The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 38 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: October 16, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 38, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:What’s it going to take for you to lose your weight Finally & Forever?Working through the Messy Middle and the insight your feelings can give youReasons why people can gain their weight backHave you committed to the 91 days?Don’t miss the Tweak This Week at noonWays to troubleshoot the Facebook issue with commentsBe mindful of the “start again” mentalityThe importance of an accountability partnerEither your weight will drop, or your body will change - not bothA year-long plateau?! Don’t miss Helen Landry’s storyIt’s so much more than calories in vs calories out - all the things that can impact weight lossIf you are mindlessly indulging, take some time to ask yourself whyHow to break it down to figure out what exactly you’re struggling withThe importance of taking time to be proud of yourselfHow arthritis factors into weight lossDiscussing our new Menopause Add-OnHow health issues and hormones can affect weight lossIf you’ve made it this far, chances are you’ll be here at the endTo 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 AAST, but it's available on all podcast platforms, including the one you're listening to right now, Spotify, Apple,

and Amazon Music. Day 38 of the program has me thinking, what's it going to take for you to lose your weight? Not just lose it again, but lose it in a way that you'll be able to move on from your weight loss journey. I'm talking finally and forever. I'm talking about this being the last diet that you ever do. What's that going to take? Because let me tell you, the living method is no magic pill. That's for sure. It's a fuck of a lot of work.

It's a lot of work. Is that work worth doing? Absolutely. If you want to be done with your weight loss journey, then the Libby Method is the program for you. I want to talk about the messy middle because we rolled in off of Thanksgiving and then we had our great conversation with Dr. Paul yesterday. Today, I want to talk about the messy middle that we talked about and introduced on Monday. So you've been with the Libby Method, right?

So if you're new to the program, you've been with us for the last few weeks, you're probably getting a sense that it's less about the food, although the food is really important to less about what you're eating and when although that's also really important, less about portions, although also really important. It's about working through the shit that you need to work through to truly work past this weight issue that you have not just physically, but for a lot of people mentally. Look, I get a lot of A-type people, people who are good at following quote unquote rules, although we don't have rules, we have guidelines. They're great at that. They're just like, they just do everything I say, they lose their weight and they're one and done and off

they go. In fact, I think the majority of people at the end of the program reach out and say, that was so easy, so easy to follow. Thank you very much. But I think there's a lot of people that are going to really struggle for a variety of reasons. Their history with dieting, the way food has tied into their lives, the way they utilize food, their relationship with food, their relationship with themselves. There's a lot to it and it can get really messy while you're working through it. And so the messy part of the program, all the feels, every single feel that you have is valid. Also, every single thought and feeling that you have about this process will give you insight into the things that you need to do and work through to get to the other side. Remember with the living method, it's a very holistic approach, W-H-O-L-E. So the tweaks

each week, so the basic food plan, building the foundation. The tweaks each week are designed to bring up the feels, to approach weight loss from different angles, right? Which really not only messes with your body physically in all the best ways, but also with your mind as well. It's really about unlocking things and bringing things to the surface that you need to work through. So every single thought and feeling that you have is valid. Every single thought and feeling that you have, like I said, is insight into what you're going through and what you need to work through. So whether you're frustrated, whether you are sad, angry, hopeless, whether like whatever feelings those are, you bet your ass they have to do with your weight loss journey, but not the surface shit. It's not the stuff on

the surface. It's the stuff you really got to go deep and work through. I've worked with many people, thousands of people over the years on a one-on-one basis. He was like, no, and work through. I've worked with many people, thousands of people over the years on a one-on-one basis. He was like, no, I'm good. I don't have any issues. I don't have any of this. And then they're like, wow, what's my problem? I'm like, no, there's no problem. It's just that this goes a lot deeper than you think, which makes sense if you've been trying to lose weight for 20 years. There's a lot more to it. If calories in versus calories out was so easy, obesity rates wouldn't be skyrocketing, right? You wouldn't have such a hard time not just losing your weight, but being able to maintain and sustain it. So everything that we are doing, everything that

