The Livy Method Podcast - Livy Method Day 89 - Spring/Summer 2024

Episode Date: July 19, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from The Livy Method Spring/Summer 2024 Support Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 89, 9 AM live.You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspringsummer2024Topics covered:What Gina knows at the end of this programEnvisioning your endgame includes giving thought to the person you are becoming along the wayFollowing The Livy Method can ease the pressures of lifeLet us know what you think! The survey is liveReviewing what Stage 2 -Solidifying Your Weight- looks like in Finally and Forever weight lossWorking behind the group? Here’s what you need to knowLet’s talk about reframing expectationsKudos to YOU! The best community on the internet!To learn more about the Livy Method, or to join our Fall Group starting September 9th, 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,

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Well, well, well, here we are, day 89 of the program. Okay, the final live of the spring summer 2024 program. My goodness. Okay, so this is the last live, but the team will be around all weekend long to answer any questions that you have. I will be checking in right to the last hour on Sunday. You can continue to ask all the questions that you need to make sure you are super clear on next steps. And then come Monday, we stop posting. We stop answering questions, we archive the Facebook support group, but you will still have access to it. So if you still want to review any of our guest segments or check-ins or any of the posts, you will still have access to them in the Facebook support group. In fact, the team did a list for you the other day of all of our amazing guest segments. They

linked the links in the Facebook support group if you want to watch them. They also of all of our amazing guest segments. They linked the links in the Facebook support group if you want to watch them. They also linked all of the podcasts as well from the Living Method podcast. So there's that whole list. I highly suggest that if you have time and feel so inclined that you revisit those conversations relevant to where you are at today, especially some of those early conversations. If you're looking for some homework over the summer, I think that would be a great idea. Of course, I'm going to be hanging out in our Bridging the Gap group all summer long with the team. I'm going to be going live. I'm going to be hosting some guests, but more importantly, you'll have our whole team of program specialists there

to answer any questions that you have throughout the summer, whether you are looking to continue to reach your goals, you're going to personalize the plan to do that. If you're looking maybe to have a more of a let's maintain, join my summer, hit it hard in the fall type of thing, you'll have all the support that you need. Or if you're looking to set yourself up for success, the team will be there to help you do that for the fall. Also, if you feel, or if you're looking to set yourself up for success, the team will be there to help you do that for the fall. Also, if you feel, I was thinking about this one today, if you feel like you maybe didn't do the best that you could in hindsight, obviously, which is so easy. I mean, even I could be like, oh, this program, I could have done this, I could have done that,

but I did the best that I possibly could. And you're looking to sort of double down on your knowledge and be able to ask the questions that you need to make sure that you are successful moving forward. The group can be great for that. Plus, we're just going to have a lot of fun. Good morning. Last live of the session is always so bittersweet, isn't it? I used to get quite grumpy pants about it. You know, I do tend to procrastinate the final week of the program. I don't want it to end. But also here's the thing that I know is that you've made it this far. You've accomplished a lot, even if you maybe feel like you could have done better. You're coming back.

You're going to come back. You're going to either be in our Bridging the Gap group or you're coming back in the fall with us or you are ready to move on and you're ready to have that maintenance conversation. And if you're coming back, usually people come back and they bring friends. So it's kind of like a win-win situation around here. Again, just let me remind you that the 91 days is strategic. There's so many layers to the program, the tweaks each week, what we're focusing on, the way it helps you go deep, really into your feels and really level up the things that you're doing physically for your body as well. But there's a rhyme and a reason to everything, including the 91 days. So 91 days is

enough time to make actual change in the body and actually make a difference. It's also meant to have a start date and an end date to this particular session or a start date to it and an end date to your weight loss journey. If you can follow through on the 91 days, chances are you're going to be able to follow through and finish your entire weight loss journey. It's also about breaking it down into digestible chunks and then also like spending time in these phases. And then when you repeat the program again, you're coming back having accomplished real change. So when you approach the next set of 91 days, physically you are different and mentally you are different. And it gives you time to really level up. For example, when we started week three, that week of mindfulness, it was also a week where people start to feel bored. That was a week to. Downsizing brought up feels tied into the diet industry and the diets that you've done,

feeling like you're not going to get enough, feelings of feeling starved or deprived, concerns of feeling starved, deprived, not eating enough. Also leaving food on your plate brought up food waste issues, food scarcity issues. So although we spent a couple weeks doing that, a couple weeks for most people isn't enough to really kind of like really break through that, get to the other side of those issues and associations. And so and then we did feeding the metabolism, which allowed us to approach it from a different angle where we split your meals in two, where you're really allowed to be in tune to that first portion. And then when it came to that second portion,

