The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness: Maintenance Mindset Mondays - January 13, 2025

Episode Date: January 13, 2025

Maintenance Mindset Mondays is all about cracking open the conversation about what REAL maintenance looks like – beyond the scale and deep into personal transformation. Join Gina and Odette as they dive into the week’s focus, share insights on all things maintenance, and answer your questions. Whether you’re new or experienced, there’s something for everyone!Today, Gina and Odette reflect on how our intentions shift as we progress and explore the beauty of creating a life that truly works for us. They chat about the routines we rely on, the lessons they teach us, and how awareness is the ultimate tool for building confidence and trust in ourselves. Plus, they reveal their words of the year, and we hear some words of the year from our members. From the mindset shifts we make in Maintenance to the importance of finding your "why," to exploring what self-sabotage looks like in Maintenance, Gina and Odette cover a lot of ground in this one.You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulnessTo learn more about The Livy Method, and our Maintenance & Mindfulness group, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Also, 91 days, also going through all the weekly tweaks, but each week has a different focus, which is a lot different from what we're focused on in the weight loss program compared to what we are focused on here in the maintenance group. Joining me as always is Odette, who is the manager of our maintenance program. Hi, hello. Hi. Hi, how are you? Good. I'm good.

Good. I'm good. Feeling good. How's, how are our members feeling about week one of their maintenance journey? Yeah. So members over, you know, as last week came to an end and over the weekend, there's a lot of gratitude. There's a lot of members feeling thankful for just having a place to come to,

thankful for getting back into a routine, thankful for having, you know, there's kind of a bit of a guideline laid out for them so they don't have to think about too much. So really feeling good about just being back in routine, back in habit, you know, back to those habits that make them feel good. That's where they're at right now. Yeah, one of the things I've been pushing in the weight loss program is the ease of the program itself, what you are to do and when is laid out for you and maintenance is no different. So all you really need to do is be reviewing those weekly guidelines with fresh eyes. Because although it is the same, it is also very different. But then I would also suggest to members, if you see some of the things that we're talking about each day, yes, it's supplemental information.

Yes, you may think that you've seen it before, but the intention behind it is different. It is now looking at everything with fresh eyes from a maintenance perspective. So if you have the bandwidth and the time for it, I would highly suggest above and beyond the weekly guidelines is really start diving into and reviewing that information again from where you are at now in maintenance. And now I know we have people working

through a variety of different stages. Obviously people doing the maintenance program are looking to solidify the way that they've lost or help their body make their new weight, their new norm. But even if you've been in this maintenance group for the last couple years and you feel like you are ready to move on with your life and just live life, living the livy way, you have a great handle on maintenance and you're ready to move past weight loss and maintenance and you're ready to move past weight loss and maintenance, and you're ready to just live. I think there's still a lot of valuable conversations to have. And, you

know, that repetitive nature of the information we keep seeing over and over and over again really leads you to everything just feeling second nature. So you're just living it rather than trying to learn it. So I think the more you can spend time learning it, that allows you in the end to just live it. Does that make sense? Yeah, it totally makes sense. And I think it's about taking that information too. And you said about repetition,

reading it over and over again. And we do do that. So we take that information that you know, and is familiar and we are revisiting it, but we take that information that you know and is familiar and we are revisiting it but we're taking it to the next level here so when you talk about going on and living your life it's about living in a way that's also curated and more personal to you so you know you're not you're you're not thinking like oh what kind of alcohol should I have or can I have coffee or you know Gina said I can have dairy so I can have it.

