The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness: Maintenance Mindset Mondays - January 27, 2025

Episode Date: January 27, 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!This week’s episode is all about mindfulness—the foundation for sustainable weight management. Gina and Odette kick things off by exploring what mindfulness looks like in Maintenance and why it's essential for making this second nature. Are you truly in tune, or just going through the motions? They also expand on the 6 Pillars of Maintenance, from education and habit formation to creating a lifestyle that supports your goals.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.

I'm Gina Livi and welcome to the Livi 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 relisten to one of our amazing guest experts? Well, this is the place.

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more intense workouts. That's going to be fabric that like moves with you through every rep. However you choose to move, Joe Fresh has you covered and Joe Fresh has a promo code Fresh app. Right? Amazing. Welcome to maintenance mindset Mondays where today the focus is on motivation and mindfulness for week three. Of course, maintenance is where we talk about all things maintenance, where we have people who transfer from our weight loss program into our maintenance program. And we talk all things maintenance, which we have learned a lot of things about maintenance in the last couple of years.

And we have taken the pillars of maintenance, the things that are in common, people who have lost their weight, been successful at maintaining and sustaining, the things that they have in common. And we've broken that down and incorporated into our weekly 91 day maintenance program. So Adet, who is joining me like always who is the manager of

the maintenance and mindfulness program really has repulsed on all things maintenance related because I mean you're the one running the program. You're the one who sees what the members are asking. You are the one who has the passion for the maintenance program. So I think your insight is not only just like truly valuable, but it is next level because you really,

you really know what people need in order to maintain and sustain their weight. So I just wanna say that out loud, but I am so grateful for you and your passion. I think you have a passion for maintenance the way I have a passion for helping people lose weight at the end of the day. So hi.

Hi, you look lovely today in the sun. I'm away so anyone joining us live and watching I'm in Mexico kind of work kind of you know getting away but work-life balance type of thing trying to get some downtime. I've stressed myself out over the last few years and so because I don't have a lot of time in between programs and you shouldn't have to use your vacation time to recover from your job. I am trying to fit in, be mindful about fitting in some more time to, you know, manage my mind. Yeah, and I think it makes you better when you come back, right? You're, not just you,

yourself, but everyone, you're more, you know, you're more engaged, you're recharged, you have a renewed sense of excitement. I think it's important to take that time. And like you said, it is about being mindful, not just around, you know, what to eat and when, but about how you're feeling and all of that. So I'm happy we're talking about that this week. It's like perfect timing. Yeah, everybody's mind. Well, you know, feeding into motivation and mindfulness. So what is my motivation in order to be mindful while I'm on vacation that I'm not here to party and come back all tired and exhausted and hung over. I am here specifically to try to relax a little bit to recoup some of my wellness to kind

of recharge my battery. And then the bigger picture of that is my motivation to be mindful is to not get to a place where I need to recover from. And you know, I love my job. I love working hard and you know, with kids and everything I got going on, I need to be spending more time being more mindful about my health and wellness. And I think that's sort of the, you know, what people are focused on here. Obviously it's about maintaining and sustaining your weight, but it's all bigger picture.

I was saying in the weight loss program today, everything we do while losing weight is bigger picture to feed into your ability to be able to maintain and sustain your weight. So we're in the weight loss program, we're losing weight, but it's all about getting to that maintenance and being able to maintain and sustain your weight. So I was thinking the maintenance program

is like the next, next step of that. So the maintenance program, everything you're doing here is to solidify what's happening moving on for the rest of your life. So really beyond maintenance. So this is I think an even more important week than people realize. Yeah I think so too and I know you talked about the pillars off the top and I want to really get into that but that's also one of our pillars, our sixth one actually is taking all of the information that you've learned through weight loss, through the maintenance program,

and it becomes a part of, it becomes implementation at that point. You're taking everything that you've learned and acquired and that you know, and you're taking that when you do go and live your life. It's not about being on this program, it's about following these principles and implementing, like I said, everything and being able to move forward.

And this is why this week is so important and why we wanna take mindfulness in week three now that we're in the maintenance journey to the next level. I think when we're in weight loss mode, we're really trying to understand what mindfulness means. Like, what does that mean? That's a term that's thrown around all the time.

