The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 8 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: September 16, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 8, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:A review of the focus for Week 1 - the sooner you can be consistent, the betterWe aren’t even trying to lose weight yetEating cake on your birthday is not what caused you to gain weightDr. Beverley & Dr. Deena are joining us this weekHow to navigate situational change and make time for yourselfHow nighttime snacking can affect your sleepIs it self-sabotage or is it detox?What losing weight on The Livy Method looks likeHave the treat but don’t throw away the whole dayThe reasons why we self-sabotage and what you can do about itHow fear can impact your weight loss journeyAllergic to nuts/seeds? Here are your alternativesWeight loss takes effort and you have to be open to making changeHow The Livy Method can be a complement to OzempicHow are you showing up for yourself this week?To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Visit Peloton at onepeloton.ca. It is day eight of the program, which means a whole new week. Same old speak though. So food plan wise, we are continuing with everything that we implemented last week for the basic guidelines. So listen, there's a lot of information and I want to say this time and time and time again. There's a lot of information. And I want to say this time and time and time again, there's a lot of information, there's a lot of rabbit holes that we go down. But really, you want to pay attention to the guidelines each week. So day one of the program, we rolled out the guidelines for prep week, which introduced the food plan, talked about how the program and process is going to work, or what you eat and when it's going to

change and evolve as you go, we're going to get into portions. We're going to get into issues and associations around food. We're going to get into all of it. But what you will come to learn, especially after listening to any of our amazing guest experts, is the body loves routine. Routine is the foundation of change. The body just wants to know that it's going to get what it needs. It wants to calm down. It's loving the changes that you are making, but changes that you make can be stressful even when they're healthy on your body. So the sooner you can be consistent about following the food plan, the better. Yesterday, we posted the guidelines for week one. So more of the same, I mean, exactly the same food plan wise, what you are eating and when,

but the intention is on fine tuning and adjusting the changes that you've made. And what does that mean? Being really super consistent, making sure you are eating all your meals and snacks, making them as nutrient rich as possible. If you missed it, we had that whole post on what nutrient rich meant. It's quality over quantity, making sure you're getting the components that you need at each meal. Not just, you know, for example, not just having a veg snack with just raw vegetables. You can add protein and fat to that. Not just having a salad at lunch, because this is not a just eat salads. It's not low carb. It's right carbs at right time. If you have a salad, don't just throw a hunk of chicken on there and call it a day. You want to put tons of veggies, nuts, seeds, avocados, cheese, great

dressings and whatnot. And portion wise, you want to eat to satisfaction. I know that might be tripping you up if you're new to the program and you're like, how the hell am I supposed to lose weight if we're not counting and weighing and measuring? In fact, some of you have been really straight up and said that. Trust us, we're really good. I wouldn't sit up here every day and I wouldn't sell my program to hundreds of thousands of people if it didn't work. There's a rhyme and a reason behind the madness. I know it is different than any other diet that you've done. I think that is a great thing because no doubt you've lost weight on those other diets, but you've gained it all back every single time, which is why you're joining us in this group. That's the reality of dieting. And our mission is to not just help you lose weight, help you

lose weight in a way you're going to be able to maintain and sustain. And you don't need freaking math to lose weight and you don't need math to maintain and sustain your weight. And you don't need math to figure out what you need and when or how much. So we're all about really getting you into and giving you the tools that you need to lose your weight. Yes. And as much as possible, I want you to be successful. I think sometimes people like think I don't want them to be successful. I want you to be successful. I want you to lose your weight and never look back. That's what we want for you. So we did a program in overview at the beginning of the program, there might be a couple posts that you might have missed and all the excitement of starting and all the information

to cut through. So you want to search out the guidelines. Yesterday, we posted some main videos that you're going to want to watch the living method in general, kind of what it's all about a program overview of all the different things we're going to cover throughout the 91 days of the program, and then the food plan. So it's one thing to read the food plan guide. It's another to watch the video and understand the rhyme and the reason behind why veg snack is at veg snack time. Why snack is that's not snack is that snack as nut snack time, why you don't want to be switching them around and whatnot. So you really want to make sure moving forward that you are really solid on that food plan. So ask as many questions as you need to be super confident on what you need to do moving forward because that food plan is the base of the program. We aren't even trying to lose weight yet. And I know people are like, what? I'm trying over here. Meaning that we're not intentionally like doing the things to focus on fat loss yet. We are laying

the foundation. Those of you are coming back are kind of resetting. Yes, of course, some of you are losing weight. Yes, absolutely. But but if your weight isn't moving yet, it's not it's not about the scale yet. It's really about making sure you're giving the body the resource it needs for change. So if the scale isn't moving, you should notice some change happening. Last week, we also posted the information on detox, which is the very loose general term I use to describe when the scale is moving, how you might feel. Some of you are starting to feel that little headachy, run down. Some of you are having the best sleeps ever. Some of you are getting interrupted sleep. Some of you feel amazing and have great energy. Some of you are not feeling so great. All of all, all of it is totally normal.

Everybody's body reacts differently, but everybody's body is going to love the program, the process. So don't worry about that. Um, good morning. Hi, Liz. I turned 52 on Saturday. I enjoyed everything back on track. Happy birthday. It was my mom's birthday on Saturday, uh, two.

