The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 61 - Spring/Summer 2024

Episode Date: June 21, 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 61, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspringsummer2024Topics covered:The summer is a great time to lose weightMuscle cramps and the heat; Foods that can offer some extra electrolytesFood sensitivities and keeping a journalDetours, bumps, flat tires and the road to your Finally and ForeverDigging deep and asking yourself WHY this feels hard? Basic exercises and the importance of techniqueA loss is always a loss on the scaleYour set point and solidifying your weightGetting to a place where you are calm around foodManaging your hydration in the heatHunger vs Cravings; Understanding your body's needsGetting even more in tune Maintenance conversation; A Maintenance program is in the works!Skin Health; Guest Expert Dr. Rice on July 16th in the group Food as a love language The Livy Method; The diet industry is catching up to the conversation. Skin regeneration around your frame after weight lossAdrenal Fatigue and true adrenal issuesTo 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. Day 61 of the program. Let's get this party started today. It's also a Friday. Yesterday was the first day of summer and the longest day of the year. That means the days are getting shorter now. So sad, but I'm here for it. It has been a heat wave here. Just a reminder, again, I can't say it enough. If your scale is up and you're doing all things, chances are that's because your weight is about to go down or it's just simply the heat. Not a whole lot you can do about that, but that's okay because the summer is a great time to lose weight. The summer is a great time to lose weight, all that vitamin D. Like think about it. The last thing that your body wants is to be lugging around a bunch of fat that doesn't serve a purpose. So for many reasons, the summer is a great time to move the dial on the scale, except it can be

frustrating when it comes to the scale. So don't let it deter you from doing all the things that you need to do because you will still lose weight even if the scale is up. So remember the scale can be up and down at the same time. We are starting to hit the patios. People are starting to travel. They are out and about, you know, maybe starting vacations and whatnot. This is one of the things I love about the Livi Method. It is flexible out and about, you know, maybe starting vacations and whatnot. This is one of the things I love about the living method. It is flexible. You know, you can stay on plan and still enjoy all the yummy bites of bits that life has to offer. Just don't blow up your whole day or whole weekend or whole week because of a few bites of bits here and there. Your body is not

looking to store fat eight weeks into this program or those of you who are, you know, you're doing subsequent rounds. Your body is not looking to make you fat, not looking to make you fat. And chances are the foods that you are choosing to consume, they're not going to cause your body to gain weight, right? Your body is going to process, digest, take what it needs, get rid of the rest and just move it along. So that's the secret sauce to not just weight loss, but being able to maintain and sustain your weight. It was just a really bad combination when you would maybe overindulge and then under eat and starve yourself. Overindulge, right? Under eat and starve yourself. Just because you have one slice of pizza doesn't mean that you have to have all the pizza, have a couple slices of pizza, add a side salad with it. Just because you have one slice of pizza doesn't mean that you have to have all the pizza. Have a couple slices of pizza, add a side salad with it.

Just because you choose to have fries instead of a salad one day doesn't mean that it's not going to stop you from reaching your goals. I said yesterday, it's like you're hitting the road, you're on the road to Disneyland just because you stop and go sightseeing or just because you stop and visit someone or you stop at a restaurant. It doesn't mean it's going to stop you from getting to Disneyland. Now it may slow you down. Obviously I'm not inviting you to indulge whenever you want. That's not the best idea, but in those circumstances that you feel like you want to

have a few indulgences here and there, you can absolutely do that. Absolutely do that. Where was that comment about magnesium? Someone was asking about magnesium. All right. Let me, let me field some questions from this way. It's Friday. We did another week together. Living losers. Yeah. Eight freaking weeks, eight weeks in. So we have four weeks left. I mean, another few days of this week, we're not done this week yet. And then four weeks left. That is a lot of time. That is a whole month to make a difference, whole month to make a difference. My hair looks great. Thanks, Jan. Yeah, I'm trying. I'm trying some new styles. As you guys know, like when I when I have long hair, it's not my hair, it's extensions. So I thought I would do something a little different, just kind of freshen it up a little change, a little change. Thank you for noticing. Oh my gosh. Woke with the absolute worst cramp in my

leg. Okay. So heat wave, sweating, losing electrolytes, um, magnesium. Um, so sometimes when you get cramps, uh, magnesium will definitely help also potassium. So you do not want to fuck around with potassium, high potassium, low potassium, not good. You don't want to be like self-supplementing potassium. If you have potassium issues, you really want to make sure you're chatting with your doctor about that. Potassium is not something you mess around with. But adding in some avocado, some sweet potato, add a banana for a morning snack, that will usually do the trick. So adding in foods that are high in potassium and then also adding magnesium can really help if you haven't added that magnesium. I mean, cramps happen for a variety of reasons, but especially in the heat, you'll notice. Still

at the lake and totally relaxing. Hi, Carol. I'm jealous. Oh my goodness. What a great place to be. What a great place to be. I'm wondering getting leg cramps. Yeah. Right. Is this a lack of something? Yeah. So, so, so it could be, especially if you're drinking a lot of water, you want to make sure that you're salting your foods, you're getting those electrolytes in. So using like something like trace minerals, getting in coconut water, um, salting your foods is an easy way to do that. Plus getting your magnesium in plus getting, um, plus getting, what was I just talking about? It's the heat. I just read an Instagram post and I was like, I have like, I'm reading all these books. And so I did a post on what are you reading? And I wrote, what are you ready?

