The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 57 - Spring/Summer 2024

Episode Date: June 17, 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 57, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspringsummer2024Topics covered:Welcome to Week 8 - We want you to feel confident and excited.What does Living the Livy Way mean?What is considered “normal” in terms of bowel movements?Is there a heatwave coming your way? Expect your weight to be up - here’s what you can do.When trying new foods, it’s normal to feel bloated or gassy.Here’s how sickness is like its own tweak.Feeling like all you do is eat when Feeding the Metabolism? That’s the point!Talking to children about body image and how following The Program can set a good example.Hit your goal weight? Keep following through all 91 days.How prioritizing movement can be a game changer.We are working on an add-on to the Fall Program with Dr. Olinca - stay tuned.There is always something to be learned from self-sabotage.Our goal is to get you to a place of calm around food.On the struggle bus? What are some small things you can do to make space for yourself?Looking for more information on specific topics?What you are doing on The Program will address all health issues.To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

and Amazon Music. Hello and happy day 57 of the program. Here we are rolling into a brand new week, week eight, same old tweak as last week. So we are feeding the metabolism again this week. So first three days of the week are all about getting back to that basic food plan, but we're not just doing that. We are super into Nora potions. We are asking those four mindful eating questions. You are pulling up that maximizing 20 questions checklist. You are looking for areas of opportunity.

You are assessing where you are at now, what you need today, this week. You are bringing forward with you everything that you have learned up until this point with the intention of losing as much weight as possible in the timeframe that we have. Of course, I can say that because we're all about losing weight in the healthiest ways possible, physically, mentally, but let's get it done. Let's get done. You should be excited about where we are at at this point in the program, all of your hard work, adding up, making a difference, coming together. I want you excited. I want you hopeful. I want you to feel confident that you are going to be able to reach your weight loss goals. Now, maybe not this group,

but eventually, and you are on the right path. Now, I mentioned the check-in today. Some of you, I'm sure, have already reached your goals at this point. You do want to follow through on the rest of the program because there are tweaks coming up that are going to get you even more in tune to your body's needs. And you want to really feel confident when to eat, what to eat, how much to eat. So we're going to actually start to tailor the food plan to your individual needs. We're going to also talk about maintenance. So the Livian Method essentially is a four-stage process. There is lose your weight, which many of you are here to do. Then there is solidify your weight. You got to put time into solidifying your weight to help make your new weight, your new norm. Then there's the time you want to put in maintenance

that you're learning to trust. And you're learning to understand what maintenance now looks like and feels like to you because there's fluctuations are going to happen on the scale. It's normal. It's natural. They're always going to happen. And then you want to be ready to move on and live the Livvy way. Now, what does that mean? Live the Livvy way. It means taking what you've learned, being in tune, being mindful, wake up, look good, feel good, not stressing about what to eat, what not to eat, any of those things, right? Like just getting to a place where you're calm, you have an understanding. If you choose to indulge, it's because you chose to indulge. You know how to get back on track after you indulge and you just live your life while life

continues to do what life does. And that's it. You're not trying to control anything. You're not trying to moderate anything. You're not trying to, you're just living stress free about food, about your weight, all of it. So we're going to get into all of that. We're going to get into all of that. Here's a question. Hello, question. During feeding the metabolism, is it normal to shit more often? Sandy. Yeah. I mean, wondering if it's a way that the body is reacting to feeding the metabolism or what? I don't think I like shitting four times a day. So it is normal. It is. So let's get right into it today. Happy Monday, everybody. No such thing as TMI around here. And we do need to talk about this. So if you go to the bathroom once a day in the morning after a coffee or after you eat, and it's the only time you go, that is not regular. I hate to tell you this. It is not regular. Now, it can be normal for some

people. But you know, every other day, you know, every couple of days after that morning coffee, that does not make you regular, especially if you're inducing your bowel movements by having to have... If you miss your coffee or don't eat, you don't go, that's not a good thing. And so really it is normal to have anywhere from one to three plus bowel movements a day. Now that might be inconvenient, especially if you're maybe the kind of person you don't like using public bathrooms and whatnot. I totally understand that. It is also normal to go to the bathroom more often when you're in detox. So when your weight is actually dropping, to go more often, and then also to have those more looser bowel movements. So remember we did

have that whole poo protocol, right? Sometimes Monica, sometimes I poop a lot. Yeah. Sometimes you poop a lot. Yeah. Sometimes you poop a lot. Other times, not so much. You might've noticed this with your kids, same type of thing, right? Just sort of where your body is at, but it's normal with detox that you're going a bit more often. Now with the, with the feeding the metabolism part, you're eating so often, you're constantly stimulating your digestive system. You're making your digestive system have to work really hard to process and digest the foods that you're eating.

So this is sort of where, you know, like our lunch, it goes back to the basic food plan. When you have a larger lunch or you overeat your lunch, this is where people are like, oh, I just, I don't want to eat my next meal or snack. Well, when you do have your next meal or snack that signals, hey, more food coming in. So let's get working hard on processing that food we just ate. Right? So that's that. So the worst thing that you can do after eating a large meal is not eat. So stimulating that digestive system actually helps when you've overeaten your food because it sends a message to, Hey, let's, we got more food coming in. So

let's like continue to work through the food that you ate previously, right? So it is normal. It is normal because you're eating more often and you're stimulating the digestive system, but it's more so more normal when you're in a state of detox as well. Now, not to say that that is going to be your pattern, but you will notice some changes in your bowel movements. And then again, it should be, it shouldn't be like time consuming. It shouldn't be like a big effort or anything like that. But that can be normal. Yes, that can be normal. Hello, Debbie, get ready for the heat insulated water bottles at the ready. Okay, I want to talk about that. I want to talk about,