Hi mom. Happy birthday. Um, we have one rule around here is that you have to eat the cake on your birthday. It is so utterly lame to not eat cake on your birthday, unless you don't actually want to eat the cake. Unless you don't want to eat the cake, then you don't have to eat cake on your birthday. Um, it is not the cake on your birthday. It is not the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. It is not the chocolate on Valentine's day. It is not the pumpkin pie at Thanksgiving. It is not the chocolate on Valentine's day. It is not, it is not any of those things that has caused you to gain weight and it's going to

stop you from losing weight. It's grabbing the cake pop and the muffin with your coffee in the morning. It's going all day long without eating and starving and depriving yourself and then overeating when you do eat. It is not getting sleep and is not managing your stress. Those are the things that are going to be detrimental to your weight loss journey, not those few things. So along the way, as we're losing weight, we also want to figure out how to navigate life and acquire the skills to be able to have a slice of cake, to have a cookie instead of the whole bag of cookie, to have a few chips instead of the whole bag of chips, and then to have those things and not berate ourselves afterwards.

We are gonna talk to Dr. Beverly David. We introduced her on Thursday. If you have not watched that guest segment yet, oh my gosh. Listen, a lot of this is investing in the time. Some people are like, oh, it's too much information. It's too much this. It's about investing in the time

to learn what you need to learn to do this finally and forever. People say, what is finally and forever about? To get it fucking done already. To not look back and move forward from this weight loss journey. I hope you invest in time in watching that video with our experts. Going to give you great insight into the program. But Dr. Beverly David is going to be joining me on Thursday. We're going to talk

about how your past history of dieting can be factored into your current journey. Also tomorrow, Dr. Dina Kara-Shafer is back. You've had an opportunity to kind of start using some of the resources, the book and the app and the group. She's going to talk about how to kind of like pull that all together and get in that great mindset. We did talk to her earlier before the program started. I don't know if you had an opportunity to watch that. That's in the guides if you want to watch that. But now it's one thing to like listen to that before you get in and now that you're in. So she's going to join me tomorrow.

Also our journal. So we got that journal done. I'm super proud of it. I'm super happy with it. Took a lot longer than we thought. Progress over perfection. We got it up. You don't need it. I think it's a nice addition. So those of you asking about our Living Method journal, a paper way to track and to journal, we have got it up on Amazon, but Amazon can take anywhere from 24 hours to 72 hours to get it posted. Of course, it's taking longer than that. We will let you know when it's available. We'll let you know when it's available. Okay. I see some of the questions rolling in. So I do want to get to some of these

right now and see where you are at. Okay. Carol, where are you here? I had a rough time staying on track through the summer. My father is sick and passed away on August 1st. Oh, that's so sad. I'm sorry to hear that. So I had a very hard time staying on track. Yeah, I guess so. I have returned for the fall program and I'm getting back on track. I really need your morning check-ins. It helps me get in the right frame of mind to start my day. So this is what we would call a situational change. So there are three reasons. We're going to talk about maintenance at the end of the program. So I don't want to get into this too much. But there are three reasons why people would gain weight back. One, they don't put time into solidifying their weight. It's really important that you give your body time to adjust to your new weight. We're going skills. You are working through old habits, creating new habits that are going to create the life or the lifestyle that sustains the new way of living, the new you and whatnot. So not being mindful, right? The other one is

situational change. So for example, you were doing the program, maybe working from home, and then all of a sudden you've gone back to work. Or you were doing the program and then at one job, and now all of a sudden you have a new job and you have to kind of learn that new job. So this is another example of situational change. Now, why am I talking about this in relevance to maintenance? Because I want to stress the importance of the impact of situational change. And so this is kind of like, because Carol, you did the spring-summer program, you lost weight, you were looking to either maintain over the summer during the gap that we have in between programs over the summer, or you were looking to continue to lose more.

And this is situational change. This is your life has changed. This has been so impactful. And there's one thing to be said about working through our issues and associations and habits and whatnot. And I feel great. And I got a good handle on this. And then you have something happen to you that you've never experienced before. And it's much harder to be like, oh, I'm just going to do all the things and be mindful and support my new habits. So what do we do? We fall into old habits, old coping mechanisms, of course, because this is a new thing. This is something that you've never experienced before. So it's so easy to fall back into those old habits, to not prioritize ourselves. Also, when big things happen in our life, and I talked about this in a live, evening live last

week, there are going to be moments where that are going to seem so much bigger than you focusing on your weight loss journey. And so this is why sometimes your why has to change for showing up for yourself. So obviously with such a big thing happening, maybe your why isn't like really putting that pressure on yourself to move the dial on the scale. Maybe it's to just kind of, you know, build your strength and resiliency back up again, to just be mindful of your health during this very stressful time, to take time to give yourself grace and patience and kindness. And what happens when we have big feels sometimes is that we want to physically feel or have our physical feeling like state of being represent our mental state that can be really broken, right? You're so sad, this huge thing has happened to you. And so then we feel like physically, we validate our feelings, if we can like, have our body feel as physically broken, for lack of a better word, that matches up to our

mental state, it's some way helps us process the feelings we like, it really encompasses how we're feeling such a big thing. So, so how do we recover from that slowly, but surely day by day. And so I would post to you and everybody else who's struggling, whether you know, it's a loved one passing away, or you've lost your job, or things are hard for you right now, or you're dealing with a child situation, or whatever that might be, is to take some time and say, what do I need in this moment? What do I need? I want to reach that goal. Your goal of wanting to lose weight is never going to change. And I'll tell you why. Because you're not here out of vanity. You're not here because you want to fit your ass into your jeans. I mean, some of you, of course. Would that be great? Absolutely. But