I was just like, my brain, man, my brain. So yeah, so just to add those in in some bananas, you know, some avocado is really great. And the potassium, that's the word I'm looking for potassium. So electrolytes, magnesium and potassium that will really help though. Happy Friday. Helen making that making that food sensitivity adjustments, adjusting to sensitivities, got the bitters, enzymes, turmeric, yada, yada. Encourage jingbaos to move, scale up a bit, but that's to be expected. I'm good. Yeah, man, going down that rabbit hole. But this is just going to make you extra aware and extra in tune to your body's needs. And then once you figure out what you're sensitive to, you'll know the signs just like that. Just like when to

eat, what to eat, how much to eat. That's why you're asking those four questions, especially when you're dealing with food sensitivities, keeping a journal, how you're feeling. For me, I had this thing when I went into university and my hands would like, I get all these little bumpies everywhere and they were so itchy and literally my hands would bleed. It was so gross. I used to have to wear band-aids on my hands. It was almost embarrassing. I thought that it was from because I used to work at a hairdressing salon. And I was like, did the shampooing. And I thought it was from a lot of chemicals that I was sensitive to. And all throughout university, I dealt with this. It was like, really, like I went and got like, you know, like cortisol, cortisol creams,

like went to see the doctor. They're like, it's psoriasis, it's eczema, it's all of these things. And then when I was done university, and this is when the internet started, the internet started, I went down this rabbit hole and started Googling like symptoms. And it turns out that there are millions of people all over the world who are allergic to corn. And when they eat corn, they're, you know, same thing, you get these little like blisters and, and whatnot. And so I took corn out of my diet. And so what happens with me is when I have corn, not that day, not the next day, but on the third day, my fingers will get itchy. Now I only have a small amount, like if I have a little bit of popcorn or I have like a piece of corn on the cob,

but even now, right, I still try to get away with it. Maybe now I can have it. No, every single time. So it's always just a little bit that I'm adding in, but my body reacted days later, which is why it took me so long to catch on to the fact that it was like a food sensitivity that I was having. And so what happened in university was this is when microwave popcorn, this is when they first came out with microwave popcorn. And so when I went to university, we, you know, all the girls, we'd get together on our, on our resident floor and we'd have microwave popcorn. And then that was just like a snack we had throughout my university years. then that was just like a snack we

had throughout my university years. So I was constantly eating this popcorn and it was constantly causing a reaction and I had no idea. So keeping a journal and not just like that day, how you're feeling in the moment, but also days afterwards as well is like really handy. This is the point in the program that you are going to start to notice these sensitivities because you know what it feels like to feel really good. And so then you, when you feel off, you'll really start to notice it. And then this is the part in the program where people are starting to start starting to notice, Oh, whenever I have this, I just don't feel all that great.

I don't feel that great. Good morning. I've been coasting since the beginning of the program. I am shocked that I am only a pound up from the start. I feel rejuvenated and hope that this is the beginning to stay more in tuned and focused. I'm actually on the road, no stops or breaks. Yeah. We talked about this yesterday, right? It's just like each program that you do is like its own journey, its own road trip, you know, or leg of the trip, you know, some legs of your trip, you know, are going to be bumpy.

You're going to have some detours, road closures and whatnot, you know, some legs of your trip, you know, are going to be bumpy. You're going to have some detours, road closures and whatnot. You know, other legs, you're just going to be smooth sailing. Then you're going to have some maybe that, you know, you get a flat tire and whatnot. That's just like really life. And so if you think about any other diet that you've done, life is happening to you. It's just that with the Libby Method, because you're so focused on it and you want to be, because you're trying to accomplish something, you're so like hyper aware because the program itself and the things that you need to do make you prioritize yourself. It makes you keep your energy directed at yourself because there's so many things that you need to do. It's causing

you, especially if you set those intentions in the morning and those end of day reflections, it just keeps you really focused on the program, the process. So you're more aware of these things that are getting in your way or happening to you or for you, right? Along the way. So, you know, you're going to have some programs where you feel like, oh my gosh, I'm a rock star. I'm crushing this. And then you're going to have other programs where like, what the fuck is wrong with me? What is going on? Usually when you get in that mode and you just can't get your shit together, it's not that you can't get your shit together. It's not that you don't know what to do. It's not that you can't do this. It's probably a sign that there are things there for you to work through. That's where you're like, what is, why, what is my deal right now? And that for me, at least that that's always when it's something deeper.

And then because I brought it to the forefront, I start thinking about it. Not in that moment, do I get any kind of answer. But as days go on, I have conversations with people. And then I'm realizing, oh, okay, this is what I'm dealing with right now. Or this is what I'm struggling with right now. This is why it's so hard for me. This is why I'm feeling the way I'm doing. Not because I'm lazy, not because even I'm not motivated, because I want to reach my goals. There's things that I want to do just because maybe I don't have the capacity either. That happens to me a lot, where I just don't have the capacity. I have the want, I have the desire, and I have the drive. Because of course you want this, right? But I just didn't have the capacity because I had so many other things going on.

It was just like, I just, I can't right now. It's like, you know yourself, you just have to trust. I guess that's what I'm trying to say, whether it's food sensitivities or where you're on the program or what you're doing or not doing, you really get to know yourself at this point in the program. And I think we're not used to listening and we're not used to trusting. And when we're supposed to do something and we're not doing it, we're more like, what's the problem? What's wrong with me? Rather than why and what's

going on, right? What's going on? Where am I at right now? What am I dealing with? Why is this difficult for me? Why is it hard? And then it might be like, oh shit, well, I got this going on, that going on, these things going on. You know, again, if that was your friend, this is where, you know, and I've sat down in front of so many people who've been like, oh, you're stressed, but your life's still like, oh no, things are great. My life is good. I got no stress. And then when you really get into it, you know, they're not only dealing with things that are going on in the moment, that is a lot, but then they're dealing with their past that unless you kind of point it out and walk through with them, they're not really recognizing because we're like, I'm fine. I'm good. I got this. Right. And so we're really not,

we're not, and this is what I mean by digging deep. It's a great example of what I mean by digging deep. Like what the fuck does that mean? Dig deeper, level up more. Just like level up doesn't mean do more. It means like take the things that you're doing, right? And improve them, focus on them like 1% more. And digging deep, that's not like just like being like consistent, digging your heels in and being stubborn. That's like kind of like really getting in there. Like really, let's go, let's go, let's go to the next level. Maybe it's just not that I'm lazy and I'm tired and not motivated and whatever, like what, what's underneath there or turn up that internal volume,

right? A lot of times we're trying to shut that mind out. And this is where some people, yeah, some, some of our old thoughts that are not really us, right? Like our anxiety or second guessing or, you know, those thoughts, right? That are out of habit or kind of like, you know, are taught to us and ingrained, right? There's those thoughts. But then you can like really turn up the volume on your what's happening and be like, let's turn it up. Let's like, let's like really listen to what's going on, right? That's what I mean by getting deep.