we are doing with this program is yes, designed to help you to lose weight. More than that, though, it's designed to give you the tools to help you work through the things that you need to work through to truly make it finally and forever. Like we're all about maintenance. It's not just losing your weight. It's all about maintaining and sustaining weight. I hear sometimes people who've done the Libby method and they're like, oh, I just gained all my weight back. Okay, why? Why did you gain all your weight back? Why? Right? There's a few reasons why people gain weight back. They don't put time into helping their body adjust to their new weight. That's a big one. We have a whole maintenance program at the end of this, and we're going to tell you

everything that you need to know about maintenance, regardless if you join the maintenance program. Number two is situational change. Things happen in your life and you just fall back into old habits, old coping mechanisms. You have to learn how to adapt to the things that are happening in your life. The other thing is mindful. You have to continue to prioritize yourself. You have to continue to be mindful. You can't just mindlessly eat, mindlessly fall back into old habits, right? You have to continue to be mindful and in tune to your body's needs. And if you get to a place mindful and in tune to your body's needs. And if you get to a place where you can trust when your body's telling you when to eat,

what to eat and how much to eat, it's a lot easier than you think to be able to maintain and sustain your weight. So just want to talk about what it's really going to take to lose your weight finally and forever. Now, here's the bigger question. What's it going to take for you to be here at the end? For you to continue to show up every single day, for you to continue to stay focused, for you to continue to do the things that you need to do, even when you're not motivated. That's the question for you today. Are you at a place now where you feel 100% without a shadow of a doubt that you are going to be here at the end. Have you committed to the 91 days or are you five weeks in and still not sure? I'm still not sure.

Are you still not all in? You got one foot out the door. Oh, I'm going to give it a few more days. See how it goes. I'm going to give it another week. See how it goes. Listen, I'm saying all this also being very aware that, you know, especially if the scale isn't moving for you, it's really

easy to not have a lot of faith in the program. Here's what I want to say finally, before I get to your questions. It is so normal to have not seen any movement on the scale. I know that is messing with you because every other diet you've done, you got that quick hit that that big drop in the beginning. But let's take a look at where those diets led you to, right? Chances are you gain that weight back plus more, right? This is about giving your body the resources it needs to address its needs, which is all the healthy, nutrient-rich foods you're getting it. It's giving it, it's also getting your body to trust that you're going to give it this food. So it's no longer going to feel the need to store and hold onto the fat like you've taught it it

needs to by doing those deprivation diets, right? Give the body what it needs, address its needs, and then the tweaks each week are designed to get the body's attention to get it to take action. So this is why I know you might be hesitant about the tweaks that we're introducing each week, but try to just be all in with them and then also ask as many questions as you need to understand them. Just a reminder today that Kim and I are going to go live at 12 with our tweak this week. We're going to talk about the tweak this week. Now you may not think that there is a tweak this week, but there absolutely is. It's not just following the basic food plan. It's leveling up. It's maximizing. It's taking what you've learned last week and implementing it this week,

really doubling down on asking those four mindful eating questions. All right, let's get into it. I do want to address, so some of you are having some issues with Facebook. It's not allowing you to post. I see that some of you are posting here. I don't have permission to post in the group. Let's me post on the lives though. So you can't make your own posts in the Facebook support group,

but what you can do is comment on other posts. But I know what's happening is some people are being restricted in terms of where they can ask questions. So we're going to put a team in here to monitor these comments for the next couple of days until Facebook has resolved that glitch. Facebook, man, Facebook is such a bitch sometimes and it pisses me off. Like you have no idea. But also what Facebook has taught me is patience. And it's nothing is an emergency situation and we will figure it out. Facebook is not the ideal platform, but it also is very convenient for a lot of people.

This is why following along with our app is really great. You can also use the Libby AI feature in the app as well. But every now and then Facebook has glitches. Facebook actually kicked me out of my own group. It put me in Facebook jail and blocked me from coming in my own group for a couple of days because I was answering too many questions. A few groups back. So if you have any issues like that, you can reach out to our customer service team, weightloss at GinaLevy.com or through our website.