you had the option of eating it unlike downsizing where you were leaving it. And so you cycle through the program, but then as you cycle through the program, you're adding more layers to that and you're leveling up even more and even more. So then when you go through the program again, you have another opportunity to work through these tweaks, bringing that knowledge forward. And so you can really, really dive into them. This is what's going to help you work through those. And so that 91 days is to make it manageable, right? To help you really set up for success, following through on all those 91 days, getting it to the end. The feeling that you have at the end

that you were able to do that is just like, ah, holy shit, this is what I did. And if you did it this time with what you knew, with what you know now, you can do it again and again and again until you finally reach those finally and forever goals. It's so cool. It's so cool. It's so cool. It's so cool. Going into summer post- post Libby for the second time and just feeling so grateful to everything that I've learned and how far I've come in the last five programs. I truly never thought I could live my life like this. Right? Because it's so complicated. I saw Kelly Sweeney. She was one of our Spill the Tea guests. She did a post that it's really not complicated. We tend to complicate things.

And it's not the food part or the exercise part. It's the mental part of things. There's so much, especially if you have a history of dieting. But also just the way we live in our life and the world makes it very difficult, very high stress, always on the go, juggling a lot of things just to survive, just to survive, take care of ourselves and take care of our families. And to get to a place where you're feeling calm and confident around food, to have a better relationship, not just with your physical body, but your whole sense of self and who you are, to know that there is hope, to not just reach your weight loss goals, but achieve

any goal in your life, I think is really huge. And what you've been doing is you've been living your best life. You've been living your best life every day you wake up, but you are designing the lifestyle of your dreams. You are designing the life that you want to live. That's what you've been doing. That's what you've been doing with the living method. And that's where, when it comes to maintenance, you're going to, when you move into maintenance, you're, you go through the stages. So you just lose your weight, which obviously you're doing here. If those of you are ready for maintenance, you're going to go through a solidifying stage. You're going to put time into solidifying your weight, and then you're

going to work on what maintenance looks like and feels like to you, testing the waters, being that maintenance stage. And then you're going to come to a place where you're ready to move on and live your life or live the livey way, which is supporting all the changes that you've made, all of your new habits that create the new lifestyle, the new you. Who do you want to be? Are you that person who gets up early and meditates or, you know, does a workout or goes for a walk or create space to set up their day and read and set their intentions? Are you that kind of person that, you know, sits down at night and has a nice kind of wind down routine, very mindful of getting the best quality sleep that you possibly can, right? Sitting down, reflecting on your day, whether it be your weight loss, if it's not your weight loss goals anymore,

it's other goals that you have in life. And everybody wants to do that, but it's so hard to do it. And with the living method, you're doing all of that in a very systematic way that just helps you build and build and build on the things that you learn along the way. It's so cool. Hi, Risa. Good morning. I can't believe it's the last day. How proud of all of us, how proud of all of us for 91 days and two other programs that I've been shown up to. Congrats. I heard a video that said our journey is a process of becoming. Yeah, exactly that. Our journey is a process of becoming and I'm ready for bridging the gap in the fall program. I have a small amount

left and excited to know I will get there just like all of you. Heck yeah. If you're here now, if you're here now, if you're here now, you're going to get there. Um, do, do, do, do, do, do. This is my fifth session and first time nearing the end that I'm not crying all my sugary carbs. So, oh, craving all crying. I went to, I went to Wonderland last night, yesterday with the kids. It was so fun, but I'm a little bit tired today. This is my fifth session and the first time nearing the end that I'm not craving all my sugary carbs. So looking forward to continuing to lose over the summer with you and into the fall. Being in tune to your body. Remember cravings are just your body trying to

communicate its needs through association, right? But it's also, you can be triggered with carbs as well, right? It's that, you know, residual habits with carbs as well. So there's a lot to work through to get to a place where you're really calm about that. My birthday today. Hi, Sandy. Not gonna, not gonna miss the 11.8 pounds lost. Congratulations. I love that. I definitely mentally feel different after two rounds of the program. I feel amazing. Good. That's exactly how I want you to feel. That's exactly how I want you to feel. Good morning. Hi, Marion. I had a terrible, stressful round this time, taking a break the summer to come back into fall for round seven. I realize it's not the food by emotional stress that holds me back. So working

