The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 52 - Spring/Summer 2024

Episode Date: June 12, 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 52, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspringsummer2024Topics covered:Feeding The Metabolism, eating more often and understanding whyWhat is the benefit of separating your protein from your carbohydrates?How long does it take to break foods down?Essential nutrients, calorie-restrictive diets and counting calories and macrosCan you go longer than 20-30 mins between your portions? Travelling: focusing on water, being social, reducing stress and having fun! Flying and how to approach the airport and the dehydration effect. How your body responds to increasing your movement and exerciseShould you bring your scale when you travel?Working with a doctor to chat medications, as your body makes changes.  Dairy-free options and bumping up the healthy fat and proteinNot losing; what do YOU think is going on?Should you split your token amounts? Protein drinks as a supplement and liquid nutrientsHormones and continuing the conversation Learning how to travel: The Basic Food Plan is still doing a lotMove With Us! Activity Challenge at Weight Loss By Gina, #MoveWithLivyTo 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. Happy day 52 of the program. Okay, so here we are rolling along. It is week seven. Today is the day that we start the splitting up of the meals and snacks. So this is an ask that is going to help you get even more in tune to your portions, different from downsizing. This is taking the same portions that you've been consuming over the last few days and splitting them in two. Or at least this is where we're introducing it. Tomorrow is when you're going to start it. Okay, So today is a day we're going to talk about it. Kim and I are going to break down the tweak this week during our conversation at 12. We have a new post in the group that talks about this specific tweak this week. So you can take the same portions that you

are have making the last few days, and you're going to simply split them into. And then you're going to consume the first portion mindfully, asking those four questions, paying attention to how you feel at the end. And then you're going to wait 20 to 30 minutes, which is about the time it takes for your body to start registering the fact that you're eating some food. And then you'll be amazed that when you give your body that 20 to 30 minutes, and you are allowed to have that second portion as opposed to downsizing, where you needed to leave a few bites less, how you might not be all that hungry for it. Now, if you are, ask those four questions and eat

enough so that you're feeling satisfied when you walk away 10-15 minutes after that second portion. Now, also, if you need to go back for a third portion, that's okay as well. But most of you will notice after you give it a little bit of time, you're not really all that hungry for that second portion. It's really interesting the way that we're approaching this because it takes the pressure off that you feel in downsizing because downsizing feels most like a diet. You feel restrictive. You're worried about being hungry. You're worried about this is my one chance to eat. What if I don't eat enough? So there's a lot that goes into that mentally. So this kind of like lets the,

your guard down because you know, you can have that second portion. Also, it has you thinking about eating that much more often that it can be exhausting. And so this is where it gets interesting, where you take people who try not to eat or have tried to not eat for so many years of their lives, and now you have to eat. Plus, you're asking those four questions more often. It is a bit all-consuming because we want this to be a bit all-consuming. We want you to do the work now so that when you're done, and you've reached your goal, you're just you just can trust when to eat what to eat how much to eat, you don't even have to think about it. Remember the end

game or the end goal of all of this is for you to wake up look good, feel good, go about your day and just make good choices that make you feel good. If you're eating something delicious and you want to overeat it, you're making a conscious choice. I'm going to overeat this. You recognize that you're going to feel full after. You're not going to rag on yourself about it. You're going to be like, that was delicious. That was it. The next day, if you get up, if you're even weighing yourself at all and the scale is up or you feel a little bloated because you indulge, you're like, no big deal. No big deal, right? And it is back on your way. So we're going to give you techniques also. Remember the Libby method is a four-step process.

Lose your weight, solidify your weight, maintain your weight, and then move on and live the Libby way. So we're going to talk a lot more about that at the end of the program. We're going to give you techniques and whatnot to be able to easily maintain your weight. But a lot of the work is built into the program itself. The other part of the tweak is separating your proteins from your carbs. So we did a post yesterday on proteins, carbs, and fats, breaking those down. A lot of you had questions about those vegetables. So vegetables are very much carbohydrates.

Fruits are very much carbohydrates as well. I think when people think of carbs, they think of like breads and pastas and those types of things. Your vegetables are very much your carbohydrates and or energy foods. So if you need a little refresher on that, what's carbs, what's proteins, we did that post for you yesterday. It's in the group. You can also search in our app. So we're separating the proteins from the carbs and your fats can go either way. This is going to help you really understand how protein hits differently. Protein feeds into your satiety hormones, protein and fat feeds into your satiety hormones, making you feel more satisfied on your foods. So this is sort of where we're going to start making these tweaks in the next couple of weeks. So for example, we have a revamp week where you can actually add some protein and fat to your morning fruit snack, for example. So if you take a fruit like an apple and

you eat it, it gives you a certain amount of energy. Now, if you were to eat half of that apple and add some nuts to it or some type of protein fat, you get the energy from the apple plus the more sustaining energy from the protein and fat as well. So you can actually get more energy from the foods that you are eating and more energy from eating less in terms of portion size by making sure you're including protein and fat. Now, if you are saying, well, why aren't we doing that already? Make sure you watch that food plan because there was a rhyme and a reason to why we haven't done that yet with your morning fruit snack, which we will be doing in the future. In fact, you're going to have options for that fruit snack in general. We're going to be switching up. You're going to