But it's thinking about, do those things work for you even? Do they, you know, are you at this place now where you notice, oh, like I can have dairy, but I maybe don't feel great when I do. So when you're in this routine of following the tweaks and following the food plan, you have this capacity to think of these other things and really create, you know, this life that's going to have you feeling your best. Well,

routine is the foundation of change. That's something that's just reiterated time and time and time with our guests. That's how you really truly acquire the skills and the knowledge that you need to actually make real change is through that routine, the simplicity of the routine, especially when it comes to your body physically, it just loves the routine. It doesn't like necessarily making things exciting and shaking things up, which is why when you really are consistent in following the routine of the basic food plan, even in maintenance, those small changes that you that we make with those tweaks each week, you really are able to notice them, especially when you have the

routine down. That's the benefit of following the routine and getting maintenance. You already got that. You already know what, like that is so almost second nature to you. It really allows you to open up all the mental stuff that you need to work through. Here's Jessica,

routine has always been a huge help to me. Rhonda, yes, love the routine. Even though I'm away, I wake up feeling great. Yeah, like your life can be chaotic, but you have that routine, even though I'm away, I wake up feeling great. Yeah, like your life can be chaotic, but you have that routine, right? Here's, Rhonda, again, FreshEyes, always great, too. I can't emphasize enough how the check-ins and the lives are like always great tidbits and suggestions, right? So, going through maintenance, or you should be with a sense of calm, because you've already lost this weight, you know, you can do it. What do you really need to

do to solidify the mindset and hence these conversations mindset Monday, right? Yeah, and I think, you know, when we're talking about routine, we have the routine of the food plan, we're following it right now, as it's laid out, we've heard our some of our members say that now that they're back to this routine of following it as laid out, they're noticing when older habits are starting to creep back in again. Because that's not part of my routine anymore. So why is that habit coming back? Or I'm really aware that this is happening because my routine is this now, it doesn't include that. So it's giving them the space to be able to recognize that.

Again, going back to capacity, they've got that capacity. Now they don't have to think about what they're gonna eat and when, they have the plan to help them with that. Now they can notice these other things that are happening. Awareness, awareness, you have to be aware in order to understand where you're at and what you're going through and what you need and need to do in order to make change.

That's the big, that's the thing that you need to be is aware of what's going on, how, what you're thinking and how your choices are affecting you. And I think that's like, that's the piece that really comes together in maintenance, because the physical part is so routine. It's really that awareness of what you need in order to make this real change in your life, that you can actually truly move past this whole weight journey and get to a place where you are calm, right? Calm physically, yes, but also calm mentally. I love Ashley, not in maintenance yet, but seriously feels calm being here, just the thought of being here one day.

I mean, I think that's, although there's a lot to do. And some of us are far from done yet. I think like I'm glad you're picking up on that because you have already done so much through how you lost your weight that you should should be feeling pretty calm about maintenance, not to say that you're not going to still have feel feels and feelings and thoughts about it. But I love hearing that calm. Yeah, I think calm and I think confidence too can come from this because when you're picking up on things, when you have that awareness, you're like, oh, I got it. I'm picking up on it. I see that. I feel that. And that's going to help you build confidence. And then in turn, we talk about it all the time. It's going to help you build that trust long term. So I think, you know, just picking up on these things, having an awareness, having that calm feeling, having that confidence start to grow, that's all part of where this, you know, routines

and habits, you know, it's all where it comes in. Yeah, I like Judy. Awareness was my 2024 word of the year. Before I knew anything about how this program worked didn't take me long to figure out that I'd chosen the right word. So confidence is my word. I went to a meeting the other day and people were like, what is your word? And I think it's confident. It's confidence. And I was talking to someone today who was like, that's, that's really coming through. And so I I've been through a lot in the last couple of years.

I know many of you have been following along and kind of know what I got going on in my life. But more than that, from a business perspective, or because it's tricky, right? In order to run a successful business, I have to successfully help people lose weight. Like I have to follow through on what I say I'm gonna do for people. And although I've always known

I have a great program that works, I'm really good at what I do that, that business piece, I'd never run a business program that works. I'm really good at what I do that, that business piece. I'd never run a business this size before. And it created a lot of unsureness because now there was a lot on the line now, right? There's livelihoods of all of our, everyone who's on our team, 43 people

or however many people there are, there's a lot on the line here. And it's taken me a couple of years to get to a place where I know this. Like even though I knew I knew it, I haven't been, I think because I've had a lot going on in my life, not really feeling confident about it. So confident is my word for this year.