on it now and going in with super clean, fresh eyes in September. I love you and love your program. Yes, I hear that. It's relentless, right? The stuff that we need to work through mentally, because it's not just the food. It's how we associate with food. This comes back to why it's so complicated. We use food for so many things to show love, to celebrate, to bond, to self-medicate. We use food for so many things in a variety of different ways. And it's not like we're going to stop utilizing food in those ways. It's about the way we need to connect with them. And then when it comes to dieting and doing the things that you need to do, if you've used food to cope, for example, or have certain associations, why you are dealing with mental stuff can be incredibly difficult to work through all of that. There can

be a lot of noise that you have to cut through. Plus, if you add in, you know, your body image to that, your your how your brain is wired and your association and sense of self, right? If you feel really broken in your life, it's hard to kind of put the pieces back together or do all the things that you need to do. It can feel like it's a lot because it's a lot. It's a lot. But this is where the living method breaks down into very routine. So if you listen to the guest segments that we had this session, the common thing was routine, routine, routine, routine. Or if you're just creating the habit, you need to create the routine. And it's that routine over and over and over again that allows the body to make change in a very calm manner and in a way

that really makes sense, in a way that really fast tracks the process because you are layering one week over the next, over the next, over the next. So you are building your body up systematically, right? Or increasing your metabolism systematically or unraveling layers of issues and associations systematically. And that's where the program really allows you to do that. But you might have some, you might get caught up in sort of some big fields. And this is where you might be interested in seeking out a psychologist to help you work through some of those fields, just like you would hire a personal trainer, right? Just like you would hire a personal trainer, right? Just like you would hire a personal trainer

or anyone else that's going to teach you something to really help you really dig into some of the things that you are dealing with. Good morning. Hi, Linda. This session has been one of my best for absorbing knowledge. Enjoyed every second. Oh, I love hearing that. I love hearing that. And let's talk about that for a second too. Like for other people, this might not have been your best session for absorbing knowledge because you've just had a lot going on. And this is where I said, like revisiting those conversations with our guest experts, like now that you were, cause when you're in the program, it can be, it's a lot, you're juggling a lot, you're doing a lot, you're really thinking a

lot. And sometimes you can't see the forest from the trees because you're just doing it every day. And now that it's coming to an end, even if you've joined our Bridging the Gap group, it's a great opportunity to reflect in that group. It's a great idea to kind of pull the pieces together and reflect and to be able to ask questions and have that support and keep that conversation going. This is where you take a look at, or you listen, you watch, or you listen to those guest segments relevant to where you are at now. And at the time you could have had a lot going on. And now that you've moved past that, or you're in a different space, you're able to listen

to those conversations differently. And without the, this is what I have to do today. And I'm doing this and I got to, you know, you're, you're in the middle of the program. You can kind of sit back and really truly listen and absorb. There's a lot of great information. Even my team yesterday was like, holy shit, like how did you even get in or how did you do all of these conversations? There were so many great conversations with our guests. So many great conversations with our guests. Leveled up. That's, you know, that's one thing which is really interesting about where the diet industry is going in the whole conversation with weight loss medications. And with the whole early on Oprah conversation

about diets and whatnot is that we are having the conversations. We really are our diet program is truly revolutionary. I mean, it's not rocket science in terms of the foods. There's a lot of just, you know, science behind that. It's been existing for a while, although new science is now reinforcing it. Really, it's that mindset and the mindful piece is where the conversations that we're having in terms of dieting are really revolutionary. But what is really exciting is what is happening with our maintenance group and program. That really is truly revolutionary and research-based. We have been researching maintenance for the last couple of years with a lot of feedback from our members to recreate the new maintenance program that's going to be available in the fall, which is really

cool. And that is going to ultimately help our members not only lose their weight, but to be able to maintain and sustain. This brings me to the survey. I don't know if the team is busting it out today or tomorrow, but we have a whole survey. We would love, whether this is your first program or your 21st program, if you could fill out the survey, we want to hear from you. We want to hear all the feedback that you have about the program, what you loved, what you liked, what you would like to change, what you didn't like, what you hated, all of it. If you could take time, whether they post it today or it'll be up tomorrow, please take time, let you know tomorrow in the check-in if it's up, please take time to fill out that survey we actually really do want to hear from you we've made a lot of changes to the program