have the option to switch up your fruits. Sorry, not just your fruit snack, but your two afternoon snacks as well coming up. So we're kind of building on that. We are even going to get into this even further. In week 10 of the program, we talk about how long it takes for certain foods to break down. This is why you might be like, let's say, for example, you have some fish and some, you know, for lunch, right? You have some veggies with some fish and some leafy greens and whatnot. And you eat that and you find that maybe you are, you know, you maybe find that you're getting hungry. You have that at 12, maybe you're starting to get hungry around two. And then the next day, maybe you have some steak with some vegetables, with some steak and some leafy greens, same, same, same, but a little different rather than fish, you have steak and you notice you're actually

quite full and like physically feeling more full. Maybe it's like lasting you a little bit longer. This is where, you know, fish takes about 40 minutes to break down into your system to start utilizing the energy. Whereas red meat can take like hours, five plus hours for your bite to digest. So this is where if you're physically feeling more full because you had the steak, it's because the steak is a lot harder and takes longer to process and digest. Now, one isn't necessarily better than the other, right? It's just that how you are feeling and how much more sustained you will feel. So it's not better to have red meat or to have fish. Both of them have their benefits, but it's something to keep in mind. This is like when

people will say, well, I just need a quick snack. What can I have? And I'm like, what do you mean by quick? Right? They're like, well, can I want to have nuts? That's a quick snack. No, nuts is not. Nuts is a convenient snack. Nuts are convenient. You can grab them, you can pop them in your mouth and you can go, but they're not a quick snack if you're looking for energy because nuts can take about 90 minutes to break down in your system before you're really utilizing the energy from them. So what would be a quick snack would be fruit, which would break down into half an hour. Now I'm not trying to overcomplicate things. We're just starting to like get in soon that different foods hit differently. Also, the reality

is, is that you need, you know, your amino acids, you need protein, right? It's essential, you need it. Same thing with essential fatty acids. Carbohydrates is not something that's essential. You get you get the glycogen from that by you know, eating your proteins, eating your fats and the process through your liver. So carbohydrates are the one thing that actually our bodies can live without. Although we of course need energy foods. It's not essential like your protein and fat, which is why everyone is talking about making sure you're getting enough protein in your diet. But here's the thing with that. Everyone is talking about making sure you're getting enough protein in your diet based on the fact that most people have been doing calorie

restrictive diets and not really caring about the quality of the food. And we've been taught this calories are calories. It doesn've been taught this, calories are calories. It doesn't really matter where your calories are coming from, but it actually does matter where your calories are coming from. And so when people do really restrictive diets, they tend to not eat enough protein. So with the Libby Method, someone reached out the other day, it was a really amazing question. They asked me if I was going to add a macro counter onto the app, right? Whether it's counting your macros, your micros, whether it's calories, whatever that is. And I said, no, I'm not because I specifically designed the app so that people got away from

counting because you shouldn't need to count and do math to lose weight and you don't need to count and do math to maintain your weight. You really want to get in tune to your body's needs. Like I know when I need protein because I crave protein. I can tell when I need protein based on how my body feels. And I've been a personal trainer. I was, I've been, I started personal training when I was 14. I actually got into bodybuilding. I was into like, um, you know, competition aerobics. Like I understand what it needs, needs, means to need that protein. I don't have to count to know when I need to make sure I get enough protein. And this is where I want you guys to get to, right? And so the reason why I'm not

doing that is because the living method, if you are putting protein focus and we're talking whole foods, right? You're putting protein focus at breakfast, you are having that fruit snack yet, but down the road, we're going to be adding protein and fat to it. You're having protein at lunch, you're having, you can add protein to your first afternoon snack. So you don't just have to have carrot sticks or veggies, you can have a boiled egg with that. You can have cheese with that you can have, you know, you can have a dip with that you can add beans, um, you know, you can have a dip with that. You can add beans to it. If you want, you can add chickpeas to your, to your, to your veg snack. And then your afternoon snack, of course, is nuts and seeds, which are protein and fat. And then

protein is the focus for dinner. So that's why we don't really worry about making sure you're getting enough protein in because just following the food plan alone and eating six times a day, you're getting more than enough. So that is about separating. That is about really, um, getting into with that. The other question people are talking about is, can you go longer than the, than 20 to 30 minutes? So if you're going longer than 20, 30 minutes, you're just basically having your next meal or a snack. So that's not what we want to do. So you want to, if you split up that meal or snack, you want to wait that 20, 30 minutes and you're having that second portion, whether you're eating it mindfully because you're hungry or just having a token amount, you want, you have to have that second portion. Otherwise you're just

eating less of the first portion. It's not really, it's, it's, it's in the allowing of the second portion and having to have that second portion that really is causing you to be mindful. Um, and if you go any longer than a half hour, because really the spread between meals and snacks right now today is a half hour to three and a half hours. So then you're just having another meal and snack. So if you can't wait, if you can't have it within the 20 minutes to 30 minutes timeline, then I wouldn't split the snack. And I would just to have your next meal or snack coming down the pipeline and mindfully eat that portion, mindfully that portion. So I want you to understand too, I know some of you are

