The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 85 - Fall 2024

Episode Date: December 2, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Fall 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 85, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodfall2024Topics covered:Discussing The 3 stages of The Livy Method.Be proud of what you’ve accomplished during The Program.Managing Personalizing the Plan when you’re not hungry.If you’re not where you want to be, look for the reasons why.Tips for talking to people about weight loss.Tips for the break between groups.Motivation comes from inside – you have to be ready.The price of The Program is going up in January.Discussing the Maintenance ProgramUsing the Livy Method app between groupsWhat is your plan for the holidays?How to share The Livy Method with friends and familyThe Livy Method is not a quick fix.Managing sleep and stress are so important.Discussing plateaus – how to get where you want to be.Losing weight in a healthy way is different.Your feelings are valid, honour and understand them.You are always better than where you started.Please take the time to fill out the survey – we love feedback.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. So this week is all about continuing to move the dial on the scale, to follow the personalized food plan. Make sure you're checking in at every single meal and snack, doing all the things, following the guidelines, maximizing your efforts. There is definitely no shortage of things that you can do to really be proactive to continue to get and keep that scale moving right to the very last day. And you really want to be super clear on this tweak, because ideally this is the tweak you want to keep following over the next few weeks until the start of our January 1st program. A heads up reminder, our prices are going up in January to $99. So if you want to get in at 75, the time is now to do that. You want to be super clear on this week also, because this is a tweak that you're going to use in maintenance. And really, you're going to do a version of this when you are done maintaining your weight and just living your life the Libby way. So on the guidelines yesterday, we talked about the three stages to the Libby method. There's

lose your weight, and you do as many rounds as the weight loss program that you need until you reach your goal. Then you want to maintain your weight and you can do that by doing our maintenance program. So you want to do at least one round of the maintenance program to solidify your weight. Then you want to spend some time just understanding what maintenance looks like and feels like to you. Maybe you're still asking the four questions. Maybe you're still weighing yourself on the scale. You're definitely still being mindful until you're ready to put your weight loss journey behind you and just wake up, look good, feel good, live your life the living way. You will always have to be mindful, but you also acquired all the skills that you need in order to be able to do that. We're going to talk

maintenance this week. So, uh, Terry Paisley is going to join me. She is my real people, real journey, um, member today. She's been in maintenance for a year. We're going to join me. She is my Real People, Real Journey member today. She's been in maintenance for a year. We're going to talk to, sorry, on Tuesday. We're going to talk to her on Tuesday. Odette from the maintenance program, the manager of the maintenance program, is going to join us on Wednesday for the Tweak This Week conversation. So we're going to talk about maintenance.

For those of you who are ready for that conversation. Our last Monday morning live for a few weeks. Yeah, I hope you've all been successful in some ways. I think there's no way you could not be proud of yourself if you've been showing up this entire 12 weeks of the program. Even if you feel like you haven't maybe crushed it skill wise, it is no easy feat to show up every day and, you know, take time for yourself and do the things that you need to do with regardless of what goal it is that you are trying to reach in life. So I think you all take a minute and be really proud. I did say it on the guidelines yesterday. That's that's also

what this week is about is being really proud of what you've accomplished with this program where you are at, you may still have work that you need to do, but that's okay. That's okay. That brings me to the celebrate and inspire post today. So please take time to, please take time to share on the celebrate and inspire. This is a post for you. So every week we've been highlighting our member spotlight. This post is for you to really own what you have done. The fact that you're still here. If you want to show a before and after, you can totally do that. We will not take a before and after and use it on our social media or use it on advertising without your permission. So you can do that freely. You do not need a before and after to participate. You don't need to have reached your goal to participate. You don't need to have crushed the program to participate. It's really just a place for you to own the fact that you are here at this point.

First time having this, it started on Tuesday. No appetite, food not appealing to me, eating the token amounts. So I get some food. Otherwise, I wasn't even hungry and a plateau since then. Also, I didn't have this in my other sessions. Okay, I think I saw this. I'm not sure if you asked this question yesterday. I know the team, um, had gone home for the day. So, so sometimes what people think is that, first of all, I would never, every tweak is better than

every tweak is better than the previous tweak. And I would never suggest people do something that's going to stop them from being successful. And a lot of times people will perceive that a week isn't working for them because the scale isn't moving or because they've been on a plateau. So plateaus happen because sometimes your body just needs time to adjust to the weight that you've lost. Sometimes plateaus happen because your body gets sidetracked from focusing on fat loss because of other things going on in your life. For example, if you're not hungry and don't have an appetite, why is that? That's where you want