based on feedback from our members there is a rhyme and a reason to everything that we do and it's sort of like a lot of times we have new people come in and they want to give us feedback but we like them to see like them to follow through on the program in its entirety to really understand how it works before they do that but the time has come and we would appreciate nothing more than you taking the time to give us some feedback if you can, if you can. Before the program is over, I signed up for the September already. But I was just wondering, I don't really want to lose weight in September. I want to solidify my weight. Do I still follow the plan as outlined each week with the tweaks to, or do I follow but personalizing it as we're just doing it now at the end? So this is where yesterday,

was it yesterday? We rolled out the information for maintenance and next steps. So you either want to solidify your weight through personalizing the plan, or you want to do that through doing another round of the program. And so there's a lot of benefit for signing up for another round of the program, obviously kind of, you know, continuing to work through that mental mindset. Just because you're done losing physically doesn't mean that you're done doing the work mentally to help you really get to that calm place. So there can be a lot of benefits for signing up and doing another run of the program.

What we're working on in the maintenance group is a maintenance program. So the same time the group is running, we'll have a maintenance program running as well. So it's going to be the same, but different. So you either want to do another solidifying round of the program, whether you do that in with the, with the another round of the weight loss group, or do it with the maintenance program, or you want to continue to personalize your plan. And this is where I would highly suggest if you haven't done it yet, join the maintenance group, because that is where we talk maintenance. Whether you are doing another round to solidify your weight by doing another round of the program, or you are putting three months into personalizing the plan

to solidify your weight before you move on to that third stage. The maintenance group is where we talk maintenance. In the weight loss group, we talk weight loss. In the maintenance group, we talk maintenance. So that's where I would suggest if you have any questions, join the maintenance group. And then that way you can ask as many questions about maintenance as you need. But what I would do first is review the two posts, two options for maintenance. Um, when it comes to solidifying your weight, personalize the plan, do another round of the program to simplify. So it's really whatever your preference is. And then you would do that.

So there's four stages of the Libby method, lose your weight. And if you've done that, you're going to move on. You're going to do a solidifying round of the program, or you're going to work to solidify your weight for at least three months. That means like you want to minimize back on track, you're basically doing all of the things you are like not stressing your body out by indulging, you are continuing with routine, you really want to help your body adjust to your new weight without stress. And so that's about three months, whether you do another round of the program, or you do put three months, 12 weeks, which is enough time to make change, enough time to solidify your weight by personalizing the plan. And then the third stage

of maintenance is what we call maintenance and testing the waters. This is where you are really understanding what being in maintenance looks like and feels like, what's normal with fluctuations on the scale. This is maybe where you're starting to add in foods that you haven't had in a while. This is maybe where if you are indulging, you're adding in back on track. This is maybe where you're starting to add in foods that you haven't had in a while. This is maybe where if you are indulging, you're adding in back on track. This is maybe where you're choosing to not weigh yourself anymore. This is where you are kind of laying off on asking the four questions because you don't really need to, to really get to a place. This is the transition from solidifying your weight into getting to the place where you

are ready to wake up, look good, feel good, go about your day and just make good choices. This is where you're trusting that your body will tell you when to eat, what to eat, how much to eat. You no longer have to ask those four questions. You no longer feel like you need to get on that scale every day. You are, you know, moving forward with what you've learned in the Libby method. It will always be beneficial to start your day higher in protein. It's always beneficial not to go too long without, you know, four and a half, five and a half hours without having something to eat, where, you know, it's still a great idea to not eat late into the evening, just because it really

messes with your sleep. Although you'll still be able to have snacks in the evening, if you want, not worry about gaining weight, but it's still beneficial for, you know, for getting a good sleep because it still will mess with your sleep, which is really the reason why we're suggesting people don't eat after dinner now. So essentially taking the things that you've learned, learning to recognize when you're hydrated and when you're dehydrated and need to drink more water, all the things that you've implemented in order to feel the way that you feel. And so you can't go back into old habits. It's all about kind of continuing to reinforce the new habits that you created to sustain the lifestyle that you want to live. So this is where you want to be clear on what you are doing to solidify your weight.