You know, what does it mean? And, you know, we start with mindfulness as, you know, being in tune to your body when it comes to hunger levels and satisfaction levels. And I think that will always be part of it. That mindfulness piece will always be part of it. You're gonna have to be mindful forever. You know, it's that that part never goes away. I think that now when we're in maintenance and we're talking mindfulness, we're there's so many layers to that. So yes, it's

you know, being in tune to satisfaction and knowing how much to eat and what to eat and when to eat. But it's also, tuning into those other areas like stress and sleep and how that affects decisions that you make and how that can, to be mindful around how those areas make you feel. So yes, it's mindfulness about eating and what to eat and when to eat, but it's also about how does stress affect decisions that you make, how does sleep affect you,

and then how does that affect the decisions that you make? So it's really, there's so many layers to it, and I think that's where in maintenance we have the space to have that conversation. Yeah, it's the next level, because we talk a lot, but while you're losing weight, you're doing these things, you're asking the four mindful eating questions, for example, so that one day you don't have to ask them.

Right? So you're just naturally in tune with when to eat, what to eat and how much to eat. But then beyond that, one of the takeaways from all the focus groups that Ruth did with all of our members in maintenance is that the commonalities between people who've been successful for maintaining over two years or more is that they recognize they had to make real change and they understand when they are falling back into old habits. They understand how they're feeling and what they need to do and it's not like you have to lead this life of like zen and constant mindfulness. Mindfulness should become second nature. You

shouldn't have to try to be mindful because you're just in tune with what your body needs. You are in tune with where you are at. You are in tune with what you need to do and so again that's like that's seeing like the the big picture of all the steps that we're going through week by week by week with the maintenance program. Yeah and I like what you said there it's about being in tune with where you're at. And I think it's also being in tune to why you are where you're at. Like, so it's like, you know, oh, I feel like I want to, let's just use food as an example. I feel like I want to indulge in something sweet. Why is that?

Is it because I had a crappy sleep? Is it because my emotions are, you know, kind of running amok right now? Like what is it? Where is that mindfulness and where's that connection coming to? So I think that's all part of it. Like, yes, being in tune to where you're at, but also being in tune to why you're there and what put you there. Yeah. Should we go into, so people are following the basic food plan continuing this week. Obviously, they're mindful about their portions, which I think is really important, especially if you spent any time in maintenance

to kind of be, portions are always what they feel like and not about what they look like. Although they also get to be what you're used to consuming. And sometimes when it comes to maintenance, people are used to bigger portions, even though they're easily maintaining their weight. So this is really about getting into with what you actually need again

and just kind of like really tuning into those cues. What like I know the minutes. I overeat like the minute I'm going to overeat like I know the minute where if I go back in I'm going to walk away feeling full. I can look at my food and tell you exactly if I'm going to be, you know, too full if I eat it if it's not enough for me I can probably even at this point look at my food determine how much of it I would need to eat in order to walk away feeling

satisfied like that's how in tune I am I mean mind you that's after like 30 years practicing it there's always room for like getting even more in tune to your body's needs. Okay, so we break down, where do you wanna go with this conversation next? For our members. Yeah, so I wanted, we've talked about the pillars a few times, I wanna get into that. But first I wanted to talk about where our members

are at too, when you talked about the portion sizes specifically. And we've been seeing that this week, coming into this week of mindfulness, because we've been talking about it, like on Friday, we said we're talking mindfulness next week. And then yesterday we said, you know, we put up a post like next week is mindfulness week. And we had a member saying that, you know, we had a member comment, I know Jodi, if you have it there from Lorraine, that she needs to get back in tune with her portion

sizes. She's been eating nutritious, healthy meals, but the size keeps getting bigger and bigger, which I don't need. And I think, you know, we fall into this going through the motions, even though the motions all seem like the right motions. We are, you know, we're putting these nutrient-dense meals together. We're getting all of the components.

Thanks, Jodi. We're getting all of the components. You know, these are all the right things, but then we're missing that piece where we're going through the motions, but then we're not being mindful about it. And then, oh, shoot, I am full. I have eaten past satisfaction. Even though I'm doing all the right things, I'm still, you know, I'm missing that one piece. So, you know, I'm so this one, what perfect timing with this question, by the way. And this happens so often that my portions,

you know, you're eating nutrient rich meals, maybe you're even able to easily maintain and sustain your weight, but you know that they're getting bigger and bigger and bigger. And I think this is how we live, where it's supersized everything. You are used to seeing larger portions.

