The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness - January 22, 2024

Episode Date: April 5, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Live from the Maintenance & Mindfulness group hosted on Facebook. This is the live recording from January 22, 2024. You can find the full video hosted at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulnessTopics covered:Discussing the 4 Stages of The Livy MethodMaintaining your weight during different seasons of your lifeDr. Paul will be joining us on FridayThe importance of maximizing in maintenanceHow mindfulness continues to be keyHow consistency relates to maintenanceLosing weight is often easier than maintainingWeighing yourself every day isn’t going to help you maintain your weightLearning to use the scale differently to help build trust in your bodyTriggers show you what you need to work throughDealing with people’s reactions to your weight lossIt’s normal to be sick of talking about your weight lossWhen you know better you can do betterTo learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Visit Peloton at onepeloton.ca. Hello, hello. Happy Monday to all of our members in maintenance. How are you feeling? Okay, so we are a couple weeks into the new year. We are just about to embark on today is week two of the weight loss program. And I know there's a lot of you in maintenance who are repeating the program or doing another round to solidify the weight that you've lost. I know that Odette's been working hard on bringing the information from the weight loss program and putting a maintenance spin on it in our maintenance group. We are finding that a lot of the things that we cover are just as relevant in maintenance as they were

when it came to losing your weight. So if you are new to the program, because sort of new to the group, because I know some of you have just recently been added, just kind of get back at it, we do have that whole maintenance guide that talks about different options when it comes to maintenance. So those four stages of the Libby method, right, there's lose your weight, then there's solidifying your weight, which a lot of you are choosing to do by repeating the program. And then there's maintaining your weight. That's where you are, you know, trying to figure out what maintenance looks like and feels like to you. Maybe you're still weighing yourself. Maybe you're still asking the four questions when it comes to portions. This is where you may find yourself indulging here or there, but using back on track. Mainly though, you're personalizing the plan and just preparing yourself to move on from your weight loss journey. Someone said the other day that they're trying to look at maintenance as one big plateau.

And that's exactly what the solidifying stage is all about. So you lose your weight while you're doing the program and you have these little plateaus in between. So that's your body taking time to adjust to your new weight, making your new weight the new norm. And then essentially you chip away at it, you lose your plateau, you lose your plateau, you lose your plateau, you lose and then you reach your goal weight. And then it's like solidifying is putting yourself on a self-imposed plateau. Although you're no longer looking to maybe lose more weight, you want to put all of your energy into solidifying your weight. And that's where you're going to either personalize the plan in order to do that, really minimize

indulgences, challenging the body. You just want to allow the body time to get used to your new weight. Now, obviously repeating the program again or doing another round to solidify your weight is so beneficial for so many reasons. Those issues and associations that you've worked through, even though you've reached your goal doesn't mean that you have worked through all of those issues and associations, those old habits, you know, that, you know, you created that were no longer serving you maybe starting to creep back in. So you know, doubling down on reinforcing the new habits that support your new lifestyle, continuing to work through beliefs, past traumas, coping

mechanisms, all of that, obviously a benefit when repeating the program or doing another round for the sake of solidifying your weight. And then there's those of you are choosing to personalize the plan in order to solidify your weight. So same thing, you are being in tune with your choices each day, checking in at each of your meal and snack times, assessing the situation, but still maximizing, still maximizing your food choices, minimizing the need to utilize back on track. Of course, if you find yourself indulging, it's there if you need it. But it really isn't until that third stage of maintenance that you really want to start kind of testing the waters, you know, indulging here or there, utilizing back on track, being more relaxed, start kind of testing the waters, you know, indulging here or