you're not doing this kind of work because of that. And chances are you are here because you want to wake up every day and not feel like depressed about how you feel. You want to feel calm and confident in your skin. You want to be able to get up and feel good every morning and have energy. You want to make it through your day. You want to feel, you want to have to focus on other things other than your weight. And so what do you need in this moment to focus on this, to make space, to make space for this goal while you are also dealing with other things? And this could be like really honor yourself through a new nighttime routine. Maybe, you know, take some time to prioritize going for some walks. Just you, not your dogs, not your kids,

not your whatever, just you, right? Put on some nice music or just kind of be in nature, you know, whatever that, whatever you need. And then it comes to your morning routine. I love that you brought this up because this is so timely with where we're at in the information we posted today on self-sabotage. I know this is not self-sabotage, but we're talking about intentions and end of day reflections. So it's about waking up and being like, this is what I'm focusing on. This is what I'm prioritizing today. Right? And when you say it's my check-ins, yeah, sure. I'm guiding you through the program. I'm saying, Hey, this is that, But it's not really about that. It's about you creating a routine or intentionally putting focus on the fact that you are showing

up for yourself. And then in doing that is allowing you to make time for yourself. So I love the intention, whether it's popping into the group each day and watching the check in video or opening up the app and tracking what you need to track or setting your intentions or journaling, right? This is a space for you. Now, it could be why you are grateful, focus on things like that, not just drink your water, get your snacks in, move your body, all of those things. But especially when you put pen to paper, it gets it out of your brain. And in that action, we know, and I talked to Dr. Dina about this tomorrow, because there was actually a lot of science behind journaling and writing out the things that you want to

focus on. And so really, it's about creating that routine. It's really about creating that routine. So I'm happy that you're back. Please reach out. I'm here for you. Hi, Sally. Good morning.

The sabotage happened last night. Well, very timely that we have that sabotage post. I woke up so early and then trying to fall back asleep, which I didn't. So I had two pieces of toast, peanut butter on one butter on the other, hoping I can overcome my slip up today. Yeah. So listen, there's nothing you're going to do on a daily basis, even that is going to stop you from reaching your goals. It's not those bites of bits that are going to get like the, yeah, they slow you down, but it's more focusing on the things that you can do. So that's where the magic happens and the things that you are doing and streaming together each day. So a lot of times people

will go eat at night because they say, well, I fall asleep so much better. If I can't go, if I'm hungry, I can't fall asleep. And so what happens is when you have something at night, your insulin jacks up and then you have that high and then it comes crashing down and you fall asleep in the down. The problem is you will always wake up in the middle of the night because that's when your body starts to focus on processing and digesting your foods. So you may fall asleep quicker, but you don't get that deep and that REM sleep that you really need that is really important. So it's always like you make that decision in the moment and then you're like, wake up the next day and you're like, ah, why did I do that? So here's what I want you to do. Not berate yourself, not scold yourself, not get on yourself, not be

down on yourself. It's not a big deal. I want you to catch how you feel physically, right? Like really understand how you feel physically. So you had that, right? And then you woke up today and this is how you feel physically. And then more importantly, when you don't snack at night, I want you to really understand, really pay attention to how much better your sleep is and how much better you feel the next day. That's going to take some time because you're going to have to get a few sleeps under your belt where you're not eating at night, but honestly, don't even sweat it. First of all, eating breads, pastas, those types of things, they don't cause you to gain weight. It's just that minimizing them helps you, you know, obviously helps when it comes to moving the dial on the scale. It's not about what you eat at night.

It's about just the fact that your body calms you down and gets you ready for that deep sleep. So eating at night kind of, it breaks the fast and it's like, oh, well, if I'm eating right now, I must be like waking up and doing something active because you're stimulating that digestive system. So honestly, don't sweat it. Don't sweat. Now take some time and be like, is it sabotage? Now, maybe you were just hungry because there are a couple of signs that your weight is about to drop. Yeah, you found the tracker on Amazon, but no, that's not it. Ours is not finally in forever. No, that is the knockoff journal that someone else has done. Ours is way better. Don't buy that. That's not ours. That's not ours. You

got me so excited. That's a knockoff journal. Someone stole the information from my program and knocked it off. You'll see it doesn't have very good reviews because our members went in and said so much. Okay, I digress. Let's talk about sabotage. Is it sabotage or is it detox? There are three signs that your weight is about to drop. One, you're extra hungry in the evening, even though you've eaten all this food throughout the day, that can be a sign of detox. Waking up in the middle of the night, three or four o'clock time to go to the bathroom, that also can be a sign of detox. Being kind of bloated and just being like, what gives? I'm doing what Gina says and I feel fatter and grosser than ever. What is that about? That's

because that, the, what, what fills your fat cells is going to is, is, is your body is releasing that through its natural metabolic process. And that can make you kind of feel inflamed and just, and the other one is water not being appealing. So there's actually four signs. So it could have been that maybe it wasn't sabotage at all. Maybe you're just like, you felt extra hungry. But was it sabotage? What was happening? Were you doing really well? And then you're like, oh, you know, I'm just going to have this.