It's what you're getting served at restaurants. It's what you're getting served when you're going places what you're getting served when you when you're going places. It's just like we eat way too much food. And so it's hard to get away from that. And so you do have to kind of like get back into after a while. Like it's a real thing. Then we also if you start incorporating processed foods. And again, this is not fear mongering, but the reality is they are starting to make our foods to be more addicting in the sense where you don't want to eat just your portion. Like the foods themselves are, are, are, are triggering you to want more. They are actually being made to be more addictive. And, you know, I think those two things in

combination, because sure, you can have chips, you can have whatever it is that process that you're having because you're maintaining and sustaining your weight. But those two in combination do tend to have our portions sort of increasing and increasing and increasing. And your body gets used to that. And yeah, you're going to have a nice high metabolism where you don't really have to worry about that. You should be able to maintain and sustain your weight because it's not moderating your foods. It's not trying to control what's going on.

It's just really being in tune and just recognizing we have an abundance of food, at least most people do. And overeating is just taxing on the system and it's just not necessary. So this really helps you get back in tune. You feel so much better when you eat your food. You should walk away not feeling like you ate food. You shouldn't need a nap. You shouldn't be holding your belly. You shouldn't be like, oh my gosh. And just because you can do that in maintenance is not really, it's not, it's not ideal.

Right. So this is a matter of like just getting back in tune with that. I love that. Yeah. And you know, how many times do we say like, oh, I'm so full. I feel awful or, oh, I'm so full. I don't feel, you know, I don't feel good. And yeah, those days are going to happen. Those days are going to come, but that shouldn't be your norm. You know, this is not what this is not the norm. Now you don't need, you don't want to feel that way. So I think, you know, bringing that mindfulness component back and knowing like, hey, when I do that, I don't feel good. And I'm on this mission to feel as good as I can. You know, why do I want to do that? So I think just, yeah,

recognizing where you are and having that awareness. So yeah, what's mindfulness? It's really, you know, and I think when we get to the back of the basics of the mindfulness, it is just following those four steps of mindful eating. Ask yourself those questions. You know, you shouldn't feel defeated, or you shouldn't feel like I should know this by now. It's practice. It's repetition. Use it for years and years if you need to, you know, until it does become second nature. Don't feel like you should have those four steps down and you should be able to look at your plate, you know, on week three of the maintenance program, be like, oh, how come I don't know this yet? Or how come I don't feel it yet? It'll come.

So I think we just need to, we're coming back to the basics of the food plan. You need to come back program be like, oh, how come I don't know this yet? Or how come I don't feel it yet? It'll come. So I think we just need to, we're coming back to the basics of the food plan. You need to come back to the basics of the four steps of mindful eating and ask yourself those questions. Practice, practice, practice, practice. And yes, you're a few months, even a couple of years,

doesn't unnecessarily undo 30 years, 20 years, 10 years, five years of doing this. This is also, so what people need to understand about these four mindful eating questions. It's not just about getting into with the portions and that when we talk about how you want to when you move on from this weight loss maintenance journey of yours to be able to trust when to eat what to eat how much to eat.

So all these questions are being asked to to practice being in tune so that eventually become second nature and you won't have to ask anymore. This is very similar and really no different from trying to guess the number on the scale. It's being so in tune with your body that you don't have to get on the scale to know the number and this is why you know if you're if you're considering whether you're gonna keep weighing or not weighing maintenance you don't need a scale and I didn't use a scale like for 20 years really until I met Tony and he had a scale. And I didn't use a scale like for 20 years really until I met Tony and he had a scale and I got on it.

I'm like, oh, there's a scale. But this is where, you know, every day you can practice mindfulness and being in tune to your body by before you get on the scale, try to guess what the number is. Just take a minute. How do I feel? I feel a little bloated, feel a little heavy today.