there, utilizing back on track, being more relaxed, just kind of get into the new rhythm and routine of your life now that you're no longer looking to lose weight, right? So, and then of course, that final stage of moving on and just living your life and being able to trust your body is going to tell you when to eat, what to eat, and how much to eat. One member said that they are looking at maintenance as a big, long plateau. What they feared before is now a calm place. Yeah, staying the same, not constantly trying to lose weight was a new mindset that didn't come easily, but has helped them to understand what maintenance will be like for them. Yeah. And that's what it is. And so your weight is going to continue to fluctuate for the rest of your life. You're going to have seasons in your life that are more challenging than others. You're

going to have times in your life where your weight is on the higher range of that 10 pound set point, and other times in your life where it's on the lower range of your set point, right? Maybe this is like, maybe you're an accountant, and this is a busy time of year for you. And so you're at work a lot, you're not moving your body as much as usual, your stress levels are a little higher, and you're having a hard time fitting in the meals and snacks. So maybe your weight is sort of creeping up a little bit at a higher range. Obviously, this is where you say, okay, you know, I need to get back to doing the things that I can do, get a better handle on this. Right? And then they're gonna have times in your life where life just seems easy. And maybe,

you know, the weather's cooperating, you're, you're being more active. You joined a sports team. Life is great. Your stress levels are low and you find yourself, you know, sitting at the lower range and that's really normal, but that should be the most amount of thought that you're giving to your weight. After you put your time into solidifying your weight and maintaining your weight. Once you're living your life, you should really just live a life where you're in tune and being mindful with what you're eating and when and how much.

And it's just becomes second nature. Really that maintenance stage, that third stage, you wanna put as much time into that as you need until you feel like it's all second nature and you're ready to just wake up, look good, feel good, go about your day. So week two, hi, Christine. Hi, Tammy.

If you guys do have any questions, let me know. If you guys, there's something particular you want to chat about. I'm just kind of going over through some of the notes that Odette has given me. She's really paying attention to what's going on in the group, really trying to level it up for you guys. We've got some great guests coming. Dr. Paul's coming on Friday. He is joining us in the weight loss group on Tuesday. I think we're going to be streaming that conversation, talking about those

basic supplements, which maybe even though you've already lost your weight and you're in maintenance, you never thought to add in, but might still be a benefit for you now, especially that vitamin D, magnesium and whatnot. So we're going to chat with him tomorrow. And then on Friday, I think we are talking about our own supplement conversation. So supplements after weight loss, what what would be a benefit? What do you do with the supplements you took while losing weight? Do you still need them? Should you keep them in? What do you do this, we're gonna talk to him about that. So week two of the program, this of the weight loss program, and if you are doing a round to solidify your weight, the focus this week is on consistency and maximizing. And we don't talk about this enough in the maintenance group, because you

think, oh, my work is done, when there's a lot of maximizing that can be done while you are working to solidify your weight and even working to maintain your weight and testing the waters. And one of the big things I know we talk a lot about is the fact that even though people are no longer looking to lose weight, and they're maintaining the weight just fine, but they don't feel as good as they felt while they were working towards the weight loss goals. And that's because you were maximizing all those things that you can do, you were making an effort to, things that you can do, you were making an effort to, you know, move more, you were making an effort to manage your stress more, you were

making an effort to try to facilitate, you know, the best sleep you could possibly get all for the sake of moving the down the scale, you were really mindful about, you know, showing up for yourself really in tune with what worked for you, what didn't work for you. And we tend not to do that as much in maintenance, because we perceive that our job is done. Right? I'm good. I lost the weight. I'm good. When in reality, a lot of the things that you were working on and maximizing were making a big difference just in your day to day in terms of how you were feeling and whatnot, right? So that's a conversation that is carried over this week from the weight loss group is this concept of being really consistent, especially in that solidifying stage of maintenance and also maximizing. Maximizing not just in, you know, when you're trying to solidify your weight, not just in your day to day, but especially if you ever do find yourself, because I know we have members at all different stages and phases, especially when you do find yourself

needing to get back on track. Back on track is way more than just what you were eating and when and drinking your water. There's a lot of things you can do to maximize your efforts when it comes to back on track. Don't let the mindset of knowing what to do