I am going to move through this year with confidence. I've always said it before, if there's one thing I was good at, it's weight loss, right? Everything else is a crap shoot in my life, but I think sometimes I've forgotten that. So I'm asking everyone listening, who's watching live, what is your word for this year? So confidence is mine. What is yours? What did you have a word Odette? Well, yes. And funny enough, it's also confidence because we had a meeting actually,

our group operations meeting, we had, team, we had a meeting and we were talking about what are our intentions for this round of the maintenance program for me and for the weight loss program for those team members. And I said, I'm really coming into this round with confidence. This was just a professional word.

It takes time to believe that you've got this, that you know what you're talking about, that you don't know it all, but you've learned so much and be confident in knowing that and be able to speak in that way and be able to present your work in that way. And it's also translated into my personal life. I've had to deal with some shits since the summer as well

at Health Stuff, not my own, but in my family. And just having the confidence now to move forward with that because I feel more educated. I feel like I've really, you know, taken a dive into teaching myself what I need to know and just taking it all in. And I just feel confident now, you know, personally in that area, I feel confident now, you know, here and in my work, you know, I'm sure we there's gonna be some bumps along the way, but that's that's also a word going forward. Like, yeah, I know what I I know what I'm sure we there's gonna be some bumps along the way. But that's that's also a word

going forward. Like, yeah, I know what I I know what I know. And I know a lot. I don't know everything. But you know, that's, that's a big part of it, too, just being confident in my work and being confident in my personal life. Yeah, well, and confidence in maintenance, because you and I started this program, I wasn't even sure that we needed it. And it's been a real learning opportunity for both of us to really learn. We've taken at least a couple of years to figure out, really, with the creation of this maintenance program was a couple of years in the making, just really listening to our members and trying to really understand what they needed. What were they going through in maintenance? What is the

conversation that they needed to have in maintenance? And a big part of that was really being open to listening to our members about what was happening with our maintenance journey. And then Ruth Kane, of course, and her team at the University of Ottawa, coming in and actively studying that and having those conversations with our members through her focus groups and figuring out what do people need in order to be successful at maintaining their weight. So she talked to people who are very successful and felt 100% confident, people who were less

successful. And she came up with these pillars of importance when it comes to being able to what are the commonalities between people who are all successful in maintaining their weight. And this is where then Odette and Kim, who's the manager of our maintenance weight loss program and I sat down and was like, how can we incorporate these pillars into the maintenance program? And that's how the maintenance program came about. And that's why I think it's really important that you're not just rereading the guidelines with fresh eyes, but reviewing all the information with fresh eyes. I want to read some of the everyone's words here. Here's some of the words. Judy's recreate. I love that.

Here's an acronym, her care. C is catch the toxic thought. A is to ask what it's about. R is to replace with more nutritious thought. And E is exercise and practice that nutritious thought. I love that, right? Karen's word is change, Denise is discipline, Ashley's word is dedication. Bobbian, is that it? I love that, persistence, right? Trust, empowerment, contentment, aware, relevance. Oh, I love that!

Be relevant, recommit, strength, consistency, calm, belief. I think, you know, defining your word, when you define your word, I think then the universe kind of pulls in things that you need to reinforce that word, right? Whatever, if your word is belief, then everything you need to believe is gonna be pulled towards you. And even my word confidence, the conversations that I'm having with people

and the things that I'm seeing are really helping to reinforce that confidence. So I think like as Dr. Beverly says, if you're struggling with something, name it, but that doesn't just have to be things that you're struggling with, right? Whatever, whatever your words. I love that. That's so funny. Yeah, I think it's whatever you put out. It's going to come. It's going to come back.

