The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 36 - Spring/Summer 2024

Episode Date: May 27, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Spring/Summer 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 36, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspringsummer2024Topics covered:You can’t mess this up as long as you keep showing up!Week 5 Guidelines: Maximizing and Eating To Satisfaction - portions continue to be what they feel like and not what they look likeDetails on our BIG "F"ING SALE – One Day Only!The 4 Stages of Finally & Forever - moving onto maintenanceSupporting your Body in Detox - keep that scale moving!Downsizing One Last Time - another opportunity coming next weekNavigating the Facebook Support Group – how to access the daily livesThe importance of understanding your hunger signals and cues - what does satisfaction feel like for you?Understanding the why behind your scale bouncing up and downBe proud for being here, reflect on what you have accomplished and look for areas you can maximizeRewiring and reconnecting with your body, your body is on your side!Maintaining and sustaining your weightNormalizing life smacking us in the face and showing up as best you canGina and her entire team are here for you and want you to reach your Finally & Forever weight loss goalsHormones, stress and sleep – the connection between the three, stay tuned for upcoming conversationsThe Messy Middle - learning what you’ve been through and what you need to do to reach your goalsNavigating bowel movement changes – supplements that can helpSecondary Supplements – what to take, benefits - stay tuned for upcoming conversations!Start noticing your non-scale victories!The Maintenance & Mindfulness Group - Is there an advantage to signing up before you have reached your goal weight?The Set Point Theory - why carrying excess fat is not healthy for you, the importance behind plateausCelebrate being here this week. If you stepped away, just keep coming back!To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

and Amazon Music. It is day 36 of the program, rolling into a whole new week, week five. How was your weekend? Because it's also Monday. Remember, you can't mess it up as long as you keep showing up. And there are bound to be times where you are indulging. And that is okay. There is so much to learn when you do choose things that don't fall in line with your goals. One, you'll understand how you berate yourself and get on yourself and punish yourself if you spent any time at all dieting. Or two, you're gonna realize you had the thing and no big deal. You just move it along. That's it. That's it. Again, this whole goal is to lose your weight in a way that you are going to be calm. You're not going to feel the need to store all that fat back and your mind is connected

in different ways where I want you to be able to be in a room full of your favorite foods and not even bat an eyelash and just be like, okay, yes, I'm going to have that. You have it. You enjoy it. You move it along. You eat to satisfaction. Maybe you reach for a donut and you only eat half of it, right? Or you choose to have it and you're like, okay, I'm going to have this. Oh my goodness. That's delicious. And literally that is it. We use food for so many things. So it's all about reconnecting, rewiring how the body has come to function physically. And there is so much to that. Your body is not interested in storing this fat any more than you want the fat. It's just that your body has learned that it needs it because you keep dipping in and utilizing it. And after

weeks and weeks and months and months of being in tune and giving your body what it needs, we're going to get it to a place where it's not going to feel the need to store fat. So when you choose to indulge now or previously, as opposed to how you're going to choose to indulge after you've lost your weight and gone through this process, it's going to be two totally different experiences mentally, but also physically in the body as well. Okay. So we are back to eating dissatisfaction, but not back. We're not going back to how we did it before we did downsizing last week. It's really doubling down for asking those four questions, really understanding eating just enough so that you're feeling satisfied 10-15 minutes later. You will notice that your portions will be smaller this

week, although portions continue to be what they feel like and not about what they look like. So the same one egg, three egg rule, I don't know if I actually made that a rule or not, but applies. So even after downsizing last week, you may notice the majority of your portions are smaller than they were before you started downsizing. You might still have a day where you need three eggs in order to feel satisfied. And then the next day you need one egg to feel satisfied, right? So portions continue to be what they feel like. The biggest question I talked about this on the live today was that people will be like, well, how are we supposed to lose weight if we're not downsizing? Right? So a lot of people are really surprised too, when they lose weight in this week. So

maybe you lost weight before heading into downsize. You didn't really lose anything in downsizing. And so now just because of the time you're putting into this, you're going to lose this week. Or when you started downsizing, it takes your body a while to follow through on action. So receive that message. It's still in the process of downsizing itself. And you're going to see some movement on the scale this week. So remember also you are doing a lot of things, following that food plan, you know, being mindful about those portions, moving your body, managing your stress, managing your sleep. The body doesn't want the fat any more than you do, so you're kind of facilitating it to be able to focus on fat loss. There's a lot that you're doing, even though we aren't necessarily doing an eating less tweak.