Oh, I feel super light. I feel whatever. Try to guess the number on the scale. And so beyond the scale and beyond portions, this is going to put you in tune with everything, what works for you in life, what doesn't. It's trusting your instinct. It's just strengthening your trust with your instinct. People, situations, you know, what works for you and what doesn't work for you, it all

helps you to become more in tune with what works for you. Whether it's portion sizes, people in your life, situations, you know, it's just practicing being in tune. That's really what it's about. It is, and I think, you know, using that scale example, like you said, just asking yourself, I think that goes so far into reinforcing the trust you have in yourself and the belief

you have in yourself. In the beginning, you may be way off in the beginning. You think, oh, I should be at this. And it comes back and you're like, oh, I have no idea what's going on. And then as time goes on, you might start being right more often or being closer more often. You're like, Oh, yeah, I am at this number because of these things or because of how I'm feeling. And then that

reinforces over time, the trust you can have in yourself, like I do have this and then also reinforces the belief that you will the belief that you can trust yourself, right? So I think it is it is practice. And I think that's more so than not even more so, but along with learning how to be in tune with how you're feeling and how your choices are. It's a reinforcement to that you can trust yourself and that you can believe in yourself. Which leads to what being more confident? Yeah. Right. Like it leads to you. Yes, being able to trust yourself being more

confident in yourself. And like, I just think all around this leads, this is the foundation of change, right? Repetitive practice and then having that confidence because you have that knowledge and you have those skills and you understand that you've actually made a real change. So yeah. Wow, this is a lot of pressure this week.

A lot of things we got to learn. Yeah, right? It's just a lot of homework this week. Love things we got, right? Well, that's mindfulness. So on the other half part of it is motivation. You know, so we talk about motivation and motivation comes and goes, and we know that and you know, you're not going to feel motivated every day. And now we say to really focus on your why. So hopefully at this point, members have been looking at this next stage as you know a new journey. They've got fresh eyes. They figured out what their why. Is everyone just gonna have their personal why? But I just want to

talk about motivation and why the maintenance program is what it is and why we are doing it the way that we're doing it. And this is where we come back to the six pillars. These are really the key areas that we know have been proven by our members to help them be successful in maintaining weight. And so I just wanted to dive a little bit deeper. And if you feel like, I don't know why I'm doing the maintenance program

the way that I'm doing it, or I don't understand it, we're gonna just dive into a little bit here. I know we don't have two hours, so we're going to get into it. And this, you know, going through the program, the motivation, maybe this will help you feel more motivated or even, I think, a term we use, you know, behind the scenes is self-determined. Like we want you to feel determined to do the program because you're not going to feel motivated every day. But maybe if you can feel determined to do it, that can, not going to feel motivated every day. But maybe if you can feel determined to do it, that can help push you through. I want to take a quick minute out here to introduce to you our new podcast sponsor and

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or through the JoeFresh app, right? Amazing. So we have these six pillars. They've come from Dr. Ruth Kane and her research. Five of them have, and one of them came from what we've learned from our members, what we've learned by asking questions and talking to our members and maintenance in the group.

So the first pillar really comes into play during week one, and this is education and training. This is the backbone. I just wanna say that this is all broken up for our members as well in the support group. So if you go into the maintenance and mindfulness group, you can go into the maintenance guide and it's the program overview. That's the post. You can go there and we have this all recap there nicely for you. Anyway. Yeah, I also want to just add it's not

like anyone has to do anything with this information because it's all built into the program. So you show up through the 91 day maintenance program. This is this is everything that you are doing. So it's not like you have to like, write this down, make notes and then implement this on your own. It's all built into the program itself. This is what differentiates the maintenance program from the weight loss program. Same base food plan and changes that you're making each week, but the intention is completely different. So yeah, so week one

where it says, you know, it's education and training. So what does this mean education? So we're looking at how influences like external influences can play on your on your success and play on the decisions that you made. So we look at things like self-sabotage, we look at things like stress, the scale being up, sickness, how all this plays on your emotions and how, you know, this is all going to continue to factor in. So that's our focus of week one, using pillar one, education and training. Then we move on to pillar two, which are personal beliefs,

values and lifestyle. So this is all about really focusing in and supporting the new you. So this is where we, you are starting to make decisions and tailor the program a little, not tailor the program in terms of tweaks or what we're doing, but tailoring what we're doing within the program. So it's an enjoyable process for you. So it's things like supplements. We talked supplements last week and week two and really curating a plan as an example. So you know that I'm not just taking supplements

to take them, I'm taking them based on where I am now, how they align with my goals. This is my personal journey within the maintenance program. So it's really about figuring you know, figuring out how this program fits in with your lifestyle. Not just enjoyable, but thought provoking. Yes. Yeah. Yeah. So that's where, you know, everything we talk about in pillar two comes from personal beliefs, values, lifestyle. That's where that part of the program is. So the next pillar, pillar three is a big one. So it's psychological and emotional factors. So we spread this out over four weeks. It's not just a one week

and we're done. And this is where we start talking about stress and sleep and giving yourself compassion and coping mechanisms and how all of this plays into the decisions that you make and being mindful of how these areas, you know, play into how you go from day to day, feeling from day to day and how this isn't you make are going to align with your goals. So we go a little bit deeper and of course we know that it's, we can't talk about it all in one week so that's why we've kind of split this up over the course of, you know, three or four weeks going a little bit deeper into those factors. And then we have pillar four, which is self-regulation, planning, and habit formation.