or having back on track in your toolbox keep you from being consistent, maximizing your maintenance journey. Yeah, you know what you need to do you can just easily get back to doing it that can be a real slippery slope right we all that post I saw the comments on the post how not to gain weight and one of them on there was talking about how it's you can so easily gain weight without noticing because I always say you don't gain 20 pounds without noticing and they're like yeah sometimes you do kind of notice but of notice, but it's not that you're not noticing. It's just, you're not focusing on the

things that you need to do, like being mindful in the moment as well. And that's a big part of it. It's not like big picture. Oops, I gained 20 pounds. It's along the way being mindful about how you're feeling your thoughts, you know, what's happening. How's your body responding to the choices and changes that you're making, right? So knowing what to do, or knowing that you can get back on track can be a slippery slope, because they're like, Oh, I'm just gonna eat this, do this, I'll worry about it tomorrow, or worry about it next week, or the weekend, I'll hit it hard on Monday, midway through, oh, the week is almost done, I got this thing this weekend, let me get back to it on Monday, right? And those days will absolutely

add up because as you know, it's a lot, it's a lot harder than you think to gain weight, but it's a lot harder to get your weight back down after it's fluctuating after, you know, you're, you're stringing a few days, weeks together in terms of like just being off track with your foods, equal and opposite reaction, equal and opposite reaction. So the sooner you can get back on track, the better. Consistency, talking about being consistent in maintenance. That's another topic. I think we don't talk enough of is being consistent when it comes to maintenance. You think, what do I need to be consistent about? I've lost my weight. I'm good to go. Consistently prioritizing yourself consistently

be mindful of your stress, moving your body consistently, you know, continuing to be aware and work through some of those issues and associations. And things that yes, you probably did, you know, make a dent in and that's why you were able to lose your weight, but you may not be done working through a lot of those things. We think, okay, well, I, yeah, I have some issues coping, whatever, but then I'm done. And then this is where different seasons come into play. Not just seasons of your life, but actually seasons, you know, the winter, the spring, the summer, all of that. So a lot of you would have lost your weight. And, you know, next summer is going to be the first summer you don't need to lose weight, which is amazing. But also you're going to probably you

know, you can be looking good, feeling good, all those things want to be out eating, drinking, barbecuing, beaching, all those things. Just like Valentine's Day is coming up on in the next few weeks, right? So Valentine's Day day you want to of course go out enjoy a nice meal of course you want to enjoy the chocolates but are you going to be able to stop there and move on or is that going to snowball into you eating this eating that not doing this not doing that right so every little season maybe you just had a recent breakup and so this is going to be a tough one for you because now valentine's day is rolling around right you're thinking oh gosh poor me i'm going to grab the wine, grab the chocolates, eat my face off. And of course, that doesn't make you feel any better. So the next day, you just keep that party going, right? Whether it's certain

holidays that you're celebrating, like, you know, Thanksgiving, or, you know, whatever that, you know, Christmas, or, you know, whatever holiday that it is sort of, after you've lost that weight, that whole next year, right? It's like learning how to navigate that even your body adjusting to the seasons by way of body temperature as well, just kind of, because when you lose weight, you tend to be colder because your body had adjusted your your body temperature around your previous set point. Now you have a new set point. So even allowing your body to adjust that right right? So much to it. I have to say, I cannot honestly imagine a time of never having to weigh myself again after doing it almost consistently for the last 50-ish years. Definitely got to work on that mindset for sure. Maintaining

my weight has always been an issue. Okay, let me just kind of see if I can expand this here. Hang on. Maintaining my weight has always been an issue. The losing to me is the easier part of the entire process. I mean, yeah. So, so I love this. Anyone can lose weight. Those diet, you know, when they say diets don't work, they, they do work. They just don't work for being able to sustain and maintain your weight. And that's what makes the Libby method different than any other diet that's out there. All that rigmarole and all that whole process and shit you go through. There's a lot to it, right? Anyone can lose weight, you eat less, right? You starve yourself, you deprive yourself, you do that long enough, eventually, your body's going to burn that fat and you will lose the weight. The problem in

