find a good dip that you like to add with them, you know? delicious, but maybe you can find a good dip that you like to add with them, you know, try to just try to try to understand the, try to understand the, the importance of it or the rhyme and the reason behind it, rather than the try to get the enjoyment out of it in the moment, right? And don't get me wrong, especially foodies. So if you're a foodie and you love food, you may just find like, I don't know, I'm not like getting the same enjoyment out of my food. That's okay. Once you lose your weight, reach your goals,

get in tune to your body's needs, you'll be able to enjoy all the foods that you love, but you'll be in tune to them. You'll taste them. You'll notice your taste buds will get enhanced, right? So that can be a thing. So try to figure out how to make that resonating. So you're not like, oh my God, my veg snack, but you know what I mean? Whatever you can do to be consistent about it. It's always the taste of food that triggers me to eat more. I can be eating. Notice I'm satisfied and just say to myself, just one more bite for the taste. Then that turns into a couple more. I always find I always find a way to have a bit more. I need to work on that. I'm still eating way, way less than I ever was before. So, okay, I love that you recognize that.

And so maybe you just, again, you're a foodie, you love food, you love food. So what you probably didn't love before is indulging in the food, then what happens afterwards, you feel bad about it, berate yourself out of it, wake up the next day, want to see something on the scale and be like, yeah, right? We want to get you to a place where you're sitting in a room

full of your favorite foods and if you're hungry, you're like, thank you, yes. And you eat enough to feel satisfied, you're like, okay. And then you don't think anything else. Or you're like, no, I'm good right now. But there's some work to do for that. And there are people who just love food. They love smelling food, tasting food, making food.

There's nothing wrong with that. And so that's why I'm saying it's kind of like indulge in the routine right now with that understanding, you're going to be able to circle back around and love food again. This is about loving yourself and loving your body and repairing whatever disconnect is happening in your relationship with food. Because if you love it so much and it brings you joy, why are you also then thinking ways about it berating, feeling guilty, any of those types of things, right? Or maybe it's more simple. You got to do what you need to do to focus on helping your body lose this weight and do it in

a healthy way. You're going to be able to enjoy those foods again, where your body's not going to feel the need to store all that fat back. And so maybe this is sort of like the smell, maybe you are eating, eating, eating, and then at the end feeling like you didn't get to enjoy the food, so that is where you want a little bit more. And maybe it's because you're a busy mom or whatever you're doing, try to roll it back and enjoy, really indulge in the making of the food, the smelling of the food, the chewing, we could all chew more chewing of the food, the flavor of the food.

It could be that you're just kind of like, you're getting into it and you're eating. It's kind of like when you're awake and bad at night and you just feel like I just need a minute because my day is so busy. I just need this time for me. I need to watch TV. I need to do whatever,

but it's really not the greatest for us. Really, we should have started our bedtime routine probably an hour earlier. You know what I mean? So yeah, try to figure out how to indulge in food that doesn't have you overeating the food. And I love this. So what's the theme today? Understanding where you're at, what you need, really paying attention to the thoughts and the feels that are popping up this week. What's happening physically in your body with when you're hungry, when you're not hungry. I do want to remind you too, though, that the goal is to feel slightly unsatisfied. So you're going to notice you do feel extra hungry, especially into the evening.

Also want to remind you because some people are like, I'm just so hungry I couldn't take it. And the quality of food is really important. It's not just the volume of food. I saw someone the other day talk like, I'm a volume eater. You should be a quality eater, not a volume eater. It's not how much, people eat a lot of food. It doesn't mean it has the nutrient value that their body needs.

It's not about the volume of food, it's about the quality of food that you are consuming. So something to keep in mind. But it is normal to feel extra hungry in the evening right before your weight is about to drop as well. So pay attention to that. Weight feeling up, waking up three or four o'clock in the morning, water not being appealing, that's all the sign that your weight is about to drop.

