The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 80 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: November 27, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 80, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:How to support the body and its needs all while helping it focus on fat lossWe are all members of this amazing community.How to follow The Program while travelling and over the holidays.How the podcasts are changing moving forward.Those who show up, track, and engage in the group are generally more successful.Take time to be proud of yourself.Check out our guest expert segments, they are so useful.Take time to reflect on everything you’ve learned.Tips for setting yourself up for success as a returning memberOur new Livy Method Journal is availableHow to feel calm around food.How to set yourself up for success on vacation.How to listen to your intuition and trust yourself.Tips for setting intentions and end of day reflections You are changing your brain and your body, and how they are wired.The experience can change as a returning member.The price of The Program is going up in January.To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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

and Amazon Music. 80 of the program and what a great week we've had so far. My goodness, did you catch the conversation that we had yesterday with Dr. Alinka, Dr. Beverly, Dr. Dina. Really great insight. We want you to be successful, honestly, so badly. It's the only thing that we want for you. This is why I get up here every day and share all the information that I have learned by helping people lose weight. Over the last 30 something years of my life, I lose track as I get older each year. I want you to be successful. My team is full of people who also want you to be successful. Yesterday, we talked to Suzanne Rowling. She talked about inspiring my goodness, talk about persevering, talk about there are times when losing weight can seem so trivial compared to what you have going on in life.

If you are looking for some motivation, please take time to one, show her some love and to listen to that conversation because you will not be disappointed. You will walk away going, wow, my goodness. And also understand that you can do this. You can do this. Of all the science that I've ever come across in all my years, there is zero science to suggest that it is impossible for you to lose your weight. There are lots of things that make it more difficult, for sure, for some than others. But there is no reason why you can't lose your weight. And this comes down to the very first Science Saturday, where we talked about all the effects that gaining weight and storing excess fat has on your body. And your

body doesn't want the fat any more than you do. It's really just about giving it the resources to address its needs, helping it focus specifically on fat loss being really consistent because the body your focus you got a lot of thing going a lot of things going on you got stress you know your body's trying to fight colds and flus and viruses you got a lot of things going on and then really it's about supporting their body and its needs and that's where we're at with the tweak this week this tweak this week is about getting even more in tune to the body and supporting the body's needs, kind of meeting it where it's at. Now you are still very much following the guidelines. You're still very much focused on maximizing and looking to get and keep that scale moving. But this is why you no longer have to force yourself to eat those token amounts

if you're not hungry, because you got to start to trust that your body knows what to eat, when to eat and how much to eat. So make sure you're super clear on the tweak this week. It's a really important one. I know I said that on the check this morning, because one, it's really effective to continue to lose weight. It's also a great tweak to use in between groups. So if you're coming back with us in January, it's also a great tweak to use in between groups. So if you're coming back with us in January, it's also a tweak that you're going to use in maintenance as well. So you want to make sure you're super clear on it. Kim and I are going to talk about the tweak this week in our conversation today at 12. So if you want to join us then.

I'm not sure if the comments are working today. We've had some issues with Facebook recently with our comment situation. So hopefully that will resolve itself today. Sorry I wasn't able to attend Suzanne's live. Looking forward to watching it today. Met her at the convention and such a lovely lady. I'm sure her story will be heartfelt and motivational. Yes.

In fact, I have met her myself. She is absolutely, she is lovely. That's exactly a word I would use to describe her. She's full of energy. She is absolutely, she's, she is lovely. That's exactly a word I would use to describe her. She's full of energy. She is vibrant. She is. It's interesting because I shared this on a live when I read her story, I was like, what? This can't be the same person. I was expecting the person whose story I read to be broken down and just like, I don't know what I thought. And it was interesting to have met her first and then to read her story. I have so much respect for her.