That you're you're attracting that, like you said, you're attracting that back to you. And I'm going to put out that I'm confident. And the things that I read, the things that I see, the things that I do are just going to feed into that feeling. And who knows what's going to come from that? Maybe that confidence is going to be that I see, the things that I do are just gonna feed into that feeling. And who knows what's gonna come from that. Maybe that confidence is gonna be, you know, bring calmness, maybe that confidence is going to bring trust.

But if you put that out, then it's gonna come back to you. I'm gonna put a post up today. Everybody can tell us their word. And then I wanna see it grow all day. That'll be a good one. I love Liz's here, compassion, right? Having compassion for yourself and recognizing where you are. Okay, I love Liz's here, compassion, right? Having compassion for yourself and recognizing where you are.

Okay, I wanna ask you though, we talk about maintenance mindsets Monday and given week one is specifically about solidifying your maintenance mindset. What does that mean? What does that mean when we talk about our maintenance mindset, Odette? I think maintenance mindset is really shifting away from thinking that things are, stop expecting the same things to happen that happened on your weight loss journey.

And what I mean by that is, you know, yes, you're following the food plan. Yes, we are looking at the tweaks the same week in and week out, but you can't come in with the same expectation that things are going to look the exact same way. So, you know, you can make yourself crazy for lack of a better term thinking this, I'm doing the same thing with the food plan. Why is my scale not going down? Well, that's not where we are right now that, you know, you got to be what you want to do is you want to shift that intention to, I want to maintain my weight. So I'm doing what I need to do to do that and it's beyond the food plan it's about it's beyond what to eat and when it's more about getting into those um you starting with getting into those posts and reading those

different intentions and reading the different meaning and really figuring out what that means for you you know it's not about getting the number on the scale to move. So what is it? You know, what is going to have you here and stay motivated and stay in the group and keep you working towards something. So it's shifting from being a loser and a dieter to being this person that you're trying to create now into a maintainer and into and

creating this lifestyle around that so it's really that clarity of I'm not trying to get the scale to move I'm not trying to lose weight I'm trying to get to know myself better I'm trying to get to know what my lifestyle is going to be like and I'm you know trying to find the calmness and the trust in that versus the calmness and the trust coming that versus the calmness and the trust coming from the scale and it telling you what you need to know. Okay, I could not love that more. I just was writing down in my notes, loser, like you're being, you want to be a loser,

right? You want to be a livy loser. Like there's a reason why that name caught on is we all want to be losers. We want to be successful at losing. And for a lot of people, their weight loss journey has been their habit. It has been their thing that they've just... It's been their identity. It's part of their identity.

It's this thing that they've always done. They don't know life beyond getting on that scale and wanting to see it move or struggling with their weight or being on a diet or talking about our diet. And this is like, I love that. What is the maintenance mindset was your mindset now and moving past losing your weight. We've talked to so many people, for example, who have are still chasing the scale, even though they're completely happy with where they're at, they are literally in maintenance, they are happy at their weight,

they feel fantastic, their clothes fit amazing, and yet they are still getting on the scale every day, disappointed that it's not moving. When they not only are not trying to make it move, they don't need it to move, but it's that mindset that they're stuck and that they need to see that scale move, that dopamine hit or whatever that is.

I think taking time to figure out why, like I know you know why you're in maintenance because you lost your weight, now you need to work maintenance but why, what is your why in maintenance? What is going to be your reason for showing up and doing all the things that you need to do? Like that why I think in maintenance you really need to even more than ever spend time on figuring out why you're here. Yeah and really and put that why make that why something really um tangible I think we touched on this last week like you know if you're just telling yourself you want to be healthy I mean that's a great why but it's what does that mean exactly we all want to be healthy you know we

all want to be free from disease you know when you think of what healthy really means but you know is it is it energetic if it's energetic for you's energetic for you, what does energetic look like? What does that look like? If you want to be more compassionate, what does that mean? What does compassionate mean to you? What does that look like for you? So really making that why tangible and it's something that you can see, something that you can take in, that you can digest, that is going to be part of you. I think making it really clear and really tangible is like, and it's not, you know, easier said than done, of course, but, you know, just sit with it

and figure out what that looks like. Because you're not gonna find that from the scale anymore. Right? Like you're not gonna be like, my why is to get to this certain weight. My why is to get into these certain genes. My why is to, you know, if you're keeping it tied

to weight loss, what is it now? What is that? You know, we don't want to talk about future tripping. This is a good way of future tripping. It's a good, of a good kind. I want to stop right here and take a minute to hear from our new sponsor. It's a good one.