feeling like, well, I can't split up all my meals and snacks, then just splitting up some. And even if you can't just following the basic food plan, just that will still get this weight off of you. You're still doing already so much just following that basic food plan, right? Okay. Let me get into your questions today. Let's roll into these. Good morning. I'm heading to Vegas this week and I'm very scared of not being able to stay on track and follow the plan with not even knowing where we're eating and what types of foods will be offered. I'm so scared of gaining my 24.6 pounds I've lost since I started this program. Any advice? I'd rather not pause the plan. Ideally, I don't want to ruin my progress. I've been to Vegas twice, three times, twice, twice, three times, three times. Who am I? What? How am I? I always wanted to go to Vegas. There's

two places I always wanted to go in my life. Vegas. I don't know why. I'm not a gambler. And New Zealand. Don't know why. Since forever. Two places I wanted to go. So I went to Vegas a few times in a very concentrated period of time. I went to Vegas. I love Vegas. It's not, it's not like, it's, it's like, um, it's definitely a city of indulgence. Put it that way. Um, you do so much fucking walking. Okay. Here's the thing about Vegas. Let me tell you, don't even bother packing heels unless you're going like, unless you're

eating in your resort, even then. Okay. Everything there is like so big and you think like you think oh we're just gonna go this restaurant you can see it right there nah it's like 47 000 miles away if you're walking um so it's you walk a lot in vegas um first of all and there's every restaurant i went at there's there's great food so the portions might be huge so you might want to think about splitting something with the people that you were with or ordering more of an appetizer or be mindful of like avoiding an appetizer and a meal because like the meals, the portions, because you know, it's the US, it's quite large.

But I didn't find it, I think that you won't be like, it's not like you have to, like you've if you you have to go to like the pharmacies or whatever to pick up chips or chocolate or whatever. So you're just probably talking some drinks if you're going to have some fun. So really just focus on the water. That's a big one. Like I am not scared for you at all. I'm really not. Vegas is fun. You're probably going to be out and about and having a great time. Listen, do not underestimate how important it is to be social and to laugh and have fun and have a great time. And that alone is so good for your soul and sleep for your stress levels. I don't want you stressing. So if you are flying, that's the airport, the airport, do not be like tempted to be like,

Oh, I'm just going to have this. Like I'm going to Starbucks or coffee, Tim, whatever, wherever you get your coffee. And I'm going to have a muffin because, you know, I'm going to whatever. Like sometimes we do this on vacation. When I get there, I'm going to eat healthy and whatever. Right. Because I'm on vacation. I can have the because then you're just going to feel like shit because flying super dehydrates you like literally altitude sucks the water out of you.

And that's why your face is all wonky and your ankles are huge when you get off is because like, it's very dehydrating. So what I would do is, and it doesn't really matter. I can try to drink water on the plane, but like I can drink three liters of water on a plane easy and I'll still get off feeling dehydrated. Soon as you land, get hydrated. That's the most important thing. Get hydrated, which is not cheap in Vegas because the water bottles in Vegas are like 40 bucks. But here's what Vegas is like over promise under deliver. I love it, but it's like literally, and everything is like 50 times more extensive. It's fun though. So maybe bring a reusable water bottle that you can fill up, right? So get that water and get hydrated. So then you're not craving this, you're not craving that.

Um, and then, you know, try to like, try to like think here's for everybody traveling anywhere, going to have fun. You want to feel your best when you are having fun. The last thing you want to do is feel like bloated and just blah and just like not good and whatever. So make choices that make you feel really good. What's going to make me feel good here? Right? So you want to go out for going to a club, you're going to be dancing or whatever, whatever you're going to do. You want to feel great. You want to feel good. You want to have a good time. You don't want to be walking around being like, oh, like that my belly's so full.

Right? So, so that's where I would look at it as a challenge. Don't be scared. Be like, Oh, like that my belly's so full. Right? So, so that's where I would look at it as a challenge. Don't be scared. Be like, let me see what I can do, bitch. Let me see what I can do. Let me see what I can do here. Like 24 pounds down, you are going to be just fine. You've, you've, you've got this. You're probably feeling really good. You're going into the strip feeling really good. Now it's okay for you to choose differently. Maybe the old you, you know, the old party girl, Melanie, you were eating all the things and doing the stuff and whatever. Maybe, maybe, maybe this Melanie gets up and goes to the gym in the morning, right?

Maybe, maybe you get up early and you go for a walk in the morning, right? Before everyone gets up and do whatever, like, or maybe, you know, Vegas is like, you know, four o'clock in the morning, you can go for a walk and there's people everywhere. You know, maybe that's the new you. like that's going to be fun going up and down the strip. Like be like, who does Melanie want to be on vacation? Right on Vegas. You can be a party girl and have fun and feel amazing and look your best and do all of that and have it all too. Right? So it doesn't have to be, you're not taking the old you to Vegas. You're taking the new you to Vegas. Right? So look at that and be like, okay,

let's see what I got here, you know, and have the best time. Have the best time. The same with summer. Like everything I just talked about, it can be attributed to summer, going to the cottage, going away for the weekend, whatever that is. It's the same thing. You go away to the cottage, you want to feel great. You want to feel your best all summer long, right? So it doesn't mean that you can't sit on a patio and have a few nice drinks, have a couple glasses of water on it. If you want to have some chicken wings, also order a side salad, right? There's, if you want to get a burger, wrap it in lettuce or eat half the bun. That's what I do sometimes, right? Sometimes I just kind of want that burger.