She is a valued member of our community. She is one of the people that makes our community. And we talked about that yesterday, how community is so important. It's one of the things as I'm, as I'm trying to learn more about what people need in order to successfully reach their goals, community keeps coming up time and time and time again. And I love that we have this safe space for people to work through their journey and show up every day and feel guided, feel supported and feel like they're not alone in their journey. I do want to address though and talk about how

every person is part of our community, whether that's someone who is very vocal or someone who has never said a word in the group. We're all part of the community. So if you're a person who didn't really participate much, and maybe you're coming back with us in January, this is where you might want to, or maybe you feel more confident, comfortable in setting intentions in the morning, just popping in and saying hello. If you are more engaged, you are more likely to be more consistent. If you are more engaged, you are more likely to follow through and

finish. And so you might want to think about that. I remember I had a conversation with Jason, one of our members a few groups ago, and he was like just using the app. And then he decided to pop into the community and he was like, wow, okay, there's something to this. There's something to this. Just taking that action. And then he shared with us how important he felt the community was. And he's been a big part of our community ever since. I also want to share to the people who have been very vocal over the last few months, you do not realize the impact that you have on so many people. And we always get people who will reach out and say, I never asked a word, like I never asked a question. I never commented a word in the group, but I've learned so much by the questions that other people ask or the

conversations that happen that they end up reading. So just massive props to our amazing community. Good morning. Hi, Cindy. So excited. First group. Okay. Down 30 pounds this morning. That's amazing. Even with tons of stress, I've been able to do this, which is a blessing. Good for you. Yeah, you have. Doing new things on top of resistance training like yin yoga and just tried meditation class yesterday. A bit nervous about an upcoming cruise. Okay.

I was going to start by talking travel. I was just in the comments and I noticed some of you are talking about how you're traveling. I know in the US it is Thanksgiving coming up and with the holidays coming up and with the winter coming up, more people are traveling. So I do want to remind you, first of all, that the time we have between now and the next group is not enough time to mess up. You have made really concrete foundational change with everything that you've done in the program. You will actually be surprised with how well you do, whether it's on vacation or throughout the holidays. You're going to be able to trust that you're going to be able to make changes. Now, remember, it's not all or nothing. You can still go on your

vacation or travel and still enjoy and have a great time and eat all sorts of yummy bites of bits of food, delicious food, and still do some of the things that you can do to not just blow off everything that you've done, right? So try to get that protein breakfast in the morning, try to stay on top of your water, try not to go too long without eating, use back on track, that's what it's there for, use back on track whenever you need. Now, when it comes to travel, it's really flying. It's really the flying because altitude sucks the water basically out of your body and leaves you very dehydrated. When you are dehydrated, you crave what? Carbs and sugar. And then when you're dehydrated, that can really mess up your

bowel movements. So that can have you feeling off, that can have you craving carbs and sugar throughout your entire vacation or trip. So as soon as you land, just be very mindful to try to get on the water and get hydrated as quickly as possible. Watch any things that you are eating before you fly. Like you wouldn't want to have like a bagel or a muffin or anything like that. Try to go something like eggs, high protein for breakfast, if you're flying in the morning. Because of that dehydration situation, you don't want that like bunging you up and messing with your bowel movements when you land. Also things like taking your comagnesium, probiotics, digestive bitters, if you are going to find that you're going to be indulging a little bit more, maybe drinking more

often than you're used to, um, those digestive bitters and probiotics can really help with that. But we do have a post on travel. We have a post on travel and we have a post on celebratory days and weekends. So you can search those in the Facebook support group. You can also pull them up and search them in the app as well. And we've got some great tips for you. Great tips for you. What I want for you is to go away and not stress, not stress, especially if you're traveling, it's the holidays or you're on a vacation, don't stress. That's the last thing that we want you to do, but there is a way you can kind of have your cake and eat it too. Now, sorry, my cat was at my desk and I feel like I got cat hair up my nose and just sneezed. Sorry.

There is a way you can sort of have your cake and eat it too, where you can indulge in the things that you like and just kind of maintain and sustain, which is a huge, massive win. But even with that, at this point in the program, 11 weeks in, 12 weeks in, or however long it'll be when you go away, it's really difficult to do any kind of damage, even if you eat all the things, drink all the things, as long as you help your body get back on track afterwards. And you might even be surprised at this point, because the force is strong with the Libby method, that even if you find yourself indulging, you'll still see that scale move. The body is not interested in storing any fat, it's going to release the fat given the opportunity to do that. So even when you have an

indulgent day or indulgent vacation, we hear it all the time. People went away on vacation, they come back, the scale is up a little bit, they get back on track, the scale comes right back down and then some and then some, right? But if you have any questions about travel, let us know. Let us know. I love this community. I follow the program on my own for my own personal reasons, but I missed the community. Yeah. Right. It's just that I think it's the energy of it. It's just being part of something that I find really motivating.