And that'll give us a great indication like what's going on, how we can help. So we have an amazing customer service team over there. Our program specialists, the people in the group are more like they're well versed on the program itself. Ask them any questions about the food plan, anything like that. They got you. But any technical thing that's going on, we have a whole tech support team, so we can help you figure that out. But for now, if you can ask questions on the live, we will send a team in to help answer any questions that you have. So just ask whatever questions that you need, uh, that way. Um, so my accountability partner and I, hi Kim, both decided to go back and start. I was sick three weeks and wasn't following and she found

out she had a food sensitivity foods. Both of us just weren't doing it fully committed. So today is day two. We both love the program. We're here. Well, I love that. So now I'm going to say, be mindful of this. Be mindful of the start again mentality, be mindful of the need to be perfect, right? Like I get this, right? You want that fresh, clean start. And I love that it's still early enough to do that, but be mindful of the need to go back and restart. Because if you've done that in other diets, chances are that's a pattern for you and you will continue that behavior. The minute you think, oh, we've gotten off track, we haven't been following, something's happened, let's go back and restart, right? So now if you've started late and you haven't been able to follow

along at all, definitely make sure you're using the Libby Method app because this way all the information links day to day. Now you can't go back and reset the app and I purposely designed it that way to prevent people from going back and feeling like they need to start again, start again, start again. But if it's a situation where you haven't been following at all, then make sure you ask all the questions that you need. So it shouldn't stop you from being successful. We have many people who are following behind in the program for whatever reason. Perhaps you are on our current day, day 38 of the program or 39. Where are we on?

38 of the program. But next week you're going away on vacation and you don't follow the program at all. Then you just simply pick up back up on day 39. So we've structured the program in a way that it should be very easy for you to follow if you have to take any time off. What you also don't want to do is skip ahead either. You want to put the full 91 days of the program in, even if it takes you like 120 days. There's a lot of information to each day that you want to make sure you're catching

up on. But what you need to know is you can take part in current conversation. You can ask as many questions as you need. Following behind the program should not be a detriment in any way. Sometimes actually it can be a benefit because you see the conversation coming down the pipeline. And so what people are following in a real time or having the current conversation, people are following behind

are like seeing that conversation happen before they need to have that conversation, which can be a benefit. So reach out and let us know if you've got any questions. I also love the whole accountability partner thing. Love that. We know statistically that if you are doing this with a friend or a loved one, an accountability

partner, you are more likely to be more successful. Follow through. Now, your accountability partner could be a real person. Your accountability partner could be your app. Also, your accountability partner can be you popping into the group each day, making a commitment to yourself to set your intentions, end of day reflections, to comment or ask questions, to be engaged as possible. And the community can be your accountability partner as well, right?

Or we're pretty good at holding you accountable as well. If you want to ask us all the questions that you need, we're here for you. The scale isn't moving for me, but I'm back wearing clothes that I haven't been able to for years. So what you'll notice is that your weight will drop or your body will change. And so yesterday we had a conversation with Dr. Paul Herkel about four reasons why your weight might be slower to move. That conversation really is for people who are not seeing any kind of movement on the scale and not seeing any kind of change happening at all. And like nothing is happening.

That could be due to other issues that you are definitely going to want to look into. Not that it's going to be impossible for you to lose your weight, but just things that you want to keep in mind. He's going to be back tomorrow to have a part two to finish up that conversation. I don't know if it's a conversation you can finish because I swear we could talk for days about these types of things. But still normal, again, to not see the scale move. But

you should be noticing other things happening, your body changing, feeling better, sleeping better, pooping better. You should be noticing what we call non-scale victories, that something should be happening five weeks into making some real change. And then great conversation with Helen yesterday. So I don't know if you missed it, but Helen Landry was my guest for our Real People, Real Journey segment. I adore Helen. First of all, we had just such a lovely conversation. She's been with the program. She's done, I think, six programs. She's on her seventh program. Interesting because Helen, I remember for groups was like, scale's not moving, scale's not moving, scale's not moving. After losing 43 pounds, she was on a plateau for a whole year. Real insight

for her there. And we'd always be like, fill out the 20 questions, do this, what's going on? Well, finally she made an appointment with Dr. Paul, realized that she had some food sensitivities, that there are things going on. Sometimes we are resistant to really looking at, okay, what's really happening, whether that is inflammation, whether that is, you know, food sensitivities, really, you know, gut issues, especially where your microbiome is concerned. There's a lot of research into really having a really strong microbiome and how if you don't, how that can affect your weight. And hormones are a big one too, right? Like I'll have people be like, I only lost this or I only lost that, you know, I have, you know, I've had a hysterectomy,

