The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness: Midweek Motivation - June 11, 2025

Episode Date: June 11, 2025

Welcome to your Midweek Motivation!In this episode, Gina and Odette check in on Week 7 of the Maintenance Program and explore the emotional undercurrent of finding your rhythm after weight loss. From the calm that feels a little too calm, to the subtle but powerful shift in identity—from dieter to maintainer—they unpack what it really means to normalize the ongoing work of maintaining your weight. They reflect on the confidence that comes with routine, the purpose behind the tweaks, and the often-overlooked reality that maintaining weight requires just as much intention as losing it. It’s an honest conversation about doing the work, even when the work looks different now—and why that’s not just okay, it’s empowering.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 livymethod.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Welcome to our motivational check in. How are you doing? We are on week seven of our maintenance program. Hello Odette, let's get right into it today. How are you? I'm good. I'm good, me too. Yeah, this is a good place to be in the program. Yeah.

We lost program maintenance program week seven, which means we're kind of be on the other side of it, which means you've been showing up now for like seven weeks. Yeah. momentum is building, you've been making a change. But a lot of conversation in the weight loss program this week just on kind of the messy middle, the heaviness of it all. I mean, is that different for us here? Because in in weight loss, people are just still trying to reach their goal.

Meanwhile, you've already done it. Is there a difference in that kind of like, ah, the time that's left or not left and what have I achieved versus what I haven't achieved? Like, is it different? You feeling that? I'm feeling like, so we talked about this on Monday too, that we're feeling there's a bit of confidence

and calm starting to build here in the maintenance group. So you know, not everybody, we know not everybody's feeling that, but there is this sense of people are into their rhythm and they're really starting to accept that, accepting why they're still doing what they're doing and how to normalize it. I think, you know, when you, this is going to come up with the tweak as well. I wanted to talk about it with the tweak is, you know, when you're on your weight loss journey, you're not, you're almost it's almost like you're, you're proud of it. Like I'm on this weight loss journey. I'm happy to tell people I'm getting healthy. I'm doing these things. I'm taking care

of myself. And then when they come to the maintenance part, it's almost like they don't know how to explain that they don't know how to talk about it. They don't know how to normalize still doing work. So I think when they're first starting the maintenance journey, they haven't found that groove yet of, this is why I'm doing maintenance. This is what I'm doing now. And they're starting to fall into that a little bit

where they're feeling more comfortable saying, yeah, I'm trying to solidify my weight here. I'm still doing the things that I need to do. So I think that's energizing in itself and that's motivating in itself. When they come into that realization, that understanding of, okay, this is how I can explain it to myself and to other people. So I think there's a bit more of, yes, it's, it's, it can be messy for some, but I think it's actually a little bit more magical

for others and motivating for others. Nobody is talking about maintenance. The diet industry is not talking about maintenance. They only talk about how you've lost your weight. And if you've gained your weight back, you failed at maintaining your weight. No one is giving you tips. No one is trying to help you acquire the tools

and the skills that you need to be able to maintain and sustain your weight, they just have no frickin clue, because no one has bothered to enter this part of the conversation. It's interesting, because you say, yeah, it is still work. In fact, let's talk about the tweet this week splitting up the meals and snacks, but you could have lost your weight and still be eating way too much because you're still not in tune with your

portions. Right? This is kind of a reality check into that. You could have lost your weight. You're sliding back into old habits, larger portions. This is a great opportunity to check that. You still have wiggle room for helping your body work really hard, increasing your metabolism. You might still have a bit of diet dialogue going on. And this is what this tweak is. It kind of like shakes things up, shakes things up physically. Nobody needs to be eating this often and shake things up mentally as well. So you can not just rewire and rework like we do in the weight loss program, but reconnect, right? And so, yeah, this is work.

You're right. And it might seem a little foreign or weird. I would imagine it's foreign or weird to still be doing this kind of work. This could be where the reality of the work is coming in. Oh my God, this is work, right? But then also at the same time, like you said, a sense of calm. You should be more, you should be almost feeling like,

oh, all right, okay, let's just do it. I mean, it might be that it's inconvenient because you have, you know, an event coming up or you're gonna be traveling or maybe having dinner with people or maybe you don't wanna tell people still what you're doing and that's totally understandable. But there should be almost like this sense of like,

maybe the calm also might be unnerving. The calm might be uncomfortable. If you've always in the rat race chasing down the scale, it might be the calm that's settling in might be making you feel a little uncomfortable. Yeah, you're feeling uncomfortable. And I think at this point too, people are almost starting to realize

there's a purpose to all of this. You know, instead of just thinking they're just doing work, oh, I'm just doing this to do it. Like I think they're starting to feel this purpose when they start connecting the dots, when they start realizing doing work, I'm just doing this to do it. Like I think they're starting to feel this purpose when they start connecting the dots, when they start realizing that awareness, when they start having these experiences and they're coming out on the other side

the way that they want to through these experiences. I think that sense of purpose is coming. It's like that light bulb like, oh, yeah, what I learned last week is coming to play into real life now. So I think that's a really exciting place too. So yes, that calm, but also understanding the purpose of what we're doing rather than just,