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And here is the promo code. It is LivyMethod25. Just use the code when you check out online at joefresh.com or through the Joe Fresh app. Yeah, so here to solidify your weight, help your body get used to your new weight, make your new weight your new norm or your new set point. to here to solidify your maintenance mindset. Who are you now? What are the thoughts that are consuming your minds? Right? What do you need to do to move past this weight journey,

right? To get to the other side. And what is the other side of that look like for you? What is what is life beyond weight loss? What is life beyond on actively trying to maintain? What is life beyond weight loss? What is life beyond on actively trying to maintain? What is life just like just living, right? That's like, woo. Okay, so we're following the basic food plan this week. What do people need to know about that? I think that one of the things that we've noticed is we're talking bonus snacks this week.

And we've had a few comments previously, and even this week, about it feeling counterproductive. Like, why am I adding in bonus snacks now at this stage? You know, they feel like they haven't been eating this much because maybe they were personalizing the plan a little bit between programs or between groups. And now they're coming back to the base of the food plan. They were eating maybe four times before.

And now we're saying, hey, you can eat this many more times again. And they feel like it's counterproductive. And I think if they look at it just as eating more, that's not what we're doing here. What we're doing here is really dialing in and doubling down on that mindfulness and knowing when you need to have more and when you don't need to have more. They're not there just to eat them to eat them. It really isn't a deeper practice into mindfulness

and being okay with being in tune to being hungrier. It's okay to be hungrier some days and need those. It's not counterproductive, but there are some days where you don't need them and you don't need to put them in just to put them in. So I think that's what they need to know, is it's not counterproductive to eat more when you need to eat more. I think this is bigger, you should know that from doing the weight loss program. So I think this is more than that. I think this is people trying to control and moderate. Because again, it's different than being in tune. Being in tune is under, well, first of all, following the living method is to know that breads and pastas don't make you fat.

It was never that. It was high stress, lack of sleep, combined with overeating, long periods of time with under eating, starving, depriving. I mean, that's what caused you to gain that weight in the first place. Eating food doesn't make you fat. Not eating good, nutrient rich foods doesn't make you fat. It's not going to cause you to gain weight.

And so it's all about being in tune to your body's needs. So maybe what's different from the last weight loss program that you did is that your metabolism is much higher. So your body's giving you more energy. You're using more energy, so you need more. Maybe you started a new exercise routine. Maybe you signed up, you started playing a sport. Maybe you are playing pickleball now.

Maybe you added exercise, you're just moving more in your daily routine, so you need more. And so this is about adjusting to that and your hunger levels change day to day. So bonus snacks are just as relevant in maintenance as they are in weight loss. Just like at making sure you're giving your body enough

is effective in weight loss. Making sure you give your body enough is ensuring that you continue to let the body know that you are there to give it what it needs when it needs it. And this is about the flexibility of understanding it's okay one day if all you have is a few meals, a few meals and no snacks, as long as you don't go long period of time. And it's okay if you feel like you've eaten all the meals and all the snacks.