Getting deep. Hi, Heather. How are you? Improper form at the gym yesterday has me dealing with lower back pain. Lots of stretching is in order today. Tonight going downtown Toronto to see Wicked. Tony and I were going to, we're going to New York in the summer and we were just talking about seeing Wicked.

He asked me if I wanted to see that or see a Broadway show. That's so fun. I haven't seen it. Here's my advice to you. Leave early. You think going, I don't know where you're going from, but like I'm north of the city. And so I was in the city, was it last week? And the traffic, I don't know what's going on construction.

So there's my advice to you. Leave early so you can be zen. It is craziness in the city. It's so fun. It's so exciting. But at the same time, traffic is like 200 times worse than you think it is. I think that's actually a statistic. 200 times worse. So bring your Zen vibes and leave early and have fun. My goodness, have fun. So gym technique. I did a post on this. One of the things as I learned as a personal trainer, and I'm, I'm not into super fancy exercises have gotten so crazy. Um, I'm into

like super basic. I like do bicep curls. I work my chest, I work my back. I just so simple, very straightforward. Um, now they got into this, you know, core work, you know, I taught yoga for like 20 years, Pilates, like all of it. I did all of it. But the, one of the most important things that I've ever learned is that technique is everything. Technique is everything, you know, shoulders back, shoulders down, tummies tight. You know, it's not about how heavy you can lift. It's all about technique. So for those of you who are interested, I did do that technique video. It is stored in the guides. How fun is Sherry Perez? Can we just, I got to get her on here and chat with Sherry. She's so fun. I think today she's doing her Latin dance. Yesterday it

was a bar workout. All of those exercises are available in the app. So if you go into the app and you use the little search icon, it'll pull up all of the guides. So you have access to like all of the guidelines coming down the pipeline, all of the guides, the science guide, exercise guide, recipe guides, all of that. So all those exercises are stored there. If you have access to the group, I believe that Kim has created an exercise guide. So once we roll out the exercises during like this week, she stores them all into the exercise guide if you're looking for them. You guys are so kind with my hair. Thank you. Hi, Karen. If weight is down and staying there for a full three days,

is that your new low true fat loss? Or how long does the new low have to be to solidify? So weight loss or fat loss, so when the scale moves down, that's always your new low have to be to solidify? So, so weight loss, like so or fat loss. So when the scale moves down, that's always your new low, always your new low. So so there's this thing called like, there's difference between weight loss and fat loss. And other diets that you've done when you lose weight quickly, people will be like, oh, it's water weight, right? Well, look at how much water you're drinking on the program, you're staying hydrated. So it's not water weight. And then because you're giving your body all these nutrient rich foods, it's also not muscle mass. And it is a fat loss so that you can trust when you're losing weight on the Libby

method that a loss is a loss. Now you may see that go down and then it can go up the next day and stay up there. So some people will see a new low on the scale, and then it'll pop up the next day. That's why you always want to assume that your weight is dropping for at least three to five days afterwards, because your body's not going to just release fat and then just do it over one day. And so this is where you'll see some people who all like, they're like, oh my gosh, I lost four pounds in a day. When you didn't, it's been accumulating probably over the week. It's just, that's when you

saw it reflected on the scale. So some people will see an up and down type of thing where their weight will go down and then back up and then maybe down and then it'll go back up and stay there. And then all of a sudden they'll have that drop back down. So you haven't gained weight back and it's not like it's not a true loss. A lot of times what happens is that when your body is in the mode of releasing fat or detoxing, water is just not appealing. And so when your body releases fat, it's retaining water in order to continue the detox process. But because water is just not appealing when our body is releasing fat, we tend not to drink enough of it. And so then our body is retaining it in order to continue the detox process. So that's where you'll see that weight go up. So my point is when it goes down,

even if it goes back up, your new low is still your new low. Solidifying your weight is about really allowing your body to adjust and function at that new weight without stressing it out by, you know, adding in inflammatory foods, overeating, undereating, all of those things. And that's sort of just where your set point is the weight that your body has adjusted to or feels the need to function at. And that's where before you started the program, your body was storing fat. And if you have a history of doing restrictive diets, your body has learned you go through stages of starvation. So you'll force your body to burn fat, it will use it for fuel, but also then simultaneously reinforces or teaches the body that it needs that fuel. And your body's only job in its life is to keep you alive. So it gets wired

in a way where it feels like it needs to hold on a certain amount of fat in order for is to keep you alive. So it gets wired in a way where it feels like it needs to hold on a certain amount of fat in order for you to survive because of these periods of starvation that you're constantly going through. And so this is where with the Libby method, it's so important to just give the body what it needs. It's like, hey, there's food coming in, you don't need this fat. And so it's teaching the body, it doesn't need the fat. And this is why your body gets to a point where it's just like, okay. And then because every extra pound of fat is hard on the body, it causes inflammation. It's just like, this goes back to our very first science post on set point theory. That is a matter of providing the opportunity for the body to be able to focus