I'm checking the box of maintenance, I'm checking the box of solidifying, I'm checking the box to get things done right now, but they're understanding the purpose of this for later on. Cause you know what's interesting when you just said that is that, you know how I, I could see this with my, with each group. So for example, my first group, I took them through the program.

I taught them everything that I needed to know. They came back and then they saw the influx of new people coming in. And I had people reaching out and be like, how can you stand it? Is it making you crazy? Like all these new people with these dumb questions. I was like, you were the same people

asking the same questions. It's just now you know more, you've learned so much that in contrast, you're so much further than worrying about putting cream in your coffee or worrying about eating your food or all of those things. So group over group over group, you were able to kind of see how far you were progressing based on all the new people coming into the group.

Whereas maintenance is a little different. Now, if this is your second, third or fourth time doing this maintenance program proper, you're probably able to see that a little bit. Just how far you're progressing based on the conversation for new people versus if you've been in maintenance for a while. And I think when we look at this tweak too, when we're looking at the tweaks in general, you think back to the first time you did it and you had all the questions and you were unsure. We've seen no questions about feeding the metabolism. We've seen comments. So people are, you know, they're, like you said, they're beyond that. They're

here now in this new place, but they're not questioning how to do the tweak. But they're commenting about realizations about the tweak, or excitement about the tweak, or what they picked up from the tweak. It's not questioning how do I do this? It is that next level of why, and that connectedness and that awareness. So that's what's really cool too, when you think of people that have been around

for a little while, like, oh, like, why are they asking questions about the tweet? Because they not know how to do it. Well, they didn't before, but now they do. But now there's this next layer that we're uncovering. Yeah, and it's building on that. I had that kind of conversation with Sandra today because it goes back to Sean Wharton

who came on the group and he's a sick, a bright-a-spine, an obesity medicine in Canada and talked about how he had a client who said they had done the program seven times. And he's like, great, do it 70 times. And then Sandra today was talking about food addiction experts. Sandra Alia was talking about how it's routine. It's continually doing the same thing over and over and over again. That's how you make change. So the program's the same. We lost programs the same. Maintenance programs the same. You are changing so the program's the same, weight loss program's the same, maintenance program's the same.

You are changing. That's what's changing is you are changing. So this is where you have to think back, what happened last time I did this feeding the metabolism tweak, maybe you were also working on maintenance, maybe you were also, you were in the weight loss program. What was your, where was your head at? What was your experience?

What were some of the fears? How are you feeling about it now? How did your body respond physically last time? How did you respond mentally? And so you have changed. So this is almost like, it's good to do it again to see how you have changed and evolved. Yeah.

I'm saying hi to our members. Saying hi to our members. Yeah, I was saying hi Jen. Hi, Alina. Hello. Yeah, and they have changed. And I think coming into this place where this tweak is comfortable because they've done it before, they have this awareness, I want them to be ready to understand that because

they have changed, new things could come up for them. So even if they're like, oh yeah, bring on this tweak, I got it. Now be ready for different feelings that might come up. We've heard our members say that, they're going through this tweak before, because they've done this maintenance round to solidify before, they're here doing it again. Like you said, do it seven times, do it 70 times,

as many times as you need. And they're noticing that they're feeling selfish for taking the time every 20 minutes, every 30 minutes for themselves, where they didn't feel that before when they were doing it for weight loss, or that they're having to eat at inopportune times. We had one member say that,

I'm in a meeting and I have to pull out my carrots. And when I was losing weight, I didn't feel bad about that. Because I was like, I'm losing weight. I'm on a diet plan. This is what I'm doing. Yeah. And now you're like, oh, I feel like I need to hide my carrots. Because is that weird that I'm still doing this week? So I think it's important to notice if that starts coming up too. Well, this comes down to every time you eat a salad, someone's like, are you on a diet? Like, no, I'm just, I wanna have a salad. You're eating a vegetable snack, so you're eating carrots,

so you must be on a diet. You're eating healthy, so you must be on a diet. You're choosing not to eat pizza or have ice cream, so you must be on a diet, right? And that's where, that's weird. So we're transition, we're like, no, I'm just, I'm hungry. Or I'm, you know, I'm just... It's hard to explain the program when losing. It's probably even harder to explain the program when you are maintaining for sure, because nobody is talking about... No one is talking about that.

