The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 59 - Winter 2024

Episode Date: April 9, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Winter 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 59, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodwinter2024Topics covered:Are you trying to lose weight but getting off track by setbacks?Invest in your WHY! Motivation alone is not going to get this done for you!Using our setbacks to get back on track.The Livy Method App is a great tool and resource to use!A-type personalities and their drive to get it done can lead to missing out on some of the struggles of going deeper.When you are doing the best you can, there is nothing wrong with being "slightly off track."Why noticing the language you use to describe your journey can make a big difference in how you feel.There's a difference between weight loss and fat loss.If you're going to have the pasta, have the pasta! Make it worth it!After taking time away from the Program, maintaining your weight is a HUGE win!Make choices that make you feel good!Prioritizing ourselves and connecting the dots between our choices yesterday and how we feel today.Is it really self-sabotage?Setbacks are the setups to your success.Check out @livylosers on Instagram. It's a great place for community sharing!Immerse yourself and be obsessed with prioritizing yourself!You are not alone! It takes a community and we are all about real people supporting each other!In case you missed it: check out the discussion on hormones with Dr. Olinca found in our Expert Guide or the Weigh In with Gina podcast.Our guest experts are generously sharing what they know to help us on our journey.Are you picking up what I'm throwing down?Why it's important to give yourself the resources you can while you are healing.Fluorescent pee? It's probably the B vitamins you're taking.Indulge in the goodness you provide yourself.Drinking water during the night isn't necessary for hitting a fluid goal but may be helpful if you have a dry mouth.Check in with yourself about those evening, after-dinner cravings!A-Types will benefit from digging deeper into the times they are feeling off track.Check out the Poo Protocol if you are constipated or are experiencing bowel issues.Your body doesn't want junk food. There's always a meaning in the message.There is a difference between feeling confident, competence and feeling worthy.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. Hey, 59 of the program. Are you trying to lose weight, but you keep getting set back? Well, good, because your setbacks are setting you up for success. Let me say that again. Your setbacks are setting you up for success. They are helping you learn or be in tune with what you were doing that is no longer serving you when it comes to doing what you need to do in order to reach your goal. Setbacks are just kind of like, oh, I guess you haven't got it yet. Oh, I guess you haven't learned that yet. Oh, here's an opportunity for you to understand why you keep doing that. Sometimes we equate them to sabotage and they might be sabotage. You might setting yourself back because you are sabotaging yourself. You don't feel worthy. You have a fear

of failure. You have a fear of success. There's so many reasons why people sabotage, you know, maybe how it's making other people feel is making you feel uncomfortable. Like there's so many reasons why people will sabotage themselves, especially when they start to do really well. And then sometimes, you know, you get set back because you fall back into old coping mechanisms. Sometimes you get set back because you fall back into your old habits, right? So that doesn't mean that you're failing. That doesn't mean that you're not going to be successful, but they really are those aha learning moments when you feel like you're set back. It's an opportunity to recognize you're really being set up for success, to learn what you

need to learn, to work through what you need to work through in order to understand where you're at. Yeah, I'm learning a ton from the setback. So I'm so grateful for them. That's really the heart of progress over perfection. And it's not about being perfect. But more than that, there's so much to learn when you do have a setback. Why are you dealing with a setback? What is it all about? life where something has to give and it has to be us and you can't do the things that you need to do and you know you have to prioritize other things but more often than not you know setbacks or we made a decision we made a choice and you know it physically affected us in a way we feel set back we fell back into old habits we you know something happened to us and our you know we fell back into old habits. We, you know, something happened to us and our, you know, we fell back

into old coping mechanisms, right? It's all an opportunity to learn. It's all an opportunity to learn. All right. These lives help so much. Gina commented on somebody saying they were having too many fit invites and it was almost like they did their own plan. I don't know what that means. I thought about that and I realized I could be in the same bits and bytes. Maybe I realized it could be in the same boat. Then I regroup and did what I did at the very beginning. And now I'm back on track. So it's really easy at the beginning of the program because you're super excited, right? You're still kind of motivated. So your motivation to lose this weight got you to sign up for the program. You're super excited.

You get in. You read the information. You're inspired. I mean, the energy of these groups when we first get started or even like in the days and weeks leading up, like it's freaking, it's amazing. And it's really easy to get caught up in that. And you're hopeful and you're excited. And this is something new.

And I'm going to do this. And this is going to be my finally and forever. And then life sets in, life sets in, right? The routine, we fall back into old habits because maybe we're not as motivated to maintain the good ones or we haven't really established those new habits that are going to keep us moving forward yet. You think, oh, it's all about the food. You got that on track. You got the food down. And then you're, then you realize, whoa, this is about some deep issues and associations I have to food. It's about my old habits. It's about my beliefs. Oh my gosh. Some of you,

it's like, holy shit, this is about, I got some serious past traumas that I'm dealing with. Right. And so there, but you don't remember is the uncomfortableness, the kind of trying to make the changes. The thing is that you're just maybe a little bit more motivated, right? And as you know, motivation isn't going to get this done for you. You're not going to be motivated. Your motivation is the reason why you signed up. Your why is kind of that beacon, that light of why you are putting yourself through the things you're putting yourself through with this program, why you're working through the things you need to work through, why you are making the choices that you need to make with this program, right? So when you feel your motivation

kind of like, you know, your motivation just isn't there, remember why you signed up. Remember why you are doing these things. And then sometimes your why changes. Sometimes the why that you use to sign up for the program, once you get into the program, or you've done a few rounds of the program changes. And so your why really isn't all that motivating anymore. So you need to kind of like sit with yourself and be like, is my why resonating? Like, why am I continuing this journey? Why am I working through all the things that I need to work through every day? Why am I continuing this journey? Why am I working through all the things that I need to work through every day? Why am I putting this kind of effort into that, you know? But whenever you get set back or off track, let's talk about that.