Again, that eating less tweak, the downsizing tweak, was less about eating less and more about the feels that it can be brought up. Okay, let me get into your questions and try to roll through as many as possible. So tomorrow, Dr. Paul is joining us. We're talking four main reasons why your weight might be slower to move. Still normal to have not seen any movement on the scale yet, but we want to start digging into maybe why that's happening or why maybe the scale is slower for you to move than ideally you would like. And then more importantly, what you can do about it. And then the next day on Wednesday, he's going to join us. We're going to talk about secondary supplements and where they fit in. Some of those supplements will obviously address some of the issues that some of you might

have it be having like inflammation, digestion, hormones, those types of things. So we're really going to start to get into figuring out what's going on. Um, how do we really dig into this and a whole other level, especially for people who are having a hard time with the scale moving up into this point though, you really needed to work on laying that foundation and that's what you've been doing and getting in tune to those portions and starting to address all those things. You're going to realize how everything is connected, which is so super cool. Okay. Giving myself a pat on the back for listening to my body and drinking enough water in my final semester of my post-grad. Well, yes. Right. That's not an easy thing to do. I gained, I didn't gain like the frosh 15. I gained like the frosh 100 and something. So not an easy thing to

do, right? High stress, lack of sleep, really focusing. So when you're really focused, the body supports that. And you might not be as in tune to your hunger cues. So just being a paid paying attention to that is no joke. No joke. No joke. Good morning. Good morning, everyone. Oh, yes. Our big sale is on today. Yes. Okay. Hello, Monday. I'm rolling it a little slow today. I've hurt my back again. But I'm on it. I'm doing what I can about it. And then yesterday was our anniversary of my kid's dad passing away. So that's been on my mind for the last year. It was a beautiful day. My dad's mom and sister came by, so their aunts and grandma came by. And the grandma taught my one daughter, she's into cooking, how to make

their curried chicken. It was a really lovely day. So I'm a bit kind of shook from all that. But our big effing sale, our big friends and family fall frenzy. Today's the day, 60 freaking bucks. I mean, come on just for the guests alone, our amazing community, the support that you have, $60. So you can go to our website today. Tell your friends, tell your family, tell everybody. I don't know where we're at with sales, but we're not capping numbers. We are just, whoever wants to sign up, I'm like, fuck it. I'm not capping numbers. Unless we sell out, of course. But yeah, so 60 bucks. And you can also pick up the maintenance group too. Working on a maintenance program proper, 75 bucks normally

will get you into the maintenance group. It's one price. That's it. That's it. And then you're in there. We have great guests and stuff going on over there as well. Same support, all of that. So $60 today is the day. It's the only day. It's the only day. So if you have not done that yet, make sure you do that. We're going to leave it open all day. So already purchased, already signed up. Yay. So if you're new to the program, you might be like, well, how do I even know if I need it? Um, it's a great benefit. So even after you're done losing your weight, you want to put time into solidifying your weight. We're going to get into that. The four stages of the living method, lose your weight, solidify your weight, maintain your weight, and then move on and live the living way. Um, so, so there's a couple of ways of doing that. One is sort of like putting the time in

on your own. And then the other is by doing another round of the program to solidify your weight and then level up on so many other ways. We're really going to get into that, but the support alone, the support alone, while you're working through maintenance is just worth the 60 bucks. So you can pick it up to today. We're going to talk more about maintenance at the end of the program. We're going to go through, I'm going to tell you everything that you need to know. So you don We're going to talk more about maintenance at the end of the program. We're going to go through, I'm going to tell you everything that you need to know so you don't actually have to like keep signing up, but I think it's a huge benefit if you do.

And why not? And why not? I'm down five pounds and I'm not all in, but being mindful. Yeah, that's okay. You're in as much as you possibly can. I'm really enjoying listening to all the support from Gina and the extra people that come on this round. I've joined for the fall. Yeah. So we, I mean,

we're working on, we got some great, we got some new guests we're going to add to the mix. We got some great stuff. That's one of the things I realized, just access to our guests alone, these amazing people who actually care, who, you know, are want to share their knowledge with you since when do you ever get a whole hour to talk to someone like that? Yeah. Plus in line with what you are already doing. It's so empowering. So empowering. Thank goodness I double checked my basket before checking out. I had 11 fall 2024 programs in my basket. I love the fall program, but not 11 worth. I need more coffee. You and me both. I haven't had mine yet. I haven't had, so if you, if you, if you need any assistance, remember we have a great support team

over on our website, uh, GinaLivie.com. Sherry, hello. I hit my lowest low on Saturday, down four pounds from the day before. My weight was up Sunday and today, but I'm not stressed about it. Yeah. You could be that your weight is still dropping. Your body's just retaining water because it's still in detox. Remember the supporting the body in detox, getting the scale to move is one thing, but you want to keep it, keep it moving. Definitely my pattern always up after a big loss, feeling so in tune with my body. I love that feeling of satisfying instead of feeling stuffed. Yeah. Yes. So, So some of you will be finishing downsizing or have finished downsizing. Some of you have finished today if you did the extra day. If not, you don't need to do an extra day. A lot of people will say, I can go back. I can do that better. Should I go back?

Should I do it again? You're going to have another opportunity to downsize again next week. So don't worry. Don't worry. You'll have another opportunity. It really works best off the heels of eating dissatisfaction. So it's best to kind of reestablish that baseline again, and then you can go into it, uh, and downsize next week. Um, good morning. How do I get into this when it's actually starting? I'm always missing the beginning. Well, you're not missing much. Usually I just try to fill some time. The easiest way to find the lives is go into the Facebook support group and go into the photo section and they will show up. There's a bit of a delay between when I start and when Facebook airs it. That's just, there doesn't mean you're missing anything. It's just a delay. If you go through

the app, what's happening is that you, a person has to connect it once it goes lives in the Facebook support group and then in the app. But if you watch it from the beginning, you're still watching it in real time. So, but the best way is to be in the Facebook support group, go to the photo section and you'll find it playing. That reminds me, we do have a whole welcome guide that talks about where to find the information, best practices and whatnot. A lot of people skip over it because it's just like they're already in, but there's a whole welcome guide. It's still worth going in and reviewing. So just so you have a heads up and kind of know, you know, you're maximizing your effort and time while you're in the group. Um, let me go. Uh, you guys are seeing the scale move.