And it's also that justification. Like they feel like they have to justify it, you know, that why are you still having your snack? Oh my gosh, you're eating again. Oh my gosh, aren't you done with that? And those are comments people could face. That could even be internal dialogue, you know, like, oh, I have to split my meals and snacks. I don't have time. I need to rush through it. I feel guilty taking this time for me. I should be done taking care of myself at this point. And I think that, you know, that's what can come up now versus just being in their bellies and feeling satisfied. And can I have a few bites more going

into that second portion? It's also those feelings that are coming up. Well, I was just noticing, Jen, I don't know where your comment went, but she was saying last time when she was doing this, she was unable to do it the way that she would have liked to have done it. And this is your opportunity. Again, you can lose weight and reach your goals and not be still not have like done

the tweak in a way that you know, you know, you could have or whatever. So this is another opportunity, whether you're in the weight loss program or you're in the maintenance program, it's always an opportunity to learn more. That's what these tweaks are all about. It's an opportunity for you to learn more about yourself, to go deeper, to level up even more. If you just did the basic food plan and followed that, sure, you'd be able to lose weight that way. You'd be able to solidify your weight,

but what are you really learning by doing that? You can follow a food plan. Okay, great, right? But this allows you to just go that much deeper. Yeah, I like what you said there about like, what are you doing here? You're just following a food plan. And you know, like, I think it's easy when we're saying you split your meals in two, just split your portions in two, and then they have their

first one and they just automatically eat the second half, just because it's there without asking those mindfulness questions. And then they're like, oh, I'm really full. You know, so it's not about splitting them, although you can totally do this if that's what your body needs. It's not about splitting them and then eating the whole second portion

because it's there. This is an opportunity to really make that connection and double down on mindful eating twice. So you're asking it with the first portion and then with the second portion, it's if you just just don't go in automatically and eat it all of it without asking yourself first. Ask yourself, am I even hungry for this second portion? I am.

Okay, eat it. Ask yourself the questions while you're eating it. You know, you can always you can always go back a step and say, how will I feel if I have a few bites more? Or how will I feel if I finish this? That doesn't only have to apply to the whole thing. It should apply for both. If you don't feel like you want to eat the whole second, don't eat it just because it's there and it's the second half. It's not the second half. It's the second time you're able to be mindful is how you want to look at it. It's not just the second half of the soup. Second time to be mindful.

Oof. Yes. I love that. I love Linda's approach here. Good afternoon all. By dividing the meals in half and eating protein first, overeating something because it tastes so good as opposed to it being only a small component in the meal is what I'm thinking about. Mm hmm. Yes. Yeah, that is where people are separating the proteins. People people when we do this speak are like, Wow, I separate the proteins and I'm, I'm not hungry for that second portion, then they worry about not getting the vegetables in and like'm like, well, but it's all about like your meal in total. So that'll, that gives you a sense of you're probably eating too much protein. And yes, it's important to make sure you're getting protein in your diet. But that's where you want to the takeaway.

When we go back to putting those meals back together and eating those single portions is to be thinking about that. Chances are if you were, if you're making the same meals you separate the protein and you're satisfied you don't want that second half you were also satisfied the days previously where you were eating all like you're probably overeating previously right so that's like oh oh okay how come I was eating that same portion a couple of days ago and I still felt maybe a little hungry after and now I'm just eating part of it and I'm feeling satisfied now? Yeah, so it's all those layers that are coming to the surface. And just, you know, to touch on that with eating the protein and feeling fuller,

this week is also an amazing opportunity to, I'm totally having a hot flash right now. My mind is like all over the place. Sorry. This is an investment, am I a little bit glowy? Yeah, a little red. This is an amazing opportunity to really notice how foods make you feel. And this is going to help you down the line as well when you're looking to optimize and make those decisions around food. Like if you're noticing, oh, and I have my protein first, I am feeling a bit more satisfied or I'm feeling satisfied longer, where in the morning when I'm having just my fruit, I'm noticing that, you know, I'm maybe not staying

quite as satisfied as long. So later on, when you're connecting those dots again, those dots seems to be the theme this week. I think those dots are how certain foods make you feel. You're going to be able to optimize your choices later, depending on what you're doing that day, depending what your needs are that day, you know, I need sustaining energy. So this is the food I want to choose because I learned that that's how that food affected me and my satisfaction and my energy levels.