to look at, not what you're doing on program and plan, because you're checking it at every single meal and snack time assessing your situation. If you're hungry and need to eat, you could eat, but you're going to have a few token bites. You should eat because you're going to go longer than a few hours or you're choosing not to eat. And so what is happening that you're not hungry? It could be that you're not feeling so hot and your body is trying to fight a cold or flu or virus in which not only is your weight not down, but your weight is up a little bit as your body retains water to do that. It could be that this is just where it hits in your cycle, right? So your hormones, what's going on with your hormones and your menstrual cycle. And again, you could be coming, you could be ovulating, you could be coming to where you are about to get your cycles,

your body's retaining water. Because of that, it could be that you're dealing with a lot of emotional stress. It could be the holidays are a very stressful time. It could be that, you know, you have something going on with your family. It could just be that your body also is just you're really tuning into that you're not really all that hungry right now for whatever reason. And this is where you want to honor that. But that I guarantee you, if you are following personalizing the food plan properly, and really checking in at every single meal and snack time and assessing if you're hungry, like actually, like, am I hungry here? Not just Oh, I don't have time. I don't have time. Because what happens is a lot of people fall back into old habits, right? They can go all day long without

eating. That's not a good thing. That's not a good thing. So really assessing what's going on. This is about meeting your body where it's at. So then I'm going to turn this around and being like, what's the concern here, right? What's the concern here? Because you didn't ask a question. First time having this, it started Thursday, no appetite, food not appealing to me, eating the token amounts. So I get some food. Otherwise I wasn't even hungry and a plateau since then. Also, I didn't have this in my other sessions. Like what's, you didn't ask a question. You just kind of made a comment. So I'm going to assume that there's some, you have some underlying issue with it. There's a concern you are what's going on. So the also also I didn't have this in my other sessions is like, this is why it's really important that you go into each program, new program with fresh eyes,

not assuming that what happened last time is going to happen this time. You're bringing a whole new body to the table physically, mentally, like you really it's like comparing apples to oranges, same base effective program, different body, different circumstance, different season in your life. So what I would suggest to you is what are you trying to say here? What are your concerns? What are your questions? What do you want to get to the bottom of with this, right?

Totally normal to just not be all that hungry for a variety of reasons. Plateau could simply be because your weight dropped last week. In terms of what happened this program versus that program, it's apples and oranges. They're both fruit. So they're both the Libby method, but completely different experience, completely different experience. Hi, Kimberly dropping in to say hi. I'll fork today. Blood work and CT for cancer follow up. All is good have a wonderful day uh right back at you right back at you the scale is higher than when i started but

my waist measurement is 4.5 inches smaller i will take that as a non-scale vector yeah absolutely so if you are not where you want to be you definitely want to reflect on why what is going on now we do this is the point in the program where we do get a lot of people coming back who just have not been following a lot of people. I didn't do this. I didn't do that. And they click on their names and they haven't asked one question the entire time. So a couple of things you need to know if that's you, we actually are here to help. We want you to be successful. So you got to reach out. You got to ask for help. There's still time to get yourself organized and figure it out. If you're not where you want to be in terms of the scale, I mean, that happens, right? I think with any goal in life, we do our best, we try to get one step closer. And there are always other things that got in the way or things

that we didn't do that we could do. So this is where I would say, on top of being proud of yourself, which is first and foremost, if you're coming back with us in January, take some time and be like, while the program is coming to an end this week and be like, okay, um, now that I'm reflecting on the program, what, what can I feel that I can do better? Or what didn't I do this time that I could do next time in knowing what I know now, how would I navigate differently? And just kind of have that, you know, kind of take some time to reflect on that, which are more likely to have that mindset rolling into the January program. There's a lot that's going to happen between the end of this program and January. You'll probably get caught up. You'll get busy. But right now that you're in the moment of following it, that's where

you want to take time and reflect back on it. I don't know what's going on with my questions here. Let me see if I can get into. Good morning. How do I talk to a younger family member, male, 30 years old, who was obese about the Libby method? No one ever talks about his weight. I am concerned about his health. His wife is overweight as well. I have no idea how to approach this.