doing that as is that your body immediately feels the need to store it all back. And then you add layers on top of that, how you cope with, you know, events in your life, whether it be big traumatic events, or, you know, day to day stressful events, how have you worked through how you cope? Have you worked through your triggers? What triggers you to want to not eat or, you know, overeat or, you know, whatever that is, right? So it's, it's, it's legitimately working through those issues. Actually, it starts with prioritizing yourself because what happens after you do a diet, you lose your weight. And now you just get back to doing whatever and you're not mindful, you're not in tune, you're not self aware, you're not any of those things anymore. So that's a big

part of it, prioritizing yourself, being self-aware. Then there's the issues and associations, some of which you've had tied into food your entire life. Food waste issues are really huge, right? Food waste issues, food scarcity, feeling like you're not going to have enough. Those are tied into childhood. The need to self-soothe, how you self-soothe yourself and cope, right? When you're sure you lost your weight, great. Wait till the shit hits the fan in life. Then all of a sudden you're coping with ice cream and foods or whatever. Boredom, you know, you're bored, you bake cookies, you do this, you whatever. So there's a lot of it and it's all that work that's gone into that. So that's where you have to trust. In case nobody's told you, weight loss goes beyond the old,

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After 50 years, you shouldn't need a scale to tell you what you weigh, you should be able to guess, or you should be able to know gas bang on and know what you weigh. Think about that 50 years, you've been weighing yourself every day, you shouldn't need the scale, you should be able to tell what your weight is when it's up when it's down how you're feeling. Right? So what what does the scale have to do? I'm assuming that for you, the scale is accountability. If you don't see that number, or you don't like see it, or maybe then follow through and berate yourself and get on yourself that you're not going to do the things that you need to do. That's not really sustainable.

That's not sustainable, right? So you want to do more than that. You want to be totally aware of the choices that you're making and how you're going to feel. Or if you do choose to indulge, get back on track, help your body recover. The foods that you indulge in that make your weight up or make you feel not great always made you feel like that will always make you feel like that. That's not going to change. So we need to be aware if I choose to eat this or do that, it makes me feel like this so that I'm going to

help my body recover from that indulgences by doing x, y, z, getting back on track or whatever, right? Before you even make that choice is already know, okay, if I eat this bag of chips on a Saturday night, followed by a bottle of wine, my weight is going to be up the next day. Right? So it's like, okay, you don't need to get on the scale. So I could tell you that you don't need to get you don't need to get on the scale to know that. Right? So then what do you do the next day, you know, it's going to be up. So you just drink your water, right? Get back on track, follow the basics, help your body recover, eat some leafy greens, don't starve yourself, don't deprive

yourself the next day. And any weight that was up because it's not possibly real weight gain will just come right back down. Right? So So why don't you know what that number is without having to get on the scale? Why do you need the scale? What's it doing for you? Is it is it holding you accountable? Because you don't need to scale to hold you accountable, you got to rewind back to being accountable for making the choice, the choices in the first place, you are using the scale to punish yourself afterwards, rather than being accountable to the choices that you're going to make that you know the outcome of you making,

right? So this is where you got to really get to trust and in tune, your body will tell you when to eat what to eat, how much to eat, you need to be you need to prioritize yourself. So you're able to make good choices for yourself. Right? You need to prioritize yourself. So you can better manage your stress and your sleep and all of those things that in conjunction with, you know, eating whatever is causing that scale to go up, obviously will eventually cause you to gain real weight. And so that's that a scale is not doing anything for you, right? That's so so yeah, weight loss is the easy part. Anyone can starve themselves and lose weight. I would say the hardest part is is maintaining and sustaining. And that's where a lot of the real work is done.