Let's talk about how to get back on track. Now, this is a technique and a concept we're going to introduce to you in the next couple weeks. We're going to actually introduce a technique that's going to help you get back on track whenever you do fall off track. But it's a little too early for that right now, because the best thing for you to do is pick up exactly where you left off or get right back at it. But embrace that kind of uncomfortableness. Start with your water, right? This is why I love that Living Method app. It's so great because you can track everything on it, whether you're, you know, or if you're just using

a journal, same, same. So start with the water, right? Focus on getting the water, whatever you need to do, line up those water bottles, whatever you need to do, set up timers, set alarms, whatever you need to do. Cause so when your hydration is on point, you tend to have less cravings, right? Start with that breakfast, get that, get that, you know, high protein focused breakfast in there. Then move it along to that snack. Keep it super simple, right? Same thing with lunch. Try to get the components that you need and then work on that afternoon snack, you know, work on that second afternoon snack and then work on dinner. And then you might be uncomfortable, especially if you've been snacking or kind of, you know, your routine is a little bit

off. You might feel uncomfortable after dinner. You might have some hunger pop up, right? Some residual cravings from when you used to indulge in, you know, eating after dinner, you might have some hunger pop up, right? Some residual cravings from when you used to indulge in, you know, eating after dinner, the habit of that, the thoughts of that, the triggers behind that. So feel uncomfortable with it. It's okay to feel uncomfortable and not be so happy or excited about doing the things that you need to do. But what's going to happen is after you just choose to do them for a couple of days, you're going to be like, wow, okay, I'm back. I feel so much better. Because at this point, you've had an opportunity to feel really good, right? You've experienced the changes that you're making, actually making a difference in how you're feeling. So it's just

a matter of getting back to that. But sometimes there's an uncomfortableness that's happening there. And then also that need to be perfect. Well, if I, if this day wasn't perfect, then I have to start again tomorrow and do it all over again. When no, it doesn't have to be perfect when you're getting back at it, right? Take your time. It's just a kind of like pulling in this choice, that choice, all of a sudden, you know, you're pulling in quite a few choices that you're making that are actually falling in line with your goals. And that's how you're going to get back at it. That's how you're going to get back at it. I don't know what is going on with my comments here. It's very, my iPad, something weird has happened. It's kind of like how it's been the last couple of days. So you guys saw my check-in

today about Facebook. So Facebook and Instagram went completely offline yesterday and it got us thinking we need to make sure people can get the information that they need. And this is why using your amazing Libby Method app is a great resource for that because it has all the information and yeah, it links into the Facebook support group, which is great. But if something ever happened to Facebook or it goes down for a little bit, you kind of, you have everything that you need right in that app. Where's Monica?

I need some help. I'm really diligent, but work events and obligations force me to go slightly off track. I do my best with these moments. Really diligent, slightly off track, do my best. Okay. So sometimes it is what it is, but we put the pressure on ourself to see the results that we would get if we really are doing all the things, you know? So sometimes you have to be like, it's just where I'm at right now, right? Let me finish reading this. But my God, the same for not being a hundred percent compliant, any Gina Libby words of wisdom, clear, clearly an A-type personality. So, okay, that's you right

there. So A-type people, they always crush the program, always crush the program because they just follow the rules. You just show up, you do what you need to do. So simple. It's one and done. Here's the thing though, that I've experienced with my A-type clients that I work with. Great. You show up, you get it done, you lose the weight, but guess what? You haven't done the work of what happens when you go off track. And so this might be a new feeling to you because you've been going, going, obviously you, you're showing up, you're asking the questions, you're doing the things. So you go along, you go along, you're great. But that minute that you get off track, you're not used to that because that's not who you are. That's not what you do. You got your

shit together. You show up, you get her done. You get her done. So what can happen with A-type people is that they do the program, they crush it, and then afterwards is where they start to deal with the issues and associations and the habits and the beliefs. So while you're chasing a goal, you are really great. So I actually really love this for you because what you're recognizing is, okay, you're being sidetracked obligations, priorities. This is what I was just saying that something's got to give sometimes. Sometimes you can't give everything your all. Sometimes you can't do all the things as much as I know you A-type people like to do, right? And so this is kind of like in your face about that. Well, I need to do this and this and this, but I also need to do this, this and that, and I'm being kind of thrown off track, but you still want the results that you get when you do

all the things. And that maybe is where you're kind of being like, ah, what's going on here? So, so if you are doing the best that you possibly can, sometimes you can't do all the things and life doesn't make it easy for you in order to do that. So you need to accept where you are at and do the best that you can given where you are at. And then something will free up and you'll be able to give a little bit more time and attention to doing the things that you need to do to be more proactive about the scale. Now, also at this point, you have to recognize it might be a great idea for you to reflect back on all the things you are doing. So you just kind of like, you just factor all these things into

your life now. So you're juggling so many balls and so the reality is okay maybe you've dropped a couple but you're still dropped you're still juggling so many balls you're still doing so many things that are going to get you to you reaching the end game you reaching your goal right it's just that you're not you're maybe not you don't have all the balls up in the air. Right. And so that's where you may feel like, ah, I'm dropping a few, but it's not going to be the end of the world. And, or this is where you could say, okay, what's happening in my life now where I do prioritize or I don't make time for, you know, for myself. Maybe you're realizing that as an A-type personality, you're just kind of, you're doing

all of it. You're getting it all done. You're like, yep, I got it. I got it. I got it. I got it. I got it. And now you're recognizing how you feel when you are prioritizing yourself and doing all the things versus how you feel when you have to prioritize other things. And that's where you're like, okay, what's going on here, right? So slightly off track is there's nothing wrong with slightly off track. That's amazing. Slightly off track on this program is still amazing.