Not a big deal. Did you have some bites and bits on the weekend? So you're like, oh, fuck, I've messed it up. I might as well just completely trash myself. What was going on there? And what can you do differently to support yourself moving forward? Let me tell you, the reason why this is not all about being perfect is because in those moments, there is so much to learn. Honestly, there's so much to be learned by having the thing and not having the thing. Great. You don't have the thing. Amazing. Good for you. Awesome. Have the thing.

What is happening to your brain? Ashley. Hi, Ashley. I saw you guys all talking to Ashley. I hit 50 pounds down today. That's a huge, massive milestone. I'm so happy for you, honestly. That's super exciting. Happy 50 pound milestone. That is so huge. That is awesome. That is awesome. Hi, Elaine. Just got back from interior camping in Algonquin. Hardcore camper. Algonquin, for those of you who live elsewhere in the world, is like a huge, like, kind of like a big national park. They have, like, moose and bears and a whole bunch of, like, it's like deep in the, like, deep. That's like camping, camping.

Perfect weather with flat. Usually after you have portage, you get a portage with all your stuff to get out there. So good on you, first of all, for that. Perfect weather with flat water all four days. Tried my best to stay on program, but did not get all my water. And that's hard, right? And hard to have fresh salads when you have to hang your food in a tree for the bears and the animals. Yes, I was happy to see the scale did not go up and prepping all my meals today for my week ahead. This, like we don't talk about this enough, but not gaining weight is so huge. Like if you have been gaining and gaining and gaining and gaining, not gaining weight is so huge. I haven't lost a thing and think I'm making the right choices. Taking it day by day and hoping for a loss.

One of these norms. Okay, let's have a straight up conversation about this right now. I'm making the right choices, taking it day by day and hoping for a loss. One of these ones. Okay. Let's have a straight up conversation about this right now. If you don't lose for like the next six weeks, I am not bothered by that. Let me, let me say this. Everyone needs to listen about the scale right now. Cause it's so important. First of all, you got to watch, you have to go and pull out the scale post. You might not have seen it. We have a lot of people who joined. We opened up a few spots as we normally do. We could keep eyes on the group. So we have 27,000 people joining us this program. Um, as you can tell, I don't know how many in their group, but not 27,000. So we have a room. So we added some more registration is now closed by the way, you can

beg and plead. You will not get into the program. It's closed. And I know people think that we, we aren't serious about that. We are. That's why we try to give people a heads up and let them know because the next program is in January. So if you've got a friend who's like, I want to do it, they can't. They got to wait. They got to wait. But, and this is one of the reasons why we don't have a lot of you who are just getting into the program today. Welcome. Hello. Some of you on the weekend or whatever, take your time getting caught up on the information you missed. You definitely want to take some time. Again, read that food plan video. That's really important. But there are other posts too, like the scale. So with every other diet that you've done, so get caught up, reach out for help. We're here for you. Don't ask as many questions as you need.

Let's talk about the scale. So when you do a deprivation diet and you lose that huge chunk off the top, that's so great, right? You can lose that quick weight. But let's fast forward to what happens then. What happens when you've done that diet, you get that quick hit in the beginning, and then what? You can't move the dial on that scale.

You end up quitting. You gain it all back, blah, blah, blah, blah. We're not about that. So some people's bodies are going to take the resources and start to make change right away, especially if you're coming off a deprivation diet where you've been starving and depriving yourself forever, right? Your body's going like, this is amazing. It's getting all this nutrient-rich foods. Some people's bodies are going to go to detox right away. How quickly you lose in the beginning or how much you lose in the beginning, zero indication of how successful

you're going to be. So the people who are losing now, they will have a plateau. And then the people who their bodies were focused on changing, they will start losing. So even if you don't lose up until week six of the program, like I said, I am not bothered by that. We will have people who will lose nothing even up till week seven, and then they will go on to lose 30, 40 pounds in the back end of the program. Because unlike other diets that are, they become like a fight as you go. It's so easy in the beginning, but then you're just fighting and you're stressing and you're struggling. You feel like your body's working against you and it gets harder as you go. The living method is complete opposite because you're giving the body the resources it needs. You are helping the body focus on fat loss. You're supporting the body in needs. It gets easier as you go. You get in more in tune to

your body. Your body's no longer interested in storing this fat. Now, there are some things that you obviously need to focus on and work through throughout the program. I'm not going to say it's like easy peasy, but how quickly you lose in the beginning, zero indication. Also, you need to take into account that people are different shapes and sizes. There are people who have hundreds of pounds to lose. So they tend to lose quite quickly in the beginning. If you have more weight, if you have less weight, you won't see the same kind of numbers on the scale, obviously, because it's all about that percentage of body fat that you are going to lose. So somebody who has more weight to lose, they can make slight

variations in their diet and has a larger impact than people who have less to lose. I wouldn't say it's easier or harder for someone who has less or who has more because it's so much more complicated than that. It's not just eating the foods that you need to eat. It could also have to do with health issues that you're going to need to focus on your sleep, your stress, making sure you are hydrated for some of you moving your body. It's like, so it's so much more involved, but what I wanted the takeaway needs to be, it's so normal. So don't, don't think that you're doing something wrong. Now, if you feel like you're not doing something or you're not sure, ask for clarification, But just because the scale isn't moving for you doesn't necessarily mean that you're doing something wrong. I will have people

who will reach out first week of the program, I've already messed it up. Should I just start again in January? I'm like, what are you talking about? No, we have so much time. So I know you're going to stress about the scale. I'm not going to tell you not to stress about the scale because I know you're going to stress about scale anyway, but we want to inform ourselves on what weight loss really looks like and what is normal when it comes to healthy fat loss. So with the living method, we're all about fat loss, not weight loss. So the difference with quick fix diets is that weight loss, right? It's the water weight, it's sure as the fat. It's also muscle.