I take a couple bites with the bun and then I ditch one of the buns and then I just eat it kind of open face, you know, or wrap it in lettuce in whatever you want to do, right? There's ways that you can stay on track to reaching your goals and still, you know, indulge here and there and enjoy your time. Heading out on a 7K hike with my seniors group. Robert, I love this for you. I love a good hike. Nothing like being out in nature. Nothing like being out in nature. Here's someone else. Sarah started walking beginning of the program, no up to 7k a day, but I have a sore ribs now for like a week. Anyone else have that when they started walking a lot? So, so you could be engaging your core, right? So as you get stronger, you, you are working, maybe you're moving your arms a little bit more, right? Like you're walking a little bit more vigorously.

So what can happen when you start working out is that your body is trying to be as efficient as possible. And you're going to notice that your muscles are doing the work. Like it's like you feel a deeper workout, a more connected workout. Whereas when you start working out, your body's just like, what the actual, what? It's just trying to get its shit together and keep up with you, right? And now you got it. Now you're walking and your body's like, okay, I got this.

I'm good. And so the muscles are working more efficiently. They're working deeper. And so your workout sometimes can feel harder. Now, this could also be a structural issue though, with how your posture, while you're walking is starting to affect you. So pay attention to that. That's really important. It could be your gait with your walking. Now that you could mean that you need new shoes. And so you're, because if you don't have proper footwear,

then you're a little off because your abs, all your muscles are working and your core is tight. And it's kind of how you're building those muscles around your posture. That's something you might want to, might want to look at. Somebody is asking if we bring our scale while on vacation or away. I don't think you need, like, here's the thing. At this point, you're getting on the scale. We have this conversation a lot in maintenance. Should I continue to weigh myself? I think it's great to weigh yourself in maintenance to understand that fluctuations are normal and get a sense of what's normal for you. I want you on that scale, like start play this game, start to play this game. Guess your weight before you get on the scale. I do not have to weigh myself to know exactly how much I weigh. Like I do not,

I don't have to weigh myself. I know I can tell. I can tell when my weight is up. I can tell when it's going to be down. I can tell when it's down. So try the guessing game. Try to guess. Try to, I would pick New Zealand over Vegas every time. Yeah. Well, New Zealand's a little bit farther away. Vegas is easy to get to. I, when I went to Vegas, I went, um, I went for my bachelorette with my mom and my good friend, Sonia. We went to the canyon. We took a helicopter ride to the canyon, which was just amazing. Drinking Prosecco at the bottom of the canyon. That was fun. So it is kind of New Zealand-esque. New Zealand-esque. I want you to guess your weight, right? Try to guess. This is such a great way to get in tune. Try to guess your weight before you get on the scale each day. Try to guess what it is.

Try to guess what it is. Because in that way, you're actually connecting, oh, I feel like this when I'm at this weight. I feel like this when I'm bloated. It's not just the number. Or I feel like this when my weight is up and then the scale is about to move. Like you know you don't really need the scale. Usually if you stay at a hotel or something, they have scales. And every scale is different.

That's the whole thing too. So you could, like if you, the scale is not what is keeping you on track. It's not. It's you and how you feel. The scale is a tool. The scale is not your accountability partner. It is not. Your scale is just a tool. The scale is not your accountability partner. It is not. Your scale is just a tool.

The scale is not doing anything for you other than giving you data based on what's happening along with how you're feeling and the choices that you're making. You know what I mean? So I don't think you need to. If you want to, I'm not going to judge you on that. Lots of people do. Lots of people are like, I'm in a routine. This is my pattern. This is my thing. I want to whatever you need, but I don't think you need to. Good morning. It's a happy morning for me. Well, I love that, Sherry.

My weight has been moving last couple of days. Not very much, but every bit counts. Every bit actually counts. Yes. Yeah. No, that's nothing but a celebration. All your hard work paying off. You know, something I haven't talked about.

Something I haven't talked about is transitional periods and your weight is moving. Sometimes people are hesitant to switch gears when their weight is moving. So because this program is very forward moving, I just want to say out loud right now that if your weight is currently dropping, splitting up your meals and snacks and eating more often tomorrow is not going to stop that. Sometimes, especially as we start to switch the tweaks, sometimes people are like, but my weight is moving in this tweak. And then they're so nervous to switch the tweak. It only builds, it only builds on each one. So it's not like, um, going from one tweak to the next is going to stop that weight from moving. So I just want to say that out loud in case anyone's ever feeling like

that. Still festering in my funk for sure. I have doctor's appointment today to tell him I refuse to take the statin anymore as it's poisoning my body on too many side effect levels. Iron is also low, so need to ramp up that big time. So you know your body best, right? You know your body best, but there might be a transition there. Maybe there's something in between, right? And this is sort of where I love this program where you can say, look, this is what I have been doing. So I would go there if you've been keeping your journal, this way, or you can say, look, this is what I have been doing. So I would go there if you've been keeping your journal, this way, it's great to keep a journal, right? Show them your app, outline the kinds of foods that you've been eating, show them your what you know,