I've had this or I'm having hormonal issues or I've got this health issue. I just had surgery a few months ago, I've got cancer, I have this, what's going on with me? Right? Meanwhile, they answer their own question in their comments about what's going on with them. And I'm like, well, this makes a lot of sense, right? And we really I think I think what's happening, though, is this is the first time many of you are really starting to understand it's so much more than calories in versus calories out. There's so much more to not just weight loss, but sustainable weight loss than that. Sure, anyone can get a quick fix by starving and depriving themselves, but you know, you're not going to be able to maintain and sustain it. Again, starving and depriving your fat off just leads to one, losing a bunch of muscle mass. That's going to become really important down the road when you want to maintain your weight. But also reinforces the fact that your body needs that fat, which is why every single time you gain that weight back plus more, right? So I love that you're noticing the scale is, even though the scale isn't moving, Your body's changing. Ah, I don't know what happened to me yesterday. I ate pumpkin pie, a few handful of chips. I said to my husband, I feel like eating shit. I know better. Okay. So

yeah. Okay. But I'm up today and I'm out walking right now. However, it's my dad's birthday and we're going out for lunch in my head right now. I'm getting a salad and chicken. So, so here's what I would do. I wouldn't just let that go. I would take it back to why, why did you feel like eating shit? Because obviously you didn't want to eat shit because it made you feel like shit. What was going on? Like what was the trigger there? Right? First of all, were you craving sugars? Were you drinking enough water? Right? Like, were you drinking enough water? Are you really stressed out? Do you have a lot going on, right? Not just like busy, but emotionally, is there a lot going on that caused you maybe to crave salty foods, right? When you're stressed, your brain is like floating in cholesterol,

it's trying to get you to bump up your good fats, fats feed into your satiety hormones, when you're not getting that your stress, you tend to crave salt. So you know, you combine not drinking enough water, it's been kind of a little bit colder out, and you know, you combine not drinking enough water, it's been kind of a little bit colder out, and you know, it's you're less likely to drink as much water when the temperature drops. What's going on? Right? Is it did you have pie the night before? So you crave sugar, so you want more sugar, like what's what's happening in your environment. So this is why you don't just want to let it go and move on. You want to be like, what happened there? And what was my intention? So I wanted to eat the crappy food, junk food, whatever you want to call it, shit, whatever. I don't like good foods and bad foods. It just is

what it is. You wanted to eat that. Why? What did you think it was going to do for you? Were you craving things? So it made you feel like those were appealing. Was it, were you looking at it like a treat? Man, I worked really hard this weekend. I had a lot going on. I was really busy. I just felt like I needed a moment to myself. Like, what was it? What you thought about? Did you, did you think they would make you feel better? Like, what's the reality? Because what you want, what you've probably associated that with is a treat. It's going to make me feel better. It's whatever. Like, why did you have it?

Because you thought it would probably give you a positive effect. Like, if you really thought it was going to make you feel like shit, there was something else above that that was more giving you that dopamine hit where, oh, that's going to be this. And then you realize, oh, yeah, it's just this. Right? So what was happening there? What did you, why, what was, what was the environment? What was going on physically, mentally around you?

What did you think that that food was going to do for you? How did you think that you were going to feel? And then you want to bring the reality to that. Now you want to reconnect with that food. Oh, that food did not bring me joy. That food did not make me feel better. That food made me feel like shit, right? Physically, mentally not helpful. So rather than making that connection to that, oh, yummy, delicious, this, that, no, actually made me feel quite the opposite. So you have to connect. When we rewire and rework how our body's connected, how our body works physically, how our brain works mentally, and the connection that we have with foods. We don't want to disconnect from foods in a sense that never be connected with foods. We want to reconnect with foods in more quote unquote

positive ways and the reality of that food, right? So then think about the lunch with your dad today. Do you think you are going to have a better conversation with your dad if you eat food that makes you feel like shit? Right? Do you think it's going to lead to a better experience with your dad if you eat food that doesn't make you feel good physically and mentally? Like, honestly, take a minute. So it's not about eating the salads because you're sticking to plan, right?