on fat loss when there's so many other things that it needs to do, which is why it's so important to get sleep, so important to manage your stress, and so important to move your body. Because then also on top of that, if you've done a lot of restrictive diets, you probably also lost a lot of muscle mass as well. So you can have like your weight goes down, then it goes back up, and then goes back down, down, down, and then it goes back up. And then you have some people who they see that low, low on the scale, then it goes back up and stays there for like a week or two before it goes back up and then down to a new, new, new, new low, right? So a loss is always a loss. An increase on the scale is always superficial. It's always the body retaining

water, the body reacting to inflammatory foods. It's while following the Libby method, you're not actually going to gain any weight. And then also when you're done and you've lost your weight and you're maintaining your weight, you're going to still see those fluctuations. It's probably just because with other diets, maybe you wage yourself once a week or once a month or whatever, is that you are actually hyper-focused on those numbers on the scale. So even when you're in maintenance, you're going to your weight sits about three to five pounds above your lowest low, because with the living method, you're trying to see your lowest low, right? You're trying to see your lowest low every day.

When you're in maintenance, we tend not to be like maximizing every day and making sure we're doing this, making sure we're doing that. And so your weight sits about three to five pounds. That doesn't mean that you've gained your weight back. That's just normal processing of your foods in and out and whatever, just kind of you not being on top of things in order to help your body when you do have any indulgences and whatnot. And so on top of that, all of those, you know, that post we had, you know, reasons why your

weight can be up, salty food, hard to digest food, the heat, you know, your body being sore from workouts, stress, lack of sleep, all those things, those will continue to happen to you. So that's why an increase on the scale is usually superficial and is always superficial. Like you'd really have to work really hard to actually gain weight. Even breads and pastas and those types of carbs don't cause you to gain weight. The problem is, though, that we tend to overeat them and then starve ourselves and under eat them. And then while you're trying to lose weight, if you can decrease them, it speeds up the process because you're dealing with your insulin levels and whatnot. So I know that was a really long response.

How long does the new low have to be to solidify? So sorry, it takes about 12 weeks in order for your body to really truly make a foundational change, like actual change. And so this is where you can be solidifying along the way, like weight that you draw, like dropped in the first few weeks of the program, by the time you're done the program, you will have solidified that weight. That's why a lot of people are really surprised when they go away for a week and then they eat and whatever, that they come back and their weight, like Rhonda earlier was talking about how like her weight is just up one pound. I mean, that could be just from the heat, honestly, this week, right? And so people are always surprised like, oh, like even when I'm not doing the things and following the program necessarily, my weight stays the same.

So you are solidifying along the way, but this is why at the end of the program or sorry, at the end when you reach your goal, whenever that might be after how many programs that you put time into solidifying your weight. And that's, I'm actually creating a maintenance program. Right now we have a maintenance group. So we'll give you the instructions and the things to do in order to solidify your weight. There's like those four stages, lose your weight, solidify your weight, maintain, and then move on. And so I'm actually working on a maintenance program with Odette in the maintenance group. So we're actually going to have a maintenance program available. We're hoping to get it out in the fall. So you will do the Livi method in order to weight loss program to lose your weight. And then you would do the maintenance program, which will have an app and everything available.

So we're currently working on that. So, so you are solidifying along the way. So there is that, but it takes about 12 weeks for the body like to really solidify change. 12 weeks for your skin to start regenerating around your new frame, 12 weeks for your body to make these adjustments that it needs to make, but it is doing it along the way as well. Hi, Valerie. Hello. I had a Gina moment last night.

My mom is visiting. Her love language is her homemade lasagna and she traveled with it to my house, car ride from New Jersey to Washington. It is the one situation where no is never an option. Like Tony's mom, you know I hear you on this. I ate it, thoroughly enjoyed it, zero regrets, scale up a bit, of course, and no worries. I'm at such a better place to understand the times when you do the thing with no regrets and totally am at peace.

You want to enjoy your mom's lasagna and not even like think nothing of it other than, oh my gosh, thank you so much. This is delicious. Give me more. That's what you want. That like, that is, that is that calm. My goal for you, everyone is to lose your weight, but when you're to get to a place where you're calm around food, physically, mentally, your body's not feeling a need to stir up, pack those pounds all back on and, and mentally just being calm around food so you can actually truly enjoy it, right? This is reconnecting. Because your mom's love language, if it's providing, right, and she loves to cook, and this is her way of showing love and providing love, that ain't going to change. That's not going

to change. In fact, that's a lot of people's love language. And, you know, we use food to, to, um, to, to show love, to bond over, to, you know, to celebrate. We use it for so many things and it's not like you're going to stop doing that. So it's, but it's rewiring your association to those things where you learn, you can have that and then not have to eat the whole thing and then not trash yourself after mentally and then not, you know, deprive yourself or punish yourself after physically. And so that lasagna isn't going to do nothing, right? It's a beautiful homemade lasagna. There's nothing wrong with having that. So this is huge. I love that. But that takes work, that peace of mind, right? I am totally at peace. It's so nice to finally feel calm and understand the effect on the scale

and trust it's temporary and worth it. Yeah. Oh, I love that so much. So I'm talking about so much water. It's the first time I've had so much water and haven't had to pee at all. It must be the heat. So, so when it's really hot like this, you just, you can't get enough water in. You'll probably feel it. You'll feel sloshy. Your guts will feel sloshy and you'll just be like, oh my God, I can't drink. You'll want to drink the water, but you can't drink the water. This is where adding fruit to it, like fruits, um, you know, like, um, you know, strawberries or lemon slices or whatever. You can add some mint in there. Mint and blueberries is a great combination that can be really good. I'm getting mint in there. Mint and blueberries is a great combination.