It's just that you're probably not used to slightly off track. So sit down with yourself. What's going on? Can I make more space for this in my life? Maybe you prioritizing yourself above your task list feels a little bit uncomfortable. You can do a task list and prioritize that, but you can't prioritize yourself. That could be a little bit of what's happening there. Um, so, or just sit with a minute and then, and then just start like checking things off your list. Again, if you feel more comfortable in that, that routine and check

things off your list and you were like, I don't have time to go there and deal with this and deal with that. And you know, right now I just need to stay on track and do the things I need to do. Then you just maybe have to regroup a little bit. Kind of like if you were trying to regroup with your team. I don't know if you work with a team or you're in charge of a team and you're like, okay, everyone, let's regroup here. Let's like, let's take a minute. Let's take a deep breath and let's assess, okay, where we're at, what our priorities are and what we need to focus on and figure out a way to get those done. Whatever motivates you, whatever motivates you. I love that, by the way. I've had, I had six consecutive losses and now two days of gains.

Ah, I've been trying a few new foods like cottage cheese and I had two protein bars for supper. Okay. Just toss those out the window. Um, binge no-nos. So now I'm ready for tomorrow when I'm in control more, life seems to go better. Okay. So six consecutive losses is huge. At some point you're going to have to, you're going to get a plateau. Also, it's normal for your weight to go up after your weight drops. So you have to watch your verbiage that you're using. So there's some concerning verbiage here. The gains, right? Two days of gains. You know how you didn't gain anything. Your weight has just gone up and it could be up because it's still on the way down. So if your weight's been dropping, it could be up because your body's retaining water because it's

trying to continue to drop. So it could be that. So it's not that you didn't gain any weight. Also, it's so normal once your weight drops for it to go back up for a little bit, sit there before it maybe goes up again and then drops back to your new low and then some, right? So that's really normal. So watch your verbiage with that. It'll help keep you calm a little bit. The cottage cheese and protein bars, that's probably what old diet dialogue. Maybe that's convenience. What's happening there? I would like sit with that for a minute and be like, what was going on there right what was cool maybe you just had a busy day and you're like fuck it I'm just gonna go for something super easy you know what I mean that's okay there's nothing wrong with that there's nothing wrong with that um maybe you've like read a bunch of

stuff about protein keto maybe you did keto before and this is leftover keto mentality and now you're thinking you know I got to keep it going. The scales move in. So in this now it's back up. So I got to go back to keto and starve and deprive it off. You know what I mean? Who knows? And then the other thing I want to point out too is like when I'm in control more, it's not about being in control.

There are two words that have no place in dieting. One is control. The other is moderation. You're not trying to control yourself and you're not trying to moderate yourself. And as soon as you kind of really let go of those numbers, it's about being in tune with yourself, right? It's about being in tune with yourself. So, you know, I've had six consecutive losses and now my weight's been up for a couple of days. I've been trying a few new foods like cottage cheese and I had two protein bars. What do you mean by a few new foods? Like, what is that about? So protein is not your main source of dinner, right? And protein bars aren't even on the menu around here. So what do you mean? What do you mean you knew? Do you mean old foods that you

used to use on other diets? Do you know what I mean? Like, let's call it what it is. That's not new foods. So no, no. So now I'm ready for tomorrow when I'm more in tune. Life seems to go better. So when you are more in tune to your needs and making choices that fall along with the goals you're trying to achieve, life is better, right? I appreciate that comment. I appreciate that comment. The last six pounds seems so far away. I have made it there in previous programs that frankly, I realize now that I'm chasing a number. I do not feel or look any different than when I was at that number. I looked at pics. Yeah. So 20 pounds on the Libby method can look like 40 pounds on any other diet. We talked about something with Dr. Do you guys listen to the Dr. Alinka conversation

yesterday? So good. It was all on hormones, menopause, perimenopause, postmenopause, signs and symptoms, what tests you can do, things you can do. Such a great conversation there. The difference between weight loss and fat loss. On this program, when you are giving your body healthy, nutrient-rich foods, you are managing your stress, you're managing your sleep, you are addressing your body's needs. So your body healthy, nutrient-rich foods. You are managing your stress. You're managing your sleep. You are addressing your body's needs. So your body was releasing fat it no longer needs. That is fat loss. Starving and depriving yourself to force your body to burn fat where you are also losing

muscle mass is weight loss. And that's the difference. That's why with the Libby method, you could, you could lose 20 pounds and it looks like you could lose 40 pounds. Um, can you tell me what new pasta product is? So new pasta, I believe is like, um, what's it made from? Oh, I haven't heard this new pasta in a while. It came out a few years ago. Konjac noodles. It's made from konjac noodles. It's made from the konjac.

It's great. It's like a no-carb pasta. I wouldn't touch it. It can also really upset your digestive system. Here's the thing. Pasta is pasta, right? If you're going to have pasta, I would have a bowl of pasta. You don't want to get into low fat, carbo nib, no flavor, cardboard substitutions for what you're eating. You want to eat the pizza, eat the fucking pizza. You don't have to eat the cauliflower crust pizza. Like just eat pizza when

you want to have the pizza, right? Don't try to have your cake and eat it too. Like that's a, it's a big mistake when it comes to dieting. You've taken this time to focus on helping your body release the fat. So take this time to do that. Do as many things as you possibly can to be proactive in that. It doesn't mean that you can't have pizza night on a Friday night. It doesn't mean that, you know, you can't have some pasta at your favorite restaurant, but try to have your cake and eat it too.

It just never works. It never works except on your birthday. And so konjac noodles are gross. Um, I, it's not the same. You know, it's like black bean pasta versus black beans, right? So black beans, what you get from black beans and the nutrients there, not the same as what you would get from black bean pasta, not even close, right? So honestly, I would just have the pasta if you want to have pasta at the end of the day. So yeah, so that, I haven't heard that in a while. I haven't heard that in a while. So yeah, that's what that is. I mean, you can try it if you want.