Obviously, when you're just maintaining your weight, not when you're doing the maintenance program, you want to make sure you're eating all your meals and snacks. This is why you will have days where you still just need token amounts. And you don't have to have bonus snacks. And so what is it that's triggering you to for us, for these bonus snacks to make you feel like it's counterintuitive? And so that's not what we teach. So then what is going on? And this could be falling back into that need to control and moderate or the bonus snacks, control or moderate

are the words that I wrote down. We're trying to control what you're eating or moderate what you're eating rather than just being in tune with what you need. And it's great to know that there are options there if you feel like you need more. Right? So this is like fresh eyes when even in the weight loss program, when you're done one program, you might, your portions might be smaller. And then when you start another round, you might need more because

your metabolism and higher is why portions always will be what they feel like and never be what they look like in weight loss, in maintenance, and just living your life. Yeah, and I think it's interesting that, you know, how this, even this term bonus snack carries over. Like when you're just out there living your life, it's not like, oh, I'm gonna have a bonus snack. You know, I'm hungry, I'm just gonna have a snack. You know, so right now we're helping you just understand that this, you know, this food is here. If you're hungry,

you can have it. You don't need to control. You don't need to moderate because as you move on and you're living your life, that's not the place that you want to be. If you're hungry, you're just going to have a snack. It's not a bonus snack. It's not a treat snack. It's not whatever it is. It's your body is hungry and it needs something and you want to be able to feed it without having to control or moderate. I want to get into self-sabotage a little bit before we go, but I saw this comment from Risa. What are your thoughts on having a small lower sodium VH used before my workout or during

the day? It's all veggies. Just curious. I bought it for my mom and really like them too. I'm still eating all my veggies and leafy greens. It's not a replacement. So then my thing would be like, well, then what the fuck is it for? Like, what is it? Right? Is it just something that you're adding in because you like it? So to me, my same response would be what I would

say in the weight loss program, because if you're doing the maintenance program, that food plan is really important. I'd rather you eat your vegetables, right? Like you're not going to be able to get something out of a vegetable juice that you can't get out of and in a higher fiber, better version by eating whole foods. And if you wanted the sodium, if you needed the sodium, then that could be a great way of actually getting in sodium because then that's replacing your electrolytes if you're not getting a lot of salt in your diet,

although I don't know what kind of salt that they add to those. So then the question would be like, why do you wanna add them in and where are you at in your journey? If you're just in your diet, although I don't know what kind of salt that they add to those. So then the question would be like, why do you want to add them in and where are you at in your journey? If you're just living your life, you want to have a VA, there's nothing wrong with that. I don't think you're really doing anything healthy for yourself by having a VA juice. I think it's healthier to eat your fruits, eat your vegetables. And guys know I'm not a fan of liquid nutrients, but sort of what is your why behind, behind that?

You know, because you do want to get to a place where you can just like eat for the sake of enjoyments, but where are you at your journey? I'm hungry before my workout. So then a V8 juice isn't going to do anything for you for your workout. So are you having breakfast? Are you getting up every morning and prioritizing having your breakfast? And then because anything you anything you eat outside of a banana So if you're hungry before a workout you need energy before a workout

It's got to be something you've eaten at least an hour and a half before so it's been broken down processed and digested and stored as glycogen Or something like a banana that's got the high sugar that's gonna be of use to you for your workout. Whereas a VA juice, like a vegetable juice, is not going to give you the glycogen that you need to get the energy from that. And so we also know when it comes to workouts that it's not about what you eat before or after, it's how you are fueling your body throughout the day. So that I would make sure that you're getting a good breakfast in there.

Because if you're hungry right before a workout, that's not, I mean, the chances are it's not going to do anything for you, whatever you have before, unless that's something higher sugar, higher sugar. Yeah, or take an electrolyte. Most people don't need that, right? If you're just, if you're, it's about how you're fueling yourself throughout the day. If you want to have them because you like them, that's totally different. Okay, we don't have a lot of time left.

In fact, we're actually out of time, but we do want to touch on self-sabotage because this is a conversation we're having in the weight loss group and in the maintenance group right now. Yeah, so self-sabotage, I mean, we know that it can creep back up. We touched on this last week that we were going to be talking about it this week. It can creep back up at any time. And usually self sabotage is, you know, it's fueled by fear. It's fueled by low self esteem.