I want to talk about that. So where I am, we're about to have a heat wave, expect your weight to be up. Even if you're inside with air conditioning, because air conditioning, you jack your air conditioner up higher. Air conditioning is so dehydrating. So stay on top of that water. And then if you just go outside and it's so hot, your body's like adjusting to that. Your weight absolutely will be up in the heat. So if you're in the midst of a heat wave and your weight is staying the same, chances are your weight is actually on the way down because your weight is up due to the heat wave. This is why I don't run a proper summer program, start a program in the summer, because I would literally have to convince everybody that

what was happening on their scale is due to the heat. So your body's going to swell just like anything else. It's going to cook. It's going to swell in the heat. So your weight will be up. So your body will retain water in order for it to stay hydrated. A couple of things you want to watch. Make sure that you are adding salt to your meals and snacks, your foods, or putting salt in your water, getting that sodium in. You can also add some trace minerals, electrolytes. You need electrolytes. It helps your muscles fire. Your heart is a muscle in the heat. You're sweating a lot. You're drinking a lot. So make sure you are staying up on your electrolytes. The other thing that you might notice in the heat is that you might not have an appetite in the heat. This is where your body wants easier to digest food. So go for light salads, maybe salad with some

protein and some fruit on it, right? This is where you can bump up your fruits and then decrease your heavier carbs. So you can add like still breakfast is still, you still want to focus on protein for breakfast, but you might want to add some berries to your omelet or to your oatmeal or to whatever. Obviously, morning snack is fruit. We're going to switch that up next week. You're going to have more options with your snacks next week. You can add some berries to a salad, you know, or whatever, some, I don't know, some mandarin slices or something, something like that to your meal. You can, you know, add that in, you know, to your dinner, like some grilled pineapple, something like that. So bump up the fruit, decrease the heavier carbs, keep it nice and light.

Now you also might notice there's a big difference between like blood sugar and like being over exhausted and, and overheated and really feeling that dip in energy. So when you're at that point where you feel like, Oh my gosh, I feel like I need like a pick me up. This is where things like a lemonade, where juices, where like popsicles, obviously where fruit, something like watermelon. So fruit takes about anywhere from 20 minutes to 30 minutes to start to give you the energy from that. But if you feel like you need something quicker, this is where like an all natural frozen lemonade, you can get those all natural freezes, popsicles that can be really effective if you're feeling your energy dip and drain. So just a heads up on that. Just a heads up on that. Good morning. Good morning. Listening with my headband earphones. Hi, Rosemary. Can I just say Rosemary, I love your comment the other day about

creating a positive space for our community and workspace. Thank you for sharing that with me. I want to say. Hi, Jennifer. Good morning. Try to stay cool this week. Yes. Remember that the scale is going to go up with the extreme heat. Exactly. Exactly. There's no way around it. There's no way around it. Hi, Shauna. Good morning. Back home from a couple weekend, couples weekend away. Nice. And I made many, many food choices that I wouldn't normally. And I was completely fine with that. I love that. I made good decisions when I could, but all good. Scale is up 2.2 and I didn't even freak out. Instead I thought, Ooh, that's all back at it. Love being a loser. So right, literally right back at it. That is it. That's all you need to do.

Just get on that water, trying to get some sleep, just get back into that routine. That way it will come right back down unless due to the heat wave that if you're having one where you are, it might stay elevated a little bit, but that's not because of anything that you ate or you didn't gain weight. It's just because remember your scale can be up and down at the same time, up and down at the same time. My body is adjusting to the elimination of sensitive foods and additional probiotics. I ate a lot of cabbage last week, I found I was gassy cutting back on that. So remember, Helen, that when you're making changes in your diet, you might notice that, right? Also your body calming down. This is where you might also want to add in that curcumin, that turmeric or curcumin to help decrease inflammation at the same time, because essentially that's what's happening. You're getting off those foods, they're getting

out of your system. It's like there's a reaction when they come into your system and there's a reaction when they're leaving your system as well with your body detoxing and whatnot. This is where you might want to add in those digestive bitters. But there is a sense that there is a certain normal that goes with gassy bloating. You know, you shouldn't obviously be in extreme pain or anything like that. I think like we've created this culture where if you're bloated, there's something wrong with you when it is normal to notice that especially when you're having things like raw vegetables. So you might want to make it easier for your digestive system and maybe like kind of blanch or cook your raw vegetables

or kind of just lay off them a little bit, especially for that first snack and substitute it for something else or cook them. Just anything you can do to make it easier. Stay away from really hard to digest meats like bread meat and pork. Maybe go for like more fish for a little bit and just to kind of make it a little bit easier for your digestive system. Hi, Risa, off today to celebrate my daughter's graduation from York University from psychology. Oh, I love that. Super proud of her accomplishments. Got to my lowest low and of course, the scales up a few ounces, which I know it's just to balance out, which is normal.

That's right. Going to celebrate at the Cheesecake Factory tonight, thinking of what to have any suggestions. I've never been. I've never been to the Cheesecake Factory. I hear they have great food. That's not just all cheesecake. They have great food. Choose something that, you know, brings you joy. That's what I would say. Hi, Amanda. Good morning. I'm so off track. I was on vacation two weeks ago, came back and have been sick for the last week. I'm up like five pounds. Okay. So sick, when you're sick, your weight will be up. This is a great sign actually. So if you're normally sick and your weight is down, that's not a great sign. That's a sign that your metabolism is really slow and low. And so the fact that you are sick and your, and your scale is up, this is actually a really great sign. So get

hydrated, really focus on that. Again, your body just needs to probably calm down from any sickness that you have. Same thing. I've been sick. My other kid was sick. Now my other kid is homesick. Her roommate was sick. Tony's dad's sick. Everyone's sick. So pull out the sickness protocol so you can search it in your app. So sickness protocol, it's on your app. It's in the group. Keep your foods nice and light.