I only had to lose 12 pounds. So my experience with weight is different. Well, I wouldn't say your experience with weight is different, to be honest, because it can just, it can be just as hard to lose 10 pounds for someone as it is 50 pounds for somebody else, honestly, because issues, associations, health issues, there's a lot to that. So talking to people about weight loss is weird, especially in the current environment where it's not really cool to comment on people's weight. I mean, I don't know that it was ever really cool to comment on people's weight. But it's definitely not cool in today's environment to comment on people's weight. I don't know that one, it is any of your business. Right? However, with that said,

because he's a grownup and they can make their own choices. However, with that said, I come from a place that sharing is caring. And when I find great products or services, I like to tell people that's where I'm coming from. And the Livi Method is a program that you can feel really good about sharing, but that doesn't mean that it isn't weird, depending on the circumstance. My suggestion would be if it comes up in conversation. So if you are talking about your journey, and they happen to ask questions, you know, if they start making comments about their weight or what they're eating, I think it's all about the way you say it. And maybe it's like, hey, I don't want to assume that you are trying to lose weight or anything like that. However, I just finished doing a really

great program that is unlike any other diet where it's healthy, you get to eat all of that. You know, I can send you a link, I can send you information again, don't want to assume. I just believe same sharing is caring. I found this great program. It is like Risa says, this is a tricky and sensitive issue. Yeah, it is. And so we sit around here being like, how do people share the living method, right? And I think a lot of people just share it because they're excited about it. And I think when you finish the living method, at least one full program at the end of it, you think everybody should be doing this because everybody should be doing this. If not just to lose weight, just to get really healthy as well. So you can

approach it maybe, Hey, if anyone in the family is interested in getting healthy and, and, and even losing some weight, I found a really great program. Um, I would love to share with everybody. I'm feeling really good about myself. I believe sharing is caring. Uh, it's not about weight really at the end of the day, it's about being your healthiest. I believe sharing is caring. It's not about weight really at the end of the day. It's about being your healthiest. And this program is something that, you know, is different than anything else out there. I don't know. What do you guys think? Let me, let me ask you, what do you guys think about this? What do you guys think about this? Here's what I don't want you to do. I can tell you, I've had some, I've had some, uh, I've had some men buy my weight loss program

for their wives for Valentine's day. Uh, that never goes over well. I'm not, I'm not kidding. This has happened. I was like, I don't know. I would have, oh no, no, no, no. She wants to do it. She's going to love it. And then they're like, is my husband for real right now? Did he seriously buy me a weight loss program for Valentine's day? I stopped doing that after a while. I'm like, ah, no, no, no, I'm not doing that. I'm not doing that. I'm not doing it. Why did it have to go so fast? I'm going to miss watching the lives and, uh, yes. Teasing the post every day. January seems so far away. Okay. So I get this a lot that people are going to miss me. I, you're probably not going to miss me, but you're probably going to miss your routine

and what waking up every day, popping into the group, setting your intentions. It's really about focusing on you and you taking the time to continue to focus on yourself. So this is also a great week to be like, okay, how can I keep this going? Right. It's, it's kind of like if I signed up for a fitness program and, um, you know, they're taking a break or the gym shuts down over the holidays, or I do an online program and they're not doing any new sessions over the holidays, or I do an online program, and they're not doing any new sessions over the holidays, but I still feel really fantastic every morning, I'm getting up,

and that's part of my routine. So you don't want to not do that just because, you know, they're not doing any new fitness sessions, or your gym is closed down. What else can you do? If you can't go to a gym, maybe you can go for a walk every day. So if you can't pop in, well, you can pop into the Facebook support group, you'll still have access to all the information. You can still use the Living Method app, although it will turn into a general tracker. In between programs, you can listen to old lives, especially the guest segments, also the spill the real people real journey conversations. If you haven't been listening to those, I highly suggest you do. It's an opportunity to really keep the process going in all the ways that work best for you, right?

It is you. I will miss you. I'll miss you too. It's very weird for me as well, because this is, this is like my daily routine. It's very, it's very strange for me as well. And then I come back, I feel like I've like, I'm, you know, forgotten everything that I, I don't know how to turn my computer on. I don't know how to do any of the things.