That's not it. It's not, that's not it. And it's, that's not what it's about. It's not having this choice because it's, it's sticking to plan, right? That's not it. That's not it. And that's not what it's about. It's not having this choice because it's sticking to the program. That's not it. What can you eat that's going to actually make you feel good so that when you walk away, your experience with your dad at lunch is, wow, that was so nice. I love spending time with him. I feel really great. Rather than you have this great dinner or lunch with your dad, and then you walk away feeling, oh my God, it feels so gross. I'm disgusting. Why did I eat that? I shouldn't have eaten that. I'm going to fail on

my diet. I am this, I am that, all those things. Like what's truly going to create the best experience for you physically and mentally to make this a great experience for you that you're really going to enjoy. I'll tell you right now, eating foods that don't make you feel good are not going to, they're not going to elevate that experience. They're not going to add to that experience. They're not really going to make it any better. It's about being with your dad and the conversations that you're going to have. Right? So that's where you want to kind of change your... This is when I started this conversation today and like, what's it really going to take to lose your weight finally

and forever? This is about reconnecting with foods in other ways, your relationship with foods, really going deeper and understanding. Now, having the cake, if it's your dad's birthday, and you're going to have a piece of cake, that's a totally different situation. This is a one-off. This is a slice of cake to celebrate his birthday. Have a slice of cake. Don't have a slice of cake. Again, I don't think that's going to make or break the birthday, right? You want to be able to have a piece of cake and not stress about it. This is where we're going. Not just losing your weight, but in a way that you can be involved in social situations and enjoy them without stress about what you're eating, not eating, and then walk away from

them. And if you did, now, if you did make a choice to indulge in something because it's a special occasion, we want you to get to a point where you're like, oh, that was so worth it. That was so great. Oh, wasn't that delicious? Oh my gosh, I wish I could eat that every day. Like that's all, that's where you want to get to. And that's you, that's where you want to make that connection and memory with. Right. So, so yeah. So rather than letting it go,

today's a new day. This is also what I mean by that today, fresh start. It's not a fresh start. It's just a continuation, right? And really taking everything that you're learning and implement it moving forward. Happy birthday to your dad, by the way. I hope that you have a great day. I'm struggling this round too, working a lot right now and finding it very hard to keep up with the program and then for hard to stay on plan. Okay. So maybe it's the way that you're like, what's hard, right? Prioritizing yourself, preparing the food, making the food. I mean, fucking dinner every fucking night. Are we not just Tony and I were at the grocery store this morning. It's so fucked up. It is. It's so fun.

It's fucking exhaust. Eating is fucking exhausting. Buying the food, spending the money on the food. Four slices of cheese were 10 fucking bucks today. I was like, what the fuck is this? It's stressful. And then you got to make the food. You got to put it in your fridge. That alone. Oh, fuck me. It's a lot, right? And then you'd figure out what are you going to eat? What are you not going to eat? Then you make all this food. Then your kids don't even eat the food. Like that's just, oh my God. That's fucking hard. Right? Right? Drinking your water. That's work. Drinking your water is fucking work. I mean, you got to eat the food anyway, right? So you might as well, like asking the four questions. Yeah, it's not ideal, but I mean,

you're going to, you're eating it anyway. So ask the four questions. Then your stress, what are you going to do? Let's just let your stress go to shit and hammer you down. So you feel like shit or whatever you're going to do, stay up all night and watch Netflix and not get any sleep. Like this is where you had to break down and like, what is it that you're struggling with? Like, what's so hard about the program? What's so hard about it? Like really at the end of the day, like I'm asking, right? Like this is for you, like what exactly is so hard about this? Well, it's hard to find time for yourself when your life is busy. But isn't that the most important thing that we need to do? Right? It's hard to, you know, keep up with