what's happening on the scale with you. Like, sometimes it's just like they're nervous, because you a lot of people want to go off medications, they get off them sooner than when they really should. And that can cause some problems, because's stress. Getting on a medication is stressful. Getting off a medication also stressful to the body as well. And this is where you might want to work with a naturopathic doctor to kind of be like, how can I support my body with these issues and kind of transition off, right? So this is where I would go armed with what you have been doing to your doctors and have these conversations, you know, that's something everyone's excited to get off medication. I love that when they do, but they also don't realize it can be just as stressful as actually getting on the medication itself. So there can be like a bit, a transition period, a level you want to get off sometimes is

the least stressful option for people. And so, but what, you know what you probably are picking up on that you're feeling good, that change is happening. You know, like you feeling confident, you're feeling like I can do this. And I love that. That in itself is huge. That's a massive win. Massive win. What is going on with festering your funk? What is happening there, right? What's happening with the festering in your funk part? That's where you want to take a look at what is going on. How can I turn that around? Sorry, I'm still struggling with this virus. Dr. Beverly is going to join us tomorrow. She's going to be talking about that internal dialogue, that internal voice that can set the tone for our whole day. How can we turn that around? How can we

get in the right mindset? How can we, what can we do about that internal dialogue? That kind of like person sitting on your shoulder, right? And that old football coach, she calls it or whatever, you know, and get it into more your, your, your granny or your Nana, whoever talking with you, that kinder voice, more motivating, more positive for lack of a better word. So you want to join me tomorrow. Dr. Beverly is going to be talking about that. Dairy-free, yeah. Dairy-free now. Hi, Helen. Bought coconut yogurt. Probably not much fat. It doesn't. There's some good coconut yogurts. It has filler. Cornstarch

is one of my intolerances. So there are some good ones out there. Um, you might have to head to the health food store to find one, but that is a issue with it. They tend to be lower in fat and lower in protein content as well. This is where you might want to get, this is where you can add in some hemp hearts or a sprouted love, something like, something like that. Um, what's got some protein and fat in, in it as well. Um, and then she kind of mix, mix up that in it. That might be a good way to go, like super plain yogurt, coconut yogurt, minimal ingredients. Liberty, I think Liberty might have one, though the consistency will probably be a little bit on the more watery side, but this is

where you could put something like that, the hemp hearts in it, or you could put a protein powder, get a natural protein powder. I'm not a fan of protein drinks per se, but if you use a natural protein powder, that can be a great way of bumping up the protein content in there. And then you add some good fat to that and you kind of make your own kind of concoction, yogurt-y type of thing. Yeah, I always eat protein first. I love protein. It makes me feel more satisfied. So this is like what a lot of people were like, well, what if I leave food on my plate? Like, you're not thinking about that now, right? Like you're not thinking about what order of food that you're eating in. You're just instinctually eating. And so this is the thing you want to get to a place where you

are instinctually eating what is most appealing to you. And if you haven't been thinking about, you know, the star of the meal is all about putting together and seeing that and understanding that, you know, that is when you should add your, your vegetables, your carbohydrates, if you're feeling like you need them, lunch is the most appropriate place to put them in, because that's where you're going to utilize them throughout the day. But you may have been finding without even thinking about it, as you made that meal, that with the with the vegetable focus, then the proteins, leafy greens, healthy fats, and then any heavier carbs that your protein might've been your go-to. You might've actually been consuming the protein first or the fat depending and every day might be a little

different. Like if I was to serve you the same lunch every day and not said a word to you, you would eat in a way that whatever is most appealing to you is what you would eat. Sometimes leafy greens are the first thing I go to. Sometimes they're the last thing I go to. Sometimes protein is the first thing I go to. Sometimes it's the last thing that I go to. Unless you're like Tony who saves his like best, most delicious bits for the end. I don't know. That's like he does that all the time. He always leaves like his favorite thing, but I don't know what he starts with. So if you were actually paying attention to that, you would notice that instinctually

you are going for the foods that are most appealing for to you and for you in the moment, right? So I have lost and gained the same 10 pounds a million freaking times. I'm trying not to give up, but hanging by a thread. Obviously, I'm the problem and trying to reread, rewatch, relearn everything and hoping something sinks. But I'm hanging in for 91 freaking days. I'm so happy with many people found success.

Perhaps someday I will. Okay. You know what you didn't tell me, Kira? So I love that you're owning this. Why? Why do you think this is happening? Right? Like, why do you think this is happening? Rather than focusing, why do you think this is happening? So that rather

than focusing on this is what I'm doing, right, which a lot of people do, this is what I'm doing. I'm not whatever, like, so this is what I would do come pop into the group and, and tell us why you think that's why you think that is like, what is going on right now, it could be that it's sabotage, like soon as you do well, you whatever, like you take time off, doesn't matter. But there's a lot of resources in this group, whether it's conversations to get into that mental part. We had an amazing conversation with Dr. Beverly yesterday. Amazing conversation, right? And whether it's the four reasons why your weight might be slower to move, and maybe your body's really reactive, maybe you have food

sensitivity. So when you are going along and you're feeling great, weight starts to move. And then you have something maybe that doesn't necessarily jive with your system. It causes inflammation, weight goes up, and then it takes the time to go back down. There could be so many things going on. So I would love for you to sit and think, Hey, what, why do you think it is? What is it? And even if you think it's you, like you're the problem, what about you is the problem? Is it that you're sabotaging? Is it that you are having a hard time following consistently? Because there's things you can do, right? You can set alarms, you can use the app. My team has been there, all of my team. So if you've been reading the team bios,