Are you going to personalize the plan or are you doing another round of the program? That's the choice that you want to make. And then similar to losing weight, are you going to continue to personalize the plan or are you going to do another round with us in the fall? Or are you going to personalize the plan over the summer and then do another round with us in the fall? How is solidifying different from maintenance? So solidifying is different from maintenance because in the maintenance stage, like I said, so solidifying is like you are not stressing the body out. You are continuing with your routine. You are continuing to make sure you get that protein in the morning. You're continuing to not go long periods of time without eating. You're continuing to get your water and you're continuing to not eat in the evening. You are continuing to

follow the foods that are on plan when it comes to your meals and your snacks, right? With maintenance, this is where you're also asking the four questions, you know, with your weighing yourself, but what you're doing is you're trying to, you know, get a sense of not needing this scale, for example. So you're just continuing personalizing the plan without maximizing and digging your heels in and doing all that to lose, but to just really allow your body to adjust. Your body loves the routine and allow your body to adjust its weight to like do the routine to allow your body to adjust to its new weight, your blood flow, your body temperature, your metabolism, like your hormones, all of that. The difference in maintenance is that this is where you are, you know, maybe having avocado toast for breakfast, maybe with an egg. This is

where you are having maybe burgers and fries for lunch when you feel inclined. This is maybe where you are, you know, snacking at night, having some snacks at night. This is where you are indulging, mindfully, purposely, using back on track, just kind of transitioning from a losing mindset to a more of a maintenance mindset. There's also a lot of fields that come with this work, trusting, learning to trust that you are solidifying your weight. You're still kind of working through those issues and associations, right? This is where just because you're done physically doesn't mean you're done mentally, which is why doing another run of the program is so beneficial. In maintenance, people have issues with trust, learning to trust that they

can trust themselves and listen when their body tells them when to eat, what to eat, how much to eat, learning to trust that they're not going to gain that weight back. So it's different things that you're focusing on. One is very, you know, you're systematically following the program. You're just kind of status quo, doing the things. And the other one is more testing the waters. That's why we call it maintenance and testing the waters, to really understand what maintenance now looks like and feels like. Now that things are coming down from your transitioning from your weight loss journey, now into solidifying, which is a transition period, now into that maintenance. And then the final stage is mindfulness, which is really just where you're waking up looking good, feeling good and being mindful. So it's transitioning through those stages. There are like six pillars and

things that we have implemented into the maintenance program that we have learned from studying maintenance that are essential for people being able to move forward and maintain and sustain their weight. It's all the commonalities that people deal with and work through when they get to a place where they're able to easily maintain and sustain their weight. So that is all kind of being taught along the way. Thanks for another wrap. I love those questions on maintenance. Maintenance is like my jam. I'm so excited about maintenance and the maintenance program. If you're looking for flexible workouts, Peloton's got you covered.

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Visit Peloton at onepeloton.ca. conversation. I love those of you who are falling, who have fallen behind for whatever reason, who not fallen, you are behind for whatever reason, you haven't fallen anywhere. You're just behind for whatever reason. And you are continuing to work through using your app makes it easy to do that. You'll still have access to the Facebook support group. This is where you might want to bridge the gap and do the bridging the gap group so that when you are working through weeks nine or 10 or 11 or whatever that might be, you can pop in there and have real people answer any questions that you have. That can be beneficial for you. Some of you are really working behind in the group. You might not have enough time to finish out before the start of the fall program. So you want to take it as far as you can, and then you can reset with the fall. All of a sudden the weight is coming off this week, down six pounds so far. Yeah,

a healthy B.O. strike could be helping. Well, you know, listen, there are benefits to minimizing your alcohol intake for sure. It could just be timing. It could just be timing where just everything is really coming together with you, for you, and everything is falling in line. It does take for some people a little bit longer for their bodies to get to that point. Ride that wave, ride that wave, ride that wave, ride that wave. Although the scale didn't move as much as I hoped on my first program, I'm grateful for the changes I've made with eating habits. I can't wait for the summer program and the fall as well. So this is where, if this is your first program, can you, like, let's take a minute. Let's, this is my wrong, this is not my coffee. Let me take a sip of my coffee. So let's reflect back. Like even so, so maintenance is new to a lot of you. So let's just say like

the conversation of maintenance might seem a little confusing to you, just like the beginning of the program, but we got you in that maintenance group. Like we, we have just as amazing customer service. Um, and the maintenance group is just as amazing as our weight loss program. But if you're if I'm trying to explain the weight loss program in a few sentences to someone who's not familiar that they might be like, what, I don't understand how that works. But let's look back at what you have done. If this is your first program, especially, I hope my goal, my hope for you is that you can see in hindsight now how it all works together. And then also how you can be a little bit like, like every step of the way, it's a bit of shock