Not the end of the world either if you have it, but my suggestion would be like, if you're really craving some pasta, have some pasta. Have some pasta, have some pasta, have some pasta. Good morning. I'm back after five weeks. Hi, Crystal. I fell apart a couple of weeks ago. I weighed in this morning and no change. It's true. I'm getting back here. That's a win. That's a win. This is what I love about when you take, when you take, um, konjac noodles or like eating rubber bands. You guys are funny. We'll tell you how it really is. Um, back to you. I love when people go away on vacations and you do indulge and then you're like, Oh wow, I came back from vacation. My weight was only up

a pound or maybe my weight was up six pounds, but after getting right back at it, it dropped right back down again. You know? Um, I love that. This happens a lot in maintenance in the conversations we're having in maintenance where people lose their weight and then they're maintaining it and then they're nervous about going away on vacations. And then they're like, oh my gosh, I'm like totally was able to go away. I, you know, I've been off focusing on myself, my maintaining my weight. That's amazing. Maintaining your weight is a huge massive win. That's a massive win. It's like kind of like getting a little, just like when you hit a plateau, that's your body solidifying the weight along the way. So if you had to take time off and at the very least you come back for whatever reason you were

away and you've been able to maintain your weight, that adds, that's solidifying time. That's time that your body's had to adjust to your new weight. That's gold. That's worth your weight in gold. That's worth your weight in gold. This is so good for my A-type personality here. I crushed my first program on my six now and it's finally all coming together. Yes. Right? You get it done, get it done, get it done, get it done. At some point, you're going to have to work through all that mental part of it.

You know, it's not just like chasing that thing, getting it done. You're going to have to go there at some point, you know? Let me scroll down. Good morning. Packing up for a vacation and curious about your thoughts of bringing my scale with me. No, you don't need it. Eight weeks in, you know, you know how you feel, or it's at least a good practice. It's a great practice for that, right? So you, you know, at this point, if you choose this, I feel like that, right? Like, you know, if you indulge, you wake up, you're bloated, you know, the scales get,

you know, the scale is going to be up. You don't need anyone. You don't need a scale to tell you when the scale is up, you know, when the scale is down, right? So it's a great tool while you're trying to focus on losing weight, but why would you bring it on vacation to try to maybe keep you accountable? So what I would do is go by how you feel and be like, okay, what's my plan for this trip? Am I going to just eat my face off, worry about it when I get back? Okay. Then make sure you enjoy every moment. Don't rag on yourself.

Don't get on yourself. Right. Or maybe you're like, I'm going to go away and I'm going to stick to the program and the plan the best I possibly can. You know, and again, don't stress about those moments, maybe where you're choosing to have a margarita. Well, not that that's not on plan. You're choosing to have this, or you're choosing to have that, you know, you can, you can kind of do a bit of both when you're on vacation. Or maybe you're

like, you know what, I don't know, I'm just going to really looking forward to this vacation. I don't want to put any pressure on myself. I don't want to stress myself. I just want to make choices that make me feel good. I personally think that's the best way to go. You want to feel good the whole time that you're away. Maybe, you know, you're getting up early and you're going for a while. I don't know where you're going, a walk around the town or a walk on the beach, or maybe wherever you're staying has a gym. I don't know. Right. Making sure you're really focusing on your water, starting your day off, you know, with a, you know, with a great breakfast. Sure. Maybe if you, you know, maybe if you're in your France, you want to have a croissant, but maybe you can also have some eggs or some, something with a little bit more protein in it, you know, that's where I would spend my

time because I think taking the scale, it's just a measure. It's just a tool, right? It's just a tool to help you figure out what's happening, what weight loss looks like and feels like. So what's happening on the scale, if it's dropping, how to support that body and detox, if it's up kind of understanding why, you know, so I honestly wouldn't bother taking the scale. And you can, if you want, lots of people do, but you're probably taking it to hold yourself accountable, maybe because you don't trust yourself. Right? You might not trust yourself, or maybe you're just moving and grooving and you just want to keep the momentum going. That's okay, too.? But that's sort of my, that's what I have to say about it. But whether you choose to take it, you want that security blanket, you want,

you feel like it's going to be helpful to you. Take your scale. Who gives a fuck what anyone else thinks? It's really up to you. It's really up to you at the end of the day. I should probably do more packing today, but no priority is walking my dogs, preparing foods for the next few days coming up first. Yeah. We, right. We're not used to prioritizing ourselves and, and doing things for ourselves. We're like, I should really do that. I do this. I got to do this. I got to do this, this, this, and this, and this. And then when I do that, then I will take time for myself. Why did I eat those potato chips last night? Self-sabotage at its best. Why did you? Why did you? Why did you? So, okay. So why, how do you feel today? So connect the chips with how

you feel today, right? So how do you feel today? Did you feel okay? Or is it just that the scale is up, salty chips, whatever. That's not a big deal. Eating the chips is not going to stop you from reaching your goal. It will have the scale up maybe today, especially if you didn't drink enough water yesterday, right? So if you got on the scale today, maybe it's up, but it's not real weight gain and just get right back at it and no big deal. The thing about the chips is that it messes with your sleep. Whenever you eat anything at night, it doesn't matter what it is. It's the fact that it messes with your sleep more so than the calories that are in the chips or the fat or the anything that you really, the salt or anything like that. It's really about the sleep. That's what it's about is eating in the evening is really,

really, really about the fact that it messes with your sleep, which is why you wake up. You don't feel so great. So connect that. Was it worth it? Did you enjoy you enjoy them right and the next time if you do choose to have the chips because chips are fucking awesome yeah chips are amazing if you want to have those chips here's what I want for you next time you have those chips I want chips I'm having those fucking chips here I am enjoying savoring loving the taste of these chips. That's the only thought. And then I'm done with the chips. And then that's it. That's where I want you to get to. But unless you recognize what's happening now when you eat the chips, you're not going to be able to get there. Right? So this is why I want you to reflect on that. Right? So why did you choose to have them?