they've been through this process. They get it. Some of them themselves have lost their weight, gained weight back because life has happened. They're struggling to get back down again. Like you'll be surprised. Like my team is like, they've been through a lot. They're super knowledgeable at the program and they really truly are here to help you. So if you want, you can answer the 20 questions. You can tell us what you think is going on with tons of resources that the team would. So rather than you trying to reread everything and figure it all out, right? Let us know what you think it is and what's going on. And the team can help direct you to certain posts. They can be like, here, check this post, that post, this conversation,

whatever. They know what's been posted and what's going on in the group. So they can really help you with that as well. They can really help you that that I love that you're sticking around to the 91 days, because this can you can have some past trauma tied into it around food and your and your weight and your history that maybe this time you're like at capacity and how you are actually doing this is perfect. And sometimes it's good to do a pass of the program and be like, Okay, I see. Sometimes it's good to be here at the end and then see what, what can, like what you said, like you're so happy for everybody else. Maybe you don't quite trust it yet. Like I'm drawing from all the real situations and conversations I've had with people. Sometimes maybe we just need to see it in its entirety

to be like, okay, I see it. I see it. I can do it. I can, I starting to understand it. And then next program, you're like, okay, I got this. You know what I mean? I've been through this. I know what my struggles are. I know what I need to do to best support myself. I'm starting, I'm open. And you know, your next program, you're crushing it. This is like Intel. This is like seeing what's going on. You know, that in itself, let's just talk about that is so huge. That in itself is so huge and can be such an advantage. Also people learn differently. Some people are more, you know, they're more kind of like, I'm not really sure. And other people like A-types are like, just give me, tell me what to do. And they do it and they do it and they get it done. But then they got to deal with it afterwards,

right? Then they got to deal with the feels and unsureness of all the other things afterwards. At some point you have to deal with it. So whether you're going through that process first, like maybe your whole game right now is mental. Maybe you're just doing the whole mental thing right now. So maybe you might not be getting the physical or you're kind of here and there or whatever's going on, but that mental piece is so huge, right? So, so reach out, let us know what you need. Let us know what you need and how we can help. My question is, if I'm already only eating a token amount for a snack, I presume it doesn't make sense to divide, correct? Or do I do token amounts? Yeah, correct. If you're, if you're not hungry for that, for that snack, you can just have that token amount and then call it a day.

Yeah. That's a great question. Yeah. You don't have to split the snack. I mean, you can just have that token amount and then call it a day. Yeah, that's a great question. Yeah, you don't have to split the snack. I mean, you can if you want, but you don't have to. If it's a few token bites, I just wouldn't. There's a couple of things I wouldn't worry about. Like if you don't have the time, don't worry about splitting. And if you're just having a token amount, you don't have to worry about splitting that either. It's a great question. How do you feel as like about protein drinks as a supplement? Um, as a supplement, like, uh, like you're eating breakfast and then you're also having a protein drink. Um, the thing about protein is like, you can have too much protein, right? And like, same thing, your body has to broke it, break down protein and store it somewhere if you're not utilizing it. So,

so it's not like over protein is like a benefit. So you want to make sure you're getting the like, you're getting enough protein. And so that's what I mean by like, as a supplement, why would what would you depend on the situation and the circumstance, but if you wanted to, um, have like a breakfast and then you want to have more protein on the side or your, maybe you have a, trying to think of scenario, like you're having digestive issues and you want to add the protein in, in a way that's easy, easier to digest. Um, that could be an issue for some people. I'm just not a fan of liquid nutrients in general, even with protein, because you can end up just having more than what you need, right? More than what you need. Carol, four pounds away from your goal. I love that. 16 so far. Feel

amazing. I have such a bounce in my step. Thank you. Oh, I love that for you. I'm so happy for you. That's a vibe. That's a vibe. So it depends on the circumstance, right? Like I'm not, listen, in the next couple of weeks, you can add protein shakes in. I don't like protein shakes as like a meal replacement for lunch or for dinner or any of those things. I think, you know, meal replacement, like I don't like the idea for like a meal replacement, but you can add protein shakes in, in the next couple of weeks weeks if you want. Again, now that you are in tune to your body's needs, that's the difference. That's the difference. I'm not a fan when you start the program and you're just drinking, it's just like chewing your food

causes your digestive system to be stimulated. And there's a lot of benefit to that. Plus, the fiber that you're getting from whole foods and whatnot. But there is, you'll be able to add protein shakes in, in the next couple of weeks. I mean, you could always have them. I've never said you couldn't have them. I've just said, I'm not a fan. And here is why. Here's the thing too. Like sometimes there's like protein shake supplement things, but they do have a lot of added sugar to them, artificial flavors and artificial colors. So if you're going for one like that, um, then you want to watch that. If you're talking about like something like an AG one with like, if you took an AG one and add some protein powder to that, I mean, that's cool. Cause you're just getting like vitamins and minerals and kind of like green foods and stuff like that. I'm totally into that. That could be a great way just to kind of level up your nutrition. So if it's something like that, I mean, that's cool. Cause you're just getting like vitamins and minerals and kind of like green foods and stuff like that. I'm totally into that. That could be a great way just to kind