Oh my goodness. I've tried several attempts to get someone to join. No one will do it until they're ready. I do have to agree with that. I do have to agree, right? Like you can't, you cannot pay me enough money to work with somebody who is not ready. And I'll get people who will reach out and they'll be like, oh, I want to work with you. And I'll be like, why? And they're like, I need you to hold me accountable. And I'm like, that's not it. I won't work with someone who needs me to make them accountable. I will not do that. Um, a lot of people who will reach out and be like, well, I want to work with you. I'm having a hard time on the program. And I'm like, okay, why are you having a hard time on the program? What's the problem? Oh, I just having a hard

time showing up and it's this and it's that. And I'm like, nah, if you can't do the program, you, you can't work with me. I'm you think the program is hard, man. You just try working with me. You know, um, you can't pay me enough to work with anyone who's not ready. And that's why with the Libby method, we're not into selling. We're not into selling the Libby method. We're into letting people know. And it's interesting because we're obviously working on advertising and marketing. And, you know, at first we got into trying to educate people about the Libby method. And I don't think that's it. I think what we just need people to know is that there, there is another option out there. We just need to know that we need people to

know that the Libby method exists. Once they get into the program, they'll see what a great value it is. They'll see what a great program it is, but we just need to know that it exists. So that's where I would take a sharing is caring approach. It's not about talking about the person's weight. It's just like, hey, I just did this great program. It's really awesome. If, hey, if you're ever looking for an awesome weight loss program or a way to get healthy, I, you know, I have this really great program, but it is so true. And that's why the program too, like I'll get a lot of people obviously who want to sign up and want a quick fix. I'm just, I'm not into that. I'm not into that. Right. I'll get a lot of people signing up and say, is there a guarantee on my weight loss? I'm like, oh, hell

no. No, no. Too many variables to that. Too many variables to that. Someone was asking about, um, Nicole and I, where's Nicole? Is that Robert and I are hoping for our lunch date, Tony. And yeah, well, let's set that up, girl. I would totally love to do that. If you guys are around over the holidays, I know it's a busy time for everybody, but let's definitely make that happen. So let's talk about the end of the program. So first of all, again, sign up for the winter program prices going up. I don't want to hear from anybody that they didn't know price is going up to $75. I had someone reach out and be like, that's a big jump. It's time. It's time that our prices have gone up. So I'm not apologizing for that. Here's what I can tell you. If you're a member now, you can still get in

for $75. And if you're going to continue to join, this is not going to affect you because we will still continue to have no doubt our early bird, uh, one day big sale. So if you get in now and you sign up for January, and then you take advantage in January of our one day big sale for the spring summer program, this is not going to affect you at all. Uh, tell your friends and family as well that the price is going up. The time is now to get in on that. So one, make sure you sign up. Let's talk about maintenance. So we have a maintenance program that runs in line with our weight loss program. The weight loss program, you have to sign up for every new program. The maintenance program right now is pay one price

and you get in. There is no app yet, although we're working on that. We'll probably have that ready to go for spring, but it's joined the Facebook support group and we run the 91 day program every three times a year, just like the weight loss program, just like the rate, just like the weight loss program. Um, eventually the, eventually the model for the payment for the maintenance program will change. And it will either go $75 per group as well, or it will go some sort of subscription thing where you can stay in the community. In the maintenance program, what's changed is you will have access to all of our guest expert segments as well. So that's the difference between the weight loss program and the maintenance program right now. And the reason why the pricing is different on the maintenance

programs, because when we started, we didn't really have a program, we had a maintenance group. But now we actually have a maintenance program, we don't have a maintenance app yet. And chances are when we do the price will be going up for that as well. So some of you are asking, can I purchase the maintenance program and just kind of keep it in my back pocket until you're ready? Absolutely. If you want to get in on that $75 price, you can totally do that. If you've already purchased the maintenance program, again, you can sit on that. And then everybody who's already part of the maintenance program at $75 pay one price will be grandfathered in regardless of the change in pricing that we implement in

in the future. So again, we're going to talk about maintenance, everything that you need to know about that this week. So make sure you reach out and ask as many questions. The app, the app will turn into a general tracker after the program is done for you to use in between groups. So you'll be able to still track your food and your fluids and all of that. There will come a point where you won't have access to any of the information, but or the Livi AI, but you'll be able to continue to use it as a tracker. End of the program feels we'll be working a lot over the holidays, but I will have my weekend off for my family Christmas. I will take one day at a time. I will indulge a little and not stress. It will be okay. I love that. Yes. What is your plan for the holidays? Just like, just like

weekends when you are actively doing the program, take a look at your weekends. What do you got going on? You know, you know, you have a wedding this, this weekend and a, you know, family trip that weekend, same thing over the holidays, make a plan for yourself. You absolutely can enjoy the bites of bits here or there and still see the scale move. Or maybe you're not, you don't want to be hardcore and see the scale move. Maybe just be happy maintaining. You'll absolutely be able to maintain your weight and still indulge here and there. Remember, this is what back on track is for. This is what back on track is for, right? Ask any questions that you need about that this week. Make sure you're feeling super confident. I have people who would say you've lost a lot of weight and I would say I've lost 52 pounds and I did it with the Libby method and they would ask me all about it. They're