You want to focus on obviously getting that water in, getting lots of rest and whatnot. It's not real weight gain. It'll come right back down. Now, here's the beauty of the living method. Because we piggyback the natural detox response, when you are sick, your body is detoxing. So if even pre-weekend, so you've been showing up, doing your thing, addressing your body's needs, your body has no need to store fat, right? And hopefully, or probably when you went away on the weekend, maybe you indulged, whatever, good times for your body, feeling amazing, and then you got sick. And so when your body detoxes, it detoxes. If you have excess fat that doesn't

serve a purpose, that also adds to excess inflammation in the body, your body's going to be happy to detox that fat out. So sickness is like its own tweak. So it always sucks because you feel like, well, I can't do what I want to do in the program, but sickness has your body's attention. Sickness already has your body focusing on detox. And so detox is detox. So you can actually use this to your advantage. So follow that sickness protocol to get back on track with the foods, focus on the water. You know, if you don't have much of an appetite, you can still just keep it kind of light, stick to the program the best you possibly can. That way it's going to drop right back down and then some. That's what you're probably going to

notice. Your weight will drop back down and then some. Of course, though, again, with the heat wave, that might take a little bit longer. You might not see that happening on the scale until the end of the week or the week after, after our bodies are recovering from the intense heat, right? But know that what you are doing is adding up and the sickness that you're going through will actually help you with the scale in the long run. So don't stress about that. So if you're not behind, you're not any of those things. It's like sickness can fast track you. Sickness can fast track you with where you're at in the program. So it's all, it's about just about getting right back at it. Hi, Natasha. Good morning. Really be coming in tune with my body this round,

taking the time to center myself and breathe before eating and really listening to those cues when I'm done. Yeah. Taking time, breathe, right? Being calm. Did you guys, did you guys, were you guys able to catch my conversation with Kyle? Some, so many of you were probably off on Friday. So Kyle Buchanan joined me. He's going to be one of our new guest experts coming into the program. So we had a little introduction with him. We talked about this, the way your body processes foods differently when you are in a calm and relaxed manner, when you are eating them, not only to just be in tune with portions and whatnot, right? Highly suggest you take time to get caught up on that segment. He's going to be back. We're going to do some fun stuff and have

some great conversations with him, no doubt. I also started a little notebook for when you have these amazing guest speakers on. Oh, well, look at that, right? So many little nuggets to take away that are helping me level up every day. Split all my meals and snacks. Seems all I do is eat, eat, eat. All I do is eat, eat, eat. Right? And so think about this. I love that you guys are loving. So you guys are really embracing the tweak this week. Thank you. It warms my heart. Um, cause I'm not out to punish you and make things hard for you. Um, it really is really cool for a variety of reasons. A lot of you are like, Oh my gosh, like I'm eating this first portion. And when I have that pressure off me and I'm allowed to, and need to eat that second portion. And you're just like,

I'm actually not hungry for it. It's fucking brilliant. I love that you guys are really digging into that. But it is, it's all about eating. So you take people years and years and years of trying to not eat. And now you have to eat. And this is how we are rewiring and reconnecting with food, rewiring and reconnecting with food where you get to eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat, eat. So next week, we're going to build on that, fine tune that more. And next week's a really cool tweak, but this is where we revamp the food plan. You have more flexibility in your food choices. It's a really cool tweak. And of course we build on that in the final two weeks of the program as well. I love that. It's such a great tip to keep a notebook for our guests. There are so many great takeaways, so many good tidbits. I love Kyle because he brings a different perspective.

And it's all about perspective. Some people are going to connect with someone and maybe not so much with another one of our guests. And this is why I try to look for like diversity in our guests in terms of not just who they are and the information they're presenting, but how they're presenting and perspectives as well, I think is really important. Actually looking forward to the next three days. So I only have to eat six times, right? Exactly. Also upping my water, the heat has arrived. It has. Hi, Holly. Lots of feels this weekend when my 11, almost 12 year old talked to me about her body image and how she doesn't understand why she's not the same size as her friends. I saw the young me and use it as an opportunity to tell her all the things I wished someone would have told me. I could

hear Gina in my head as I spoke to her and my head hurt for her. Yeah. Oh my gosh. It is so tough. It is so tough. I shared the other day how I was reading this article that was written about when we're children and also how we grow up. And before we had the internet, before we had access to a million people on our phones, we only would have our small little cohort of friends, family, like the people that you would see. And so we were more confident in ourselves because we, and more accepting of ourselves because we knew where we stood and, you know, with our, within our peers, we kind of knew who we were. Oh, well, I'm this way and I'm that, and I'm different from this person and that, and that was always a really great thing.

And now our kids have access to seeing millions of people, you know, not just their small friend group, but all these people from all over the world. And it's very hard to find who you are. And now they're in a sea of millions of people trying to figure out who they are and where they fit. And then there's all these like categories where they're putting people and people are trying to find their way. And it's very confusing. And then on the other side of that, I've had a lot of, you know, parents come to me and be like, I want to lose weight, but I want my children to whatever. And I'm like, focus on yourself. Yeah, Helen, I was the fat friend, right? But even within that, and even when you were the fat friend, there was that confidence in that because there wasn't that pressure to be anything other than who you were, right?