I will be in maintenance group in January. Will I have access to the podcast from the new program in January? I'm not, I'm not sure. I'm not sure. So straight transparency on that. We are putting our podcast, the podcast will go along with the paid program. So we are going to have those, but we are working on having those podcasts within the app that you can download and listen to. So

you don't have to use any data. And then our podcast on our living method will be behind a paywall. So what you won't need those because chances are you're going to be in the maintenance group and that's where you're going to be following along anyway. So no guarantees on that right now. You can download and listen, even if you're not a member to our podcast, that is going to change. It has to change, right? Um, that is going to change, but I don't know the timing on that. I don't know the timing on that, but it's good to just focus on maintenance. If you're ready for maintenance and that conversation, the maintenance program runs a 91 day guided maintenance program as well. We also have guests in there. You'll also have access to my way in with Gina podcast,

where we might put some of the guest segments itself over there. So I'm not sure yet. I'm not sure yet. Uh, we're making some changes around here, so I'm not sure how that's going to work for now. Yes. But I don't know, maybe you might be able to, but I don't know for how long. I don't know for how long. I don't know for how long. Ask me again, at the end of the program, I might have a different response. I might have a more concrete answer on that. Good morning. Good morning. I've fallen off track and noticed that I haven't been engaged most days. And it has a huge reflection on my participation. Yeah. And so we know this, right? So we know, cause we, we can tell, we can't tell who we don't have access to your personal data, but we can tell, for example, how many people are still tracking

their weight, how many people are showing up in the Facebook group, how many people, like, we can't tell you, we can't tell what weight you're tracking or who's tracking weight, but we can tell how many people are doing the things in the app, how many people are using the app, how many people are tracking their weight in the app. And we know that when people are showing up and tracking and doing the things or popping into the group and showing up every day, they are way more successful than people who don't. And that's just, that's, that's just science data, I guess, metrics, as Tony likes to call it. And so this is why we try to keep you as engaged as possible with the motivation. Motivation, as you know, is not going to be the secret sauce to your weight loss journey. There's days that you're going to not be motivated. You have to

show up anyway. This is why you really want your why. But this is why we go through the effort of trying to keep you motivated through our member spotlights every Monday, through our Real People, Real Journey conversation. This is where we try to keep you engaged with posts that, you know, maybe catch your eye or get you to, you know, write something out in the group or something. This is, you know, why we send out emails, because we do want to help you at the end of the day. One of the things that we realized, if you are more engaged, you are more likely to follow through and be successful. And we know this because, and science has studied this, because it brings the process to the forefront of your mind. And this is where you can do this by using our Libby Method app, popping into the Facebook

support group each day, using our journal, or just journaling on your own, setting your intentions in the morning, end of day reflections, anything you can do to keep yourself more engaged is bringing this process to the forefront of your mind. So you are more likely to continue to make the choices that you need in order to get you one step closer to reaching your goal. And that's why it's helpful. That's why it's helpful. But of course, it's normal to fall off, right? This is why it's so so normal to fall off. But normally, what happens when we fall off, we go into this punishment mindset. We're not going to be able to do it. And so then we, when we get into that mindset, we start looking for reasons why we can't do it, why it's hard.

And then when you're in the opposite mindset of showing up, setting your intentions, you're actually looking for things that are going to reinforce the fact that what you are doing is working, right? And this is why being really proud of yourself is so important because when you take time to be proud of the things that you are doing, the non-scale victories, the small little things that you're doing each day, not the big, huge, defining moments, but when you take time to be proud of the things that you are doing, you are more likely because you're creating it, a dopamine connection to that. You are more, because it feels good. You are more likely to continue to do those things. Oh, I feel really

good when I drink my water. I feel really good when I, you know, do this. I feel really good when I do that. You're more likely to do those things. More likely to do those things. Most times I just listen instead of commenting and trying to read everyone else's comments. I don't want to miss anything. Yeah. Well, this was interesting yesterday because I love the conversation that happens in the comments between our members while the live is going on. I love that.