Right? Did you enjoy them? Did you berate yourself? What happened after you were done eating them? And then what happened today? Right? And so the goal isn't like, oh, I'm going to have chips. Shouldn't I have chips? You know, whatever. Oh my God, I'm having the chips. Oh my God, I already have five chips. Miles would eat the whole bag. Oh my God, I ate the whole bag. I'm going to have chips. Shouldn't I have chips? You know, whatever. Oh my God, I'm having the chips. Oh my God, I already have five chips. Miles would eat the whole bag. Oh my God, I ate the whole bag. I'm disgusting. I'm gross. Tomorrow I'm going to this. Tomorrow I'm going to that. I can't believe I that. Wake up in the morning, get on the scale. Oh my God, I ate the chips. I'm a failure. I'm never going to be able to lose my weight. This diet isn't working for me. I'm going to try to starve and deprive myself today so I can get ahead.

You know, like if that was your experience with having those chips, then there's work to do there. There's work to do there, right? Because we want you to get to the place where you have, I'm having those fucking, I want fucking chips right now. I'm enjoying these chips. You're licking off the flavor. That's what I do.

I lick off the flavor. Then I do a little row by row. I know this because I had chips last night. I took my kids. They had to go to the doctors. We stopped. We had to go to the doctors, we stopped, we had to get a prescription. I bought sour cream and onion and all dressed for some reason I had to like hanker in for some all dressed chips. And so then I had a few and I did the little row thing like to bite off the ruffles. And then I was done. Then I was done. And I didn't wake up this morning

and be like, Oh my god, why did I have those chips? I'm a horrible person. I was just like, okay, I had those chips. All right, move it along. And I know why, because I got my period last night and I was like, ah, there you go. That's probably why. Um, so yeah, that's where we want you to get to, right? Had the chips, no big deal. Move it along, move it along. So I love that you had those chips. So sabotage, I don't know. Right? Like, so sabotage would be, I'm feeling amazing. I'm doing so well on this program. Like I deserve a treat or I don't know, like, what if I, I think I can reach my goal, but I'm not sure. And do you know what I mean? Like sabotage is like a little different. Like what's really, what are you, what are you trying to, so then my sabotage is not, why did I have the chips? Sabotage is like,

why am I sabotaging myself? Do I want this? Do I feel like I deserve it? Do I feel like I'm worthy? Am I uncomfortable with some dynamics that are changing in my life? You know, because losing weight changes dynamics in your life. It's something we haven't really talked about yet. Sometimes your spouse can get a little unnerved when you're losing weight, because then you're also feeling really good. And maybe you're saying things that you weren't saying before. Maybe you're doing some things that you didn't do before. Losing weight can change your dynamic at work. If you're the one who used to bring in the donuts and you are like sort of the bigger person at work and you know, everyone at work. If you're the one who used to bring in the donuts and you are like sort of

the bigger person at work and everyone at work is trying to lose weight and here you are actually being successful. Losing weight can change your friendships, your friendship dynamics. If you were the fat friend and all of a sudden you're on your way to not being the fat friend, which means one of your other friends have got to step up and be the fat friend, that can create this sense of uncomfortable. Maybe you're starting to get attention that you don't feel comfortable with. Maybe you put on weight as a barrier and now people are starting to notice you or you're getting that attention for whatever reason, whether it's right, whether it's wrong, weight loss shouldn't, shouldn't attract attention. It just does. And it is what it is. And so maybe you're a little uncomfortable with that.

Maybe you have done this before. You've been at this exact same spot before, but you haven't because chances are you starved and deprived yourself to get to this weight. It's not the same spot that you are in now after doing the work that you have done, but you're perceiving last time I was at this weight, I gained it all back, you know? So try to go there and figure out what that is. That's what, that's that setbacks are the setup to your success. Let me say that again. Setbacks are the setup to your success or opportunity to learn, opportunity to have those aha moments. Hi, Rainy. Good morning. Day 59. I've been watching your Instagram posts. I love them.

So if you're on Instagram, you may not know know we have a whole account called Livi Losers. It's all community-based content. So it's all reposts and posts from people in our community. And from there, you can find people in our community who are sharing, sharing their... So we did that What We Eat In A day post yesterday. You guys love that. Love to see that. Um, you can see this all, all the time on Instagram. If you follow some of the people in our community who are sharing their experiences, sharing their fields, sharing what they're eating, sharing their tips and stuff, which is really cool. Uh, hopped onto my time machine from day 52 to catch a real live Gina. Hello. Working behind the group. Are we, I think

these really are huge, impactful to more than we. It means that we are not doing this, this time alone with our support we have. Yeah. Day 52 and feeling amazing. I know this has way more to do with weight, way more to do with weight loss. Yeah. So, so yeah, like immersing yourself in the thing that you're focused on, right? Like you could say, Oh, I'm being like, people might say, Oh, you're being obsessive, right? Like you're just like, you're doing all these things and you're watching all this stuff and you're, yeah, let's be obsessive about being as healthy as we possibly can. Let's be obsessive about finally losing this weight in the healthiest way possible. So we can, let's be obsessed with

being done with our weight loss journey, right? It's a good thing to be obsessed about. And what I love about the lives, especially if you're able to be in the Facebook support group and watch the lives is the conversation that's happening behind the scenes. We know science tells us that when you do something with a friend or a loved one, or in a community, you are more likely to be successful. And this is why you're not alone in this journey, right? And so many people have been where you are right now, you know, and you are where someone else is trying to get to, you know, there's someone who's lost 50 pounds, who wants to lose 100 pounds, you know, there's someone who's lost 20 pounds, who wants to lose 50, someone who's lost five, who wants to lose 20. You know, it's just kind of how it is. So our community is amazing.

And I think these lives are just, what I do with these lives is I've helped a lot of people over the last 36 years of my life lose weight. And so when someone's asking a question, it's like, first of all, thank you for asking that question or making that comment, because chances are, if you are feeling that way, if you are struggling with that, if you have questions about that, chances are there's probably hundreds, if not thousands of other people who have the same questions or concerns or, you know, are wondering the same thing themselves. And so what I'm thinking of is sort of all the scenarios and all the questions and all the people that I've worked with and all the things that have come up and all the different ways you can approach.