Like now there's that added pressure too. And then I get a lot of parents who are concerned about, you know, their families and, you know, their children. I'm like, just focus on you. They're going to see you prioritizing yourself, eating good, healthy, nutrient-rich foods, you know, working through your stuff. And it's really going to empower you to have these conversations with your children. I remember there was a summer where my son, I think it was 10. And he was kind of getting a little like chunky, but it was just like baby, it's baby weight,

right? Like it's, it's, it's, you know, a lot of that is it's normal to have what we used to call it baby fats. Right. And if you if you watch your children from when they were babies, they would like kind of like get chunky, have a growth spurt, lean out, get chunky, have a growth spurt, lean out. Like that's kind of like what your body does. And, you know, I saw it with my kids because it goes simultaneously with them eating out of house and home. They would eat nothing. I wonder how they're surviving. All of a sudden they would eat everything. And when my son, I think he was about 10, was like, I'm getting chunky and I need to, I'm just, I'm not eating any junk food. So he literally the whole summer, he refused McDonald's. Anytime we had any kind of takeout food, he

wouldn't eat it. He wouldn't eat chips. He wouldn't eat. And I'm like, dude, it is just, you're a growth spurt. It is so normal. Like, cause I'd see the way he eats. He eats super healthy. And yeah, maybe a hot dog at McDonald's every now and then you're young. These kids have high metabolism. They should be able to have some junk food at McDonald's every now and then. And I'm like, it's just, it's just a growth spurt. And then sure enough, he like sprouted up like crazy. Now the kid is like taller than me. And he's like, so skinny. Like, I'm just like, it's just, but to watch him go through that, and I'm trying to convince him that the reality is just a growth spurt. And he was like, Nope, I gotta like do this and do that. And so it was, it was incredibly difficult to watch. And you never know, you know, it's hard to have the right words. And you never know.

You know, it's hard to have the right words. And, you know, self-love, I think, is such a difficult thing. And I think you're right that a lot of times our parents didn't talk about self-love. You know, having those conversations, you're perfect the way that you are. You know, they don't teach self-love, right? No one teaches self love, or confidence or any of those things or you know, so it's tough. So we got to do that. So I love that. I love that you had that conversation. That's where I'm going with that. I love that

you had that conversation as hard as that was. Hi, Mariel. I'm in my fourth round. And I'm in my fourth round and I'm happy to say just over 13 months, I've reached my goal. Down just over 37 pounds and feeling the best I have felt in years. Love that. Now just have to solidify and maintain the weight. Looking forward to the next phases of the journey. It's really cool. Get your ass into our maintenance group because it's amazing. I'm going to be talking over there today at 12 o'clock. If you're not already in it, which you probably are already in it. There's a lot that goes into maintenance, but we got you guys covered.

So we're going to break this down. Like I said at the top, we're going to talk about everything that you need to know. So you have a couple of choices, follow through the rest of the program, which is just a benefit. That's what I would suggest. Solidify that weight along the way, get into, because you know, we're doing the revamp next week. And then we have those two weeks of personalizing the plan. So that's going to be your carry over to solidifying. So if I were you, I would just stick around, show up, focus on that. I mean, you could flip right now into personalizing the plan.

But I think it'd be a great transition in order for you to do that. That's what I would suggest. Amazing. Congratulations. Congratulations. Amazing. Congratulations. Congratulations. Congratulations. Is this week back to eating until satisfied or the same last week?

So yes. So we did post the guidelines for week eight, although that's the same tweak. There is a different focus with each repetition of the tweak. So I would do highly suggest that you go back and you go back to yesterday and read over those guidelines. If you missed it, you definitely want to make sure you're reading

those week eight guidelines, because this is the setup to next week. So I'd also join Kim and I on Wednesday, because we're going to talk about obviously the tweak this week. And then we are going to talk about the tweak next week, which is where we start to make changes to the food plan, which is really super cool. You guys are going to love it. It creates a lot more flexibility. It's perfect for this time of year, which is cool. So first three days, yes, back to following them up, back, taking what you've learned, right? And being so super in tune for the first three days and then back to splitting, back to splitting, splitting. Good morning. First live in a long time. Hi, Martha. Only because life finally has smacked me in the face as it does. I was getting ready to do

maintenance bites Friday. I fell off the ladder outside on a stone patio and managed to fracture my right leg in two places. Oh my God. Not how I wanted to start my 60th year. My new wise to be able to walk again by the end of September for our daughter's wedding. Still going to stay with the program the best I can. Yeah. because you need all those nutrient rich foods to help your body heal. You need to be strong, not just physically, but also mentally. You got to be feeling your best. Junk foods, off foods, they create inflammation. That's not going to be great for healing. So assess your why. I love that. I love that you have a new why, right? Because you are not only going to walk again, you are going to be the healthiest you could possibly be. I don't know

what limitations you are. There's still things you can do to move your body, hobbling around on some crutches, doing some upper body exercises, whatever that is, putting that extra time into that mental health of yours, right? Lots that still can be done. Reach out, reach out if you need. Hi, Julie Stokes. Hello. Good morning. Hi, Pamela. Hello, hello, hello. Did a morning walk today. Not normally a morning exercise, but trying to step up my efforts. Okay. So we just had a week of our team challenge. So we did an activity challenge. Many of you joined us. Last year we did it for two weeks. It seemed to go on forever. This time only for a week. I want to keep it going. I want to keep it going. In fact, I'm looking for a new initiative for my team to be able to keep this going because when everyone is spending time prioritizing their health, they're getting out for walks, they are moving

their bodies, they are just feeling so much better. They are in a better mood. A lot of times, it's just hard to get into the routine of that. And so this is a great time to start moving your body, to start switching up your routine. The sun is shining in the morning, get out early, get it going, start walking, doing your thing. I have been swimming probably from like anywhere from like 45 minutes to two hours a day, making the time. I can't even, I got myself some weights. I got myself some ankle weights and I'm doing weights in the pool. Because of my back, you guys know I messed my back up. It's hard for me to do weights on the ground because it's like so much, but I'm in the pool and I'm doing, I created my own, like I used to teach aqua fit. And so I