I love that. But we've been having this issue. It seems to be fixed today with the comment section. And it was really interesting yesterday because I would imagine that's incredibly frustrating, but the conversation yesterday really wowed me with the ladies because it was not, I thought we were going to have this super fun, like end of program, rah, rah kind of conversation. And it was not that. I was just like, wow, listening to our guests talk. I got so much out of it. It was really, I just love

our guests. I love our program. I love our community, the conversations. I think that's, that's, you know, what yesterday was about the conversations that we are having about what it really takes to lose your weight in a sustainable way. Healthy is a given here in a sustainable way is really just unlike any conversation that is happening out there in the diet industry. And this is not just me and what I'm learning. This is our community becoming more savvy. It's what you are demanding. It's what we are learning from you when you are sharing where you are at in the program. And it's accumulation of our guests, having been with us for so long, having

all the conversations, and then being really engaged in our community and trying to understand what our members need. Man, I just honestly in love with all of our guest conversations, this entire program. This is a great thing for you to do in between groups. If you're looking to, a lot of times people will say, Oh, I'm going to miss you. I'm going to miss you too. I'm going to miss you too. But I think you more miss your routine. You miss the routine that you've established for yourself that makes you feel really good. And so whether that's journaling each day or popping into the Facebook support group or listening to the lives or whatever, I can tell you, I know that all of the lives and

guest segments will be available over the holidays. So they're not going anywhere anytime soon. So you will have access one to all the information in the Facebook support group. So that that is not going away. As long as you are a member, you will have access to all the information, all the check-ins, all the lives, all the guest segments in this Facebook support group. So you will always have those. Um, but you can also, you can also download and listen to any of our podcasts over the holidays and revisit some of the conversations that you might've missed, whether it's our guest experts or with our, our real people, real conversation members. And that's a great way to keep yourself engaged because it's really different. It all hits different after you

make it through the program, right? Like once you're able to make it to the end and then reflect and be like, oh, wow. And kind of take a minute, right? We talked about this with Dr. Dina Karashefer, where we're learning, learning, learning, learning, learning, learning, learning, learning, learning. We're so busy learning. We don't actually take some quiet time and take a minute to be like, okay, maybe we just need to reflect and recognize everything that we've learned. This is something really cool that actually

happened with me. So I went on a mission in the last year to be like, okay, I know where I want to go and take my company, but I don't necessarily have the skills and tools to get there. The skills and tools I had got me to where I am now, but now it's time to acquire new skills. And I just put that out there. And that made that my goal between books. I was reading conversations that I'm having things that I was doing. I finally was at a place recently where I was like, huh, I feel, I feel, wow, I've actually learned some stuff. I feel really confident, learned some stuff about myself, learned some actual tools and skills that I need. I've actually learned quite a bit in the last little bit. And I can't tell you that it was any one thing that I've done.

It was just really accumulation of all the things I've been doing. And then really taking a minute to be like, okay, like what's going on here? I feel different. I feel like I'm not the same person that I was a year ago, but it really took me having to take a minute and reflect on that. And so this is why the end of the program really hits different and why just making it to the end of the program, even if, even if you feel like you bombed it, you failed, you just like didn't do it. The fact that you are still listening and the fact that you are still here is so huge because what that is going to say to your soul is that you

didn't give up, that you kept going, that you can do this, that the times that you did show up made a difference. Even in not showing up, you learn some things about yourself. It's not just the things that you're doing. Sometimes it's the things that you're not doing that you know that you're not doing. And that's where you really learn. That's where you really learn. So being at the end of the program is just like, whoa, holy, I did that. You're also be like, wow, that went by pretty quick. You know, in the middle of it, it can seem like forever and getting to that point and then listening and then listening to our guest segments. You're going to be like, Whoa, yeah, I did that. Okay. Yeah. Oh, I went through that. Oh yeah. Okay. I learned that. So listening to them again, being where

you are at now or at the end of next week is going to hit different. It's going to hit different. I highly suggest. I mean, in fact, that's one of the things that you can do if you really want to talk about setting yourself up for success for our next program in January. So our, our guest experts yesterday gave us some tips on this. You're bringing a whole new body to the table physically and mentally, right? It's the same program that's going to work just as well, but not in the same way because you don't need it to work in the same way. You need it to work in the new way with where you're at with your new body physically and mentally and decide what you need now in that moment moving forward. So setting yourself up for success in the new program by listening to our guest experts. In fact, the very first one, if you go back, especially if you're new to the program,