I love that. Heading to my family doctor today, I feel like I have so much to ask him to check. So make, make a list, make your notes, take your book, let them know what you're doing. I, isn't that really wonderful that you're, you know, that's what I love about this program too. It really puts you in tune to your body's needs, sense of awareness, but you're already doing so much that you can go to your doctor and they're like, well, you could try this, doing that, doing this, doing that. And then they might be able to add even more that you can do, right? Or even knowing your health history kind of help you pinpoint areas that you can work on. Non-scale victory this week. Realize that when I ate too much and felt full that I didn't like how I feel. That is so key. That is so key. Understanding and that's

like so that contrast between satisfied, unsatisfied is really understanding when you've had enough or when you're full and then realizing that you don't, that's not actually a comfortable feeling to you. You shouldn't eat your food and then walk away feeling noticeable effects because the whole idea is to replenish your, you know, your energy stores and then keep moving throughout the day, not to need a nap or to be kind of feeling physically slowed down, bogged down by the food that you ate. So a lot of people's sense of satisfaction is full. Let me say that again. A lot of people, their sense of satisfaction is full because that's what they thought satisfied was until you really start to dig into it. Someone scales going up and down, up and down by a pound. So that is very, we talk about this in the scale post, up and down,

up and down. A lot of times that's your body trying to detox, especially if you're feeling detox symptoms. Try bumping up your water, try to move a little bit more. Try to get some better sleep. Sleep is probably the most important thing. If you're noticing that scale going up and down, usually it's like a little bit of water will do that, but also leveling up on everything else you're doing just kind of will tip it over the edge and get your body to specifically focus on it. Since the program, I've learned to be patient and consistent. Well, finally, in many damn freaking years and failed attempts at losing weight, I am finally

barely under 300 to 299.4 since the program, 18.9 pounds I've lost according to the scale. Ah, getting under that number. I know, right? And then you're like, wait and wait. Then it goes down tomorrow. We'll probably back up. You know how that is. That's just your body retaining water to keep it going. Good for you. I love that. Good for you. But I know, I know that, right? That's so stressful. It's almost like the stress. You just want to see it that one notch lower, but, uh, congratulations. You own that. You own that. Okay. I do want to talk about that. So as much as we want the scale to move, as much as we want to show up, we want to do all the things to do. There's a couple of things that I like to do at the beginning of each new week. One is to be really proud that you are still here and really

take some time to reflect on all the things that you've done that you feel really good about. It's so important that you do that because when you recognize that you are reinforcing that behavior, you're like getting that dopamine hit. I've done that. I'm amazing. Wow. I love that. That feels really good. It's so important to recognize that. And then pull out that maximizing post and be like, okay, what is going on in my life this week? Maybe you're having a super stressful week. Maybe you're on vacation this week. What do you got going? Maybe you have your menstrual cycle. What do you got going on this week? Where are you at and what do you need? And then you want to pull out that maximizing 20 questions and with fresh eyes, go through it. How am I doing on my sleep? Oh, okay. Well,

when I, when I listened to the sleep expert, I was really practicing sleep hygiene. I was sleeping so much better. I've kind of fallen back into old habits. So let me kind of, you know, let, let me like double down on my sleep this week, right? What's going on with my movement? What's going on with my mood? What's going on with my mind? What's going on? Like go through that, that checklist with where you are at now, right? And again, it's not as a punishment. You, you're not doing this and you're not doing that. It's all about trying to understand where you're at and what you need today, this week, right? The other is ask as many questions as you need. Do not be shy about asking all the questions that you need. We really are here for you, whether it's your understanding of something or, you know, someone

I saw the other day was like, I'm so sorry. I've tried to find the answer. You know, what is it? I don't want you spending your time trying to find the answer. You guys, go live your life. Yeah, I want you to spend as minimal amount of time on this program as possible, as much as you need, obviously. But I don't want you going through all the questions trying to find your answers.

Going through the questions sometimes is great because you're learning a lot through other questions that people ask. But I don't want you spending your time like that. Just ask. Just ask. Just use our app or pop into the group. The team is there. I was impressed with myself at a bridal shower this weekend.