of level up your nutrition. So if it's something like that, yeah, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm totally into that. So it just depends on the circumstance, right? What can members do once this program ends and the next program isn't until later. So we get into that. Um, we're going to perhaps run a bridging the gap group, a group that you can join where you can still have access to the team throughout the summertime to answer any questions that you might have. We are going to make sure that you are set up for success and you know exactly how to follow along throughout the break. And a lot of people are really nervous about the summer, but you know, it's been my experience that after three months of the program, you really are feeling good. You

really know what you need to do, at least be able to maintain your weight. And a lot of people are really surprised when they come back and join us the fall. They're always like, Oh my gosh, I did so much better than I thought. I actually lost weight during the summertime. Um, you know, we, we want you to be able to continue your journey. So we're going to tell you a technique that you can use to continue to follow, but we'll also, I do believe we are going to be offering a Bridging the Gap group that you'll be able to join if you're interested in that. It's not going to be a group where I'm going to show up. I'm going to show up maybe here or there for a couple of lives throughout the summertime.

It's not going to be a guided, I'm not going to be checking in every day. It's not a guided program and process. There's not like sometimes what we'll do is like we'll share some information and whatnot, but it's not a guided program like the 91 day program. But it is a place where while you are working through the process on your own, that you can join if you're looking for that added extra support. But we're going to break that down for you at the end of the program. I am thinking about doing a Dr. Olinka. There's a couple of things I'm thinking about Dr. Olinka. There's a couple of things I'm thinking. I would love your feedback on this. I love your feedback on this. So you guys know I've been talking

to hormones with Dr. Olinka. Menopause is the, I mean, this program is great for hormones. It has been since, like, it's just great. As you can tell from our conversations, it's just, there's a rabbit hole of conversations with hormones. And I would love to do a menopause program and it wouldn't be any different than this program, except that the information would be geared towards if you are in menopause, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause, if hormones are an issue for you, obviously we would include that verbiage, right? Like for example, the first few weeks of the program, right? The routine of that is really important few weeks of the program, right, the routine of that is really important, because we've learned when it comes to your hormones that your body

loves routine, right? Like being sporadic and all over with your food choices is very stressful on the body. So how is downsizing factor into hormones, right? How does feeding the metabolism factor into hormones? How do you address your hormones throughout the program and process that can kind of take things to the next level, right? Really diving into that conversation. And so there's a couple of things I'm thinking of because we know we want to go deeper into this conversation is doing like a mini kind of six week, you know, course with Dr. Olenka talking concentrated learning series that we were thinking about throughout the summer.

But then it's the summer. Do you really want to spend your summer doing that? I don't know, right? And then I was thinking of doing like a side program that if people were interested in that conversation, they could, it's like a complimentary program run at the same time. Um, because here's the thing. I think if I did a menopause, you know, weight loss program, everyone in this group, but most people would go into that, that one. Right. And so I can't be everywhere all the time, but what can I do? It's the same thing I've been thinking for people who are taking the new GLP-1 weight loss medications,

right? Like the program is such a great fit for people who are taking those weight loss medications, but there's a different conversation that needs to happen while you are taking those GLP-1 drugs as well. And so then I'm thinking the men in the group, right? Like I'm thinking men is a little bit of a different conversation too, and they're getting bits and pieces of here and there. And so how can I sort of like have the base program and then fine tune and tailor it? But I'm interested in that hormones thing. Let me know what you would think. I might do a post, right? Do we want a concentrated hormone series? Do we want something run simultaneously alongside of the group? Do we want something specific? So I'm thinking of what we could do in the

summertime. I do like to have some downtime because it's like running marathons every time I run a program, marathon after marathon after marathon. And I do that to take some downtime. But I think that there is something more that we can do and offer in the summer. We got, there's no shortage of information. We're always talking over on our socials, but I think to me, the value is in you having access to our team that can help answer questions for you. Um, but we got you, we got you. New Zealand is gorgeous. I spent a month there. So much to see and pay attention to the currency differences. Highly recommend. Yes. I want to go there. It's so far away that I feel like, you know, though I did go to Bali, mind you, and we went to Singapore at

Christmas in Hong Kong. That was far away too. I feel like I'd want to go there for a while because there's so much to see. And then maybe, I don't know, kind of pair it with Australia, maybe go away for the month. I don't know. We'll see. The kids are getting older and the kids are getting older and I feel like I can start getting away a little bit more. I'm leaving for Scotland this Friday. I won't be back until Sunday, the 23rd. I'll miss the splitting of the meals other than tomorrow and half a Friday. It will be really difficult to split my meals and snacks as we are on the go every day. I know I'll be able to stay on the general plan. Should I split my meals when I get back or just skip it? I would just skip it. I just

skip it. Um just skip it. Listen, every tweak is meant to dive in deeper, level up more to keep these things progressing, right? Like, but, but don't underestimate doing the basic food plan is still doing a lot. Really dig into those four, four, four, four, um, four mindful eating questions, move your body. Like, you know what I mean? Like you're, you should still expect to lose even just doing that. Plus you got an added extra, like your tweak is being somewhere different is probably

going to be super active. You're going to be doing a lot of stuff. Like also this program is so much more than just the weight loss. It's learning how to meet your body's needs and go away on vacation and make choices that make you feel good, right? And I don't know how much weight you still have to lose, but life is happening. There is nothing wrong with like, I'm going away. This is what's happening in this 91 day journey, right? Like the reality is, is that you're going to need to sign up for more programs. Just like any diet, you start and you keep following it until you finish. The living method is broken down to 91 day increments. So we have like two,

you know, two weeks where we're focusing on downsizing, then, then, you know, feeding the metabolism, then our, like, it's, it's, there's so many benefits to the way we've structured the program. And so this is why you might do one program and just, this is a, this is a, a life is smacking me in the fucking face program, but you are still showing up and you're learning so much by doing what you can do to prioritize yourself and make an effort. And it may not be you're crushing your weight, but what you are learning while you are going through that 91 day program with what everything you've got going on is so huge because everything factors into the end game, which is live your life.