That can be really good. Getting in that coconut water. Coconut water is a great base. You want to watch those electrolyte drinks, especially like Gatorade and stuff that have the colors in them and the sugars in them and the additives in them. There are ways to get those electrolytes in without that. Trace minerals is a big one. So that goes back to that original video that Dr. Pfeiffer did for us and the importance of, you know, you can be drinking a lot of water, but if you don't have the sodium and the electrolytes in there for your body to help maintain. And so that's where your body is trying to adjust your levels to keep you hydrated. So sometimes the fix isn't more water, the fix is making sure your body is able to to to maintain that water so so yeah this is where you drink and you drink and you drink you're not actually going

to the bathroom as much as well right happy friday non-scale victory i'm here on time for a live hi kimberly hello it's been a hot learning week with realizing that the day after my colonoscopy that went well my appetite was down the next day but but yesterday was the opposite. My dog got into a bag of macadamia nuts and gave us a scare. So okay, so stress upon stress. Didn't really sleep with watching her, but ended up zombie grazing. I need to learn new strategies to deal with the stressful situations. Okay, right? So fluctuating hunger levels, meeting your body where it's at, understanding its needs. You're probably a bit dehydrated after your colonoscopy. So this is where like, think about it. Were you hungry or were you craving? Were you craving sugar? Were you craving salt? Plus, are you in

the midst of the heat wave? Right? So it could be that, you know, this is where you want to make some seasonal tweaks, bump up those fruits, decrease your heavier carbs, right? Keep it nice and light. This is where if you're craving salt, it might be because you're stressed. Yeah, but it could be because you actually need salt, right? And then that sort of like, you just need a minute, you got a lot going on and then just really recognizing, okay, how would I have dealt with that moment? What was happening? So I love the thought process here. And this is where the rewiring of your brain comes in, not just in the choices that you make moving forward, but reflecting. And this is where the rewiring of your brain comes in, not just in the choices that you make moving forward, but reflecting. And this is why I love the sense of awareness in that what was

going on in that moment that I did that, what could I have done differently? Right? Like you don't have to have, you don't have to do it again to, to, to realize, to really feel what would happen if you had done it differently. Just go through it in your mind, that whole scenario, right? So I recognize like you had a lot going on. Go back. Was I actually hungry or was it cravings? Was it the fact that I wasn't hungry because of the colonoscopy or was it because of the heat? Was I extra hungry because I hadn't eaten previously the next day, which there's nothing wrong with that? Or was I specifically craving carbs and sugar? Like what was it? Like this is where you kind of want to like go through those. And then this is where those four questions come in. That's eight, but you know what I mean? Four,

this isn't something you do in your head, reflecting back on the situation. That's what you do in your head. But the feeling comes from your belly. So your body, you want to feel it in your body. And this is where you can go back and be like, Oh, if I would have done this, right? Or what was happening? How was I feeling? Not just thinking, but feeling, right? So just like you do with how's this portion for me? How would I feel if I ate a few more bites? How did I know when I was done? Assessing how you feel when you walk away. So those four questions for mindful eating are just keeping you mindful in general across the board. So this is when you go back and you kind of relive these experiences mentally. You also want to really feel them physically. So you make those

connections. So next time you'll remember, you kind of already did it in your brain. So you've already done it once. So next time you're in a very similar situation, it doesn't have to be another colonoscopy, but the same kind of stress, same kind of like whatever, it'll be ding, ding, ding, ding, ding. Last time I did this right I don't want to do that so now you know this is how you you make those new connections and establish those new habits hi Aileen at the lake avoiding the heat finally watching the first live live hello diving into this tweak wow it makes me extra hungry sometimes and not at all other times for the second half. So we are going to get into a situation where we are fine tuning and eating according to your needs in the next couple of weeks. Don't be freaked out because you're still

going to be following the program. There's a lot of guidance. There's all of that, all of that. Sorry, I was just reading Pina's comment. Gina has changed her batteries today as she's speed speaking. Let me calm down. Yeah, I'm really fucking excited. You would think after 30 years, 21 groups in, that I would be fucking calm. I'm not. I am excited for where everybody is at. This always happens whenever I go into the group and I'm reading comments. This is where it comes together, where even the things that you guys are sharing, it's like you get it. You're getting it. And there's nothing more exciting. Even this comment by Eileen, wow, it makes me extra hungry sometimes and not at all others

for that second half. So I'm thinking, as you're making this comment, what's coming down the pipeline with our personalizing the plan tweak, right? Not next week. We're revamping next week and the week after and then personalize the plan. It's so cool. But you have to go through these steps and get to these realizations to really understand how it all works together. So recognizing, so allowing yourself and having to eat those second

portions, it just, it takes your guards down. Unlike downsizing that can freak you out. Oh my God, what if I don't eat enough? And what if I'm eating too little? And what if I'm this? From all the dieting that you've done, right? And so this tweak this week is really cool because it allows you to drop all those guards and put down that baggage. And when you have to eat and you're allowed to eat that second portion, it really allows you to get in tune to, am I actually even hungry for it? Right? Like once you give it that time. And so this is where in the weeks to come, we're going to dig into that even deeper where you're going to eat more in tune to your body's needs because you're going to know, you're going to know what your body needs. Plus you've also worked through

your wants over your needs, which is like so important and such a hard thing to do. Like this is intuitive eating. This is where you don't fucking need math. You don't need to count. You don't need to weigh. You don't need to measure in order to know what your body needs, not only to lose weight and drop that fat, but to be able to maintain and sustain your weight. I already have you at the end game. I already have you maintaining your weight, living your life. Like I had that for me, you're already there.