And so this tells me that if you can't, you can't stop weighing yourself, then you probably have more work to do, right? More work to do. I mean, you can always use the scale to like check yourself or whatever, like, okay, you know what I mean? But I mean, really, at the end of the day, you already know, because you already know the choices you made, you already know how you feel and chances you already know what the scale is. So, so, so may also, here's what I can tell you is that weighing yourself every day is not going to help you maintain your weight. It's not really, it's being self aware, it's continuing to level up, it's to work through those issues and associations and double down on those new habits. As you work through those ones to really understand your triggers, to really

understand your belief, your belief is you are not going to be able to maintain and sustain your weight. Why do you why? Why do you believe that? Because of course it's possible. Your body gains weight because it feels like it needs to. Chances are it's because you starved it, you deprived it, like a variety of things over the years, right? That's the problem with diets. They reinforce the need for the body to store fat and the body catches on to that. And then the body keeps you at a weight that it feels comfortable storing all that excess fat just in case you starve and deprive yourself again. So that's the thing with maintenance,

and that's why there's four stages to the Libby Method. Lose your weight, easy. You're right, that's the easy part. Solidifying is putting that time into allowing your body the time that it needs to adjust to your weight. That's so important. The three reasons why people gain weight back, let's just cover that. Not putting time into solidifying your weight, right? Situational change and not adapting, not being self aware, not prioritizing yourself, not adapting, lost your weight at home. Now you

got a new job, stress levels are different, right? Whatever that might be, you know, change jobs, any kind of major change in life or your routine changes, stress levels change, your life changes, and you don't help it adapt. And not being mindful. That's a big one, right? Not putting time into being mindful, waking up, you know, grounding yourself in the morning, you know, setting your intentions and the day reflections for life, not just for losing weight, maintaining your weight. The being mindful about the choices that you're making. Okay, I'm choosing to eat this, being mindful of portions and how you feel.

Mindful if you do overeat, not to starve and deprive yourself and punish yourself. Do you know what I mean? Just get right back on, get right back on track. So three, those are the three main reasons why my people gain their weight back. So number one is lose your weight. Number two, solidify your weight. And number three is maintenance. And that's really testing waters. Some people might roll out of solidifying and be like, I'm ready to move on in a few weeks. Some people might need to stay

in this maintenance, testing the waters phase for like a year, because they are working through some serious deep beliefs, issues, associations, habits, and stuff that's going to take a while, even though they're done losing, doesn't mean that they're done the work that they need to do. So you might stay in that third stage, testing the waters, trusting that, okay, if I do indulge and I get back on track, everything's good. Getting to understand what those fluctuations are on the scale that's normal for you. So using the scale in a different way, not accountability or anything like that, but getting to really understand what maintenance looks like and feels like to you. So it might be a while until you're ready to trust that.

And so back to that, back to that amazing share. Christine, thank you, is that 50 years of doing that, it might take you a while to trust that you got this and you don't need to do that. That might be the issue that you need to work on is that trust factor. Trust that you can trust your body, tell you when to eat, what to eat, how much to eat. Trust that your body's not going to store it all back plus more, right? So the way that you've lost your weight makes a big difference. And obviously the work that you've done to get there. But just because you reached your goal doesn't mean the work stops. And so yeah, so that might be the trust that you've done to get there. But just because you reached your goal doesn't mean the work stops. And so, yeah, so that might be the trust that you need to work on.

I mean, hey, heck, as long as you're not stressing and going back into that diet dialogue mentality and mindset, there's nothing wrong with getting on the scale. You might be like, I lost this weight. Yeah, bitches, maintain. And like, you can get on that scale. And it can be about celebrating every day. If you've been trying to lose this same weight for the last however long, and you are now finally maintaining it, and you want to get on that scale just to show yourself that you're maintaining it. There's nothing wrong with that either. There's nothing wrong with that either. Right? So why are you getting on that scale? Are you is it

a celebration to you? Are you stressing though, when you see those fluctuations, because that's normal, that the fluctuations are normal, you don't want to be stressing about it. So maybe you're getting on it. And that's a celebration. You're like, fuck, yeah, I did this. I need to celebrate it every day until the day I die. That's okay. That's okay. You know, I was fine with not waiting much over the summer. but now that I'm in the group, I'm feeling the, the weight concerns again, weird. Um, I mean, the triggers. Hey, nothing like a good old scale to trigger you, which brings up the feels.