our very first one was our guest panel with our guest experts talking about the secret sauce to the living method and the program itself. And I bet if you go back and listen to that now, you'll be like, Oh my gosh, look at me, look at me. Okay. I learned a lot just by showing up, learned a lot just by showing up. You guys are talking about how amazing, um, Suzanne is debating whether to buy the journal. I use the app daily and love it. Wondering if the journal will help me focus more. I would like to be more mindful next session, not eat in front of the TV, et cetera, where the journal helped me do this. So our new journal is out. We have the same book, but we have a fresh new journal for you, a winter 2025 journal. So you can pack away your

fall experience, have a record of it and start fresh in January. There is science behind putting pen to paper. Like I have notes, I have notes, everything I do, there is literally notes, I could literally like my notes, I am it gets it into my brain. There is something to be said about putting pen to paper, there is science behind that, the action of writing, which is different than the typing. That's different. So there are a lot of benefits to that. There are a lot of benefits to that. You know yourself best, though, is buying the are you going to use the journal? I mean, of course, like, you know, I'm running a business by the journal, but are you going to use the journal, you really have to make sure you are setting your intention to use the journal

each day or your end of day reflection to journal. I just, you want to get real with yourself. It's like saying, you know, like if you're not a big, if you don't love cooking, all of a sudden, you're not going to start cooking gourmet meals, chances are. So if you're a journaling type of person, you like putting pen to paper, I think it's a great resource along with the app. So what's really cool with the app, what's really cool with the app, but again, all of these resources aren't here for you to use them all or to stress you out. It's really about finding what works best for you. What's really cool about the app is I'm working on this summary page that you're going to be able to see your efforts in real time. And I think that's going to be really motivating. There's some,

some new things that we want to do with the app. So I love the app. I love the data that you are collecting for yourself. I think there's a lot of benefit in that. I, and seeing a visual representation, but I also think there's a massive benefit in I'm a pen to paper girl. And I like making notes. I like scribbling. I like, you know, I like doing that. So, so I don't know what, how would you feel if you journaled and got the journal and how would you feel if you didn't get it? And what's the best choice for you, right? I am also a fan of doing things a little differently. And so maybe doing the journal will be a bit of a challenge for you and an opportunity to do things a little differently. And that could definitely be a benefit.

That could be a benefit for sure. It is available though. It is available. I haven't lost any weight this round, but I feel amazing. So I'm sticking around. I will embrace this tweak and hopefully lose a bit in between groups. Yeah. Now, I don't know why that is, Jennifer. And if you want to reach out and let us know and see how we can help,

we'd be happy to give you some suggestions or, you know, some motivation or support or whatever you need there. That's how it is for some people for a variety of reasons. And what you end up realizing, and this is why it's so great again, and thank you for saying, even if you didn't crush the program in the ways that you wanted to, you're going to have mad respect for yourself for being here at the end. Honestly, everybody deserves to pat themselves on the back. enjoy a great day with friends in my winter home. Okay. That's a whole vibe. That's what we want right there. That is the vibe that we want. Not just today, tomorrow, the next day. This is what we want for the rest of your life. This is where I want you to get to, where you are calm around foods, physically, mentally going to have a great time, but it doesn't mean that you have to trash yourself, right? You can still, you know, drink your water, get some leafy greens in there,

you know, make sure you're not going too long, not starve and deprive and to berate yourself after and all of those things. This is a whole vibe, right? So this is so much more than what you're eating and when, because you want to not be stressing about that. You want to make a plan. Some of you, I know some of you are just nervous. You work very hard to achieve the results that you have, and you're maybe nervous about messing that up or nervous about the choices that you feel you'll have to make, even though you don't want to make them. Like your aunt Sally, if she's a bit, you know, she's, she's a food, food pusher here, eat this, eat that. Maybe you don't want to eat that. And you're nervous about having that conversation. There's lots of reasons