and awe trying to, trying to piece the pieces together physically and do the things that you need to do with life. And then all the mental pieces, how they like factor into it. I hope you have mad respect for what you have done and mad respect for being here at this point. Um, it's really easy to say I could have done this. I could have done that. I would have liked to this, but if your takeaway is understanding why or what you could do, that is such a huge non-scale victory to bring that forward with you and be like, Oh yeah. Okay. Like I, I got this. Like that's where that is my goal for you. That's where I want you to get. Hence the summer program. If you're going into the fall, I want you

to be like, yeah, I got this. Like I, I got this. I'm going in, I'm going to go into that fall program. I'm going to crush that. I'm going to crush it. I got it. Even if life smacks me in the face, I've acquired the tools to work through it. Like that's, I want you going into the fall program with that kind of vibe. And that's why the Bridging the Gap group can be great for a variety of different reasons to help really understand, to reflect, to work through, to get you to a place that really sets yourself up for success in the fall. Right? Also for those of you working behind in the group, look, those of you looking to continue to personalize the plan, maybe those of you who look into going on your own personalizing the plan, but you feel like you need a little bit

more support, personalize the plan. So beneficial for a variety of reasons. But this is where at the end of the program today, I really hope that everyone takes time to reflect on what a fucking hard ass, difficult, crazy program this Levy Method is and all the shit you've had to do and work through to get here at the end, man. My goodness, my goodness, my goodness. Who do I want to be? Lynn, good question. At 71 years old today, this question had better be answered soon. Do you know what I hope? I hope that we never answer it. Who do I want to be today is the question, right? Is it also your birthday, Lynn? Are you 71 today or you mean you're just asking this question today? If it's your birthday, you know, I love

and adore you. I love and adore you anyway, even when it's not your birthday. I hope that we never stop asking this question. I have reinvented my mindset so many times. I really take stock. This is kind of what I do. It's interesting what I just explained, what you do after a program. The last couple of years I've recognized have been like, holy shit. And I've just been kind of can't see the forest from the trees, the muck in the weeds, just kind of trying to survive. But now I see that. And so this is what this summer, what I am doing is that I am spending time reflecting on the last two years of my life,

and how I showed up for myself, and all the things that I have learned. And I'm going to take a pause mentally. And I was just thinking like this before. I think this is why I'm so looking forward to the Bridging the Gap group. Not necessarily group, but the time we have. Because I'm going to use this time to really reflect and refocus and really give some thought to who's the next, what's the next iteration of me? Who is the me that's going to get this company from where it is now to the number one weight loss company in the world? Who is the me that has just been beaten down,

feeling like I can barely keep my head above water. Who is the me that I need to be so that the next time I encounter hard things, I'm swimming and I'm not sinking, I'm swimming. You know, who is the person that is physically stronger, mentally more resilient? You know, and what do I need to do to get there? Right. I got a slew of books. I'm going to take time to read over the summer, a ton of podcasts I've been saving throughout the year. Um, I have, you know, I want to, I want to get into working out. I've purchased some, some memberships and some classes I want to, I want to do. Um, I do. I'm setting some goals for myself that I want to accomplish, even like taking time to actually work on my house and create a space, create space in my life,

right? And so I hope we never stop asking, you know, who do I want to be? I know what, I have an idea of what the next Gina is going to be, but then the one after that and the one after that and the one after that and the one after that. I'm not so sure yet. I don't know. I hope we never stop asking. I hope we never stop asking. I really do. Designing the life of our dreams. That statement really gets me. And that's what I'm doing, right? Like every day you are living your best life, but to design the life of your dreams. And that is so individual for people. And I don't know that it's like, um, I don't even know how to describe it for me. It would be a feeling, right? I can visualize sort of like the flow of my life. It's not like, it's not to me, the life of my dreams isn't a big house and having a yacht and

whatever. Although I do love to have, I would love to travel and there's things to me, it's a feeling that I'm, it's how I'm going to move through life, how I'm going to move through life. You know? Um, it's such an interesting question. It's kind of like your style changes over the years. You change. I think your style changes. Yeah. Well, because industry styles change, but you're changing. You're changing. We are meant to change. We are meant to change. Good morning, Teresa. Sad that we are at the end of the program. Looking forward to round six. Enjoy your summer, everyone, and congratulations on making it to the end. Yes, yes, yes, yes. I learned that I have a lot of stress. Also, me taking care of everyone and putting me last. Yes, I didn't lose this first round, but I learned a lot about me. I didn't gain either. Yes, but I will be here next round.