going to sign up for January and mention the price increase and they're going to sign up before them. Again, sharing is caring. This is my whole approach. Is this like, if you, if you, if you know something good, we don't want to gatekeep it. We want to share it. People say this all the time for me. You give out way too much information for free. I try to just, you know, I know a lot and I try to share a lot. You won't see me, for example, you will not see me selling anything that I don't believe in. I know we do have some ads that run on our podcast. We do that to help keep the prices around here affordable and accessible. Affordable, accessible, doable, and maintainable will always be our mantra here at the Libby Method. But you will not see me advertising or sharing really anything that I have not personally used, or I'm not actually a fan of. I don't know that I'll ever, I don't know

if you can ever pay me enough to promote something that I don't believe in. I just, I really like sleeping at night. I really like sleeping at night. For sure, late, but I'm here. Hi, Paulina. Thanksgiving was tough planning how to handle Christmas better. This is a great program. You get more bang for your buck. Okay. So I know all of our U S friends came off of the Thanksgiving weekend. How did you make out? Don't forget there's back on track if you need it right back on track is just following that basic food plan is It's very familiar with the body, just kind of helps the body recover from indulgences, couple of days, right? Don't do it until your weight comes down. If your weight went up, do it until you feel better and then get back to personalizing the plan that's more proactive.

That's what back on track is for, right? That's what back on track is for. I have to convince people to join when they didn't lose weight right away. They dropped out. I told them they had nine, 91 days to see results. Yeah. I mean, this is sort of like, this is the education piece of the Libby method where they're so used to quick fixes that that's what they want, but it's not going to be the same because this is a permanent fix type of program rather than a quick fix type of program. And chances are if they, with all the information, because I talk about this, our guests talk about this, like that's science, it's real life. It's just what happens, right? It's also why you lose, like there's a big difference between

fat loss on the Libby Method versus weight loss, that quick fix weight loss that you get in the beginning, right? The water weight, the muscle loss, the starving and depriving, they forget that you get it all back plus more every single time. Chances are they would never have made it past the middle part of the program either, you know, the messy middle, the motivational middle, the magical middle, however you want to say it. They're just not in the right place to hear what they need to hear, which is the reality of real, healthy, sustainable weight loss. And that's okay. That's okay, right? That's okay. Judy, happy 50th, Judy. Have a great vacation. I love that. Tomorrow's my 50th birthday. I've got a dinner celebration tomorrow, a night in Toronto for

dinner and come from away. And then a cruise. I'm choosing not to eat the cake. I'm 25 days sugar and flour free and feeling great. Yeah. Let's normalize not eating the cake. Let's normalize not wanting to have cake if you don't want to eat the cake, right? We had to normalize that. Happy 50th birthday. I hope you have a fantastic time, honestly. Just like birthdays, right? Birthdays, celebratory days, long weekends, holidays, all of that. Those are not the reason why your body is feeling you need to store fat. Those are not the reason why you have gained weight, right? That's not it. That's not it. So they will not be the reason why you don't reach your goals and lose your weight either. It's what you do day in, day out that matters. Now you can, they can

really throw you off when you indulge. Oh my gosh, your weight can be up due to inflammation, backlog of foods, dehydration, alcohol, all those things, crappy sleep, stress, all of that. But once you get a handle on it, your weight will come right back down. And then you'll do day to day stuff to get your weight moving and grooming again, right? I've come to the conclusion, I always find losing weight easier in the winter months than any other month. I figured out it's because once time changes, and it's darker earlier. Yeah, I'm going to bed earlier and getting more sleep. Yeah, sleep versus six hours the rest of the year. Sleep does make a huge difference for weight loss. Boy, does it ever.

I think sleep has become, I mean, sleep and stress. I don't know which one I sort of feel more. I think sleep and stress are the two things. Sleep and stress. Yeah, I would say sleep and stress are probably the two things that get in the way of people losing as much weight as they like as quickly as they like, because everyone tends to focus on the food part and not really, really take into heart the stress piece and the sleep piece, because it's really hard to get a

handle on both of those things. But then you break it down what's happening with your stress with your hormones. And then you break it down what's happening when you're not getting the sleep and your hormones. It's really cool how it's all interconnected. You and I would highly suggest you do. If you're looking for some time to, if you're looking for some time to fill over the holidays is listen to the sleep series, the sleep series that we did with our guest experts and the hormone series that we did. And I think and the hormone series that we did. And I think all of the guest experts, honestly, we're going to make a list for you. So we're going to make a list of all the guest experts and we'll link their segments in the group and we'll link the podcast as well. So you can go through and listen. It's really cool. It's really