you can have lots of feels. This is the goal right here. This is the goal right here. Go to Thanksgiving dinner with my friends, lots of choices, do my best, enjoy a great day. That's the vibe. That's the vibe. I went to Europe this past summer. I pre-planned my food for the plane and made sure I brought my own water bottle. You got this. Have the best trip. Yes. Yes. You want to feel your best. Here's another one. I was on vacation for two weeks. Hi, Joy. And it was great. And I was great. I am down in weight. I did have a few treats along the way and I was fine with that. Yeah. Right. We want to feel our best on vacations and we also want to enjoy ourselves on vacations. This is an opportunity if you are going away for the first time in a while since losing your weight or doing the program is be like how do I want to travel differently how do I normally feel when I

travel do I go on vacation then at the end of it just want to come back home because I feel bloated and gross and I'm tired or whatever I just want routine in my life that's not how you want to feel right how do you usually feel when you go on vacation right and what can you do differently maybe you can get up and go for walks maybe Maybe you can, you know, listen to a podcast while you're lying in the sun. Maybe you can bring a water bottle with you so you can make sure you're filling up your water bottle wherever you go while you're also drinking those margaritas, right? Maybe you go to the gym. I don't know. Like I love going to the gym on vacation. It's cool. I feel like super like awesome and accomplished and doesn't seem like

work when I'm, you know, I'm walking through the lobby or, you know, walking through, you know, beautiful scenery and I'm going to the gym. It's kind of fun. It's kind of fun, right? When it's just kind of, wow, I feel, look at me. I feel like an active, fit, well person on my vacation as exposed, as opposed to just getting there and being so drunk and hung over. I can barely function the next day. I've been, I've done that. I've done that. That doesn't make me feel so great. It doesn't make me feel so great. And so, you know, like, um, Tony and I are going away in a few weeks and we're going to a place where they have, it's, they have like unlimited horseback riding. I'm like, what, where are we going? And yeah, I'm going to like,

they have all sorts of fun things that you can do there. We're going for golf is where we're going for golf. But I plan on going to the gym. I plan on going for lots of walks, get my steps in and I'm going to bring my watch, my 10,000 steps every day. I'm going to try horseback riding. I've been a few times. I always loved the idea of doing it. And I know I was talking to some of our members who own ranches and invited me. So I'm going to do that. I mean, that's fun to me. That's more exciting than hanging around the pool and getting hammered all day. But if you're still into that, I'm not judging because that's, that's some fun. That's fun too. That's fun too.

I have given faith in every diet I've tried or been on, but realize I didn't have faith in myself. Oh, Oh, let, well, you know, I'm going to give you that. I'm going to give you that. But I also think that we are, I also think you're a smart woman, woman? Yes. I think you're a smart woman. And I think that deep down inside, you might have known that the diets that you did were just, I do believe in being, we are in an eightly in tune with ourselves. And I think it's okay to give up on things that you know are not working for you. There is like follow through finish. I can sleep at night. I can sleep at night trying to motivate people to follow through and finish this program because it is, there is literally no downside. And I know this because Ruth and

our team at the University of Ottawa have studied the effects of the living method. There is zero downside to following the living method. And this is a program you can feel good about. I like to be able to sleep at night. I want to run an ethical business. And so a lot of other diets cannot say that. I don't know what a lot of other most diets, I would say 99% of diets out there. And I hope that there's some good ones like mine. There's lots of room for all of us out there. But I've learned, I've learned. I remember one time, someone said to me, well, you quit things. And I'm a follow through infant.

I show up, man, that's the one thing I know about myself. I show up and the people in my life would not see me as a quitter. And I remember once I quit something and the person said, oh, you probably just a quitter in life. You quit things. And I walked away and I was like, that stuck with me for a while. Am I a quitter in life. You quit things. And I walked away and I was like, that stuck with me for a while. Like, am I a quitter? Because I didn't want to be in a shit situation and follow through on something that just didn't feel right for me. And then years later, someone said to me,

well, okay, I understand the word quit. Is quit the right word? Or did you recognize that something wasn't working for you and you simply chose not to do it anymore? And then I was like, huh, that was really interesting. And that was the case. I recognized this was, this was not working for me. And, and, and, you know, in the scale, there is a difference between you are doing all the things and it's not working for you because the scale is not happening on demand. Yet You're experiencing all these sorts of non-scale victories. Do you know that is a little different, but if you know that something is, this is just not, this is not good for me. This is not good for me. And so maybe, maybe that was part of it. Maybe this is part of