My plate was too big. Made the best choices possible. There were no leafy greens. I had a few desserts, uh, two sweets. So stopped at one, a few mimosas asked for a large glass of water. That's it. It doesn't have to be all or nothing. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, right? Do your best, get the greens. If you can get that extra water in, have a sweet, right? If you only have a few bites or have one, that's a huge, massive non-scale vigor. That kind of, and I don't want to say control, but that mindfulness and being in tune, like that's, it's so huge. It's so huge. Cause you're, you're probably going to have bridal parties and weddings and, you know, special occasions are going to continue to come

up through your life. So you want to, you want to make sure you are learning how to navigate all of that, not just physically, but mentally. Hi Janice. I really enjoyed downsizing week. I felt like I had better conversations with my body. Like some of the dots were connecting. I felt a new search of motivation to do everything I need to do. I love that connecting, connecting. That's what we're doing. We're rewiring and then reconnecting, right? Physically, mentally. Your body is on your side. Physically, mentally, your body's only job in life is to keep you alive, feeling your best, wanting you to be happy, to support you. It is not trying to make you fat. It is not trying to make you miserable. It is not trying to sabotage you. It's none of those things. Your body has rewired, think about this, to figure out how to function

through all those diets. Every time you starved yourself, deprived yourself, your body still had to keep you going. So it figured out how to get the resources it needed, right? Drawing on your fat reserves. It's no different if you are missing your gallbladder, your body learns to rewire, right? If you have any kind of physical ailments and restrictions, your body figures out how to keep you going in life. So this is about giving it the resources it needs to address its needs and make change and giving it the platform and opportunity to focus on fat loss and us like through our tweaks and mindfulness, guiding it through that, right? That's what this is all about. And so it really is connecting the dots. Once you, oh my gosh. And you know what, it really is connecting the dots. Oh my gosh.

And you know what? It really brings it together because the basic food plan that you're following and like the tweaks that we're making each week, that's the basis of it. But it's you showing up and you doing your part physically, mindfully. And then when we pull in the information from the guests and how they really help us understand how everything is connected, especially if you're dealing with any health issues or hormonal issues. Oh my gosh, it's mind blowing. And then you pull the science in there. And that that deeper level of understanding as to the why that's going to like that can be a game changer. Scale up today after three days of dropping pattern making an effect ready to level up today. Yeah, right. That always goes right back up. And then, then how long do you sit at that, that plateau? It's not a plateau,

but you know, that stabilizing point, we'll call it a stabilizing point, stabilizing point. Um, color changed in the app today. Yes. So everything is for a rhyme and a reason. So as we, uh, kind of move through a different, um, space in the app, it's broken down into like, yes, day by day, week by week, also month by month. You'll notice that the color changes in the app as well. There's a lot of kind of like layers to it to keep you guys motivated and really understanding where you are at. Oh, Chinese tea ceremony.

I love that. So my daughter is getting married this weekend, had the first of many pre-wedding events this weekend, celebrated with our traditional Chinese tea ceremony with a 13 course dinner. Tony and I did a tea ceremony too. It was lovely. Lots of seafood and vegetables, surprised to be up 0.5 on Sunday, back down to my lowest today, mind blown for sure. A tribute to sticking the program around the big meal. Celebrating all around. Listen, so this is where we'll get this. So first of all, congratulations. That's so fun. This is where people in maintenance, their mind is blown that they're able to maintain

their weight as easily as they do. And throughout the summer. So we have a bit of a summer gap here. I'm trying to figure out what I'm going to do if I'm going to run a kind of like a program through the summer, bridging the gap group, or I might do like a six-week sort of hormone-focused something. I'm working on some sort of summer session. I'm not sure what I'm going to do there, so don't hold me to it. Don't ask me when it starts or how much because I don't know. But in maintenance, people are always surprised or through the gaps like the summer gap you might be nervous heading into the summer for not doing anything and you're on your own but we're going to teach you what you need to do to maintain your weight through the summer even work towards

moving the down that scale you'll come back in the fall you'll be like wow I did that that's amazing or the gap in between Christmas or the two weeks whatever people are surprised that you don't have that same kind of gain the weight back as quickly what Well, we're going to teach you what you to not do to not gain the weight, but your body's not going to be so reactive because not like you've been starving and depriving and now you have something and your body's like, okay, great. Let me store this, all this fat. So, so it, you know, all the hard work that you're putting into the consistency when the scale isn't moving, it is, is, is, is, it is, is, it's worth it because that's really adding into your body's ability to be able to maintain and sustain your

weight. Plus all your choices and being in tune to your body's needs. Uh, after, after two vacations, a common cold and trying to follow behind without much motivation, I decided progress over perfection and picking up today with everyone. Thank goodness for sale day. Scale is not too bad. That happens. That's just called life. Let's normalize life, smacking us in the face, getting in the way. We still got to show up. It doesn't mean that we don't want to reach our goals. It doesn't have to be all or nothing, right? Showing up, doing what you can do is, that in itself is huge. That in itself is huge. Um, where's Jennifer, what's Jennifer Craig saying here? Finally able to catch live, had a great weekend without the kids. We went out for dinner and instead of choosing the fried food option, I wanted and

ordered the most delicious kale salad with salmon. Mind blown. So proud of myself. Yeah. Your body doesn't want the crack, the, the deep fried food. Doesn't want it, right? Our mind's fun, yummy, whatever. Then we feel like gross. Well, that's not very, especially, I don't know if you have sexy time. If you had sexy time, it sounds like you had a bit of a date night, right? You know, after date night, you don't want to feel all bloated and gross and greasy, you know? You want to make a choice you feel really good about. That way, because it's going to be the same. I mean, we talked about this before, right? Same amazing conversation, same great time, same great laughs, except it's how you feel about the foods that you're consuming. Unless you're going to like destination food eating, right? There is times