And so when you guys are connecting the dots, I'm like, yeah, heck yeah, you are. You're getting it. I love it because this is the work and the realizations that you have to work through and get to in order to get to that calm place where you are just waking up, looking good, feeling good, going about your day and never, never have to worry about weight again or losing weight again. You'll have to manage because you're going to have stressful times in your life. You're going to have situational change. You're going to have times where you're less mindful. Some of you are going to fall back into old habits because you still have work to do. You know what I mean? But this is this, that'll continue to happen as

different situations, circumstances hit you that you've never been in before. But you're going to have the tools and the skills that you need in order to actually move on from your weight loss journey. So that's what gets me excited. I have been working on trying to slow down for so long. I'm still working on it. Still working. I am still working on it. It's still working on it. It's taken me a while. Ah, it's taken me a while, but I'm here for it. Special shout out to Brenda Huxley today. Positive healing thoughts go out to her today and a big virtual hug. Yeah. To a lot of our members, a lot of our members have been struggling with some, you know,

physical things happening, this group. Patty and Joanna, Christy, like, yes. See, they're different seasons, right? Different seasons. So sending love, a big warm hug and love

to everybody who's struggling. It's a disaster downtown. I was there yesterday and it was crazy. Yeah, the traffic is just insane. I love the city though. I lived there for many years. I used to work at this, I used to work in television, breakfast television. I worked at City TV and breakfast television for five years before I went on to host my own shows. Then I went from the city up to Barrie. And then eventually I want to make my way down. I'd love to grab a condo in the city. I'm there more and more now for work and meetings and such.

I love it. It's just getting to it. It's just getting to it. Oh, I love psyllium. My yogurt, granola, and protein power just solidified after 30 minutes. Token bites, but tossing it, but also put psyllium. Psyllium, yeah. We don't talk enough about fiber. I love psyllium, which reminds me. I take psyllium

supplements. Same thing, that's what's in Metamucil. So if you're looking to bump up your fiber, psyllium's great. And then adding it to yogurt. But I've done this. If you add too much yogurt, then it's just like, right? It's hard to get it in. Just found my old favorite shorts last worn in 1999. They fit a little tighter than 24 years ago, but they look good. Yeah, they do. And probably still in style these days. Probably still in style. I love the fact that fashion is like wear whatever you, whatever you feel good. Was it Pam Woods that put on those jeans? Was it Pam? Pam, was it you? I saw Pam, Pamela Woods. She fit into a pair of jeans and then she's like, oh, they're probably old style. I'm like, no, they're not. Those would look great. There is no style. There is no style anymore. Wear what

you want to wear. Oh, there's Pamela Woods right there. Hello. I'm excited for that. I'm in maintenance group, but I could use the kind of support I get in the group to keep me joined. Oh, yeah, our maintenance program. Yeah, so everyone who's already in maintenance, when we do, obviously, some of you are just not going to need the maintenance program because we've had people in maintenance. Like we have people in the group who have been in maintenance for like five years from the programs, plus the last couple of years since we started the actual maintenance group itself. So some of you won't need that, but we're going to extend that. We're going to extend that to everyone. We're trying to figure out what we're going to do here.

I've already bought the maintenance program. Will I still be able to get into the maintenance group with that purchase? Yeah. So Joanne, we're trying to figure out what to do with that. So probably what we'll do is everyone who's in the maintenance group right now, we'll give you guys the codes to unlock the app when that program's ready. So if you want to run through that program, you're going to be able to do that. So we're, we, uh, we were already thinking about how do we do that? Because here's the thing we, we, I have learned so much. So we've had the, is it two years or three years now? I think we're,

are we going to be going into our third year? People ask me for a maintenance program and group forever. I'm like, no, you don't need it. You're learning everything you need to learn. Boy, was I wrong, man. Oh, I've learned so much. Like maintenance is my jam. I love maintenance. I love we have conversations over in maintenance. I love maintenance. Maintenance is a whole other can of worms. I hate, I know I'm not selling it. I'm not selling it, man. This is like, one of the reasons people are like maintenance, maintenance is its own beast because you can be done losing your weight like physically, but then there's mentally, there's like trusting,

it's getting to know the new you. It's like going through every single one of the holidays and, you know, like having things happen to you when you like, maybe you lost your weight and then you never needed to worry about coping mechanisms because nothing really happened to you while you were losing your weight. And now you've lost your weight and then bam, something happens, fall back into coping. Like it's really interesting, the conversations that we're having in there, people learning to trust to get off the scale. We have conversations on the scale all the time.

Some people love getting on the scale because it celebrates the fact like, look what I've done. And I love seeing that every day. And then some people are still stressing about the scale and why. Like, oh, it's such an interesting conversation. And then in maintenance, it's really interesting because now that you're no longer chasing this weight loss goal, then you have to figure out, okay, why am I still trying to move my body, which is so important for health and wellness, especially your brain? Why am I trying to manage my – why am I doing all these things now like it's to feel your best? And it's really interesting because you have to switch. And there's a lot of people who spend a lot of time trying to lose weight, and it is

tied into their identity. It's tied into their identity. And so kind of really unraveling that Oh my god, talk about like next level and digging deeper. So I love the maintenance group and the conversations that we're having. When you say skin will be solidifying around your frame, do you mean that crepey skin will start to tighten? So the crepey skin is crepey skin. There's not a lot that you can do about it, although you can. Dr. Rice is booked, y'all. A good friend of mine and a world-renowned surgeon. We are so lucky to have him.

I've been trying to get him in the last couple of groups. So man, that man is so busy. So Dr. Rice is going to be joining us. I think it's July 12th. I don't know when the team, I think they just sent me an email. We finally locked him down. I actually had to go down to the city. He had an opening.

He has like a new clinic in Yorkville. So I had to go down to the city and actually be like, hey, you got to come on to my program. He's amazing. Let me just Google it right now. Literally the team, just Dr. Rice segment, July 16th at 9 a.m. So excited to have him. So we've had him on before. We talk liposuction.