So whatever the reason it is, obviously that's bringing up some stuff for you to work through. So that's great. You know, there's no rules to this. You could go the whole summer. You could remember we did this challenge. You might not, if you're new to the program, we did a challenge, uh, in the fall, a three day, no way challenge for people just to kind of not wait for a couple of days and see what happens. And you could do a three day, no way challenge. You can do a three month,

no way challenge. You might decide not to weigh yourself over the summertime, or you might decide to start weighing again. Like there's no rules to it, but you don't want to feel like you are accountable to a scale because you're not. That's the wrong direction of energy. Because at the end of the day, you're accountable to yourself. And the scale is just a hunk of metal on the ground. Just really what it means to you and what you're using it for, you know? Make so much sense.

Yeah, I'm here. I'm here to break it down. I feel very comfortable in maintenance now. I love this. A year of living in this body at this new lower weight, no longer even think about weight most days. I eat, drink and move in whatever ways I choose. It's actually been astonishing how much I can choose to indulge

and it not results in weight gain. Hey, this is a whole vibe this, but it took a year. It took a year to get that, right? It's so huge. Oh my God. I could not love this more. My metabolism is probably better than it has been in decades, thanks to the incredible program. Thanks to you putting the time into giving the body what it needs and the resources long enough to actually make change. And yes, that's exactly what creates a nice healthy metabolism, your body giving you the energy that it needs. Is it in it getting what it needs and managing your stress and sleep and all those new habits that you picked up along the way. Right? So great. The hurdle I have to get past is dealing with comments from other people. I'm a petite five foot and fairly lean now. The 30 pound drop made a big difference. And I get

that people probably assumed I'm starving or whatever, despite them all see me eat and drink all the things. Yeah, I used to get this a lot. People are like, how can you eat so much and be so skinny? I'm like, it's because I'm eating all the time. It's because I don't starve and deprive myself that I have a, this is very, um, you know, that person who eats and drinks all the time. They're so skinny. That's you, except that was you. And then you gained weight and And now you've, you've addressed all that. And you're back to just having your body has no need to store fat. So it doesn't. That's it. Right. And the whole thing, you're right about this, people do assume you starved

and deprive yourself for everyone trying to lose weight out there when you are actually successful. No one believes that you've done it in a healthy way. That's why we got to get the living method out there and tell people there is another way. I'm 54. And I know this isn't about me. It's just ridiculous diet culture. Yeah, which runs real deep, real deep, real deep. I know this, but oh, man, it's getting exhausting some days. I don't even want to talk about weight and diet. I just want to move on with my life. It actually makes me sad that women are always judged by appearance.

Sure. I'm a bit vain too, but I did this for me and to feel good, which I do not sure what I'm asking here, but thanks for listening. I, yeah, you just want to move on. You did it. You put the hard fucking work in, you put the hard fucking work in, and you did it. And a lot of people just don't put that time in. They don't want to or they can't fathom it, you know, and they don't know what they don't know. So you can't judge them either. But here's the thing. Eventually it will be old news and you will just be you.

And maybe your weight story or journey has been a big part of your life. You know what I think is more important is what you are saying to other people is really huge. If you find yourself still justifying or explaining or any of those things, like even the Livy method, I love, of course, when people spread the word, but you know what, check it out for yourself.