created my own kind of like workout routine with some weights. I am loving it and I'm not going to give it up. It has been so good for my mental health. It's insane. It's like a game changer. So I love this. Get outside, commune with nature, do something for yourself, prioritize yourself. You know, and this is what I think that's different from a workout, right? Like you want to do a workout. Great. I love workouts. You got to get that resistance training in. You got to build that muscle, especially if you're dealing with hormones and whatnot. So you got to, you got to, you got to get out there, but moving your body is a different intention. Moving your body is a different intention. Who was, sorry, down, there's Gail,

down 17 pounds so far, 31 pounds overall, a few pounds to go. I'm all in. I love that. So you guys know I've been talking just a heads up what I'm thinking about these hormone menopause sessions, perimenopause, menopause that I'm doing with Dr. Alinka. So I was going to do a summer program with her hormone specific menopause to kind of help people who are signing up for the fall program kind of like have an edge on that. And I was like, summer is such a hard time. So many people are away and whatever. So I want to know your thoughts. So let me know. So Dr. Alinka and I are thinking about doing an add on, an add on. So for the fall program, obviously, if you want to lose weight,

you would sign up for the fall program. And then we're going to run an add on program, a sort of like simultaneous in line with the program where we're talking about run an add-on program, a sort of like simultaneous in line with the program where we're talking about hormones, perimenopause, menopause. For those of you who are interested in that, can I get a show of hands if you guys or hearts or something, if you guys would be interested in that. So this is where I'm thinking we take the conversation, because I could do a whole menopause diet, right? That's the thing. I could do a whole, let's do it. Let's call it, let's do a menopause diet. My concern is what I'm going to have is everyone, 90% of you are going to shift into the menopause diet and everybody here, I am eventually going to do this with, with, um, the males men who are interested in, uh, doing like a men focused

weight loss group, the grit, the weight loss program works for everybody. But how can we kind of like, meet the needs of people. And this is where maybe I'll do a new moms group one, like add on new moms add on one day. So this is what I'm thinking. So I'm thinking of starting you got some hearts and some legs, right. So that's what I'm thinking, it will be an add on to the fall program, where I don't know, we'll have another group or we'll incorporate it somehow. Will we have these extra conversations on the side? So we'll talk week one, we'll talk prep week. Why is prep week important? What's happening with our hormones? What's the whole, because there is a lot of intention with hormones with the program, except, you know, I'm cognizant of everybody doing the program for some people it's not relevant to them. So yeah, you know, I'm cognizant of everybody doing the program. For some people, it's not relevant to them. So yeah, you guys, I would love an add on. Yes. Sign me up. Okay, great. I love that. Yes.

Okay, good. Yes. Okay. So that's what I'm thinking. So I know I talked to you. I mentioned it. So that's what I'm thinking. Yes, yes, yes. Sign me up. Okay, great. Dr. Link is in. She's already been working on the program itself. So that's what it would be. So that's what I'm thinking is kind of doing this add on where we would have the conversation happening at the program itself. So that's what it would be. So that's what I'm thinking is kind of doing this add on where we would have the conversation happening at the same time. What downsizing? How is it beneficial when it comes to your hormones, right? Like all of it feeding the metabolism? Why is that beneficial? What are the things? What are the blood tests? What are the things like just a lot more time talking about all of it is our plan is our plan. Good morning. I'm so off plan and very disappointed

in myself. Pina, don't be disappointed in yourself. There's probably something here for you to learn. I, you want this, right? You want this. You are doing the best you can. It may not be what you ideally would like, but you, you know, you're doing the best you can. Sabotage is at its highest, but saw pics of myself at my son's graduation from basic training. He graduated into the Air Forces and I was not impressed at all. That's usually what happens. Usually what happens, we see that photo of ourself and we are like, oh my gosh, what is happening here? That was for me when some guy was like, look at that girl's legs. They look like tree trunks. And I was like, fuck, like what's going on here? I'm working out

so hard. I'm hardly eating anything. You know what? That's something must be something wrong with me. And that sent me down on my mission. Since he went to training eight weeks ago, the emotions have taken its toll. I bet, I bet that that has been incredibly difficult for you. Concerting, worrisome, stressful, like you got to let him go. How independent of him. Wow. Good job, mama. How independent. That's incredible. But also at the same time, that's a lot. It's one thing when our kids just leave the house. My kids down in OCAD, she's like an art school, like a 45 minute train away. And that was a lot for me. You know what I mean? That was a lot for me. So can I only imagine for you, this is a new week and I'll be working behind, but I'm determined to make this work. You are already making this work.

So, okay. So first of all, we have that post on sabotage, right? Did I even talk about that this morning? Yeah, I did. Self-sabotage. So we're talking self-sabotage today, part two. This is a point in the program where sabotage can pop up, right? Sabotage can pop up.

So we have the first sabotage post, the second sabotage post. Read both. If you use the app and you just search sabotage, both those posts will pop up or you can get the team to link them for you in the group. Two really great posts on sabotage. So it's good to be aware of all the ways you guys are sabotaging yourselves. And then sometimes in the smallest ways and sometimes in big in your face ways. So I love that. Now, Pina, we're here for you, okay?

You got a lot of time here. We got five weeks left of the program. We're rolling into summer. This is where you gotta be like, I love where you're at. Cut yourself some slack, show yourself some kindness and compassion. Look what you're going through. This is where you got to be like, I love where you're at. Cut yourself some slack, show yourself some kindness and compassion. Look what you're going through.