Like one person might ask a question and I might answer it this way. And the next day, a person can ask the same question and I might answer it a completely different way, right? It's just sort of like, and even the things that I say, it's all about kind of picking up what I'm putting down and making them resonate with you. What's the meaning in that for you, right? Like if I say something that's like, oh, I get that. Or if I say something that's triggering to you, that's an opportunity to really be like, oh, I have some work there. Why is that triggering to me? Why is that like making me feel uncomfortable? Why am I like, ah, about that? What

is going on there? What is going on? So I think talking about it and talking about it in a safe, like protected environment, I think really allows you to put your guard down. It allows you to go there. This is why I love about our spill the tea segments, which we're going to reschedule yesterday's by the way, because we were unable to do it because of Facebook and all that. Um, hearing from real people, I think is so important. And that's one of the things that we're really making sure we continue to do is we, we, we highlight real people on very real journeys. This is one thing to hear from me all the time. I think from hearing from other people makes it resonate more and makes it real. Makes it real. Yeah, it has to go up. Your weight has to go up. Otherwise, it'd be a straight line down, which we know is BS. Weight loss sucks. Yes, it does. Hi, Dave.

Hi, Dave. I could listen to that live 20 times. I bet I'd still learn something new each time. Dr. Olinka, the conversation that we had with Dr. Alinka, my goodness. She had a beautiful way of taking a very complicated topic and conversation and really simplifying it. We're going to do a whole series with her, I think. You guys have been hearing me talk about our guest experts, and some of you want to go down the rabbit holes that we just can't do in the group because we could have all of our experts come on every day and have these conversations. So I'm working on a plan to have them do like little master classes in a sense where you can kind of buy into a whole class that they're offering, obviously keeping that super affordable

in line with what we're doing the program here. We're not gonna be charging hundreds of dollars or anything like that. But kind of like shift those deeper conversations out of the group for those of you who want to go there. So I'm working on a variety of different topics and to be able to bring you access to these guests. And more specifically, go through Hormones 101, go through all the different types of hormones, all the, like we could, we could have had, I talked with Olenka afterwards and we could have had a whole conversation just on testing. We could have had a whole conversation just on symptoms. We could have had a whole conversation on why someone goes into early, you know, menopause or perimenopause early, right? We could have, she's like, we could have talked an hour on each of these topics,

you know, on treatments. We get to talk an hour on them. And, you know, that's where I would like to go down that rabbit hole with her. But I just thought it was such a, it's the perfect conversation because what I really love about our guests are they're not just trying to use fancy words and show what they know. They're trying to actually share what they know. And that's different. Sharing what they know is different in a way that you can understand. Like that's really important to me. So I sort of got this from when I was a personal trainer and, you know, I, I, I've worked at some pretty fancy gyms and, you know, there's some sports athletes and people who would go and train and would be there or

whatever. And I'd hear, you know, personal trainers talking about, we're working your bicep radialis today and we're working your this maximus. And I'm just like, what the fuck? Your client doesn't fucking care. I'm working your, we're working your biceps, the front part of your arm. We're working your triceps, the back part, the bat wings. That's where we're working. We're working your quads, working the front part of your legs. We're working your hands. They get back. Do you know what I mean? And I was just like, people don't fucking care what you fucking know. They want you to help them get in shape. They want to understand what they need to do to work out. They want to understand what the fuck they're doing.

You know, and then later on, when I then it's not that people aren't dumb, they don't know, they can't get it. It's just like, it's just so unnecessary. And then when I used to do a cooking show, I hosted a show for like 10 years, believe it or not. Yes, I know. It was a cooking show. I hosted it with my ex-husband because he was a chef. And, you know, what I, our show was all about cooking fast and easy meals in a half hour. So it was live to tape.

So we would start the show. Hey, this is what we're cooking today. Then we would have a half hour to cook it. And, you know, what was really important to me is that even though he could cook super fancy food, I was like, that's not what we're doing here. We are trying to show people how to put together really easy, super flavorful, yummy, delicious, quick ass, easy meals. And so I was always mindful of what we were presenting

to people that they would click the channel and be like, fuck off. I'm not cooking quail today in a whatever sauce with blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah. I just need fucking dinner for my family. And so the same thing with weight loss. And this is why I love our science guides because you can go down the rabbit hole with that. But what I care about is that you are picking up what I'm putting down, that you are getting it, that it is resonate with you. You can always go down a rabbit hole, but if you're not picking up on the basics at the end of the day, that's problematic. That's problematic.

You know, um, I don't know why I went on that tangent, uh, there, but I did. I'm recovering from total right knee replacement. My goodness. Isn't that amazing that they can do that? That's just incredible. We also thought it would be fun to do a total kitchen renovation. Oh, I feel this. I feel this. I'm like, I can do that too. That's fine. It's fine. It's fine. I've been amazed at how my pre-planning has helped my attempts to stay on track. I've been going up and down the same pound, one pound for three weeks, probably inflammation. So what's cool is that you're giving your body the resources to heal. I love that you're prioritizing this while

you were healing. You got a lot going on. So the stress, so stress can actually be used as a catalyst. Rise your, your body will rise to the occasion, right? Boost your metabolism, give you more energy, give you the resources it needs to get through this stress while you are giving it the resources it needs to get through this stress. And then you add knee replacement. So your body is working overtime to repair, rebuild, regenerate, rejuvenate, to fix what's going on. There's a lot going on there, which guess what? Your body's working extra hard to do that. So I love that you're giving it the resources for that. Now you may not be seeing that translate on the scale, but all the work, all that work that your body is doing at some point is going to translate when those stress levels drop down, when your body feels stronger with the, you know, with the healing