cool to be here at the end and be able to reflect back on that and everything that you've learned. Disappointed was on, on a plateau since week six, only lost nine of 20 pounds. Nine pounds is amazing. Uh, no question. Just curious. Didn't know a plateau could happen during round one and stick like that. Absolutely. Absolutely. It can. So, so you can, here's something you can, you can not lose any weight for the first half of the program. We talk about that all the time. That's a plateau. Um, doesn't mean that your body isn't doing anything. It just means your body's focused on changing. So that can happen. You can lose a ton of weight in the beginning and then plateau the whole middle part. I've had someone be on a six week plateau in the middle of the program. That happens. You can lose weight in the beginning and be on a plateau since week six. Only lost nine of the 20. Yeah, that sucks, right? Because you

want to lose 20 pounds, but nine pounds lost in a healthy way and nine pounds lost in 12 weeks is also pretty amazing. But absolutely plateaus can happen. Listen, I've had people not lose any weight in the whole first round of the program. And quite truthfully, it's because their body's a hot mess. Hot mess, starved, deprived, hormones out of whack, inflammation, just craziness based on their lifestyle, all the diets they've done, starving, depriving, but then they go on to be successful. And the reason why I can sit up here and confidently say that, I have thousands of people that's happened to, and then they go on to reach their weight loss goals. It's really about understanding what's going on in your body. So this is where you have some people who lose small bits and little plateaus, bigger chunks

and longer plateaus, people who lose a lot in a month and then plateau for a month. It's kind of equal and opposite reaction. What I would though say to you is, tell me why this happened, right? So what happened after week six? What was going on in your life? Were there health issues that you're dealing with? Was there just kind of, maybe you weren't as diligent, you know, six weeks in is longer than a lot of people have been on a diet before. Were you dealing with some stress in your life? What was happening? What was happening there? Was your sleep interrupted? Like what was going on in your life, right? And then and then this is where if your weight isn't moving, you're truly doing all the things maximizing. I don't just mean eating the food, drinking the water. What else is going on? So

what was the result of your 20 maximizing questions? And I say this, and I want to say this honestly, and I'm saying this to everybody right now, not the person who asked the question, but I don't know how many people don't even know about the 20 questions, have not taken time to go through the 20 questions, have not done that. And they reflect on, oh, I'm disappointed because this disappointed that. Well, what was the score to your 20 questions? What do you mean? What do you mean? What do I mean? What do you mean? What do I mean? What do I mean? What do you mean? What do I mean?

Maximizing 20 questions, all the things. How well, like what's going on there? Oh, I didn't do that. So you mean you're sitting around being disappointed and upset with your results, but you didn't maximize your results. You didn't pull out that maximizing post, go through and actually do like a hardcore assessment of what you can do and what you can focus on and really have a, like figure out what you need in order to be proactive, right? Pulled that maximizing post.

I, the other day, someone was, I only lost one pound. I said, oh, wow. Okay. Well, I've, I've noticed this is, you've only asked one question. Oh, well, I asked questions. I asked a question on the live. Okay. Well, do you want to post the 20 questions? You can do that. Well, I asked a question on the live. Come back. Well, you can post the 20 questions in the group again. Well, you know, I did this. I'm like, okay, for fuck sakes, you want to come in and complain that you have only lost this, only lost that. We're here to help. I literally, I don't know how many times I tell you post the answer to your 20 questions. If you don't want to do the work, if you don't want to do the work, then don't expect us to help at the end of the day,

we can only do so much. So coming in and complaining about why I only lost this, I only lost that, but you're not even willing to do the things you need to do to figure out why. So you want to come in and complain about it, but you don't want to help us figure out why. So you can actually make some change about it, right? Again, that's just a blanket statement to everybody. And the reason why I say that is you still have time. You still have time, right? You still have time. Um, so what I would say is like, what's going on?