This is not easy. You might think you're coping, like, so you might have old coping mechanisms. Maybe you're drinking a lot of wine. Maybe you're eating. So this might not be sabotage. This might be coping. This might be coping. So you're falling back into maybe old coping mechanisms.

And that would make sense because maybe you haven't're falling back into maybe old coping mechanisms. And that would make sense because maybe you haven't had enough time to create new coping mechanisms. And it's hard to create new coping mechanisms unless you know what your old coping mechanisms are. So this is actually great. This is actually great. This has allowed you to be like, okay, here's how I've been coping. Not really working for me. Not really working for me. So what are some new things that I can do in order to cope? Go for walks, take some time to read a book. I've been, I told you guys, right? Like I've been trying to do this for myself. And so, you know, my go-to was to order all these self-help

books. That's not what I needed. I love that I have them. I'm going to get into it. I've got some great new books. Menopause Brain. I want to get into Menopause Brain. There's a rewire book that's called Rewire. I ordered that yesterday about rewiring your brain. This neuroscientist. But that was not what I needed. I didn't need to read self-help books. I needed to read this. I'm reading that Crowns and Thorns or Mist and the Courts. You know, I don't know that book with the fairies and the things and the whatever. I'm reading that. And I love it. And it doesn't have to be big things done in big ways. Don't we all just want to take a, don't you just need a week away somewhere? But the problem is with the week away is that we get the week away and then we're like, hey, me time.

And then we just get dropped back into our lives, right? I call it dirty fishbowl. Like your fishbowl is all dirty, chaotic. You need to clean the fishbowl and you go away on vacation. You get out of the fishbowl, which is great. You're like, Oh my God, just what I needed. I feel great. I had some me time. I did whatever. Oh, game changer. And then you get dropped back into the dirty fishbowl. And for a couple of days you're like, no, it's okay. And the next thing you know, you're like, oh, I'm in this dirty fishbowl.

So it's about kind of slowly changing your environment, changing your coping mechanisms, change doing the things for you. This is also a very difficult time when if your life and your identity has been tied into and around being a mom, right? And it really solidifies like your son is off creating a whole life for himself. I don't know, maybe you still have kids at home or whatever, but it's like, who are you now? What do you want out of your life? Right? Like now you're just like, fuck, what am I going to do now? Right? So this is a great opportunity for you to come back. And so when you're coming back and you're

right, this is a new week is, I don't want you to pile and put all the stress on top of yourself in terms of the food plan and everything that you're doing, getting back. It's bigger than that. And what I want you to understand is it's so much bigger than that is not just getting back on track with a food plan. It's an opportunity to really create the life that you want to show up differently, to create new coping mechanisms, right? So I love the fallback. I love a good fallback. And then you recognize, oh, shit, is that what I've been doing? Okay, yeah, that's not working for me. Because sometimes you really have to see, okay, what

you're doing and really understand it's not working for you before you create the new before you create the new, you know, so here for you, here for you, here for you, here for you. Oh my gosh. Claire, first time ever, five programs in, stopped eating my meal and pushed away from the table yesterday without even thinking. Even though I still had lots of food on my plate and we were socializing outside on the back deck. Huge non-scale victory. This. That's it. That's it. That's it. Yeah. Had enough. I know what I'm done. I'm good. Great. That's it. Nope. None of it. None of that. None of that. None of that. Just I'm good. Thanks. Or, thanks. I'm good. Love it. It's a great place to be. That's where we want to get you to. So whether you're doing that in your weight loss journey, and a lot of people are working on that in the maintenance journey, right? That's part of your

maintenance journey is like you can lose your weight, but your maintenance journey, a part of that is get into that place. That's the calm around food I'm talking about. That's the calm that's in tune, that is mindful, but it's not a lot of work. It is just second nature. You know, exactly. You've asked those four fucking mindful eating questions so many times you don't even have to eat, ask them anymore. That's what happens after five programs. Now, some of you don't need to be here for five programs. You won't need five programs, right? So this is why you got to double down on asking those four questions. And then you got to, in maintenance, continue that and really take maintenance serious because you don't have five programs to perfect that, right?

This is why, though, sometimes when you're done losing the weight, people spend more time in maintenance than they actually did losing the weight because they're continuing to work through these things, which is so super cool. So super cool. Hi, Karen. I had a great weekend where everyone around me was eating all of the delicious foods I made for them. I'm a total foodie and feeding people is my love language. Okay. As long as you're not a food pusher, don't be a food pusher. Don't be a food pusher. But I love that. I totally get that. Food is Tony's love language and his mom's love language. And we went out for dinner. And as always, Tony, he just orders so much. He's sitting right here. So much food. We went to a Korean barbecue place, you know, where it's like an all you can eat Korean

barbecue. And he takes off all these things. And you know, if you don't eat it all, you got to pay for it all, which is, it would be fine, whatever. But then we ended up getting so stressed out because we don't want to waste food. We always end up eating. He always orders way too much, but that's his love language. So I get it. Okay. I had so many veggies as sides that I didn't feel I was missing out on anything. Maintained my weight and was consistently splitting the meals and snacks since everyone was pretty much eating all day. Yeah, there you go. It was so much easier than I thought, feeling happy and proud. And you were mindful, right? I love this social situation because you can indulge in food because you love