of your, of your knee, that is going to be like, that's going to be a game changer. It's like that breaking point, breaking point, breaking point, but your body's got other things to do. So it's like, ah, I would love to go there, but I gotta do this and this and this first. But that doesn't mean that the work that you're putting into it isn't going to pay off when the time comes. I'm peeing fluorescent green. Should I decrease my vitamins? No. So it's totally, you're probably taking a B12. I'm guessing a B12 or a B complex, which is totally expected. It doesn't mean that you're peeing out the extra. It just means that's the effect that even if you just took the smallest amount of Bs, that's what's going to happen. It's just a totally normal side effect of taking your B complex or

your B12. Nothing to be concerned about. It's just that that's the effect that some of them have. So it doesn't mean that you're peeing it out. It just means that that's the effect that it has. So we did talk to Dr. Paul about that at some point, probably in our secondary. No, actually, we talked a lot about the bees in our first set of supplements, which reminded me, I got to make a note to switch those around. I'm going to move those bees to the first list. Got to change that up. I've been bouncing around the same two to three pounds since we started. I've been following. Okay. Okay. Yeah. Good. I'm glad that you said that because everyone's first go-to is I've been following the food plan, right? Bouncing around the same two to three

pounds since we started. I've been following the food plan. I've been struggling with the maximizing. I had a partial mastectomy at the end of January and that has definitely negatively impact my stress, my sleep, struggling with discomfort, and I'm not exercising like I used to. Okay. Let me just stop right there. And hopefully you appreciate this, but the fact that you haven't gained weight is huge. The fact that you haven't gained weight with that is huge. So that's a win. That's a win. I've started walking again over the past two weeks, but it's not really maximizing anything. I'm trying to show myself grace and patience. Good. You should. I stand on that scale every morning and I'm not beating myself up when the number is what it is. Yeah. The fact that you've been through that and you're

still showing up for yourself every day, that's the massive win. That's the biggest non-scale victory right there. So probably have a lot of inflammation happening, right? Your body needs to calm down. That's major. Plus the emotions and the feels that would go with that, I can't even imagine would be whole other next level. So what I'm picking up on this is your why perhaps needs to change. I know you want to lose the weight. I know that. Of course you want to lose the weight, but this is so much, I think, I think that's not, that's a weak motivation for you right now with everything that you've been through. That's, and it's not like you can't, it's not like you can't still try to lose weight. What I'm saying though, is that I don't think

you're chasing weight loss. You're chasing something so much bigger, comfortable, confident in your skin, super healthy. Do you know, like that's what you're going after rather than that, that fits your ass in a bikini. And that's, that's not what you're going after there. So, so what I would do is write down the things that you are doing. Sometimes we have to shove them in our face to really see how amazing we really are, right? And like what you've been through, where you're at now, what are the things that you are doing? What can you do a little bit better? And so obviously that's the big piece, right? The impacting of your stress, struggling with discomfort, the sleep, right? I'm not exercising. So you want to make food choices

that make you feel good physically because your body's in a massive state of healing right now. You want to make sure that you're getting in those nutrient rich foods because your stress levels are high. So making sure you're getting enough omega-3 in your diet, bumping that up. Maybe look at some of those supplements. I would imagine that you've gone through some antibiotics. I would imagine being put under anesthesia, if you've been doing that, that can mess with your microbiome and your stomach, which can affect your stress, which can affect your sleep. So I put that focus on digestion and maybe pick up a probiotic, prebiotic is something that I would, so I would definitely take a look at those supplements. I mean, the food is yeah, eat the nutrient rich foods,

be hydrated. Yes. So your body's been knocked down. And what can you do to help build it up? And then, you know, your sleep will come, your stress will decrease, take some deep breaths throughout the day, find some time for you. Maybe what you can do is be mindful about how am I going to feel if I, you know, eat this versus how am I going to feel if I eat that. Really like indulging in helping your body heal. Indulging in the goodness of what you are providing yourself, not just physically, but mentally. Indulge in taking time for yourself. You probably

have a to-do list 10 pages long and you're feeling that pressure. You probably feel like I need to lose this weight yesterday, feeling that pressure. I got to do that. You probably feel like I need to get caught up on this and do this and do that. And just like, just stop all of that and be like, maybe you want to visualize where do I want to be and how do I want to feel in the next month? You know, where do I want to be and how do I want to feel in the next three months, six months, a year from now? Where do I want to be mentally, physically in my life? How do I envision my life? Everything from waking up in the morning and how I'm feeling my morning routine, going throughout the day, how I'm navigating conversations I'm having, you know, situations

I'm in, you know, when I, when I go to work, when I come, when I'm at work, when I'm coming home from work, when I'm home in the evening, what do I envision my routine being like? What kind of life do I envision having? You know what I mean? And that might be more of a motivator for you and also really allow you a minute to assess where you're at and take time to be like, wow, I'm amazing. And look at the things that I am doing. And maybe I'm feeling a little overwhelmed with all the things I could be doing, but I'm doing the best that I could right now. And then as you slowly pull those things together, you're going to start feeling better and better and better and better. But I think the weight, the thought of weight loss is just,

it's heavy and it's, it's added, it's adds a whole other. And, and so, so with that, everything I explained, your weight will come, you will lose the weight, you will lose the weight. Your, your body wants you to be healthy. It wants you to be happy. It doesn't want to carry any excess fat, especially with everything that you've gone through. So the weight will come. I just think maybe that motivator, you know, to lose weight might not be it. Take a bit of that pressure off yourself.