You know, with the Libby method, we're going after straight up fat loss, being able to maintain that muscle mass and considering the amount of water that you're drinking is definitely not water weight, right? So try not to fret too much about the scale. If the scale isn't moving for you, honestly, that's totally normal. I will tell you honestly that's totally normal i will tell you that a million times i will tell you that a million times i will tell you that a million times if you're looking for flexible workouts peloton's got you covered summer runs or playoff season meditations whatever your vibe Peloton has thousands of classes built to push you. We know how life goes. New father, new routines, new locations.

What matters is that you have something there to adapt with you, whether you need a challenge or rest. And Peloton has everything you need, whenever you need it. Find your push. Find your power. Peloton. Visit Peloton at onepeloton.ca. I just joined up today. It's my birthday and my neighbor just gave me a donut. Yes, I'm going to eat it. Okay. It's your birthday. Happy birthday.

Eat the donut, but don't let that spiral you into, well, I had a donut, so I might as well have burgers and fries for lunch. And then I might as well have whatever for dinner, because then you're just going to end up feeling like crap on your birthday. And then tomorrow when you wake up, you're just going to feel like that mindset of how you feel. You're full of inflammation. You're going to be whatever. So make choices that make you feel good. So whether it's your birthday or a vacay or whatever that is, where there are going to be moments in life where you're going to want to enjoy food, make choices that make you feel good. So switch your mindset, right? And it's all about, you want to feel fantastic on your birthday. You want to

go away on vacation and you want to feel great. You don't want to like be there for a couple of days and can't wait to get home because you know, you've been eating this and drinking that. So you can have your cake and eat it too in those moments, not while following the plan day in, day know, you've been eating this and drinking that. So you can have your cake and eat it too in those moments, not while following the plan day in, day out, but in those moments, right? So if you have that donut, watch your sugar cravings the rest of the day, you know, get your water in, try to get some leafy greens at lunch. Even if you order the burger and fries, get a side salad, right? You don't have to like trash your whole day just because you didn't get off to a good start, you know? All right. Let's, you guys are talking a lot about sabotage. So for so many reasons, people sabotage. I know I talked a little bit about that

in the check-in this morning, fear of success, fear of failure. It's like, it's like, those are obviously the two huge ones, but there are, I here's, so there's a couple of things you can do. Cause we're going to, we're going to talk to Dr. Beverly about that. We have a post about that. So I'm not going to get into all the reasons that people do sabotage because they are, they're, they're, they're pretty, they're pretty extensive, but what can you do about

it? And so this is where I love that, um, setting your intentions, your intentions each day, end of day reflections, really having a good understanding of your, your, your, what's your weight story? What's your story? Where you're coming from? Right? What you've been through, what you've done, where you're at now, where you want to go and a really strong why, why, why you are here, like really understanding those things will help with sabotage. But I do want to give you a heads up. So one big sign of sabotage, and I see it like loud and clear in the group, and this is why I worry for some people. It's called, I'm looking for the post on sabotage, it's called planting seeds of doubt. And you probably do this in your life. So planting

seeds of doubt, uh, self-sabotage page 81 in the book. So what I see is people come into the group. Um, oh, this is a lot of information. I feel overwhelmed, not asking for help, just making a statement. Oh, I'm so frustrated. The scale isn't going down, not asking for help, just making a point. Um, I can't, gina swears i can't watch that okay fair enough if you don't want to watch that you don't have to watch the you don't have to watch the lives not a big deal um oh it's too much information again it's it's it's a lot of information for such a good value 75 bucks man it's a steal um but you don't have to like it's read the guidelines understand the food plan that's it and read the guidelines, understand the food plan. That's it. And then moving forward, changes to the food plan will be in the guidelines.

It's really, this book could be this tiny if we did that. So coming in and making statements, and you're probably saying these things out loud to yourself as well. Listen to the things that you are saying to yourself. Are you saying motivational things to yourself? Are you being hopeful? Are you being positive? Are you being kind? Are you being positive? Are you being kind? Are you being patient? Are you giving yourself some grace or are you like

berating? Okay, fat ass, you know, you're a fucking failure because you had that donut this morning. No, like don't like, how are you speaking to yourself? What are you saying when you get on that scale? So the things you were saying out loud to yourself are representing of the mindset that you have or your, how are you showing, let me ask you this. How are you showing up for yourself? Take a minute. How are you showing, how are you showing up for yourself? How'd you show up for yourself today? Did you show up for yourself excited for the week? Did you show up for yourself, um, ber yourself berating yourself? Want to punish yourself from the weekends? How are you showing up for yourself in this whole process?