Like go to the Livy method, the GinaLivy.com, go check it out for yourself. I feel amazing. I've never felt better. I've done a lot of work to feel this great. And, you know, I'm going to celebrate that. Or, you know what, honestly, it's like, just, it's, it's, you know, I've, I forgot, I've even forgotten about, I've done so much work to get to where I am now. It's hard for me to even go back. I feel amazing. I feel great. I'm proud of myself. I've done that. I knew I know, you know, this, right? So stop talking about it. Stop talking

about it. It's not your job to promote the Libby method. I mean, it's great if people ask you, hey, you know what? Hey, you know what? I don't want to, I'm not, I don't want to talk about this because this is really about your individual journey. But if you want to check out what I did, head over to the Libby method. They got a great customer service. You can ask them whatever you want. It's awesome. It's great. You know, you, oh, you've lost so much weight. Yeah yeah I worked really hard and like really just feeling my best and addressing my body's needs and I feel fantastic thank you for noticing yeah I feel amazing you know so to me what's more important is the words that you are saying to

yourself if that's what's going to get you past this and make this old news for you yeah it's who I am now yeah oh yeah yeah it's great I did that. Now I'm just I just live in life. I'm having a great time not even stressing about when I'm eating or not feel really good physically great headspace mentally. You don't change the subject, change the subject, but I totally get this for you. Well, you have the secret to the universe, you've lost your weight, you've been able to maintain it. That's huge. Everybody wants that. Everybody wants that. Everybody wants that. But it's not your job to make it happen for everybody or to tell everybody or you know, justify or defend or whatever anything that you've done. And you're right,

it is diet mentality. Unfortunately, on this one, we're just this one, I'm going to make the living method huge. Everyone's going to know about the living method because they need to know because it's an amazing program that can help you lose your weight in a way you can actually sustain and maintain it. And then maybe people won't be talking about it so often anymore. They'll just accept it at the end of the day. People don't like change, man. I don't know.

And if it's people you know, people just aren't comfortable with change. That can be a deeper issue. People just don't like change, or maybe they aren't doing the things that they need to do. But it's a it's a thing, man, it sounds like you're right. Let's let's the takeaway here is, it sounds like you're just getting to that place where this is you and you did what you did, and you are where you are, and you're just ready to move on. But that's why I need to get on creating that third group, where we're not talking about losing weight, we're not talking about maintaining weight, we're just talking about living your life. Now that you put all that kind

of time and energy and everything into, into losing and maintaining. Now it's time to put it into something else with your life. You know, I love this. That's a good vibe to end on today. I do see some other, um, I do see some other comments. First time after a program that I gained six pounds feels, feel, feels are like what has happened. Reality says I was sick for a week. I ate what I wanted back. Yeah.

Neck recovering training for CN and tower climb. Yeah. This is my body and stress. Yes, it is. There you go. That even just being able to know, even that being able to know my weight is up. Um, cause I'm working on my weight is up because I'm working on some health issues that I have, but, um, I was doing really great last week, talked about this, working out, feeling really

good, not drinking, you know, just really eating healthy, really just bang on, felt like a fucking rock star. Went to Madonna, had some drinks, fell apart, got home at two o'clock in the morning, week of not working out, just sleeping, being tired, um, stress, letting myself get stressed again about things that I was trying not to get stressed about back into the same old routine. Um, then on the weekend, got a migraine, you know, something triggered me, drank a bottle of wine, feeling like crap, you know, here I am, but I know it, right? I know it. And when you know, then you know what you need to do about it. So the fact that you recognize that don't don't count that out. That in itself is huge. Being

aware, knowing what you need. That's huge. I gotta go everyone. I'm gonna be back Wednesday. I'm gonna be weighing in on Wednesday. Dr. Paul's gonna be back on Friday. So you're gonna be seeing me a lot of me this week. Have an amazing rest of your day and I'll see you later. Bye. They've got everything you need to keep knocking down your goals. No pressure to be who you're not. Just workouts and classes to strengthen who you are. So no matter your era, make it your best with Peloton. Find your push. Find your power. Peloton. Visit Peloton at onepeloton.ca.