nutrient rich foods. Well, what else are we going to do? Eat fucking crap? Do you know what I mean? It's hard to drink the water. Okay, well, we can just be dehydrated. Feel like shit, which just makes our brain foggy and our memory like not great. You know, what are we going to not move our bodies? Okay. What are we going to not manage our stress? What are we going to not manage our sleep? So it could be the way that you're breaking it, like the way you're, you're, you're framing it and the stress that you're putting on yourself. This is one more thing you need to do in your life is try to lose weight. But all the things that you're doing with the program are things that you should be doing to keep you healthy at the end of the day. So you might

just need to take a minute and reframe your why. Why are you doing all these things? If you are doing all these things just for the sake of weight loss, and you're feeling the pressure of that, then you might want to say, hey, I'm extra stressed in my life right now. Normally, when I do this, I physically fall apart. This is when I get sick, I get stressed out, I get broken down, I make choices that don't make me feel good. I'm mentally not in a great place. Like what these things ding, ding, ding are the things that I can do and things I should be doing to make sure that I'm managing and navigating this extra stressful time in my life, right? And so it could be the way you're framing this. And then also, Helen, remember that we did that whole, the cognitive behavioral therapy model with Dr. Beverly, where she's like, is it behavioral? Is it emotional? Is it like, what is it physical? What is the struggle? So if

you can name the struggle, and Dr. Beverly, for those of you who are new, we're going to have her back on. She's our clinical psychologist and talk about this. Because we all talk about the struggle, but you got to name the struggle. What exactly is it that you're struggling with? Now, it could be that you feel guilty about it's TikTok, it's five weeks that you've been focusing on yourself, prioritizing yourself. And this is the longest you've ever done a diet like this. And this is where you start to feel uncomfortable because you feel like you've already spent enough time for yourself, right? It could be feelings of guilt. It could be like now some feelings are coming up that are

uncomfortable. You don't have time for that. Could be a lot going on there, right? So trying to name what's happening. Now, it could just be when you talk about, uh, Debra just barely here this round, but I'm here just the same. I have so much mad respect. Sometimes there are times in life where something has to give and it is you, it is you, it is your time. It is like you have to prioritize other people. You just have to. There are moments when you have to. But then again, this at the bare minimum is what you need to be focused on to make sure you are able to prioritize other people and other things in your life, which is not an

easy. Sometimes you are hanging on by the skin of your teeth. And this is why you need to recognize what is going on. What is the environment that you are trying to achieve this goal in? And this is where you got to show up with kindness and give yourself grace and give yourself patience and be proud of the fact that I got all this going on, but I am still here. I have not given up on my goals. Maybe I can't be as proactive as I like. Maybe I can't maximize all the things, but here's what I can do. And that's enough. And that's enough, right? And that's where you can take that pressure off yourself. So, so finding your way in, in a way

that resonates with you, right? Whatever you your way in, in a way that resonates with you, right? With whatever you're struggling with, whatever you're having a hard time with, like I said, off the top, this is giving you the insight, whatever thoughts and feelings that you are having is giving you insight in the things that you need to work on, address, work through. That's your ticket. That's your ticket to being here at the end is to meet yourself where you are at. And sometimes we can't be maximizing and doing all the things, but sometimes just being able to do some of the things is more than enough, more than enough, more than enough. I also want to throw in, it's really important of all the things that you may think and feel

to take time to be proud of yourself. It's really important to be proud of the fact that you're still here. Be proud of the changes that you are making. Be proud of the things that you are working through, even when they're hard. When you take time and you're proud of the things that you are doing, you are more likely to continue doing those things, even when life makes it difficult for us, you know. I'm glad you're addressing this because I can also comment and had some great comments for Dr. Paul. Yeah. So, so listen, right, there are going to be some glitches and moments,

things aren't going to fall in line perfectly. This way, I take a whole progress over perfection approach in my whole life. Because if I used to really stress out about every little thing that went wrong in the program and the group due to Facebook and technical issues and glitches and whatever, at the end of the day, we're doing the best we can and we make the most with what we have. So this is why like ask questions on the live, like reach out to customer service that usually Facebook fixes any kind of issues like this within a few days, but don't let it stop you from showing up. Don't let it stop you. These are just little obstacles in the way here to challenge you. That's how I like to look at it. That's how

I look. They look at it, but we got you. We got you. We got you. Don't worry. Don't worry about the, hi, Risa. I'm so committed. Fifth program. Risa, I see you. Man, Risa is, how long have you been with us? Risa lost a bunch of weight on her own. And then she came to the living method. I think looking for a more sustainable method. And man, you're a fucking rock star, Risa. I don't say this about you enough.