And I wanna say self-regulation is not about control. That's not what this is here. So it's not about having control over what you're doing and what you're eating and how you're feeling. It's just about being aware of your thought patterns and how that plays into how you're eating and how you're feeling. It's just about being aware of like your thought patterns and how that plays into how you're feeling and what you're doing. And self-regulating those thought patterns.

It's about not letting the negative self-talk pop up. It's also knowing like, hey, it's coming. I need to convert that and regulate that and put it back into a more positive self-talk and positive space. So that's what we need about mean with self-regulation. It's not about, like I said, control and having such a regimented schedule.

This is also where we start to really talk about habit formation and solidifying those habits so much so that they almost become automatic and then they do become automatic. And this is what we talk about in these few weeks. We've talked about this pillar over three weeks as well. And it's also planning for setbacks and lapses. And what we mean by that is we know

that life is gonna happen, right? We know it's going to oftentimes, sometimes smack you in the face, not be what you want it to be. We know that, you know, when we talk lapses, it's not like, you know, it's not like you've failed and you've fallen back, but maybe a lapse in your routine where you have a big celebratory weekend coming up or you've got a big event coming up, and that might be a lapse in your routine.

So it's about planning for that when you can, but it's more about planning how you react to it after. So it's knowing that those times are going to happen. It's knowing that it's not always going to be smooth sailing and having a plan in place for how number one, you're going to talk to yourself and how you're going to come out on the other side. You're just going to have a list that says every time this happens, I'm going to do A, B, and C. But maybe it's when this happens, I know that I have the tools to come out on the

other side. And when I didn't have the tools last time, this happened, I don't want this to happen. So I'm going to plan for those times to happen and know that I can come through on the other side. Yeah, having that knowledge and then being flexible, and being able to adapt new environments, new situations, new circumstances. This is where that one life smacks you in the face and it's not all, you know, aligned perfectly. How do you show up? How do you navigate that? How do you manage that? You just can't have one little

thing throw you off. Yeah, right. So, you know, those we talk about like this, like, is it over three weeks? Because this is something that, you know, it takes time, too. It's not just going to come to you overnight. So Pillar Five is social and environmental factors. So this is how your impacts, the impacts of your relationships, of your community, of your support system. So whether your support system is your friends and family, whether it's a group like this one,

whether it's, excuse me, a professional, that's your support system. Having that support system in place or knowing what you need specifically. You might be a member that needs this group for support, or you might be a member that needs, like I said, a professional for support. It's really figuring out where that is for you and having that in place,

having that resource in place for yourself. Yeah. I mean, you've done a lot. That's really, can we talk about that for a second? Because this happens a lot in the, in the weight loss program where people end up getting really struggling really in their head and we can see it because we're, you know, we're people are reaching out and we had, we know all the resources available to them and it's like, they don't see it.

Or even though we are sharing everything that we know all the resources available to them and it's like they don't see it or even though we are sharing everything that we know it's just not connecting with people and that's because sometimes people need a little bit more than what we can offer them the weight loss program. I mean you know for the cost of the program it's amazing the value that you get some people need more than what we can offer I don't want to say in lieu of because what we offer is amazing what people are accomplishing and doing on their own is amazing. But sometimes you need a little bit more help, guidance. And I think even in maintenance that becomes more important and also evident if you're noticing that you're having a hard time not doing the things that you need to do or you're making choices that don't fall in line with your goals. Especially when you've already done this, you know

what you need to do. That can give you, I mean, every time you struggle, it's great insight into the things that you need to work on, work through and do. And sometimes, you know, getting professional help can be a game changer. I mean, we try to do it all here and we have these amazing guests that join us

and share their information, but it's really about you figuring out what you need and how to best support yourself and set yourself up for success. Sorry? Far beyond maintenance, Eva. Far beyond maintenance. And I think, excuse me, I think that also you sometimes need really personalized support. And that's a little bit beyond what, you know, of course we talk to every single member and we support them as we can, but sometimes you need more personalized support.