We talk about those fat melting things. We'd have a real conversation about it. We talk about skin surgeries. We talk about what you can do for cellulite, what you can do for that crepey skin. There are some new products. So I haven't talked to him probably in about a year. I'm not really sure. I have old segments. So if you want to go to my YouTube page, Gina Libby, and look up Dr. Rice, I've got some great segments with him where we talk about the crepey skin. We talk about what can be done. He's very frank about it. I want to get him to give us some

giveaways because I know there's like some new cream that is like really great for the crepey skin, but it is hella expensive, hella expensive. And so I'm going to see if he can give me some, and maybe we can do some giveaways and stuff. But he's got, he'll, he's going to, we're going to talk to him about that. I have talked to him previously about that and what you can do there. So we're going to have. So we're going to have some great conversations with him. Great conversations with him. Hi, Lynn. How are you? I use BioSteel. BioSteel is great. Yeah, BioSteel is a good one for electrolytes. I forgot about BioSteel. BioSteel was like really popular back like five years ago,

I'm going to say. Everyone was doing BioSteel. BioSteel is like really popular back like five years ago, I'm going to say. Everyone was doing BioSteel. BioSteel is a good one. They have all sorts of great electrolyte products over in the health food store or the health food section. What you want to avoid is artificial flavors, artificial colors, obviously any sugar. You want to be adding sugar to your water, although it is the summertime. And we could use a little bit of, you know, quick sugar to keep our, it's like you go outside and you walk like, I don't know, like 10 feet and you're exhausted in this heat. You're just like so zapped. So a little bit of sugar is no big deal. There's Valerie. I felt so terrible the last few years. My mom visited and actually said to her, why did you bring that?

You know, I can't have it. I'm sure that hurt her. So last night was next level on many fronts. It was so good going back to the lasagna, right? Like that is like, this is what I'm talking about. All the yummy bites. If you missed it, you're just joining. Valerie shared earlier in the conversation today that her mom had brought, she's finally at a place where her mom's love language is food. And she brought this, her famous lasagna, traveled with it, walked. We call that with my ex's mom. she called it walking. I walk with my snacks. I walk with my food. You know, she gets to your house and she pulls all the snacks out of her bag, out of her food. And now she's to a point where, you know, and this is what you get on that. This is what I mean. All of that,

like it's so multi-layered. It's not just having the food. It's someone made it for you. It's your mom. You want to like enjoy. It's her way, you know, of, of connecting with you, showing love, you know, if it's her love language, maybe she isn't so lovey-dovey with her actual language, you know? So last night was next level on many friends. It was so good. I love that. I love that so much. Food is Tony, you guys have heard me talk. Food is Tony's love language. Tony's love language is by providing an excessive amount of food. I have just learned, like, I let him do him. I just, it's his way. And so I, providing is his way. And so very much like his mom. So when, you know,

when we go out for dinner with his mom and Tony, it's insane. It's insane. The food just keeps coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming and coming. I look at it like love. I look at like, there's a difference between someone who's trying to show love and a food pusher. A food pusher is like, come on, have it make what's wrong with you. You're not fun. You know what I mean? Like, that's not it. It's, it's, it's literally a genuine, like, I made this because I love you. And this is my, this is the way I communicate. Right. And so I just learned to let Tony learn to let Tony do his thing. Thanks, Ashley. That's really nice. I'm,

I'm, I'm fucking appreciative of you too. That's really nice. I am really invested. I am really invested in, you know, I want everyone to be successful beyond the fact that, you know, I'm, I'm an entrepreneur and I want to have a successful business. I truly want to make a dent in, in obesity rates. I don't know why I, people have asked me why I'm so passionate. I don't know. People have said, don't you get tired? I'm like, I don't. Um, I don't know why I feel like I've always been on a mission. I feel like I've found a purpose and I'm just so into it. Um, I can't talk enough about it. And then I love, like, I love where the diet industry is at right now. It's really cool. It's finally catching up to where I'm at, which like, you think I'd be like,

oh my God, they're catching up to me. I'm like, no, finally, fuck, this is amazing. Now we can have these next level conversations because there's more general consensus. Like I don't have to have conversations on water anymore, man. I used to spend the whole time trying to convince people they weren't going to die if they drank more than a liter of water. And now it's so mainstream, the information that's out there. It's really interesting because I used to talk a lot about insulin and cortisol and hormones and stuff. But I recognized that people were not ready for that conversation. And I took it all out of the verbiage.

I took it all out. And I just broke it down in ways that didn't include that kind of verbiage. And I was just saying to the team, I've got to like, I want to add it back in because I feel like people are ready for that because it's becoming more mainstream conversation where people are talking about insulin. I'm not talking like, you know, insulin, like spike in insulin and insulin resistance in the way that people have used it. And that's what, that's what it started to be. I've been talking about insulin and cortisol for forever. And then it became this like buzzwords and kind of like associated with like, I don't know, just like, just like, it's like, it's like adrenal

support, like adrenal fatigue. There's no such thing as adrenal fatigue, unless like you got Addison's or whatever, right? Like, but it's like these buzzwords. And so I got away, I didn't want to be a buzzword, kitschy program, I want to be like, to helping people understand. And so now I'm like, now I can start talking about hormones, because it's so more mainstream, people are more open and interested, and also seeing how it comes together. So it's like, I have been waiting for my, like my programs moment, and I feel like it is arriving. And I feel like, okay, you know, you have, you know, metabolic issues, do the living method, thyroid issues, do the living method, right? You have hormone issues, cortisol, you know, insulin, you know, whether it's, you know, perimenopause, menopause, postmenopause, so excited to the living

method, right? Like PCOS, fertility issues, do the Libby method. Like it's just, it's such an exciting place to be. And here's the thing. I know the kind of work you're putting into it and what you're getting out of it. And that is so exciting. That is so exciting because you want to feel hope. You want to feel hopeful that you can make change and make a difference. And you know what I mean? And it's just, everything is aligning to let you guys know you can do that skin regenerating around your new frame. Yeah. So it takes that you'll notice. So what will happen in the program? I get this a lot. So you'll lose your weight and you'll reach your goal.