And so what you should notice back to, back to the question, but back to the question, what you should notice is that if your weight wasn't, if your weight wasn't dropping in six weeks, you should have noticed your body changing. That's, that's the thing. So if your weight wasn't dropping, your body should be changing. And then there comes to if you didn't notice anything at all, and you were really maximizing doing all the things, that is where I would go back and listen to the four reasons why your weight might be slower to move. And this is where hormones might factor in because even though you are following or inflammation or gut issues or health issues, because even though you are following

this healthy program, you can still have health issues pop up, right? You can still have your hormones out of whack. You can still be diagnosed, God forbid, with cancer and other diseases and health issues, right? And so if you feel like something is off, this is where you really want to go check in with your doctor and be like, okay, like I'm doing all these things. Pose the 20 questions and maximize. Obviously, we're here for that part. But there also is that piece where if you feel something is off, then this is where

you definitely want to be working with your healthcare provider, right? And so at this point, what's really important and will be really beneficial is that reflecting back piece. Okay. And now knowing how this program works and being here where I'm at now, like, how did I do? Give yourself a score to one out of 10. And not, this is not berating, getting on yourself, anything like that. This is just assessing your situation and being like, okay, what can, so for example, I'm working on writing a book right now and I'm working with a book writer and I'm on my, I'm on third chapters and I've been really busy. Like I've thought I'd have this book done in six months and it's been six months and I've only been chapter three and I'm like, okay, I just finished the third chapter and I'm

going to sit down and be like, how can I better support myself in this process? Because it's kind of like an afterthought when I'm doing the work I do it, but I'm putting it off. I'm not prioritizing it. I got all these other things coming up. Chances are nothing's going to change in my life. I'm still going to be busy. Still going to have all the things. This is really important to me, yet I'm not taking the time. So what can I do? Right? And so do I need to get up earlier in the morning and, you know, you know, do my workout and create some quiet time and space? Is it in the evening? No, it's not in the evening because the reason why I'm sharing this, because I did this, um, evening isn't going to work for me because that's kind of when,

you know, I want to hang out with my kids. This is when I like, I'm tired at the end of the day. My best brain power is early in the day. Can I have more touch points with the person who's helping me write this book, right? Piece it all together. Yeah. You know, I, I feel like I'm a burden for them because I am not doing the things on my end. So then I hate asking them. Meanwhile, they're there to help me. So I'm going to create more touch points, right? And so I'm not where I wanted to be on my book. I am three chapters in when I thought I was going to be done, right? But I'm not going to get on myself. It is what it is at the end of the day.

And so this is no different, right? You are not where you wanted to be. So why, what is it, what's going on there? So definitely look at the physical part of things and then look at like what's happening in my life. Now, were there circumstances? I did not expect to do Dragon's Den when I signed up for the book. I did not expect to do the National Menopause Show, the National Women's Show. I didn't expect to do a lot of things that I found myself doing over the last three months. So the unexpected happened. I also had some unexpected yet expected

stress with family. So I'm dealing with that right now, which has been very consuming on my brain. And that's where it took me a while to get this last chapter. I just didn't have the capacity to really be thinking about it because all my brain power went to something else. And so, you know what I mean? I'm not like, oh my God, you're a loser. You're never going to get this book done. What's wrong with you, Gina? I'm just like, okay, let's break it down and make it make sense. How did I get here? And why am I not where I wanted to be? How did I get here? And why am I not where I wanted to be? And what can I make sure? So moving forward, I'm, I'm, I'm feeling I'm, I'm not just supporting myself better, but I'm doing better. I'm doing better, right?

And so I think that's the takeaway today. That's what I want you to say. This final week, we are here for you. I want you to be successful. I want you to be successful. So help us help you if you want to post your 20 questions. Not yes, no, maybe so. Really give us some information we can dive into and really help you figure it out.

And trust me, just you doing the process is going to be you, you're going to, you're going to be, oh yeah, I could totally work on this and that. Also want you to be super confident on next steps, super confident next steps. I know some of you are nervous too. You're nervous about, uh, you're nervous about, uh, in between groups. You're going to do great. You're going to do great. You're going to do great. Um, we are going to be around. You can follow us over on social media. You have learned a lot. If you are here at the end of the program, you have learned a lot. You have a lot of tools. It's time to test those. Look at that. It's kind of like a fun opportunity to test those. Lost 40 pounds in the first program, 15, uh, in this session, I plateaued, but I am also okay

with that. I understand that it happens with my body and totally feel calm about it. I know in my heart, my soul, I will keep losing. I have this confidence I've never had on any other program. Yeah, peace out. Love that, Marianne. Losing weight in a healthy, sustainable way is different than what you get when you do the starve and deprive yourself diets, right? I think what people forget with starve and deprive yourself diets, it? I think what people forget was starve and deprive yourself diets. So it gets to a point where you just get a plateau, you can't move past it and you gain all your weight back. And with the living method, it's just different, right? At the end of the day, we are going for healthy, sustainable, move on with the rest of your life, kind of weight loss,