And this is all when we come to supporting who you are now, the lifestyle you are now, it's about finding what that your personalized support looks like. So, yeah, sometimes it is beyond what you're going to be able to get. Yeah. Yeah. Sorry. Yeah, just wanted to add. And then the last two hours it goes through. I know. I know. This is and this is the last one is pillar six. So it's living the Libby way

taking the learning with you. And so this is really where you start I said it at the beginning. This is where you start taking what you've learned and putting it into it's about implementation. Now, you're happy you're going to have this taking what you've learned and putting it into, it's just about implementation now. You're going to have this personalized lifestyle. So you're going to be following principles, not a program at this point. This is where the trust in yourself comes into play. This is where you might be testing things out a little bit. And like you said, like these struggles that you have to work through, they're all learning opportunities, they're all going to give you insight. So it's taking those principles and moving forward living

the Libby way so that you can feel confident not being on a program, but you're still doing all the things that you need to do. Yeah, that bigger picture. That bigger picture. And as we were saying that 98% of people who go through the maintenance program feel confident in being able to sustain and maintain their weight. The commonalities between people who've been able to maintain their weight for long periods of time are that they know exactly what they need to do.

They're confident in their ability. And I think how do you know when you get to that stage is, you know, you're just so solid in it. You're excited about it. You just know you've got this. You're not trepidatious. You're just so solid in it. You're excited about it. You just know you've got this. You're not trepidatious. You're not concerned. You're not worrying. You're not unsure. You're just like, I fucking got this. It's go time. I've learned what I needed to learn. That doesn't mean that you don't still have more to learn, but you're super solid. And I think that is the end game here

before you live the livingby way is just understanding you can't fall back into old habits. You can't go back. You have to you have to be able to see the bigger picture beyond just seeing the same number on the scale every day. And like if you're in a situation where those fluctuations are freaking you out, you're not there yet. You are not there yet. And sometimes it takes longer for some people than others. If you're waking up every day and popping into the maintenance group and you're unsure, you don't know, and you're nervous this,

now you've got a lot more work to do, thank goodness. And this is why we created this maintenance program and support group for people to be able to work through it. For some people, they can lose weight and then just spend, you know, do a solidifying program, maintain their weight, move on. For other people, they'll spend years still trying to get to a place where they are able to take what they've learned and move forward for

the rest of their life and truly actually move past their weight loss journey. Yeah. Yeah. Yeah. Like I just wanted to be clear about that. Just like how we talked about what we've learned when it comes to goal weight, you just know it's not a number. It's just you just the people who know when they are done know when they are done and I think it's no different from maintenance. You know when you're ready to move on. You know that you have the skills. You're confident you can do it. I think anything like life like if I'm you know I feel confident I don't know what why water skiing but I've taken some water ski lessons and I'm confident I can ski. It's

my kids learning how to ski. Now they're confident going up a chairlift. They're confident going down black diamonds. They just they've acquired the skills and the tools to be like I can do this. Right? Just anything like you do in life you just get to a point where you're like I got this. I can do this driving. Right? Like my son just got his license and sure there's a lot of circumstances he needs to be in. There's a lot still to learn but he feels confident that he can get in the car and drive. He's like, I got that. So I feel confident. I've learned what I've learned.

I need it. And so maybe there isn't still more to learn, but you get to a place where you just, I'm good. And that should be the goal. So I would ask when I'm gonna suggest to people this week of mindfulness before we go is, and I've said this in the weight loss program, how are you showing up for yourself?

What's going on in your mind? What's your energy? Are you seeking the answers? And not just asking, asking, asking, asking, understanding why you have those questions in the first place, right? That's really important. Understanding if you're struggling, define it.

What is it that you're struggling with? If you're having a hard time making a decision, why is going on, right? This is all bigger picture stuff. You wanna finish your weight loss journey. A lot of people still have work to do to get there and to do that. And it's not in the, just following the program.

It's so much bigger than that for some people. Yeah, it's so much bigger than that. And, you know, going back to these pillars, and this is why we're trying to help people work through all of that that is bigger than that. And I think if we can look at this as there as some motivation to keep going, like you're not doing the maintenance program just

to solidify your weight, which is, yes, the goal. But you're also doing the maintenance program to deal with these bigger issues, to face these bigger issues. So when those tough questions come to yourself in your own mind, you're able to answer them, or even just think about them instead of being afraid of them. Yeah.