Okay. And then you'll maintain your weight while you're solidifying your weight. And then people will start saying to you, Oh my God, you lost so much more weight. What are you doing? And you'll maintain your weight while you're solidifying your weight. And then people will start saying to you, oh my God, you lost so much more weight. What are you doing? And you'll be like, nothing. I'm just maintaining my weight. Because the skin, and we'll talk to Dr. Rice about that, takes longer. Because your body's changed, changed, changed. Your skin takes longer, but it will regenerate around your new frame.

Just like when you cut your hand, you don't sit there and be like, Oh my God, is it going to heal? Is it going to heal? You just know it's going to heal. Your skin is always, always regenerating and rejuvenating. The problem when you do those quick fix diets and you lose a lot of weight really quickly is that it's like you lose it. You, cause you're forcing your body to burn fat. You will lose it. That's why you'll lose a lot in certain areas. You'll notice with the Libby method, it's more like it's healthy weight loss. It's like layers, right? Now, obviously, if you hold more in your stomach, right, you're losing it all over. But if you hold more in your stomach, it'll seem like that's the last place for it to

go. Your body will eventually work through that as well. So it's working in layers, which is so much better for your skin. And so when you've done other diets where you lose a lot of weight really quickly in that area, you can't like your skin just can't like your skin can't like regenerate around it. And that's why with the living method, it's so much better for your skin because your skin is able to regenerate around your new frame. It just takes a lot longer. Now, obviously there's sun damage and skin damage and there's aging and whatnot. So you can, you know, it's only going to

do so much, but you'll be amazed at times what the, what the, what the skin needs is time. And so this is where people will say, I haven't lost any weight. Everyone's telling me I have, because it takes that time for your, your skin to regenerate around your new frame, which is a really cool process, which is also another benefit. Plus, you didn't lose the weight by starving and depriving and robbing your body of vitamins and minerals and nutrients that it needs. You have been giving your body the building blocks to make change. This is why nutrient-rich foods is so important, to give your body the nutrient it needs to not just make change, but function at a higher level, but also things like your skin that are factored in to the program as well. Cause we, we want to lose our weight and look and feel our best. Right. And here I am. Okay.

I'm going to do another couple. And then next week, I swear I'm going to keep these, uh, who are you going to call fat busters? I love it. You guys are amazing. That's fun. There is such a thing as adrenal fatigue. There isn't. Yes, no, you're not. So there isn't. There isn't a thing. Adrenal fatigue, there's no scientific definition of adrenal fatigue. So your adrenals don't get fatigued. It's not like they get tired and need a nap. Now it can throw your hormones off and you'd be out of balance. But the word adrenal fatigue would be like if your adrenals really got fatigued, like you'd have Addison's and you would need to be hospitalized. Right. But there can be an imbalance in there,

meaning that they're taxed or whatever. And that doesn't mean that like I had a saliva test, super rare. It had to be put on steroids. So there you go. Right. Like that's like, my point is people were talking about adrenal fatigue, like just take some adaptogens and you're good when true like adrenal issues would need steroids, would need hospitalization. So that's what I'm talking about. My fatigue was so severe. I was in bed for over a year. I'm doing much better off the steroids, but I still have adrenal issues. Yeah. Like what I was talking about is that when people are throwing out things like insulin resistance, adrenal fatigue, like you are tired, you're a mom,

you are, you know, whatever. Adrenal fatigue became a mainstream, all the influencers and, you know, quacks out there were talking about adrenal fatigue, woo, adrenal fatigue. When someone has real like adrenal issues and adrenal fatigue is a catch all word, like you need hospitalization to your point, you were in bed. So I think it's very flippant if I was just to talk about, you know, adrenal fatigue in the flippant way that people were talking about it. Adrenal fatigue is very serious. And so it's not like it's not a mainstream thing.

To your point, it's rare, right? It's rare, super rare. So this is where I don't want to, I shouldn't have that kind of verbiage and language that I'm offering up just flippantly talking about adrenal fatigue, because for people who have real adrenal issues, it is really rare. So you just proved my point. That's what I'm saying, right? Not an easy thing to get over. Not an easy thing to get over. Also feeling so much better, lost 8.5 pounds now than losing 16 pounds faster on past diets. Yeah. Healthy weight loss, healthy, sustainable weight loss. That's what we're talking

about, right? You guys have got to go. Rita's got to go. Thanks, Anne. You are too kind. I'm going to go too because we got to get out there. We got to do our things. We got to live our lives. Thank you for joining me all this week. I've been really indulgent in my conversations, going almost an hour with every single one of them. Remember, you don't have to stick around, but thank you to those who do stick around. I'm just really excited with where we're at. And I don't want you to pump the brakes. This isn't a pump the brakes. This is we are not done. We have four solid weeks. You want to stick around. You have worked so hard to get to this point in the program, whether it's your first program, 10th program, 20th program, you've worked really hard to get to this point. And this is where it's all going to come together. And I just really want you to know, even with the summer and the

travels and the trips and the patios and the barbecues, it's still worth showing up because you can accomplish so much because of what you have already done, been through, worked through and done with the program up until this point. We're not done yet. We still have some great guests coming down the pipeline. We have so much to talk about. We also have next week's tweak. So really excited. It's going to give you more flexibility. It's going to help you get even more in tune. It's a great tweak. We're going to make it easier for the body to get the nutrients it needs off the heels of making it so much harder with these days of splitting up the meals and snacks. If I didn't get to your question and I know there were many, please pop it over on the

question of the day post pinned to the top of the page or in the featured section and my team will get to it there. I'm still talking fast. I could go for another five hours. All right, everyone. Have an amazing day. I'll see you later. Bye.