where you have got a reservation at a restaurant and there is a like, you know, that you want to indulge like that's where you are wrapping your head and you are so excited to go and eat. Tony and I do this lots of times. We go on date night, like, you know, you know, we like date night with sexy time after, but there are times where we're just, we're going to go eat. We're like, we're, we just both know where there's probably not going to be sexy time later. Cause we're going to be so full. We're like, we are going to eat. You're going to eat. And then we do, we enjoy it. That's like, how's that for Gina getting real? Just in case you weren't sold on how to invest. She's, what do you guys do? Just in case you weren't sold on how invested she is to being honest with

you. Oh yeah. About not needing to buy the maintenance program. I am, I listen, you know what, you know what it is? I got to sleep at night. So there's a lot of stress that I have. This is how you should frame how badly I want you to do the program. So what I want to be successful, right? I'm an entrepreneur. I'm, you know, I've been running my own business since I can remember, you know, I, I also have four kids, so I got to make some money. I also want to experience everything that life has to offer. No different than anybody else wanting to do the best that they can in their job and whatnot. But more so than that, I have 50 of the most amazing people who are on my team. And I like to pay them, you know, competitive salaries.

I like to make sure that they are happy. And I like to make sure that their paychecks get cashed. And in order for them to have paychecks that they can cash, I have to help all of you lose your fucking weight already. All of you lose your weight. And 95% of our members come to us through referrals from you guys sharing with your friends and family today, for example. And I'm just so grateful of that. And so not only that, but I want to be able to sleep at night. And when it comes to diets, I want to offer a program that I can feel really good about. Like I, you can tell I'm in love with our program and not just because I created it. It's been like a work in progress. And so many people have had, you know, their hands on this program

to make it as amazing as it is, including my team behind the scenes that you don't get to see. So yeah. And, and, and here's the thing. I want this to be a program that you can feel good about when you share with your friends and family. We're all just trying to wake up every day, look our best, feel our best. So we really am here for you. I say that because I think sometimes people feel like, you know, everything's against them when it comes to trying to reach this goal that you've been trying to reach for so long.

So I am here for you. My team is here for you, but more important than that. So I am here for you. My team is here for you. But more important than that, your body is here for you. Your body wants this probably more than you do. It wants you to feel your best. It wants you to live a long, healthy life, right? Can you buy the program as a gift? Yeah, you sure can. So there's a couple ways to do that. So you can purchase it for them and then you'll get like the information. You can pass that along to them or you can just purchase it and then they can reach out to customer service and give them their email address so that they can get on the email list and get all the information and all of that. You can totally do that. You can totally do that. Hi Tara, my scale is way up this

morning by five pounds, but I know why. It was a high salt weekend and I am working out and sore and I think my hormones are out of whack. I am waiting to get an appointment with a naturopath to get my hormones checked so I can get off the struggle bus, but I'm not giving up. I'm going to ride this bitch until the wheels come off all the way to finally and forever. That's a whole vibe. Okay. Hormones. I feel you on this, right? I'm turned 51 last week. My hormones are just all over the place, but what is out of whack? My stress levels are high. My sleep is off. All of that. And this is, we're going to get into this hormone conversation. Look, this is my excited face. I don't know what I'm doing right here, but

we're going to get into this. It is so cool. And because people just think like, it's just like, you know, like sex hormones, that's what's getting in the way. Right. And it's really more than that. It's like your, it's your, your, your cortisol and your insulin and your, it's how everything really is. And your hunger hormones, how, when you're not getting that sleep, you, it affects your hunger more. It just, oh, it's so cool. So Dr. Alinka once described it to us like your hormones are like an orchestra, right? Your hormones are these little messengers that determine what your body is doing and how it's doing it. And that is based of course on how it's, how it's had to do it, right? How your body has been wired, all those hormones and how are they're, how are they're connecting and talking? And they're, it's like an orchestra. And if like one of the instruments

is off, it's all kind of off and affecting everything. Cause I have so many people come in here and they're like, well, you know, I, what about menopause, premenopause? I, you know, what do you, does your program work for that? And what's really interesting is how it works. And we approach it from a variety of different angles that take into account your hormones. And it's so cool because you're going to realize once we have this conversation in the next couple of weeks, you're already doing the things it's just, and you might've done them before, but not as consistently and not with all the other things that you were doing. So a lot of people, when they try to make change, they do this, they do this, they do this, they do this, they do this, they do this. And then they keep switching the things that they're doing, or they're not doing the things that they're doing

long enough. And what we're doing is we're bringing all the things you're doing under one umbrella, so that when you move forward, it's all really working together. And then by showing up every single day, you're doing it consistently enough that you're actually able to make change, which is so cool. I said I would do a long walk yesterday and I did 10.6 in total. This is my fourth or fifth round. Me too. 20, 21st down. I can't remember, but really my second round, the other ones I did not really try. That's okay. Because you were at the capacity that you were at. You did the best that you could for so many reasons.

I mean, it's so easy in hindsight. Isn't it so easy in hindsight? Like whenever do we ever in hindsight look back and be like, yeah, I fucking crushed that, man. I mean, I hope that for so many of you that you're able to do the program, but with so much, I think, I think that like it's when you look back, it's going to be messy a little bit. You're going to, when you look back at the end of the program, you're going to be like, wow, look what I've done. It's really easy in hindsight to be like, I could have done this. I could have done that. Right. But in the moment you're doing the best that you possibly can. I hit my lowest low today.