it, but I do respect the faith thing part in yourself, because this is, this is huge. I have given faith in every diet I have done or been on, but I realized I didn't have faith in myself. There is something to be said about this trust and you may not be there yet, but as people get closer to reaching their goals and especially in maintenance, there is a big conversation about learning to trust. Even though you know you've lost your weight in a different way, you can feel it. It's tangible. You know it. If you have lost your weight in a healthy, sustainable way, people don't trust that they have a hard time trusting themselves. That left up to them, they're going to make the choices that they need to make and learn to trust that they're going to be able to maintain and sustain your

weight. And I understand why, because you've been robbed of this so many times. You work so hard, you lose the weight, and then just like that, you gain it back just by eating normally. And it's hard to trust. It's hard to trust that. It's hard to trust that, but that's a big conversation. And so this actually works with what we're talking about in the gap in between groups is learning to trust that you're going to do great. You're going to be fine. You're not going to trash yourself. You're not going to ruin it. It's not what's going to happen. That's not what's going to happen. So why I do suggest make a plan for yourself. What is your plan for the holidays? How are you going to navigate? How are you going to support yourself? Right? Setting intentions

and end of day reflections each day. What that can do is help prevent sabotage in a sense that it's bringing, it's reminding you, okay, you're not done yet. Right? End of day reflections. Okay, Gina, you really went to town today. How are you feeling? Not so great. Let's rein it in. Let's try to eat some leafy greens tomorrow, get our water in. And that's where the mindful piece comes in. And you may think, oh, I don't know if I'm that mindful enough. If you are still here in week 11, you are mindful because you have been showing up day in, day out, even if you're not crushing it, even if you haven't been as consistent as you like. The Libby Method makes you keep your energy at yourself, directed at yourself. So you have no choice but be mindful and self-aware. So you're a

lot more mindful than you think, than you think. But I love that, right? Getting that faith in yourself. I find it best to drink all the time. That way you aren't drinking more than usual. Dave, can you do me a favor and write up some holiday tips that I can share in the group? Here's Dave's tips for surviving the holidays. Actually, really? Cause Dave, you are a fun guy. You like to drink. You like to have a good time. I know, I know Dave, I've had the pleasure of hanging out with Dave a few times. Um, I would like to see Dave's tips for surviving the holidays. Can you do that for me, please? I'm serious. I'm actually serious. I'm going to have Kim reach out. Actually, I'm going to message you in our messaging chat. This is my first group and I am down 12 pounds.

This group was about mastering the plan and working on my food issues. Sorry, my TV is going off. I was doing a workout earlier and I was watching the new Lindsay Lohan Christmas. Hang on just a sec. Hang on a sec. I want to read this. Okay, I'm back. Okay. I was on my treadmill on my walking pad, my walking pad. So many of you have been asking about my walking pad. I personally like my walking pad. If you go ask the team for a link, you can link it to my Amazon page. So I have it there. I have a Gina Libby, Amazon page. Um, you can find it there. It's actually on sale right now for, um, for the,

what is it? Black Friday sales. I mean, any walking pad would be great. I do love mine, but I was on it today. I was watching the new Lindsay Lohan, uh, Christmas movie. I don't know. Anyways. Okay. Melissa, I want to read this. This is my first group. So first of all, hello, welcome. Uh, I am down 12 pounds, although I have seen your name before I want to read this. This is my first group. So first of all, hello, welcome. I am down 12 pounds, although I have seen your name before. I am down 12 pounds. This group was about mastering the plan and working on my food issues. Love that. I'm back in January and I can't wait to maximize even more. I am also super happy to feel confident in these last two weeks because we are closing on a house this week and moving this weekend. And then I leave for three days on Monday for work in Thunder Bay,

where I will not have much control over my food. But I am so confident with my tools and what I have learned that I'm going into this fully capable and able yet be healthy, able to enjoy yet be healthy. Let me read that again. I am so confident with my tools that I have learned that I'm going into this fully capable and able to enjoy yet be healthy. Thank you for the tools. It is truly the first time I don't feel overwhelmed and stressed. Drop the mic. You are welcome. You're welcome for those tools. And thank you. Thank you for putting your faith in the program.

And this is what I'm doing. I am sharing everything that I have learned about helping people lose weight. Weight loss has been my entire life. And I'm just sharing what I've learned with you. And our guest experts, for example, are very knowledgeable in their respective careers and they are sharing what they have learned with you. And these really are the tools. And what you are doing is unlearning and relearning and learning new things and adding more tools to the toolkit.