food by providing food for other people. And this is what I mean. You don't want to stop that. This is one of the ways that we use food. For some people it's providing is their love language, right? Like that's like same thing. Tony gets it from his mom. His mom is the same way. That's the way she shows love. She provides food, right? Nourishment, all of that, feeding your soul. That's the love language. And you're not going to stop that. And you don't want to have to stop that. So this is why we all have to reconnect with food in ways that, you know, that are, I don't want to say are more positive, but that work better for us. I love this as a whole vibe because, you know, you're in tune, you're paying attention, you're self-aware, look at what you've learned. And this is where a lot of you are really enjoying the tweak this

week, which I really I love that because it can be a tweak that people like what, it's hard to explain. There's so many layers and levels to the tweaks, like it's 30 years of everything that I've learned so built into the tweaks each week. It's why I love when you get into it and you get it. I just, Oh God, it's the best. I love that. I love that. Hi, Nicole. Hi everyone. I started the program so strong. Okay. You round three, nine pounds down. Felt amazing. But the last two weeks have had me on the struggle bus. Life has gotten insanely busy with reps, sports, and two sick kids. And I've fallen off track and now up three pounds. Okay, so that three pounds probably just stress backlog of foods. You're not going to gain weight at this point. Leafy greens at lunch tend to be my toughest meal unless we are out and someone can

make me a salad. So don't make a salad. Don't make a salad, right? That's I think that's like it's work. Don't do that. Grab some leafy greens, grab a hunk of romaine and just chew on it and get it in. Get it in. Don't, don't make a salad with it. Don't make a salad with it. You just got to get some in. I'm looking for tips and tricks to get through this tough period and not quit. So I want to finish strong and get things back on track. So showing up here and asking for help. Okay. I love that you did. Okay. Let's unpack this. So it's not that you don't know what to do. You know what to do. You were crushing it. Nine pounds that when everything is aligning, you're crushing it. So first of all, recognize that this is a period in your life where life is like

smacking you in the face, where this is like something else. Something's got to give. There are some times in life where something has to give and sometimes it is you. Sometimes it's you, right? Sometimes it's you. Sometimes you do have to. There are times in life where you have to prioritize other people in your life. The problem is, is when we always do it and we never make space for ourselves. That's when it becomes a problem. So this could be a period in your life where you are the thing that needs to give your kids are in rep sports. They you know, you have two sick kids. I mean, I would be I would imagine it would have been different if your kids weren't sick. And then you just have to deal with the kids that are in sports. This is where maybe you can call other parents and then you can carpool, right? Maybe, I don't know,

or maybe you like to go to the games. So maybe when you're at the game, if it's a long game, you can take a walk for 20 minutes of the game. You know, if it's, I don't know where it is. I don't know what the setting is. If it's like, you know, soccer, maybe you can walk around the field. Not really sure. Is there something you can do when you there's some compromise there where you can be there for your kids and also find time for yourself? Maybe it's as simple as you know, maybe you can't do that. But you can drink your water while you were at the game, like you're going to bring your big Stanley. And while the game is going on, if you're watching, you're going to at least get your water in. Maybe you are bringing a notepad with you. And while you're at the game,

you're doing a gratitude journal and you are, you know, writing down some intentions or whatever that might be, right? Whatever that is. So what can you do in your life to make space for yourself, whether it's to move more, um, packing your snacks that get a cooler, right? Like bring, you know, when your kids are young and you have kids, obviously I would never dream of leaving the house without snacks for my kids. Never, like never dream of it. And so when we're older, we forget about that. Or when our, when our kids are older, right. And we're not bringing the orange slices to the soccer game anymore. We're thinking, oh, they're older or whatever. I don't need to do that. Maybe this is where you get a nice little

cooler and you, you keep it in your car. If you're running about here, that's where you have the snacks with you because you can make it simple, right? And then the next week, you know, it gets easier because there's more flexibility in those snacks, but you know, pack some pack of apple, right? Pack, um, you know, some carrot sticks, simple, um, pack some nuts and seeds, easy, easy peasy in the car. If you can't do nuts, the seeds done, right? Like, you know, some carrot sticks, simple. Pack some nuts and seeds. Easy, easy peasy in the car. If you can't do nuts, the seeds, done, right? Like you, maybe you can't make them nutrient rich and add like dips and stuff with your veggies, but, or bring some cheese because it's hot, but at least you got the minimum amount of what that is, right? So how can you be more prepared? So you're out and about, how can you find time for yourself when it's hard?

And you can't prioritize yourself because you got little littles or whatever you got going on. Right. And then, you know, how can you, what are the things that you can do? Get your water in, move your body to help with the stress a little bit, be a little bit more prepared with those meals and snacks. But big, the biggest thing you need to do right now is recognize this isn't because you can't do it. You got this, you know, you can do that. This is, I think the biggest thing you need to do right now is recognize this isn't because you can't do it. You got this. You know you can do that. This is, I think, the biggest thing that you need to do is just be like, okay, this is sort of where I need to recognize I need to be more compassionate for myself.

Right? I need to be more compassionate for myself. right? I need to be more compassionate for myself. So I just got sidetracked feedback regarding the pause ideas when you talked to with Dr. Link, it was mostly about perimenopause. Please don't forget about those of us who are in post especially address those who've had a hysterectomy, bam, your post. Yeah, so you so you have to understand in the weight loss program, I could go down a rabbit hole and there would be so people already feel well overwhelmed with the information, right? And so I could go with people who have diabetes, I could go, I could like do post every week about that. Same thing with about thyroid issues every week, all our all our people with PCOS every week, I could do a post literally for everything. And then what happens is that this