It's not an easy thing to change though. I'll tell you why. I went golfing. I'm golfing a lot and I want to become a really good golfer. And I'm out on the course on the weekend and man, I hit a good shot. I'm so excited for myself. And then, you know, you get that perfect drive. And then my next shot is just like, and I, I, and I'm frustrated. I'm what's wrong with you, Gina? Like practice my set up shot. Oh, at the time I swear. So you think I swear a lot during the lives? You should play golf with me. And it occurred to me when I was on the course, this is supposed to be for fun, relaxing, great for my mental health golf. I am not a professional. I'm not going to be playing in the LPGA. What am I doing? I'm not a pro golfer. I'm not a pro golfer.

And so I finally said to Tony, you know what, I'm not going to make it my mission to play better. I'm going to make it my mission to play. And I'm just going to start with one hole, not a whole round. I'm going to play one hole of golf and not be frustrated and not berate myself and not swear and just like do my best. Man, it is difficult. It is difficult for me to do that. I'm not even trying to play the whole game like that. I'm just trying to play one whole. So I'm going to work on that. But let's take it. That's golf. I just started playing golf, right? Some of you have been dieting for 20 years. Some of you have been dieting for 20 years. So that's your mindset. Nikki, I totally want to do a Libby. I'm going to do a Libby loser golf. We're working on all that stuff. It's just, we

got other things to prioritize, but I totally want to do a golf tournament. Um, you've been dieting for 20 years. Think about your mindset, your round dieting, right? About all of this. Are you showing up and thinking it's really hard? Like, is this hard? Oh my gosh, this is impossible. Or are you hopeful or whatever, you know, you know what I mean? So yeah, so sabotage, fear of change, fear of change, stepping outside of your comfort zone. That's hard. Stepping outside of your comfort. Listen, I know some of you are like, I'm going to get, I'm going to get fat eating all this food. You won't trust me. I would never risk you gaining weight. You're not going to gain weight. Now your body might take some time to adjust. Your weight is going to fluctuate a lot. You're not going to gain weight by following the program. I guarantee you will not gain weight. The scale will go up, but it's

going to come back down. Fear of change, stepping outside, eating fruit. Some of you are terrified to eat fruit, eating nuts. Some of you are so afraid to eat fat, right? No one eats bananas and carrots because they're so high in sugar, which you can totally eat on the program. Some of you are afraid to eat corn because it's a starch. Like totally eat that. Resistant starch is great. Corn is fine. I mean, there's a whole GMO thing, but like whatever, that's a whole different conversation. You know, afraid to eat those nuts and seeds, high fat, you know, some of you are afraid. Some of you are still eating margarine. Come on now, you guys switch over to real butter. Um, but you know what I mean? So there's like all those, all that diet and then you add diet dialogue on top of that

diet dialogue. If you're on a plateau, it means your weight isn't moving. No, it doesn't. If your weight goes up, it means that you've been cheating. No, it doesn't. We don't even have cheat days. We call them choose days. If you want to choose to eat something, you're going to eat it. At least enjoy it. So much to be learned. Fear of change, fear of failure and embarrassment, right? You told everyone you're doing this. You've done it before. People have seen you lose weight before. Listen, it's kind of like sometimes people they look at, so they've died before you've been successful, right? And it's kind of like starting a business. And then you know, you start a business. And then, you know, maybe it fails because the economy sucks because of whatever, I don't know what, then you start again, and then you try again, or like anything in life where you keep trying new things and showing up

for yourself. And with dieting, I think we can feel embarrassed that, well, we should have been able to maintain our weight. I gained it all back. You gained it back because those diets suck and they were never designed. You were never, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever, ever going to maintain and sustain your weight the way you lost your weight on those diets. You never, never. You're not because of science and the biology and how our bodies are wired. They just reinforce the need for fat. It's just like, you're never going to maintain the sustain. You might for a while, but it's so much more than that. So that like, it makes sense, right? So I want to, I want to tell you that if you have a fear of gaining the weight back again, and you

are back to do another diet, you have not failed. The diet industry has failed you and you are back to do another diet, you have not failed. The diet industry has failed you and you are persistent AF and you have not given up on yourself. That's the takeaway. So if someone's like, you're doing another diet, you say, yes, yeah, I am. Cause I haven't given up on myself because I want to look my best. I want to feel my best and man dieting is hard. It is hard, but I have not given up on myself. Yes. Yes. I am trying again. Yes, I am. Thank you. Thank you. So I love your support. Thank you very much. Yes. Yes. Changing body type. Are you afraid of what your body might look like once you've lost your weight? Yeah. Body you aren't familiar with. This is a real thing. And then on top of that,

some of us have really created that protective layer. Our weight has become some, our personality, you know, you know, you're always on a diet. You make jokes. It's how you relate to people. It's how you communicate with your friends, whatever that might be. Maybe you're afraid to get attention, right? Don't know. Yes, it is a problem. Don't add nuts and seeds to your, don't add raisins and dried fruit to your nuts and seeds. All of a sudden you're taking something that's high in protein and you're adding sugar to it. So you don't want to do that. One of the biggest takeaways with the food plan and this whole program is I am very literal. When I say nuts and seeds, it's just nuts and seeds. When it's fruit, it's just fruit. I will let you know when you can add. And you may not think, what's the big deal? Let me add some,