So let's talk about the scale. People are like, oh, we're going to eat less this week, this must be when the scale is going to move. Do not be freaked out if the scale doesn't move for you, chances are it'll move next week for you. And that's always the comment that we get when we are back to eating to satisfaction next week. Well, if I'm back to satisfaction, how am I supposed to lose weight? Because you're doing all these things. It's not just about eating less. And you will notice that it's not though it's a lot of times it's you'll be doing the tweak but what you'll see you'll see it translated on the scale the following week. So I know you want that scale to move. It's not just eating less. So try

not to be like, oh if I eat even less it's going to make things go even quicker. You want to you want to work with the program, not opposite of the program. And also don't forget about maximizing, which is all the other things that you can do. Okay, I'm going to go through some of the questions here that I haven't had an opportunity to get to. Can you drink too much fluid? I mean, yeah, for sure you can. You can, for sure.

You'd have to really, in order to drink too much fluid, you'd have to really force yourself to drink too much fluid. And this was to really force yourself to drink too much fluid. And this was a big conversation you used to have back on the day. Now we now know that the Cleveland Clinic, MedCan, like all the, what's the other one, Mayo Clinic, they've studied how much humans need in terms of how much water to drink. It's 2.7 to 3.5 liters, give or take, for basic hydration. And so for example, you breathe out 500 milliliters of water. So if you take a 500 milliliter water bottle, you're breathing that out.

That's not even sweating it out. It's not your body processing and digesting foods. You also need more water than the average on this program because you are eating so often and this is where your water, it's not about drinking a certain amount, right? Eventually you're going to get in tune with just drinking when you're thirsty with the program. And if you're carrying excess fat, obviously, you know, and if you are more active and you take medications that are dehydrating, you live in a drier environment,

so everyone's a little different. But 2.7 to 3.5 is just basic body function. That's your body just being able to just survive, basically. The kidneys are capable of processing like 28 liters of water, but obviously that would be insane. You don't wanna drink any more than a liter per hour. This is why you really want to spread it out throughout the day. You can run into an issue when you're drinking too much water and not having enough

electrolytes and drinking too much in a period of time and if it's being summer and it's a warm climate and whatnot, electrolytes can be used and if you're older and take medications. So we have that post, you might have missed it on low sodium a while back. It's not necessarily drinking more water. It's not getting enough sodium in your diet. Can be problematic, especially when you start doing

a diet like this where you're not having the processed foods. Maybe you're thinking I wanna be healthy so you're using less salt and we actually need salt in our diets. Fluids do add up. So if you add your coffee, you add your tea, there is also like you know water content in fruits and stuff like that. But you would have to really try hard to drink more than you need. In the summer, in the summertime for example when it's really really, really hot, you can be drinking a lot of water and you just feel like it's sloshing around in your guts and you don't really feel hydrated. This is where you might want to consider adding some electrolytes

to your water. It's not about drinking more. It's again, quality of the water that you're drinking. And so yes, absolutely, in extreme circumstances, you can be drinking too much water, but 2.7 to 3.5 is not even close to that. The more issue that people have is there's a lot of... It's not good to be dehydrated. Everyone's always concerned about over-hydration, and that rarely ever happens. The real issue is being dehydrated. There's all sorts of issues that come with dehydration and most people are dehydrated,

not over-hydrated. So yeah, absolutely you can definitely drink too much fluid, but you would have to really try hard and drink like 10, 12 liters of water. Now there are people who do consume larger amounts of water, but they tend to also live in larger bodies as well. I still find it difficult. Oh, I already read that one. As if I'm randomly scrolling and I find the one I already, hi Darlene, good morning. I'm way behind the program now that a hobby is recuperating from five bypasses. I'm taking time for me. Everyone has been asking me or telling me to take care of myself.

I thought I was, but I wasn't. I can't believe we are this far in the program. I never realized how far behind I am. You, well, let's just rephrase that. You are, my goodness, bless you. Just take a minute for you and wrap you in a big warm hug. That's been, that's a lot. It's a lot.

You know, people always think about the person going through the trauma and it's been, it's so exhausting to be that caregiver on the, on the other side. So let's wrap you in a big warm hug. And like, you're just perfect. You are, you're, you're here today and you're joining us and you're listening and you're taking time for yourself. It's so easy for people to say, take care of yourself. I remember when my husband, ex-husband, he recently passed away, was in the hospital. And, you know, everyone kept saying that to me and I'm like, yeah, okay, I got to be the one who's here.