Great program. Love the group support. Anna, this is probably the best compliment I could receive, honestly. I have such respect for you getting to this place and recognizing that because that this is more reality. This is the norm for a lot of people. You know, you have different phases in your life. The desire to want to lose weight, I don't think is going to go away because the desire I think is tied deeper than that. It's not just like, yeah, you would love to look great in your jeans, but it's probably how you feel every day. It's like how you feel in your body. And there is a part of you that's like, Hey, can we take prior time, put ourselves first,

please. Can we, can we focus on getting our better sleep for us, please. Can we eat some, make time for us to make healthy, nutrient rich foods, please. And so I think there is this innate kind of sense of taking care of ourselves that we're always fighting against all the things we have to do on life. It used to take a village, you know, and here we have people, for example, who are taking care of their parents, you know, or are people taking care of children. And, you know, they say it takes a village because it takes it takes a village. And this is And, you know, they say it takes a village because it takes a village. And this is where, you know, like my mom actually lives in a village and her sisters all live in the village. Cousins live in the village. Family, since, you know, their children live in the

village. And this is where they all reach out and support people. And many of us don't live like that anymore, where we have people to help take care of our children when we need it and help care collectively for our aging, you know, parents when they need it. And we don't live the lifestyle that we're living. We live in a very stressful lifestyle situation where people aren't able to care for themselves as long as they do in other places. Right? So it is, there's a lot to that. And I think even just seeing the reality of that, because sometimes we don't take time to see the reality of that. When you recognize that you have more grace for yourself. Holy shit. Look what

I've been dealing with. I'm not this horrible, lazy ass person who can't get their shit together. I am this person who is doing amazing things. And but I am just personally feeling the brunt of that. Because I am prioritizing everybody else. And sometimes you have to prioritize. Sometimes there is a situation where something has to give and it is you. It just can't be a whole life of that. Right. And this is where maybe you need to fight to find that balance. It's not an easy thing. It's not an easy thing. So just in that understanding. So here's then what I would say. Here's then what I would say. Here's then what I would say, Anna, is really seriously take some time to reflect on how to better support yourself.

Not more. What more can you do? And why don't hold yourself accountable? What can you do to make space for yourself? Let's say you had the same experience, right? You were able to do that experience again. Not what would you do differently like in terms of like getting on yourself and I wouldn't eat the pizza and I wouldn't be. It's not about eating the pizza. It's none of those things. What could I do to make space for myself and better self, self set myself up for success in understanding what I have going on in my life? Um, that is what's really going to set you up for success in the fall. What time is it? Oh, I don't have, I didn't bring my watch. Oh, I have my phone. This Highland, this was my third session my expectations were high good i love that

right to really get back to it fully after an injury in december but my body had other plans so i it made me learn to dig deep and have patience looking forward to the fall and continuing my weight loss journey right i think you should always wait a minute oh so i don't know Oh, so I don't know if it's, I don't know if it's, it's not a high expectation. So I'm going to take that back, right? I watched this thing the other day on expectations. And sometimes our expectations are so ridiculously high that we are disappointed when we don't reach them. Although, you know, our, what we did reach, someone else would love to reach, right? Like you wanted to lose 40 pounds, you only lost 20.

And then there was someone else in the group who would just would like give anything. Their goal was to reach 20. Right. And so I don't know what it's expectations. I like to set the bar high for myself. I don't know that if I don't expect, I think that there's a difference there. I don't think I have expectations. Trying to think situations. I try to be great. I try to practice gratitude. I try to practice gratitude so much. I think that, I think that messes with expectations. What I do do, that's interesting. I'll have to dive into that. What I do do is set the bar really high for myself. I set the bar really high for myself, but it's only like a beacon. It's only like a star. It's only like reaching for the stars, right? Like, I think when I set the bar, I reach for the stars. Our company motto, one of our company mottos is

reach for the stars. I set the bar really high in terms I have a lot to reach for, but I don't think like I'm disappointed if I don't get there or didn't meet expectations. That's an interesting one. That's an interesting one. That's an interesting one. I'm going to put that on my list to talk to Dr. Beverly about. Oh my gosh. Hi, Kathy. Tough emotional challenges this session. Lost my mom to dementia, which I'm sure was not just that you lost her, but the years leading up to that, I'm sure were incredibly difficult. Stayed the course and ending stronger than I thought I would. So grateful for the lives, the community, Gina, and being able to part of it. Bridging the gap in the fall winter program coming up. Well, we're grateful to have you. And I'm grateful to each and every one of you that you put your faith in the living method. You know, like it's not lost on me that I get to be up here and do what I do.