because you probably want a little sweetie sweeties in there, right? Switch it up a bit, make it more lively. You don't want to do that. You really kind of want to just be bored and very routine with your food. There'll be lots of times like you can do that down the road, but right now just nuts and seeds, just fruit, just fruit, any kind of fruit, mix and match your fruit, whatever, but don't add a protein. In fact, don't add yogurt. Don't add anything to that because you want that to replenish your glycogen sugar, right? Losing your comfort food, your coping mechanisms, right? When you're sad, that's how you cope. When you're emotional, that's mad how you cope. When you're happy, that's how you cope, right? Also foodies. Foodies, you guys love food, love indulging in food, right? You can't really do that. You can't really do that. New clothes. This can be expensive to buy new clothes. It can

be everyone wants to buy new clothes, but when it comes time to buy new clothes, that's not cheap. There are ways around that. We'll talk about that. There's a way around it. Relationships. Relationships can change when you want to be the healthy one, but you have a spouse that likes to eat chips in bed and, you know, drink their stuff. They think that their life has to change too. Doesn't because you're making change. It can be very uncomfortable for the people around you. You lose weight and you're no longer the fat friend, guess what? I mean, someone else in your friend circle has got to be the fat friend. And that can really mess up dynamics in friendships. It's probably time for new friends if that's the case and they hold that against you, whatever. Yeah, I'm a foodie with sad, mad coping. Yeah, that's well, it's good you recognize that. It's

good you recognize that because that's what we're gonna have to focus on. Relationships, you know, sometimes people, I've seen people get jealous, not just spouses, but other people in the workplace getting jealous about someone losing weight, whatever. Fear of your abilities, right? Um, you can't do this. I'm just a failure. Feeling worthy. Fear of the, fear of the new you, right? Like feeling worthy. Like, Oh my God, there's so much. We're going to get into all of it. What time is it? We're going to get into all of it. We're going to get into all of it. We're going to get into all of it. Question for someone that can't have nuts and seeds right now, can you have fruit with the yogurt? No. So just yogurt. So we do have alternatives to the nuts

and seeds for those of you who are allergic. Now, the best thing is nuts and seeds. So if you are not allergic, have your nuts and seeds, please. But there are alternatives. Now, the best thing is nuts and seeds. So if you are not allergic, have your nuts and seeds, please. But there are alternatives. So you don't want to be adding in that sugar, right? Again, with the fruit, and I'm not, I'm not, I'm not vilifying fruit. I'm not, there will be a time where you can have fruit and yogurt in the afternoon. It's about the changes that we're making moving forward. And it's about that protein and fat and the way it breaks down and gives you that sustaining energy at that time. So, and, and it's all about making that digestive system work hard for harder at that time of day, whereas fruit just break down super quick, half hour. And so

it doesn't have the effect. When I say the program is really multi-layered and there's a lot of science behind it, there really is. So you can have the yogurt, but I wouldn't have the fruit with it. So just, you're just going to want the protein and fat from that yogurt. There are other alternatives. So dairy, obviously, you know what I like? Cottage cheese with like that, everything bagel seasoning on it, that could work. Also olives, beans, beans are a good one to go to beans and lentils. So there's alternatives there. There's alternatives there. There's alternatives.

I know you guys are all asking about the journal. I am trying, so listen, I'm trying not to stress. I just ordered it. It's not there. I'm pretty sure it's, I'm pretty sure that's not, it's not there. It's not the finally and forever one. That's a big knockoff journal. Let me see the living method, big knockoff journal. Let me see the Libby Method, the Libby Method journal.

Ours is a pink-ish color, not pinkish color. No, that finally and for one is not ours. That is a knockoff journal of someone who's stolen our program, which I'm obviously not too pleased about. And there's not really much we can do about that. People are going to knock us off. So that is not our journal. Ours does not say that on it. And so ours definitely guides you through the program and process. It's very specific to the program itself. You'll notice this one doesn't have a lot of, you guys are obviously buying it because it's now number 13 in weight loss diets. So I'm trying not to stress that this journal is teaching me patience as,

as is the knockoff journals that people are buying. It's okay. It's okay. Most profound thing I heard you say, weight loss takes effort. I don't know why, but that clicked for me. And I was able to maintain over the summer, the old habits suddenly want to come back now that we've started the program again, taking the time to process. It does take, it takes work. It takes effort and you have to be intentional and there's got to be a start date and there's got to be an end date. It can't be open-ended and you have to understand it so much more than what you are eating and when it's so much more than that. And you have to really be open to making the changes that you need to make.

You have to make change. You can't, I hate saying that, but you can't keep doing the same thing. You're going to get the same results. So you have to make change. And for some of you, it's going to be so easy. Follow the food plan. Done. Great. Gina, that was so easy. Some of you are going to have to dig deep. You're going to have to work through issues and associations tied to food. And that's difficult because we use food for so many things and we're not going to stop using food. You're not going to stop enjoying food, right? You're not going to stop celebrating with food. And the connections go deep. Wait till we get into it. So we're going to start messing with portions in the next couple of weeks. Man, some of you are going to have food waste issues you didn't even know you had.

When I say to you, how do you know when you're done eating, right? How do you know when you're done eating? I'm going to answer that Ozempic question in a second. I'm glad I saw that. I'm going to get to that. I'm going to talk about Ozempic in a second before I go. How do you know when you're done eating? A lot of you just clear your plate.