I'm feeling so much better in control mentally and physically. I get it now. Yeah. But it's because of how you showed up before that you were able to make that connection. That's why it's perfect. Even when it's messy, that's the messy middle we're rolling into. I am more friends with the scale. It's a measure, not it's measure, not it's a measure, not the only one. The support and encouragement is so amazing. My brother, Jason, uh, Markle is so proud of him. Yeah. And you know, I love Jason. You know, I love Jason. Um, Jason was with us on the Dragon's Den shoot. Um, not too long ago. He speaks so highly of you. Can I just say that? I love that. I love that.

Already signed up. It's more than a diet group. It's also a therapy group. Yeah, kind of, right? I've learned so much about myself, especially with the feelings. Yes, especially with the feelings. This is about learning what you need, learning where you are at, learning what you've been through, learning what you need to do to reach your fucking goals already. And you know what's really cool is you're going to realize, that's my word of the day today. It's cool. I think I've said it 16 times at least since the beginning of this live, is that what you are doing to reach this goal is what you do to reach all your goals in life. You just keep showing up. You just keep every day chipping away at it,

making the best choices sometimes easier than others sometimes easier than others that's for sure um hi shirley been back and forth to the hospital and my mom is in rehab oh my goodness i'm so tired yeah i bet i want to confirm that dr h said taking magnesium will cause your stool to be soft or even diarrhea. I can't remember. Is it what was suggested to help? So we have a whole poo protocol. So if you're looking, if you're constipated and like magnesium isn't, it's not adding in there for to help with bowel movements.

Although it does because magnesium draws water into your bowels. Magnesium adding in there for, uh, to help with bowel movements. Although it does because it, magnesium draws water into your bowels. Magnesium is in there for a magnesium supplement, which is, it's the citrate that we use, uh, is easily absorbed, but it also supports detox in the way that when your body is releasing fat, you might notice that you have those looser bowel movements. So if you are trying to use it to help with your bowel movements, you can take it during the day, it won't make you tired and break up your doses, like one in the morning, one in the afternoon, because it draws water into the bowels. If you're having excessively loose, like explosive bouts of diarrhea, you want to maybe like scale back on the

dose of magnesium. I mean, for most people have to take a lot of it to get to that point. But we have a whole we have so in the supplements post, so you can go into the app, insert supplements, and the supplement guide will pop up and the post on it. Or you can just ask about magnesium even. But in this the first supplement post next week, we're this week, we're talking secondary supplements with Dr. Paul. Those are not make or break. I'll get into those in a second. But if you go in the book and you search magnesium, there's a whole post that talks about it. We also have a whole poo protocol.

So if you are having issues with bowel movements, you want to search up bowel movements in the app or in the group or in the book, and you can pull up the information. Or you can ask the team and they can link it for you. And then you can read it, you can read it in there. Oh, I had a train of thought. What was it? Oh, secondary supplements. So secondary supplements are supplements that now that you've put this kind of time and energy into the basics, what you're eating, and when you've reviewed the basic supplement list, like the magnesium, the vitamin D, omega-3, and whatnot. The secondary ones are ones that can sort of kick things up to the next level.

Again, not make or break. This is not a supplement program. But you might find beneficial adding them in. We're going to talk adaptogens, which can be very beneficial, especially with hormones. We're going to talk MCT oil. What else? We have quite a few on there that we're going to discuss with him. Not make or break.

A lot of these things too as well when it comes to like at this point your body is, like at this point you've been so consistent in doing the things that you need to do that you have a little bit more insight on what's going on. So when we talk secondary supplements, it's also a great idea to go back and review the basic supplements because when we have this hormone conversation too, you're going to realize how important some of those basic supplements are. But you can assess the situation a little bit better now that you've been here for a while. Dr. Paul has been in Spain. Yes, thank goodness, Dr. Paul. I thought you broke up with him. No,

no, he's been away. He's in Spain. He was talking at a concussion, concussion, some concussion seminar or something like that. So that's why we're having the conversation. Normally, we don't have this conversation, the secondary supplement conversation until next week. And normally, Dr. Paul joins us for the supplement conversation. But Dr. Alinka stepped in. I thought she was fabulous. So they're amazing. Friends arriving tomorrow from Scotland. They are here for three weeks. They came at the same time last year. I was doing the living method. I was like, I was like, I remember someone else having relatives from Scotland. We all ate the food and drank all the drinks and had the blast. I'm worried about showing them the same wonderful time and not overindulging.