Still lose weight. Still do the things that you want to do, but maybe not have that be your motivator. Just back from a week away. Yeah. Going on vacation, nervous. You'll be great. You'll be great. Make a plan for yourself. Make a plan for yourself. Prioritizing myself, getting a pedicure. I love that. I got to get a pedicure. I keep water by my bed. Is it okay? Or even a positive thing for detox to drink water throughout the night? Um, you don't want to be getting up in the middle of the night to have to go to the bathroom. I drink water by my bedside. It doesn't matter how much I drink during the day. I'm always

like parched at night, especially the way I wake up in the middle of the night, I'll drink water, but I wouldn't like make it a point of trying to get your water intake in, in the evening. You want to get the bulk of that in during the day, but you could totally, you could totally, um, have water by your bed. That's totally fine. That's totally fine. I had three tablespoons of ice cream last night. I don't usually like dessert. Anyhow, I did not berate myself. I've done well during the day and wrote it off as simple pleasure. Yeah, that's it. That's indulging in the yummy bites of bits that life has to offer. Nothing wrong with that. Now, were you craving sugar? That's the only thing I would say. Were you craving sugar? If you're craving sugar, maybe you need to bump up your water intake a little bit. Sometimes we're more susceptible

to having. It's great that we had it and we were like, ah, fine about it. But can you go a little deeper with that? Given the fact that you're focusing on weight loss right now and trying to get in tune with your body's needs, were you craving the sugar? Was it extra appealing and you don't normally eat it, but was it extra appealing because you were maybe craving a little bit of sugar because you're dehydrated? That's where you can go there. My hubby had a large bowl of air pop popcorn last night. I sat behind him, drank my water. Previous to Gina, I would have been in that like a dirty shirt. Yeah, woke up all salted the next day, messed with your sleep. I do indulge once in a while. Every week, we have pasta and I have a cup of it with olive oil and a ton of Asiago cheese. Yum. Yeah, I love

that. So you can have pasta, maybe have less and have some leafy greens with it, right? That's it. In that sense, you can have your cake and eat it too. You can have your pasta and eat it too. Again, bread and pastas and those types of things, they don't cause you to gain weight. It just makes it a lot easier for you to minimize them when you're trying to lose weight is all. Because it can cause inflammation, especially if gluten in people. It messes with your insulin, you know, all of that. I'm an A-type personality, but it's taken me six rounds already

to lose 40 pounds. So much trauma to work through. Yeah. Well, you went there with the trauma. You took your A-type personality, went through the trauma with that. I love that. I love that. You can put that A-type personality into your issues and associations, into creating those habits, into dealing with your past traumas, right? That's just like focusing that A-type personality to deal with those things. I love that. That's the real work. Struggling with constipation, drinking four liters of water, lots of greens and veggies, also taking a fiber supplement, maybe too much fiber. It could be too much fiber, but I just can't get my bowels going regularly and feeling bloated. I'm thinking this is part of why I can't get the scale to move any

digestion. Probiotic, prebiotic, definitely probiotic, prebiotic, digestive bitters. So digestive bitters before you, before you eat in between meals, probiotic, prebiotic, and I like Trifala. So it's the same, um, it's the same company, St. Francis herb farm that makes the digestive bitters. And they have a little tincture called Triphala that you can have before bed. I find that is beneficial. Remember we have that whole poo protocol. Fiber is great. Yes, but it can also cause you to be more constipated. And when the program, your bowel movements can be all over the place, um, and for a variety of different reasons. So that's where I would have digested bitters before, um, or sorry, in between meals, pick those up. Those are a game changer probiotic. At least I would pick up a

really good probiotic. Um, and then I would maybe add some of that trifola before bed and the magnesium is great. Um, or your magnesium is always good. So the magnesium you can take, um, during the day as well. So when you're having some bowel movement issues and feeling constipated, you get about some magnesium in the morning and then some magnesium again in the afternoon, magnesium is not going to cause you to be tired. That can also help as well. We have a whole poo protocol. Is it possible? What's where'd that go? Is someone say, where'd it go? Is it, someone say possible that my body wanted the chips? Is that something someone said? Where was that? Is there, is it possible that there's something in chips that our body needs? Yeah.

Salt and fat to manage stress. So your body never wants chips, right? It never wants junk food. It never, people think, oh, I can't trust my body. If I leave it to my body, I'm just going to eat donuts and pizza and chips all day. No, it won't. It doesn't want those things. Trust me. It does not want those. It loves whole foods, nutrient-rich foods. It doesn't want chips. But if you are craving salty foods, it could be because your stress levels are high, your body's looking for more good fat. If you're epically dehydrated, sometimes your body will crave salt because it's looking to retain water um yeah there's always a message in why that goes to cravings right salty foods generally high stress uh your body's looking for more good fats like omega-3 and uh you know you're craving

sugars your body usually is looking for water on that you're dehydrated i'm going to scroll down i've got a couple more i've gone so late late. Oh, I made it to the end. I started listening to Worthy yesterday. I also realized I have abandonment issues as well. So I got a book to help with that as well. Not many people stay in my life. So I bought the book Worthy. So Jamie Kern Lima is her name. And she wrote this book called Worthy. I picked it up. And she had this kind of online. It's not available anymore. I sent it to all the people on the exclusive content list. So those of you who sign up for those exclusives, I sent it to you.

Hopefully you got a chance to watch it because I think they've recently taken it off. And I was watching it and, you know, I thought I felt worthy. I thought I felt worthy of success and all the good things in my life. Boy, was I wrong. There's a big difference between confidence, feeling confident and feeling worthy. Two totally different things. And so I picked up the book Worthy. I know some of you did too. So I'm working my way through it. Yeah, sometimes we have issues we don't even realize that we have. You know, the program is good for bringing up some, you know, some pretty deep issues, but sometimes we got to look a little bit. All live your best life. Okay. I got to go. I got to go too. Everyone, you guys are all jetting. You're like, shut up, Gina. We got to go. I got to get on with our days. I hope that you have an amazing day, everyone. Thanks for joining me today. Thanks for all your questions, your comments. Thanks for being here. You know, I love talking about this stuff. I love where we're at in the program. Uh, tweak this week today at 12 PM. We're going to talk about the splitting up the meals and snacks. We're going to do one last time before we roll into our revamp week and tweak week nine.

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