book is now twice as big. And that is really great for our returning members to understand the basics. But our focus primarily is weight loss. And you have to understand too, that it's like post-menopause, guess what? You're doing everything with the program. You're doing everything with the program. Everyone in perimenopause, menopause, guess what? You're doing everything with the program. You're doing everything with the program. Everyone in perimenopause, menopause, doing everything with the program. So it's the baseline of the program, right? And so yes, we will definitely address like, so I want to talk hormones, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause, it'll all be part of the same thing. Because if you're postmenopausal, it kind of all adds into that, right? Maybe it's reflecting just through your journey, things that you've been dealing with, even me. So I'm now I'm like four or five months into missing my period. So I'm going to I'm

almost I'm going this way, right? Like menopause is one day, and then you're post. And then there is there is hysterectomy. That's a whole other thing. Like that's a whole, like, it's not just post, you're asking two things now. So you're asking post menopause and you want to get into hysterectomy and everything that's going with there. Right? So you, you understand. So I do try to fit it all in. This is where I am also working. So outside of that, for those of you who know, I am also working on sort of bonus conversations. These are conversations where you'll be able to sign up, I'll keep like a minimal fee, because I'm going to have to, you know, I'm working with the doctors and that, where we're

going to have these conversations for you. So those of you who are for like anything that you're dealing with. So I've been talking to my guests, I've been talking to Dina and Dr. Paul and Dr. Alinka and Beverly and where we're going to do these side sessions where they're going to be about specific things that they will be able to go down the rabbit hole, right? So if this is sort of like hysterectomy or whatever that is, and that's a big enough topic for enough people, we'll just talk just about that, not in combination with all these other things. So that's another thing that I'm working on, just so you know, that's that I would love to, I want to help everybody be more informed and for

everybody to have the opportunity to be as successful as possible. So that's, that's an example of sort of maybe where we would sort of put that, um, people who are dealing with, um, like, um, like thyroid, for example, or high blood pressure or cholesterol or whatever that might be. So, so just so you know, I'm working on a shit ton of stuff, shit, ton of shit, shit, ton of awesome shit, shit, ton of fun, awesome shit. We're going to dive into the rabbit hole and we're going to go through all that. So thank you very much. You know what I'm probably going to do is I'm probably going to do something where you guys can give me, I'll probably do a post in the group

and then you guys can share because I'm not going to be able to go in and read all these comments afterwards. So I would love to hear more of this. What do you want? And I will actually do a post on it and then you guys can share and give me some feedback on that. What do you want? And I will actually do a post on it. And then you guys can share and give me some feedback on that. So thank you for that. Thank you for that. I took a week off the program due to stomach issues. I could currently eat for four days. Then I just ate whatever I wanted for the past few days. One of the things I did figure out is I don't process seeds well. So no more hemp hearts and spreaded love for a while. Yeah, it's good to know your sensitivities.

It's good to know your sensitivities and what's going on with stomach issues, right? So this is where you got to figure out sort of what do it if like what I would do maybe is you could do an elimination test. You can also get tested. But sometimes it's not just taking the things out. It's adding the things in. So stomach issues, you want to look into digestive bitters, probiotics, prebiotics, all of that. What can you do to actually strengthen your digestive system? Right? So that is where you want to take a look as well. So taking things out is great, but you want to also look at how you can

strengthen your digestive system. Hi, gang. I'm able to join today. Hi, Natalie. I've been following and doing my best to stay on plan. Some losses, but the non-scale victories are my happy dance yet. Don't forget about those non-scale victories. Don't forget about those non-scale victories.

All right, let me scroll down, see if I can do a couple more. And then, ah, see, here we go. I'm interested, but there is so much to learn and keep up and read and listen to in the regular program that I couldn't have more on the side. That's the other side of it, right? That's exactly it. That's exactly it, Melanie. So I'm very mindful that this is why I'm looking into separating the conversations for people who are interested in the conversations on top of the already pretty extensive weight loss program. The takeaway that I want you to know is if you have diabetes, thyroid issues, if you have high blood pressure, cholesterol issues, if you have PCOS, if you are

perimenopause, postmenopause, if you like, whatever it is, the big takeaway food sensitivities, gut issues, inflammation, hormone issues, high cortisol levels, whatever that is, again, the biggest takeaway is what you are doing on the program is addressing all of it. It's the foundation that you need to even go into the other things. Like these are the things, this is my takeaway when I talk to our guest experts. Like if you are dealing with your hormonal issues, you should do a program like the Libby Method. If you have diabetes, you should do a program like the Libby Method plus work with your healthcare provider. Thyroid issues, work with your healthcare provider and do a program like the Libby Method. That sort

of like it should be the foundation because you can't make any of these changes or level up on any of them or lose weight if you're not healthy to begin with, right. So just know that you're already doing a lot with the program. On that note, I got to jet you guys, I hope that you have a fabulous day. I hope you stay cool. I hope the sun is shining wherever you are. Because I know, you know, for everyone who's having a heat wave, there are people who are freezing their asses off. We have people in all, all over the world. So not everyone is dealing with a heat wave. Um, make sure though, that if you have individual questions about the environment that you live in, like perhaps you are, you're like, okay, it's great all this summer talk, but I'm still in winter land over here. What do I need

to be doing? You let us know. I'm going to be back tonight for the 7 p.m. live. If you want to join me live, I might do it from my swimming pool. It sounds like it's going to be a hot one. Remember that you can download and listen to all of our podcasts, all of our guest experts, and some really fun extra stuff over on the Livvy Method and the Way In With Gina podcast available on all podcast platforms. So if you're going out for a walk, you can be listening. You can be especially taking part in our guest experts. Also our spill the tea conversations.

We are not done. Do not put the pressure on yourself and do not, you know, stress about the time we have left. We have five solid weeks, including this week of the program. We have more guest segments. We have more to talk about this week. We are far from done. This is where the magic happens.

This is where you want to show up. Have an amazing day, everyone. I'll see you either later today or I'll see you tomorrow. Bye.