But you're more than adding more tools. You are actually changing. And we don't go into this a lot, but it's something I definitely want to dive more further into in the future and talk more about is how you are literally changing your brain and you are literally changing your body and how both are wired. And that's not an easy thing to do. And that is through the consistency of showing up and doing the things, changing the way

that you think. So as you acquire the tools, you are acquiring the tools to make change physically and mentally. And that's foundational change. It's foundational change. That's not going to go away. You can't undo it. You can't unsee it. Right? I love that so much. I love that so much. I hope everyone reads this over again. And that's your takeaway too. You have acquired the tools. Now, some people

have been able to show up more than others. That's okay. Meet yourself where you're at. Meet yourself where you're at. So if this is your first program, let me give you a heads up. So this is your first program. It does tend to be exactly what you said, mastering the plan, right? Getting the diet down, understanding the diet part of it. It is a very physical experience. So the diet part of it is figuring out the routine, what you like to eat, what works for you, of that the routine of that all of that asking the four questions getting really in tune to those portions it becomes a very physical experience what's happening in my body what is going on scales going up and down feeling detox or not what is that

really getting to understand physically how your body's responding to the changes that you're making. Next program is really cool because you've got that part down, you know, the routine, right? You understand how your body's responding, right? You, you got that part. You, you wrapped your head around the fluctuations on the scale. You've got that. This is way more than what you're eating wet. So then that really opens the door to the mental part of things. So for example, knowing what you know, and knowing what's to come, sometimes we get in our way. Oh, I know I can just get back on track. Oh, I know what's coming this. I know this week wasn't the week that really moved the scale for me. So

I'm just going to relax on this week, then I'm going to work hard next week when the scale worked hard for me. But the interesting thing is chances are it will be a different experience because your body worked on what it worked on. Your brain worked on what it worked on. And so that's already been done. So now this is an opportunity to take this whole new body physically and mentally through the process again.

And this is where you really want to look at it with fresh eyes. Some people look at it like a continuation because it is, you're just continuing your weight loss journey. Some people look at it as a fresh start. So whatever way that resonates with you. But for example, you might not have lost any weight in the first few weeks of the program. And then the next program you do, you lose a lot of weight in the first few weeks of the program. So it can be a little different. In your first program, you can maybe lose in little bits with little plateaus. In the next program, you lose in larger chunks with larger plateaus. It's a really cool process. And you will find each group that you do will have its own theme and things for you to work on. That's

where you really want to be open to meeting yourself where you are at. What do I need right now? Or what can I do differently? Or what worked really well for me? It worked really well when I did my food prep on Sunday, that made things a lot easier for me. And sure, maybe you could go more by like fly by the seat of your pants, but what worked, what worked, right? And then figuring out what, what do I need now? And where am I at? So I love this. This is like, this is a whole vibe. This really makes me happy one that you enjoyed your experience and that you were able to articulate, you know, what you got out of this program and the process. And I appreciate that. And I appreciate you. Thank you. Thank you. It's

the first time I don't feel overwhelmed and stressed. That is the goal. That's the goal. That's the goal. That's the goal. Calm, calm, physically, calm, mentally. Okay. I got to go. I'll be back though for tweak this week. Headsads up, and I forgot to mention at the beginning, I am not going to be going live tomorrow. So a year ago today, I was awarded one of Canada's top 100 most powerful women. I just, I still can't believe it. I'm still trying to wrap my head around it. It was quite the experience for me. So tonight again is the Canada's top 100 award show. So I'm going to be attending. So I will not be going to be in the city. So I will not be going live on Thursday,

but I'll see y'all on Friday. Please make sure you reach out in the group feel super confident about next steps. Make sure you also get signed up. This is the point where I want I really want to make sure everyone is aware that our prices are going up in January to $99. So January 1st. So please get in, save a few bucks, tell your friends and family $75 because I know what's going to happen if I don't tell you in January, people are gonna be like, I didn't know. I didn't know. And I need you to know. So get yourself signed up, secure your spot, get in, manifest that shit. Have an amazing day, everyone. Thanks for joining me and I'll see you on Friday. Bye.