And then there's food scarcity issues. Even though you have a fridge full of food, you have this food scarcity. So we're going to get into those. Let's talk about ozempic. So this is a very ozempic-friendly diet and program for you. Some of you might be surprised that I'm saying that. We've actually had members taking ozempic for years to manage their diabetes. Now I know the dose is a lot different than someone who is taking it to manage diabetes. I am aware of that and understand that. You whether it's gastric

bypass, or you know, any of the other weight loss surgeries that you can get, or it is Ozempic that just kind of Ozempic is all based on GLP-1, which is like this hormone that floods with your body, like after you eat to let you know that you're satisfied. So we're going to get in tune to that. But for a lot of people that have a hard time with that and they need to lose weight sooner rather than later. So that kind of really kind of makes them feel more satisfied all the time. And so I'm not going to get into that. We will, there'll probably be a conversation that had about Ozempic down the road. That space in that brain where you're constantly thinking about food,

and that can be, we're definitely going to work through that as well. It's a big part of the program, which is why the routine is so important to really be able to calm that down and work. When I say calm around food, that's one of the things I'm talking about, that mental state. Anyway, for a variety of reasons, Ozempic can be a lifesaver and a game changer for people, but it doesn't teach you how to work through your issues and associations with food. It doesn't teach you how to be in tune to your body's needs.

It doesn't teach you any of the things that you are going to learn. And it doesn't give you any of the tools that you're going to acquire through doing a program like this. So the minute you stop taking OZempic, you will gain all that weight back plus more. Same thing with people with gastric bypass. We know that that works. The problem is it doesn't work for sustainability. Now it takes them a bit longer to gain their weight back because the size of their portions they consume are minimized, but they do gain that weight back. And with Ozempic, it's at twice the rate. It's like astonishing how quickly people are gaining that weight back. And with Ozempic, it's at twice the rate. It's like astonishing how quickly people are gaining that weight back. And then of course, there are the side effects. But I'm assuming

that if you're taking Ozempic, you're having conversations with your doctor, I don't feel the need to point out all the side effects of Ozempic because we're all grownups here. And so if your doctor has advised that you take that, then I'm going to be very respectful of that. And so will my team and we'll make sure everyone is respectful about the choices that you are making. So Ozempic, although it can seem like a quick fix, some people it isn't. And 70% of people who take it get off it because of side effects. And so should you try to be as healthy as possible while you are taking Ozempic and any medication? Absolutely.

So for that reason, the Livi method is a huge benefit in itself, but also to teach you the things that you need to teach, to learn, to be in tune to your body's needs, the things that you need to work through. So taking Ozempic, it's not going to help you feeling worthy. It's not going to help you with your comfort foods, how you cope, your issues tied into food, your relationship with yourself, your relationship with food. It's not going to do any of that for you. So I think that the Libby method is a perfect compliment to Ozempic. I would imagine that one day it will be marketed like that as well. We will let people know like, hey, if you are taking Ozempic, this is exactly the kind

of program that you should do. Now, I know there are issues with, you know, people getting their diabetes medications. I know there are issues with celebrities. I don't give a rat's fucking ass about any of that. What I care about is that is you. I care about you and your journey and you being successful. So I would suggest you block out all that noise. This is about you doing what you need to do to try to be as healthy as possible and lose this weight in a way they're going to be able to maintain and sustain. So you are no different than anybody else who needs that medical intervention to help them with their health issues. Right? So that's, that's how I stand on that. Whatever that is, gastric bypass, whatever you feel like you need,

the living method is a perfect compliment for you. And we will be here to help support you in your journey. I hope you are excited about this week. Check yourself, check your mindset. How are you showing up for yourself this week? What is the kind of energy that you brought to the table? How did you feel after the weekend? Right? Are you super jazzed with your choices? Awesome. Take a minute to be proud of that. Like really feel that energy. I feel fantastic today. If you don't feel that, it's good to know what you don't want. If you don't want to feel like this every Monday after indulging on the weekend, then feel that because you don't have to feel like that again. You don't have to feel like that again, right? So everything is a learning opportunity with this program.

All of it, having the thing, not having the thing, all of the feels, all the feels part of it. Welcome to week one, everyone. For all of our new members, take your time, get accustomed to the information, reach out. We're here for you. Don't stress. No one needs to be stressed and way too early,

way too early to be stressing about anything. I will be back again live tonight at 7 p.m. You don't have to join me then. If you do decide to join me, I will happy to see what's the difference in the 7pm lives. Bit of a different tone and intentions at the end of day, more reflection, more casual conversation, a little bit more swearing maybe, I don't know. I just want to be here for you, especially in the first couple of weeks. So I'll be going live Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday this week. As we move forward, it'll only be on Mondays, but if you want to join me this week, that's where you'll find me. Have an incredible rest of your day.

Be sure to join me tomorrow. Dr. Dina Karaschafer, Thursday, Dr. Beverly. We're going to really, it's week one. We're into it. It's go time. It's go time. Have an amazing day. If I didn't get to your question, which I know there's lots, please don't stop asking.

It creates conversation, the whole vibe. I'm so grateful for all of your questions. Pop it over on the question of the day page, that post that is pinned to the top of the page or in the featured section. Go ask a question over there. You are guaranteed an answer because this is the one place that we don't provide written responses is on the lives. Also, remember you can download and listen to our podcast. Also that guest segment that we did on Thursday. So if you are new to

the program in the last couple of days, we did a segment with our guests on Thursday. It's stored in the guides. It's also available on YouTube. It is also over on our podcast. Watch it, listen to it. It's fabulous. You're just going to love that you are here. All right, let's go. Week one, everyone. Have an amazing day. Bye.