She is so into it, honestly. Today, I hit my goal of 30 pounds. Now I decided that I want a few more pounds and signed up to solidify and already in maintenance. I love that. I love that. I love that. If inflammation affects weight loss, how does arthritis factor in? Well, if your arthritis is causing inflammation, that absolutely factors in, right? So a good healthy diet, nutrient rich foods, managing your stress that can cause flare ups, managing trying to get better sleep so your body can repair and rebuild, calm down, nice deep breathing exercises, calming that vagus nerve. Also adding in supplements, right? What's turmeric, making sure you're getting F omega three in your diet,

like really doing the things that you can do to help decrease any inflammation all around. The consistency and the routine of the program is really beneficial for the way that all the things that you are doing and adding up to make a big difference. But here's the thing that you need to understand about any health issues that you have is that at the end of the day, and this goes back to our very first science Saturday post, your body is not interested in storing excess fat because you know what causes the most inflammation is your body carrying excess fat. So your body doesn't want that fat any more than you do. It's just probably learned that it needs to store it for those moments of starvation that you put it through every time you do one of those deprivation type of

diets, right? And so it's because of any health issue that you have that your body is not interested in storing fat. Now, for example, we're going to talk about menopause. Oh, you guys saw our menopause add-on. So you're going to be able to register. I've been working so hard on that, you guys. So I'm so excited about it. We have announced that registration for our menopause add-on opens up on Monday, and then we're going to start on the 28th. We're going to talk, so the menopause add-on is for people who are doing the weight loss program, looking to lose weight, and are in perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause. Now, we are still going to talk about menopause in this program. So you don't need to, you don't have to join that to be part of that conversation. Dr. Alinka Trejo is going to

join us. She's going to do a two-part series on hormones 101, all the different types of hormones in your body and how they factor in. And she's going to talk about menopause. So we are having that conversation. But obviously, there is a lot to talk about. So we are going to move it outside of the group because menopause, it's not a conversation for everybody, right?

This program is for everybody, right? This program is for everybody, weight loss program, how to make it more individual to your needs. So people who are interested in having that menopause and weight loss specific conversation, we are going to have that starting on October 28. So if you guys, there's more details to come. But I want to talk about, for example, health issues, and hormones and sort of weight gain, right? So it's because of your health issues that your body doesn't want this fat. Let's even take a look at, for example, cortisol.

And if you are perimenopause, menopause, where you're getting that midsection. Well, a big part of that is hormones, yes. Also, a part of that is the fact that if you've done deprivation diets, chances are you've lost a lot of muscle mass. And when you eat carbohydrate foods that give you energy, your body breaks them down into glycogen, and it stores that in your liver, and also stores it in your muscle mainly, but also stores it in your fat. So if you don't have that muscle for your body to store that, it can then therefore get stored in your fat. And so, you know, this is sort of where, again, your body's not looking to make you fat. It's just, it's storing the fat out of necessity because it's got nowhere else to go. And then you pair that on top of all the deprivations diets you've done where you force your body to burn your fat. So it used it for fuel. And then the first chance it got, it stored all back because it's like, holy shit, this keeps happening. And your body's only job in life is to keep you alive.

So yeah, so whether it's in like, you know, arthritis, inflammation, you know, or hormonal things like your thyroid, diabetes with insulin, or your stress, cortisol stress levels, what you're going to realize is that all of your hormones are like a symphony. And there's a lot of hormones involved in weight loss. And when one is off, it kind of affects the others. And this is where you want to look to, okay, so how can I best address this issue in your case, arthritis, right? Taking any supplements that can be beneficial, making sure you're avoiding anti-inflammatory foods and even maybe adding in, sorry, make sure you're avoiding inflammatory foods and

maybe adding in some anti-inflammatory foods. We had a post about this a few weeks ago on our food facts. See, it's just awesome. What's really great about the program, if you've already done one program, you're able to look back and be like, oh shit, look at how that just makes sense. Like we got it all for you, right?