I got to be the one who's doing it. I just, I can't. Sometimes, sometimes something has to give and it is you. It is you. But then there was a point, I had my face in a bowl of oatmeal sitting at the table in the hospital and literally was like passed out in a bowl, like, and a friend who, my friend Beth, many of you might know Beth, and she worked at the gift shop at the hospital and she picked me up, took my face out of the bowl

of oatmeal and took me home to her house, which is not too far away and was like, get in the shower, have a nap, whatever. And sometimes we don't realize we do push our ourselves to the point of, you know, we need help. And so you have to weight loss can seem really, really insignificant when you are going through something like you're going through. There will be many moments for many people in the program that weight loss,

you trying to lose weight will seem like very insignificant compared to what's happening in life. And that's where the living method is really great because yes it can be about weight loss, it can be about lifestyle, it can be about saving your life, it can be about making yourself healthier, it can be about managing life. There was another time, I remember another story I share, when my son was in the hospital, I went live the whole time. He was in the hospital for like a month. And it was during COVID. And I just wanted to drink wine and not eat and sacrifice myself to show how concerned I was and all of that. But I wouldn't have been allowed in the hospital

if I got sick, if I even showed us, because it was sick kids down in Toronto, if I showed a sniffle or red eyes, they wouldn't let me in the hospital. And so I had to say to myself, okay Gina, you need to stay hydrated. And so I remember there was a snack place, thank goodness they sold vegetables and fruits and whatever.

I did not have an appetite, but I was like, I need to take care of myself. Now, my motivation for taking care of myself was that I needed to be there for my son. And so this is this is another way where you can be like, in order for me to take care of my husband, I need to be strong, I need to take time for myself. But we've been taught it's so selfish to prioritize ourselves, right? So that's very complicated. It's very complicated to do that. But you're exactly where you need to be. This is where you need and you're what everyone else tells you what you need to do is not necessarily what's going to resonate with you.

And maybe for you, it's reading a book, maybe for you, it's, you know, whatever that, you know, praying, like the prayer, whatever that is that time for you maybe it's the program maybe it's focusing on you know getting that app and setting those reminders right so if you were to just be like fuck it you'd still be exactly where you need to be if you were like okay you know i'm going through this stuff and i'm crushing it my weight's still down that's also perfect too right so so you're not behind you're exactly where you need to be and so let us us help reach out, ask questions, take it one day at a time. Don't feel the weight of being behind. Don't take on the weight of being behind. Don't take on the weight of being behind. You're exactly where you need to be.

So you know, just get back to the basics. Just get back to the basics. Maybe setting your intentions, journaling, setting, maybe setting some time for yourself. Right? Maybe it's why your husband is sleeping or where try to find some time where I'm going to spend 20 minutes on myself and I'm going to do something for myself. Maybe I'm going to read a book, maybe I'm going to journal, maybe I'm going to put on a TV show and think about nothing else. Maybe I'm going to make myself a nice bowl of soup or whatever that is. But you're exactly where you need to be.

That's a lot. So you're not behind. You're not behind. You're exactly where you need to be, exactly where you need to be. That's a lot. So you're not behind, you're not behind. You're exactly where you need to be. Oh, good morning. Hi, Nicole. Thank you everyone for the well wishes for my dad Robert. He is cleared medically and will be starting rehab soon as a large stroke and miraculously

a very minor deficits. So Robert is a rock star around here. We do get to know a lot of our members and Robert is a rock star around here. He was recently in the hospital and we were all very nervous. He had a large stroke and he's now recovering really well. So send in love, send in love man. It's not easy. I mean, this is also where you look at the Libby Method and you're like, you know, Robert, I'm sure I had an amazing recovery and I'm not taking, I am absolutely not taking any credit for this, but he works really hard on trying to be as healthy as possible and

he's lost weight in the program and he shows up and has really learned to prioritize himself and his health. And we've had many people reach out over the years and whether it's like, wow, if I hadn't been following your program and your program specialist hadn't said to me, you should go to your doctor, you should check that out. A lot of people when they're overweight don't feel worthy about prioritizing their health and checking with their doctor.