not quick fix, although we are trying to lose weight as quickly as possible. Plateau last three rounds was thankful that members posted about their own plateaus and could normalize it. I think that's it. Although also too, I do want to say, yes, it's normal, but it's also normal to have a variety of different feelings about it as well. Right? It's, we need to also allow ourselves to feel disappointed, but be like, what is this about? Like you, you, you made it this far, 12 weeks showing up for yourself. I can tell you that you shouldn't feel disappointed, but if you do, there's probably a reason for that. And what is that about? What is that about? And sometimes I will say finally, is that

when we reflect on the end of this three months, sometimes we pull in the fields from the last three years, 30, 13 years, 30 years, right? So a lot of times what's intertwined with our fields about the end of this process is where is all the time and energy we spent on dieting our entire lives and how we just wish we were done and further ahead than we are right now. And we're tired of all of it. And that's why big picture is this. We want this to be the last of it. We want this truly to be the last diet that you ever do. Right. But we do also need to normalize. Yes. Ups and downs, plateaus on the scale, all of that. We also need to normalize the feels that come along with this process. And every single feel that you feel is valid. All of your thoughts,

all of your feelings are giving you great insight into where you are at, what, where you've been, and what you need to work through in order to get to where you want to go. Right? So, so, so really take time and honor those, honor those. I'm not where I thought I would be in this round, but I know I'll get there. I'm still here and I'm not giving up love this program. I'm not where I want to be where I thought I would be in life. Right? If I look back on my entire life, I'm not sure I ever reached a point where I was like, yep, thought I would be here. Yep. Reached my goal on exactly the timeline that I wanted. Yep. Accomplished exactly what I want. I mean, I think that if I think back in my life, I don't think I've ever said that once.

Ever said that once. Right. I think we'd like to set the bar high. We have certain expectations because we are hopeful, right? And I don't think there's anything wrong with that. I think you should have a super high bar. I think you should set your expectations high and have high hopes. And I think it's about striving and every day, just doing your best to work towards that. So that's, you want, that's your why that's your beacon. That's your like, do you know what I mean? Um, but if you? But if you think about it, I don't know that I've ever reached any goal on my timeline that ideally I wanted to. You are always better than where you started, right? And that's the point.

I love that. All right, everyone. I hope that you have an amazing, what's this? At this point in the program, with everything I've learned, I feel I can actually see me reaching my ultimate goal. I never have that before. That's my big non-scale victory. This is a great note to end on. This is a great note to end on. Listen, I don't want to spend a whole week talking about next steps. I'm still here to help you figure out what's going on. Ask me the hard questions. I'm here for it. Please take time to do a couple things today. One, head over to the Celebrate and Inspire post'm here for it. Please take time to do a couple of things today. One,

head over to the Celebrate and Inspire post. You deserve it. Take time to celebrate yourself. Two, please fill out the survey, whether this is your first program, your 15th, your 21st program, please fill it out. I want to know, I want to hear what you loved, what you didn't like, what you hated. I want to know if you did well. I want to know if you didn't do well. This is not a biased survey. I want to hear it all. I want to hear it all. Please be honest, share. I've made so many changes to the program based on feedback. I've learned to appreciate feedback and I'm not perfect. And I feel like I'm just getting started around here. And what's going to help me truly have the number one weight loss company in the world and help as many people as possible, if you guys are honest with me about what you need

so we can best figure out how to better support you, better support you. So give it to me. I want to hear it all, the good, the bad, the ugly. If you could take some moments of your time and fill out that survey, I would absolutely appreciate that. Celebrate and inspire posts. And then please ask. Do not be shy about asking as many questions as you need.

Remember, we are here to help. The survey is posted in the group today, and it will also be emailed out as well. So if you can take time to fill that out, I'd greatly appreciate it. Okay, everyone, have a super fantastic day. I'm going to be back tonight. If you want to join me, come hang out with me tonight. I'd greatly appreciate it. Okay, everyone have a super fantastic day. I'm going to be back tonight. If you want to join me, come hang out with me tonight. I will see you then. Otherwise have a fantastic day. Bye everyone. We're not done this week. We still have some guests. Sandra Elia is going to join us on Wednesday. We're talking about how to navigate the holidays, not be triggered. She's also going to be joined by one of our new guests. We're going

to be introducing Sandy Van, who's going to be joining us as well. So that's going to be on Wednesday. I'm here all week, everyone. I hope you will be too. Have a great one. Bye.