It's just that if you're new to the program, you might not be aware of how multi-leveled it is and how, for example, that first supplement list that you might not think was really factored into you. You're like, oh, I don't think I need this. I don't need that. And now you're like, oh, shit, those probably would be a benefit for me based on what's going on. And just how we really truly address everything from a variety of different angles. So anti-inflammatory foods, for example, we introduced probiotic food. So in that supplement post, the very first one, you'll notice not only does it talk about

supplements, but foods that you can add in, right? So there's a lot. So figure out what issue it is that you're dealing with, and then how can you best help the body address it, handle it, manage it, right? So that you really can be as healthy as possible, because at the end of the day, you can't lose weight if you're not healthy, right? I gotta go. I'm loving this conversation today. I mean, I love the conversations every... I love... Okay. Here's what I love about where we're at in the program, is that if you've made it this far, chances are you are going to be here at the end. At the end of the program, I promise you, you will look back and be like, wow, I did that.

And you will be like, oh my God, that went by so quick. But right now we are in the messy middle. Five weeks into the program, but for those of you who started prep week, we're talking like six weeks, right? Really, it's a 13-week program, but who's counting? This is where you're laying the foundation. Yes, there's that consistency. There are the things you need to do day in, day out. Yes, there'll be the tweaks to keep you entertained as we go. Again, if you just follow the basic food plan, eventually you'll reach your goals. The tweaks each week are designed for you to dig deeper, to level up each more, to challenge

the body, to help things progress a lot quicker. And this is why you see a lot of people losing quite like a lot of weight, a lot more than the one to two. Now on average, it's one to two pounds per week is the norm. Now, for example, you might not lose any weight leading up to like week seven of the program, but then in the back end, we've had people lose 3040 pounds, like legit. So they were just laying that foundation, it took their body a while to be like, okay, and then once it did, they ended up losing 3040 pounds. Now, if you do the math on that, that's more than one to two pounds a week. Right? So that's the norm with the program. But if you are here, you probably are

realizing this is not this is no joke of a program. This, we mean business. We really want you to lose your weight and we want you to lose it in a way it's going to really mean forever. Um, hence all the things that we're asking you to do and show up and work through. This program is it. I'm telling you this program is it, uh, but it's about figuring out what you need. So that's where I want you to move forward from this program. Yes, there's the foundation. Yes, there's the basics. But what's going on in your life? What do you need to focus on?

And really take some time. Maybe put some pen to paper and really take some time and think about it. We're just getting into our guest conversations. Like I said, we're going to get into a variety of different topics. Dr. Paul is going to continue his conversation tomorrow, building on the four reasons or reasons why your weight might be slower to move. Tomorrow, he's going to talk more specifically what you can do about those things. Dr. Olenka is having a hormone conversation with us next week. So how do hormones factor in, especially when it comes to menopause? What's the conversation there? Dr. Beverly is going to continue to join us,

really get into body image, what might be holding you back, how Beverly is going to continue to join us, really get into body image, what might be holding you back, how your past factors in. Oh my God, there's so many things we're going to get into it with her. So we're going to really, we don't wind things down midway through. We really feel like we've set the foundation. Now we're just going to put pedal to the metal from here. So hopefully I've given you some things to think about today. Hopefully you'll take a few minutes to reflect on where you're at. It's a good day. It's midday, midweek through midweek, midweek, midweek on a Wednesday. I will be back today with Kim at 12 p.m. So if you want to join me then, hopefully I will see you then. Otherwise, I'll be back tomorrow

with Dr. Paul again. If I didn't get your question and you want an answer, pop it over the question of the day page. Those of you who haven't, you can just ask and just say, I can't post on other posts. Ask your question there. I'll send my team in. I know they're all listening right now. My whole team takes time to listen to the lives as well to get a great sense of where people are at and the questions being asked.

So they'll make sure they come in and answer any questions that you have. Remember, you can also download and listen to all of our lives by way of our Living Method podcast as well. You might not be aware of that. It makes it really easy to listen to the podcast after the fact or while you're out for a walk or whatever you're doing. So that's an option as well. Okay. Have an amazing day, everyone, and I'll see you later. Bye.