We had so many people who'd be like, if I, you know, thank you, I wouldn't have gone to my doctor, I went and now I've, you know, found out I got this and this is going on. Many people have reached out and been like, I had a surgery that my doctor said they would never even have done if I hadn't lost the weight. You know, so this is so much more than fitting your ass into your jeans at the end of the day.

So much more than that. So much more than that. I love that fresh produce is now around. Support your local farms. Yeah, that's so true, Tracy. So true. And this is also let's talk about how this is not just a diet. I'm starting to say it is more like it's creating the lifestyle. I wouldn't say the diet is the lifestyle. It's creating the lifestyle. And what is your associations to food?

Like, how do you want to show up for food? Everyone loves the indulgence of it, but are we actually even indulging in it? In the cooking, in the preparing, in the smelling, in the chewing, are we just mowing our food really quick? What's your relationship with food? And that's where the routine comes in because the routine quiets the body. And yes, we're gonna make some changes

that the body will wake up and be like, what? But also that routine, that foundation of the routine quiets the body. And yes, we're going to make some changes that the body will wake up and be like, what? But also that routine, that foundation of the routine allows a lot of the thoughts and the feels pop up. And this is about we're rewiring how the bodies come to function physically, rewiring your brain, and then also reconnecting, reconnecting with food, because we use it in so many different ways, right?

It seems food for me is entertainment. What? I need a hobby. Right? Right, Kim? And this is like a lot of people are really social. Let's go celebrate. Let's go meet. Let's go hang out. Let's go whatever. Let's break bread. And so, right? Right? And so here's the thing too though. If your body's feeling you need to store fat,

there's probably a reason for that. There's a history behind that and we're giving the body what it needs so it no longer feels the need to store fat, there's probably a reason for that. There's a history behind that. And we're giving the body what it needs so it no longer feels the need to store fat. It helps you release the fat. And then at the end, you're in this place where you're calm around food. So you'll go and you'll choose something that you want to enjoy and actually enjoy it without having to overeat it. That's that goal, right?

Because it's not really enjoying it if you're berating yourself for hours afterwards. So if it's entertainment, how can I still be entertained by food? Maybe it's in the preparing of the food. Like I don't know. That's something to think about. There's nothing wrong with food being your hobby. There's a lot of great things for food that we do with food. But is it when you're actually eating it, are you actually enjoying it, and then what

is happening after? That's the part of it. It's not the food that's causing you to gain the weight. The good, nutrient-rich foods isn't... It's not the bread and pasta is not why you gained weight. It's the high stress, lack of sleep, starving and depriving, right? Not eating enough protein, not eating enough of the good stuff. That's not the bread and the pasta at the end of the day.

So yeah, so this is... You got to figure this out. You got to figure this out. I look forward to my nut snack every day pasta at the end of the day. So yeah, so this is, you gotta figure this out. You gotta figure this out. I look forward to my nut snack every day. My favorite part of the day. I know a lot of people look forward to their nut snack. I know, right? I enjoy the feeling of being full sometimes.

I feel like I need it sometimes. Yeah, so that is really huge. A lot of people will notice, and maybe you have been noticing, that your sense of eating enough or satisfaction is literally clearing your plate or feeling physically full where you unbutton your jeans, like your pants. But it's the amount of insulin that your body requires, whether it's higher sugar or large

volume of foods. It's kind of same-same. Insulin is that euphoric feeling. So for example, when I eat a large say I'm really hungry, and then I, I'm like, Oh, I ate that. I'm like, Oh, my God, it feels so good. But I don't my pants, my belly is full. And but I'm like, Oh, man, I was so hungry. It's not until later you kicked in, like, Oh, my God, I ate way too much. But you don't your body hasn't even started to process and digest your foods yet. It could take hours before your body is breaking that down and getting the nutrients it needs.