Yeah. Well, this is not going to be the same. This is going to be new, right? So this is like the new you, you probably are vivacious and have amazing energy and feel fabulous. And doesn't everyone want to feel like that? You do you, you do you and your guests are going to have an amazing time. Your guests are going to have an amazing time. You are going to feel, you're going to have such a better time when you feel your best. That's the thing. Once you catch that vibe that, okay, indulging is great. You know, overdoing it is great. All of that is great. But at the same time, you don't feel so hot. You have, you've had such much, you have a better time. It's like kind

of going away on vacation, right? Like you don't, you don't want to go away on vacation and then get to a point where you just want to come back. Cause you're like, Oh, I just gotta, I'm so tired of this food and why I just want to come back. No, you want to feel amazing your whole entire time, right? Same thing when your guests are visiting. Non-scale victory. I borrowed my daughter's car last week and didn't have to move the seat back in order to get in. Yes. Right. Uh, see non-skilled victories comes, there's so many different types of non, not having to use the seatbelt extender when you go on flights, you know, the space between cars gets bigger as you get smaller, you know, that is so huge. I was amazed. I already signed up today for the next round

down 9.2 this round for a total of 37. But that number doesn't reflect all the other changes. That's so great. All the other things. I was going to sign up for maintenance, but I won't have lost all the weight by the end of this. And it seemed to to be only for the group of folks. Is that true? Is there an advantage for those just wanting to bridge the gap between groups? So maintenance is not a bridging the gap group. So in maintenance, we talk about maintenance. We are assuming that people who are in the group are in maintenance, and that's the conversations that's happening. So for example, if you join maintenance group and you're asking about losing more weight in the summertime, that's not really the place for it. So, but there is a benefit. So I think there's a benefit.

It's kind of like, this is how I describe, well, one, you can just pick up the maintenance program for 60 bucks and have it be there. You're manifesting maintenance. It's there for when you, when you're ready for it, right? Like in your mind, you're like, I'm going to need that maintenance group because I'm going to reach my goals and it's there. I have it. And then you can, you know, join it when you are ready. It's also could be

advantage to have to join in the conversations in the sense of, so we're all on this road to Disneyland, right? And it's one thing that we get to Disneyland. And then when you get to Disneyland, you have to find parking, you have to figure out, okay, where you're going, like Disneyland's huge, right? And then you have to like, there's, it's not just getting there. It's like finding your way around Disneyland, getting the lay of the land, you know, that, that did, where's the bathroom, where's the one. So to me, maintenance is kind of like having the, the, the map to the park, right? So rather than driving there and then getting the map and be like, okay, we've got to figure out where to go, make a plan, all of that. There's nothing wrong with that too.

To me, it's kind of like you have the map while you're driving to Disneyland. In the sense of you can listen to the conversations, the guest experts. You can kind of go in there, see what it's about. Read comments like Sue, who just went on vacation, had a great time, came back. Maybe weight was up a few pounds within a couple of days, it was right back down again, right? Like if you're interested in that. So I think it's kind of win-win either way, but it is not, it isn't a group, it's not a weight loss program. And out of respect for the people who already are in maintenance, because they're ready to move on from that conversation, we keep it strictly about

maintenance. That's a great question. That's a great question. That's a great question. I realized with downsizing week, this is the first time that I actually did it, that I really don't need all that food. Yeah. Instead of eating two small chicken thighs or seven ounce piece of salmon, one small chicken thigh and four ounce piece of salmon is enough. Yeah. Our eating has gotten out of control. All these supersized meals, like there's just so ridiculous and huge, but it's about what we've gotten used to. That's, I mean, set point is the weight that your body has gotten used to and your hunger levels and appetite are tied into how much your body is used to eating. It's not how much you need. It's how much your body has gotten used to consuming, right? So this

is why you take someone, have you ever watched those, those shows like, um, my 600 pound life or whatever. And even when they're on a diet, like they eat like a whole loaf of bread and a whole thing of bacon or whatever. And you think, how is that a diet? Well, because they wouldn't survive if you gave them a super restricted diet to follow. So you have to like, it's, it's relevant to the amount that they're used to eating. So it's kind of no different, right? Like, so that's why you can't take someone who's like 600 pounds and give them a 500, you know, 100, 1000 calorie diet. There's kind of like, there's steps to that. And that's all about decreasing, you know, what your body is used to. And that's sort of where downsizing comes into that. And

that's what we're doing, which I think is so I think is so cool. It's just getting in tune. It's less about eating less and more about getting in tune to those portions. For two weeks straight, I worked in my backyard gardening, moving heavy furniture, taking care of the pool, digging into plant rose bushes, and God, I couldn't have done it before with my previous energy levels. That's a non-scale victory, having better energy, right? That's amazing. The energy to do the things that you want to do. You don't get that on starvation diets.

That's the difference. When you starve yourself, deprive yourself, you just force your body to burn fat. You're not getting the non-scale victories, not making your body any healthier. You're literally starving it, depriving it, robbing it of nutrients, restricting it, right? That's the difference. And that's the stuff that even if the scale isn't moving, it's so important that you reflect on, take time and be proud of the things that you're doing because it's so much more than just you trying to lose the weight. If it wasn't for Gina, I don't think I'd ever use Facebook. I think it's

stupid. This is why I get this. This is why I'm working on my app. Like this is why like we're working on an app. Like this is why the app is so key because I know there's lots of people who aren't Facebook is so super convenient. I'm not, I think it's a bit of a jerk sometimes for sure. I have my moments. I have like same. So I do love my Facebook because I keep connected to my family. A lot of my family lives in Lakefield and I live kind of further away. So I love seeing what they're doing and posting or whatnot. But I think a lot of people feel like that. A lot of people feel like that though. I love our little corner of the universe in Facebook here. Um, so my connection, I noticed, is there any truth in your body liking to be at a certain weight and not being able to lose fat beyond that point? Yes. And no. So there is truth

to your body likes to be a certain weight. It does. No, it doesn't like. So here's the thing. Oh, I love this. Let's get into this. Okay. Is there any truth to your body liking to be at a certain weight and not being able to lose fat beyond that point? So your, this goes back to our very first set point and our very first science post. Your body does not want your fucking fat. Let me say it again. Your body, if you think your body wants this fat, you're just kidding yourself. You're trying to convince yourself of something that is not true. Every extra pound of fat is hard on your body.