I just want to wrap this up by saying this is where the motivation. I've never looked at myself as a motivator, nor have I ever wanted to even take on that role I've learned to embrace it a bit more because people like you are motivating but I am here to share my knowledge With people I'm here to help people acquire that the skills that they need in order to make real change and so motivation is not my intention and I think it's really up to Each and every one of us to be you have to be motivated for

yourself. And that's why understanding why you are here. But if it's if it's motivation, just in my experience, it's not it's motivation is not why you're going to fall fall follow through. Motivation is not going to be why you make change. Yes, your why is why you fall through your why is why you're trying to make change because you know what you want to accomplish But I'm not I don't give a fuck about trying to motivate people and that's why I'm like if you're not here and motivated on Your own I don't necessarily want you to be here Like I want people who are here because they really want to make change and then then our role is to support people Now that doesn't say that you have to be like,

I'm not saying you have to show up and be motivated every day. I'm just saying that responsibility does not land on me. It doesn't land on you. It doesn't land on us. The motivation piece is not ours to take on. The motivation piece has to stem from you. You have to understand your why. You have to recognize you're not going to be motivated.

And this is where this week of, you know, mindfulness and motivation kind of meld together. It's like it's bringing them together. And so just some food for thought for people. Yeah. Not when they can show before and afters. I love if we are motivating. I love that.

I'm not saying that we're not motivating, but that's not the responsibility that I'm taking on to motivate people. I'm not a motivator. You may find me motivated, but that's not my job here. Sharing information, giving people support, making them feel safe, making them feel welcomed so they can learn and they can work through the shit that they need to work through. I think there's a word you missed there. I think the word is empowered. I think we are trying to empower people to find their own motivation.

You're a truth teller. You're a fact checker. So we are here to empower people to find their motivation, to find their determination, to find their reasons. And if we can motivate you along the way, I think that's amazing. Let's be honest. I don't show up every single day

motivated, but I am here and I'm going to continue to try to empower people with the information that they need or the education that they need in terms of maintaining. And I think that's what you do. I think you empower people and they have to find the motivation and determinations in themselves because they have what they need. You have what you need. You have the power to do it. You can do it.

You just have to believe it and find that your own motivation. I think that's the homework this week. Okay. I love that. Yeah. You have the power to be mindful. You have the power to find what motivation looks like, maybe what self-determination looks like, and yeah, unwrap all the layers. Just, you know, it's about eating and the four steps of mindful eating, but it's about all the other layers as well.

So much more. Oh, I love this conversation. I love this. And I adore you. I adore your passion. Thank you for your insight. I mean, these are the conversations that nobody is having because no one knows what it takes to be able to maintain and sustain their weight. And we have learned a lot over the last couple of years,

and we are motivated to share what we've learned with people and to be here and support people. So thank you for that. I adore you. Thank you for everyone who's joining us live or listening after the fact. We're also super grateful for you and we're all in this together. So, okay, anything else we wanna chat about before you go? So the supplements giveaway closes tomorrow at 7 a.m. So if you haven't, if members haven't been into the Maintenance and Mindfulness Support Group,

get in there, let us know what healthy means. You can't be vague. We wanna know exactly what healthy means to you. Find that post, let us know. It's closing and we'll draw the winners tomorrow. Of course your homework, you know, just really lean into the mindfulness portion of it, lean into that self-determination, self-empowerment and know that the maintenance program has been put together as a way to help you be successful. It's exactly, you know,

laid out that way. We're going to go through the bigger issues, we're going to have those conversations. And you're not doing the program just to do it. You're here to learn, even if that includes struggling and learning opportunity, because those come from learning opportunities or those will create learning opportunities. All right, sounds good.

I'm gonna see you on Wednesday. Thank you to you and Kim for covering my ass last week. I had some family stuff that I was dealing with. So I appreciate that. So I will be back on Wednesday, we will check in midweek. We'll ask you all how you're doing on that homework that Odette assigned to you. That's right.

All right. Speaking of motivation, I motivated to go to the beach. So I hope that you stay warm. Have a great rest of your day and we'll see you Wednesday, everyone. Thanks. Okay, see you. Bye.