But this is where I think it's really important. I'm going to take a minute and to thank every single one of you, like Kathy, who has taken the time to share really vulnerable shares. And this is what creates our community. Like we have 26,000 people signed up for the program, 21 in the Facebook support group, millions of people listening to our podcast. Our sense of community comes from people who are vulnerable and share the very real things that they're dealing with in their life. Our sense of community comes from people who share kind words and words of support

for people who are sharing vulnerably. Our sense of community comes from every person who asks a question that they think might be a silly question, but they ask it anyway. And just so you know, there is no such thing as a silly question. Our sense of community comes from people cheering for people when they're happy and they're excited and they've reached goals. And our sense of community comes from people being there and supporting people when they're frustrated and they're feeling hopeless and they're feeling like they're never going to get there. You know, whether it's a comment that you just simply liked or loved or, you know, showed you cared or whether you commented or you just showed up, everyone contributes in their own

way to our sense of community. You create the community when you share the program with friends and family and co-workers, and then they join, right? You create the community when you watch the Spill the Tea segments, or you read our amazing Livey Loser Spotlight bios from all of our Livi Loser Spotlights every Monday. And, you know, I think everyone in here is attributing to everyone's success collectively. And we've actually researched this. And there's a lot of actually not just us, but there's a lot of science that supports when people do something together, whether that's with a partner or a spouse or a friend. And then you elevate that

and do something within a community. And then you bring in experts like our amazing guest experts who help to empower that community. Like, oh my God. So I just want to thank each and every one of you for showing up over the last 89 days to all of the lives. I also want to take a minute and say thank you for accepting me as me. I come on here and I may not do it perfectly, but I just want you to know my heart is truly in the right place. I want you to be successful, so successful for so many reasons. It's been my life mission and it's my purpose. I don't know why. I don't know where it comes from. It never gets old. This is why I continue to get up here every day and I can talk about the same stuff over and over. People ask me, does it get old? It doesn't

get old. Thank you for putting up with the days where I am a hot mess. It seems like I'm having my own therapy session. Hopefully you've been be able to pick up a lot of what I've been putting down. Hopefully you've found some good, you know, resonating nuggets in there. Hopefully you've been inspired. Hopefully you feel heard. Hopefully you feel supported. Because that truly is my goal for everybody is to really lose their weight in a way where they are truly able to move past their weight loss journey, and feel calm and confident with themselves, with where they are in the world and their space in the world. And especially when it comes to being around food so that we truly can enjoy all the yummy bites of bits that life has to offer. On that

note, I'm going to go. I know there were so many amazing, I'm going to go back in. I'm going to be, I'm going to read all your comments because I know there were so many thank yous. Thank you to, to me. Thank you to you. Also, can we just do a big shout out to my amazing team of program specialists who talk about people who care, show up day in, day out, who want to be here for you, who want to thoughtfully answer all the questions that you have, who really truly are here for you, who, if you heard what happens behind the scenes, really do care for you and care about you reaching your goals. So I just wanted to give a massive shout out to all of our amazing program specialists. It's time to go. I got to go. I could sit here and procrastinate all morning long, but I'm going to do some more thank yous and do some more sort of

making sure everyone is clear on next steps this weekend. I'm going to be checking in. We're going to be telling you everything that you need to know. So you are feeling confident to come Monday. Uh, we are rolling into Friday. So we're rolling into the weekend. I hope that, I hope that you go into this weekend, not stressing. I hope that you go into this weekend, taking everything that you've learned. I hope that you go into this weekend, feeling excited and empowered and super fucking proud of everything that you've accomplished. And I hope you have some fun plans or maybe you have no plans. You're just going to hang around your house and have a nice quiet weekend. However you choose to spend your weekend. I hope you have a good one. All right, everyone, please take time to fill out that survey this

weekend. Once it gets posted, remember you can always come back, revisit, listen to all of the lives, the live segments. You can also download and listen to them by way of our podcast, The Libby Method. Have an amazing rest of your day. If I don't see you, have an amazing rest of your summer. Bye, everyone.