Your body doesn't want your fucking fat. It doesn't want it. Every time you think, oh, my body just wants its fat. It's like, no, I fucking don't. So once you get that, like your body does not want this fat. Your body has stored the fat because you told it to, you told it to by being stressed out, going long periods of time without eating, starving yourself, depriving yourself over and over and over again. You told your body to store that fat, right? So that's, that's really big that you need to understand. That's why I love that science post because you go into it's in your face. It talks about why carrying excess fat is

not healthy for you. I mean, we know that, right? But do we know that? Like it's one thing to know it and know it. So that's really important. So when you say liking to be a certain point, it doesn't like it, but there is something to be said about it gets used to functioning at a certain weight, storing enough to feel comfortable knowing you're going to starve its ass every few months, right? Or storing enough to feel comfortable because you go long periods of time without eating or storing enough to feel comfortable because you're always stressed out or not getting enough sleep, right? So it gets you. So that's your set point. That's what people are talking about. They're just talking about it in the wrong

way. So your set point is the weight that your body gets used to functioning at. So this, so this is why plateaus are so important because your blood flow, your hormones, your metabolism, your body temperature, everything gets tied into functioning around that weight. Now it's not one set number. It's like a range of weight. Use like five to 10 pound range that your set point is at. And so this is why you want and need plateaus. So we give the body what it needs so it no longer feels the need to store fat. So it's like, okay, step one, I don't actually need this fat. Step two is giving your body the resources to address its needs, make

change, repair, rebuild, actually make change in the body. The other is to help it focus on fat loss and give it enough time to do that with all the other things that we have to do in our lives. When you lose that weight, and this way everyone wants to lose 20 pounds in a weekend, that you can't because everything needs to be adjusted. The size of your heart. So this is where you guys, some of you taking blood pressure medication because your heart is a muscle so that you don't end up with an enlarged heart. The size of your heart has to adjust to the new size of your body. And so we've had people who've lost a lot of weight, 80 pounds in the program who are taking blood pressure medications. Okay, I'm done, blood pressure medication, and ended up in the hospital because they've lost so much weight that they no longer need

the blood pressure medications. I mean, that's a good problem to have because their heart has adjusted now to the size that they are. So that's not something anyone talks about or thinks about. Everyone's like, plateaus are bad. Plateaus mean things aren't working. Your plateau is like, hold on. You need to give me a second so I can adjust to this new weight, your new blood flow, body temperature, metabolism, hormones, all of that. All of it. So the, so all those hormones are all those messengers in telling the body how to function. And they've been functioning a certain way and wired a certain way. And this is where we're rewiring those connections, right? And so that's why you want and you need plateaus. Every time you're on a plateau is your body adjusting to your new weight.

And there's a lot that goes into that. So kind of sort of liking to be at a certain point, it doesn't like it, it gets used to functioning at a certain point. And it's not that you are not able to lose fat beyond that point. It's just the way that people try to do that is by starving and depriving themselves. So you can force the body so much and you will lose that weight. This is exactly why you gain it all back plus more every single time. And this is what the living method is about. Drop the mic. Isn't that fucking cool? Isn't that fucking cool? Yeah? Yeah? Anyone? Anyone? Yeah? Thank you. Thank you. This is why it's so cool. Because that's why everyone is having a hard time losing weight. Because years of dieting have fucked them up. Their set points are so high. How much less can you eat? How much more can you exercise? Calories in versus calories fucking out. That

ain't going to get it done. That ain't going to get it done. I love that question. I got to go, by the way, you guys. I got to go. I got to go. I got to go. I got to go. I could stay here and read some more comments. I'm excited about this week. If you are here. Yeah, you are. Yeah, you are. If you're just joining us. Cause you took a few moments, step back. We lost you for a bit. That's okay. We're going to lose some of you along the way. Keep coming back. Keep coming back. Keep coming back. We don't care where you've been, what you're doing. We're here for you. That's so normal. Sometimes you're like, all right, doing all the things. Sometimes you're like, you don't even know where you are. That's okay. Reach out. Okay. Tell your friends, tell your family, big effing sale today. Man, 60 bucks. What? What

even is that? Tell your friends, tell your family, head over. I'm going to be back tonight, 7 p.m. If you guys want to join me then, I will see them. Then Dr Dr. Paul tomorrow then Dr. Paul the next day uh we're gonna get really into it this is where things get fun also where things get messy so make sure you check out that uh messy middle also uh do me a favor go and check out the Libby Loser Spotlight this week it's Tina show her some love and then of course tomorrow we'll be back also with our um spill the tea conversation have an amazing day everyone I'll see you later bye