Never have to worry about weight again. And everything involved, which is working through your issues, associations, habits, the way you use food to cope, your relationship with food, your relationship with yourself, your beliefs, your traumas, all of it, right? So while you are focused on the 91 days, everything that you're learning is going to factor into you getting to that place where you just, you don't even have to, you just move on. You move on from your weight loss journey, your weight journey, right? You just move on.

Wake up, look good, feel good, go about your day, knowing what you need in order to easily maintain your weight, to feel your best, to navigate stressful situations. Because here's the thing, right? How many of you have lost the weight and you gained it all back? You have to learn how to be able to travel and prioritize yourself, make good food choices. You have to learn when really hard things happen to you in life, how to not eat your face off, how to not trash your body. You need to learn to prioritize yourself, how to take care of yourself when really traumatic things happen to you, right? Like you have to learn that and you're learning so much throughout

the program where you're on a mission for that. So don't even worry about that. Don't even that, like that's to me, like that's a great challenge, right? So just follow that basic food plan and still expect that skill. So many people go away and they are so surprised when they come back. Wow. Maybe I gained a few pounds, got back at it. Weight came right back down because you know, it was never really weight, real weight gain. So many people go away. Oh my God, I lost six pounds while I was away. You know, like, holy shit. So surprised about how once you address your body's needs to store fat, your body really doesn't want to gain weight. And it's so much harder than you think to actually gain weight. It's not as easy. Your

weight will fluctuate a lot, right? Like hard to digest foods, um, salt, dehydration, inflammatory, like eat foods that cause like, you know, inflammatory response. Your weight can go up. Yeah. Right. But it's not real weight gain. It's not real weight gain. So you'll be surprised once you address that body's needs. Like it's a game changer. It's a fricking game changer. Let me tell you. It's a game changer. Reached my 50 pounds down today on my fourth round. Marlene, that's a whole vibe. That's a whole vibe. That's a whole vibe. I love that. Congrats. That is a whole vibe. 50 pounds. You know what? On that note, I'm going to jet. On that note, I am going to go. That's a I am going to go. Uh, that's a great note to end on. Uh, we are here for you. Please do not stress about the tweak this week. Have fun with it.

Laugh at yourself. Be like this fucking tweak that Gina girl. Remember the ask is for you. It's it's it's so's so multi-layered. It's, it's to help you learn, get even more in tune, right? Like that, that's the ask is not to torture you, stress yourself out. Like it's not to inconvenience you. It's really not. It's really not. I used to do this tweak for a whole week, people for like two weeks I used to do, but I've kind of found a happy medium with it. Um, have fun with it. You will learn a lot about yourself with this tweak, even if it's just like how busy you are in your life and you don't have time for it, right? Remember that you're doing a lot just by doing the basics. Okay, so what am I doing today? Oh,

I'm back today with Kim for the tweak this week. We're going to really get into it at 12 if you want to join us for that. And then I'm over in Eminem. I'm over in Eminem today. I love that. Our way in Wednesday, Eminem, which are available to you by way of podcast, by the way. If you want and then I'm over in M&M over in M&M today I love that our Weigh In Wednesday M&M which are available to you by way of podcast by the way if you want to kind of listen in on some of the conversations we're having in maintenance

you can head over to our podcast The Living Method and I do believe we upload our Weigh In it's either there or on our Weigh In with Gina podcast I'm not sure where they are but you'll find them somewhere

and then tomorrow Dr. Beverly and then on Friday, uh, Kyle Buchanan, he is a whole vibe. He's going to be joining us as one of our new guest experts. You'll get to meet him. Um, I think we did a poster for him. So if you've got any questions that you want me to ask him, we're going to just kind of do it. I'm just going to get to do a whole kind of free for all kind of conversation. Um, he's great. So if you want to join me for that, we are not done. Uh, we're far from it. Have an amazing day, everyone. I hope you have a great day. Uh, if you're joining us in our move with Libby, we're having a move with Libby challenge. So yesterday I got 90 minutes swim in plus another

45 minutes in the evening. I got to go back today. I've already put my time in. Uh, we're doing a team challenge around here. We're raising money. So we've broken up into teams, everyone here at weight loss by Gina and we are matching the company is matching a dollar per minute. So yesterday I raised like whatever 90 and 45 is, that's how much money I raised. So when you're motivated, it's amazing how you can find that time. So if you want so many of you joining us and tagging us, move with Libby, tag us over on socials if you're joining us. So fun. Have an amazing day, everyone. I'll see you later. Bye.