You know, even though you may not think that you have it, you know, it's that feeling of not being worthy. It's that feeling of of fear of success. So really just taking a minute and see what is happening with you when you feel that coming up, when you feel those fears of coming up.

And when we're talking about fear of success, not feeling worthy, fear of trusting yourself, fear of like your lifestyle change, it's much easier to keep doing what you're doing and living in this place where you are versus moving into an unknown, right? Like what's going to happen if I'm successful with maintaining my weight? How are my relationships going to change? Are you taking, do I have to get rid of all of my comfort foods and coping mechanisms? What

am I going to do then? This is all unknown. It can create some fear. So it is comfortable, more comfortable to stay where you are versus working through it. But that is going to hold you back. So it's really just thinking about, do you resonate with any of those feelings of fear? Do you feel that popping up? And just moving through that. Again, we come back to awareness, being aware that this is happening and being able to take the steps to move through it. You can almost be more aware and maintenance because you have the food plan down. It's that part, that physical part is so routine. I think although yes, a lot of people sabotage themselves while they're trying to lose weight,

fear of failure, fear of success for a variety of reasons. You've already lost that weight, you've come this far, but I think it does present the opportunity to really be aware of like, okay, like this is why defining like your why is really important. Who are you now? Understanding what maintenance now looks like and feels like to you, because you can very easily find yourself sabotaging yourself if you're uncomfortable or unsure of who you are now or what life is going to look like. So I think you may think, oh, I already lost my way. Obviously I didn't sabotage myself, but a lot of people sabotage themselves when they've reached their goal because things have changed for you,

your lifestyle, your habits, how you your relationship with yourself, relationship with other people, how other people see you communicate with you. There's a lot going on. I think we should talk more about this. What I'm going to post to people is read over that post on sabotage. Odette and I are going to be back on Wednesday. And let us know where you're at with how you're feeling about this week. Well, let us know where you are at with how you're feeling about this week. Well, let us know where you're at with your maintenance mindset and how you're feeling about sabotage or trust. It could just be the trust that you have with yourself to follow through on the rest of the journey. That's what I suggest we do for Wednesday.

Yeah. And yeah, I think it's interesting too that people read through that sabotage post and like, oh, I am doing that. And I don't real I didn't realize that that was a form of sabotage, you know, the way I talk to myself or, you know, I deserve this or I deserve that. And of course, you do. But really, what is that tied to? So yeah, reading through that and seeing that if anything there resonates, and then we can dive right into it. Yeah, because right now everyone in the comments is talking about adding V8 with vodka or Colomata. It's the new Caesar. That's actually a pretty great idea.

That's a good idea. That's a pretty great idea. Yeah, and it makes you feel like you're doing something better. Maybe I should add that to the alcohol. That's going to be the new signature drink around here. vodka and V8 juice. Get your veggies in with your vodka. I'm here for it. I'm absolutely here for it. Well, this is a question of where does stuff like that fit in? You start fitting in now do

you start fitting it in later? Like what is the purpose behind it? What's the wide like again, what makes weight loss so difficult is all the ways that we utilize food, right to show love to bond to celebrate and one of the ways that we utilize food, right? To show love, to bond, to celebrate. And one of the ways we use food is just pure enjoyment. And maybe that's finding enjoyment in food again. If your weight loss journey has been a lot of work, right? And not a lot of enjoyments. And how do you start to reconnect with food in ways that you actually enjoy? I mean, this idea of this want to have this

and fit it in there can be an indication of something else you got to figure out for yourself on your maintenance journey. Okay, I'm into it. I mean, I'm excited. I love these conversations that we're gonna have every Monday. And I'm already looking forward to our conversation

on Wednesday. Thanks everyone who is joining us live or listening after the fact. We will see you then. Have a great rest of your day. Thanks everyone who is joining us live or listening after the fact. We will see you then. Have a great rest of your day. Thanks, Odette.