And so what is that? Is that that is that insulin kick that you're getting initially? Is that over overeating just like you get if you high sugar. So a lot of times that's what people are addicted to is the amount of insulin required when you're consuming either too much sugar or larger portions. And that can give you that euphoric like, oh, yeah, I feel like almost that high. Right. And that feels good until you get up, you know, physically you've eaten too much food. And that is where even like you might need a nap. Oh my God, I needed it. I got home late last night. I can relate. We got home late last night

and Tony ordered some food. It's my birthday today. So happy birthday. It's my birthday today. And so the kids were all home and we've had a sick dog and we just kind of were all hanging out and it was nice to be home.

And Tony ordered, he ordered like, anyways, he ordered some food and it was delicious and roasted pork and some lobster and roasted pork. It was good. And some udon noodles and whatever. And I wasn't all that hungry. And I was like, God, babes, it's like 11.45.

Like I could have gone to bed. And he's like, oh, just have a little bit of lobster. And I'm like, yeah, okay, right, fine. The kids are still up, whatever. And so then I started to eat it and I realized, shit, I'm really hungry. Like I'm actually really hungry and I ate it and it was so good.

And then, but then it was also feeling like euphorically good. And then I was like, oh my God, okay, like I'm so full and I'm also tired and I'm gonna go to bed. And it was amazing. It was amazing. Now, did I wake up today being like, ooh, I don't feel so great? Yeah, but like sometimes there are those moments.

There are those moments and there's nothing wrong with that. There's nothing wrong with that. The problem is, the problem is you've signed up for a weight loss program. And if you are not happy with your choices and the results that you are getting, and you do find yourself continually indulging in that feeling that you like or love, nothing wrong with that, that's problematic. Because then that's sabotage. Because you can't have

your cake and eat it too. And a lot of other diets try to get you to believe you can have your cake and eat it too. Right? You can have the chocolate chip muffins for breakfast, but they're low carb, high protein. Like that, what? No. No. And not that there's anything wrong with that. I don't want to vilify foods, but that's not teaching you to be in tune to your body's needs. Your body does not want you. Give it some eggs. Give it some whatever it is. There's lots of great options out there for high protein, but side eggs. But like your body does not want the chocolate muffin for breakfast. You do in your mind and sure nothing wrong with that every now and then.

That's not that's not it, right? That's not it. So there's nothing wrong with that. It's just it's just if it's if it's getting in the way of you reaching your goals, then that can be problematic. That can be problematic. Do, do, do, do, do, but it's good to know what you like. It's good to know what you love.

My skill number went into 279 yesterday morning and I took a moment and shed a tear. I haven't seen a number starting with a 27 in over seven years. It stayed the same this morning and that's okay. I can't wait to see it go down. I can't wait to see it go down. This is hard and I have emotional moments.

Yeah. I just realized I think I'm in, yay, if it's weight loss. Yeah, I mean, it's, you know, you're gonna have a lot of emotional moments around here. There's a lot of nervousness. Can this be true? Can I actually do this? You know, you're gonna have a lot of nervousness. Can this be true? Can I actually do this? You know, you're going to have a lot of moments you're going to get get under that number

and then you're going to be like, oh, and then the next day, it's going to go back up and you're gonna be like, oh, man, you are more than just a number. You got to remember that right. And the only people seeing that number is us and and take a moment if you sometimes are going to be really proud of yourself and be like, okay, and yeah, it's gonna work. And yes, you can do this. And yes, you got this. And if the number goes in the other direction, you're not a failure.

You haven't undone anything, right? It's just a normal fluctuation on the scale. And so all of those thoughts and feels are really opportunities to get to understand ourself, to get to know ourselves better and what's going on and what do I need and why am I feeling like this. And also just taking a minute to be really, really proud of yourself. Everyone talks about, everyone thinks they have to break themselves into keep going and

you can't let up and all of those things. There's so much space for being really proud of where you're at and what you've accomplished. And maybe it's not losing any weight at all, but you've just gotten through a really hard period of your life. Maybe you just made it through taking care of someone and you made it to the other side and you're still standing, you're still checking in on yourself, right? You have to remember that you're trying to lose weight while still navigating life. And just like any other diet, it's just like any other diet, right?

And I know we have a start date and an end date, but that's my little box you're trying to fit into at the end of the day. So congratulations on that. That's amazing. That's amazing. That's amazing. Extensive gum surgery last week.

Oh, when when Edda only saw foods because of allergies and only four things allowed. Should I be able to get back on program next week? Fingers crossed. Yeah, I mean, there's always concessions. You may not be able to follow the program perfectly, but there will be things that you can do. Doing some is better than none, right?

Doing some is better than none. And that's, it's just about, it's about every day making as many choices as possible that fall in line with your goals. So when you're ready, just reach out, let us know if you have any questions. Let me scroll down to the bottom here. I took up knitting. I'm making a big throw for my first project and it keeps my hands busy so that they aren't free to grab any food.

I shouldn't be grabbing. Hey, listen, have it, right? Changing up your habits, changing up your routines. I love that, I love that. I find that now my weight loss is noticeable to others. I start self-sabotaging a bit. That frustrates me. I need to get out of the not deserving space.

It's a bit tougher this run. Oh yeah, because it's not what the other person is saying or whatever. It's how you're internalizing it, right? It's how you're internalizing it. Oh my goodness, I might actually be able to do this. And what happens if I can't? What happens if I do it and then I gain that weight back? People are noticing and then maybe you've been there before

like that can go so deep, right? You've lost weight before everyone noticed, they praise you and then you just gained it all back. Again, this is about you learning what you need to learn. I'm learning some things, relearning some things. It's about acquiring the skills and tools that you need to be able to not just lose weight, but to understand yourself to be able to sustain and maintain your weight. And it's not willpower, but a little bit it is. We talked about that the other day with what's going on in your brain, with Dr. Oly, well, in your body with Dr.

Dr. Beverly and Dr. Olinka. It's acquiring the skills and knowing and being in tune. That's what, that's why this is so much more than just a diet at the end of the day, it's dieting and yes, losing your weight, but in a way you're going to be able to understand how to maintain and sustain. So there's a lot to that. And it could be that the attention you're getting,

you may not be used to attention. Some people have created their weight as a barrier, and they don't like the attention. And now you may be getting the attention that you just you aren't interested in receiving. You may not feel worthy. You may not feel worthy. There's so much going on there. But I love that you're there, but I love that you're recognizing that. I love that you're recognizing that. And also thanks for sharing. Thanks to everyone who asked a question today and shared, hi Robert, hello.

I'm rooting for you, saying my prayers for you, my friend. That's my takeaway today is it's about, there's a lot of information that we post no matter who you are, where you are, it's going to work for you and we're here to help you figure it out. But it's about you becoming the expert in what you need. Downsizing this week again, less about eating less and just more about understanding your reaction to eating a little bit less. It's slightly unsatisfied.

It's not starved, not deprived. If you're feeling starved and deprived and you've literally only left a few bites left on your plate, that could be mental. Just, oh my goodness, I'm on a diet, because this is the one week that kind of resembles most like a diet. That's for a reason. It's for a reason. The diet industry sucks for a reason, and it's done a big number on a lot of people. And if it hasn't, if this is like your first diet, I love that for you, but most people, the diet industry has done a number on you. So we do this week first, purposely, to start to bring up all those feels that we can have from past diets.

So if you're feeling the feels, good for you. You're doing the work. Good for you. Do you know what? Thank you guys. Thank you for your my birthday wishes. I'm going to go off now. Enjoy my day.

I'm drinking a latte. I'm going to eat some bacon. One of my favorite things. I'm going to enjoy a great day. I will not be going live tonight at 7pm,m. but I'll be going live tomorrow night at 7 p.m. It's good to be back. It's always great to be away but it's so good to be back. Thanks for everyone and all your patience with my lives and being on location and checking in a little bit later. The last couple days starting tomorrow we'll be back to those 5 a.m. lives. So thank you for

all of that. Have a super fantastic rest of your day and I'll see you tomorrow. Bye!