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want a steak? Do I want some fruit? Do I want some vegetables? What do I actually want and need in this moment? And then of course, how much to eat is just about doubling down and asking those four questions a million times so that eventually you don't have to ask, right? This is really setting you up for that what to eat part that's separating your proteins from your carbs. We're gonna really dig into that in the tweet coming down nine and 10, as we do with the revamp. But yeah, that's the big picture in all of this. There's just different ways to learn when to eat,

what to eat, and how much to eat, and be able to trust that. Yeah, yeah, and I think that that's what this tweet is really good for. So even beyond understanding your portion sizes and feeling satisfied, which is still all very important, but also taking that learning just to the next level and seeing how this is big picture thinking. This is for later on.

This is not just for this week. It's for later on. Yeah. Here's how they're listening to Dr. Stacey Sims on Mel Robbins, who talked about women needing a small amount of protein before a morning workout. Started to do that and can't believe what a difference that makes to my breakfast portion I normally eat. Yeah. I mean, well, Stacey, she's pretty jacked, right? Like you have to be mindful of her.

I had a conversation with Dr. Jennifer Zalawitzki, just this conversation on protein and how much protein you need. You know, Stacey Sims is, she's pretty jacked. She's talking to a lot of people who are hitting the gym, hitting it pretty hard. And if that's you, that's great. Absolutely need to be mindful of the amount of protein that you're getting in. But there is overdoing it, right? So it's really all about getting in tune with the protein that you need.

But this is what you'll really notice. When we talk about protein and fat, feeding cheers to tidy hormones and give you more sustaining energy. Everyone just thinks about carbohydrates, fruits, veggies, whatever as your energy foods. People don't realize you get quite a bit of energy out of your protein.

So that can be a game changer in terms of your energy levels and how you feel. Absolutely. That's the nuance that we're talking about, right? Like just once you make that connection, you're like, oh shit, I feel a million times better when I have that, especially before a workout. Yeah, love that.

Yeah, and yeah, I love, I listened to that podcast as well. And some of the things she said were amazing golden nuggets. And some of the things she said, like any other expert out there is, yeah, you really have to take it for and make it personal to you. So yeah, protein before breakfast, you know, she has it because she's going to hit the gym and be super active right then. And she knows she needs some fuel in

her body. For others, they have that, you know, they have protein before work in the morning, and they feel heavy, like it's sitting like a brick and there's in their tummy. So I think yeah just finding out what feels better for you, what works best for you and then like you said knowing how that affects you is going to help you make those choices down the road. Well everybody is so different and that's what it comes down to and not only is everyone so different I mean we all have the same nutritional needs we're all human I mean if you have human in a body, there's certain requirements that your body needs,

but in terms like your lifestyle, your stress levels, your energy, if you work out, if you live in a warm or cold environment, you know, you're like all of that, there's so many factors that go into it. This is why counting calories makes no sense. You're not a static robot who has the same needs every day. And this is where you're getting to trust.

And it's where you're learning about what your body needs so that at the end, it's all about that personalizing the plan, wake up, look good, feel good, go about your day. Some days you're gonna be hungrier than others. Some days you might want protein all day every day. And the next day you might want something a little bit lighter. It's all about really being in tune

and be able to trust that at the end of the day. It's all about really being in tune and be able to trust that at the end of the day. Mm-hmm. And, you know, I think that this, what you just said there, when you said, some days you're going to want to have protein all day, every day. And I think just saying that, just to, just for members to understand, the freedom that comes with being in tune is, is like nothing else. It's not having to follow this food plan because that's what's laid out for you. It's not eating food

because you think that's what you should be eating. When you have this intuition with yourself and you know what your body needs in the moment, and of course there's some, you can't eat only red meat every day for a week because that's what your body is saying. You have to have a bit more fiber than that. But when you have this freedom in your mind to say,

no, my body does want lots of protein today. Maybe I didn't get any fruit. Maybe my leafy greens weren't on point, but there's that freedom to be able to make that choice. And then maybe the next day you're gonna notice, wow, my body really wants more leafy greens than anything else today. And that's where that freedom comes from

because you're listening and you're in tune and you know that there's no like, you don't have to balance anything out because you're just gonna do it naturally. You're not gonna need to track, well, I had only protein yesterday so I can only have leafy greens today. No, you're gonna know what you need.

You're gonna know, depending on how you feel and what you have going on, what kind of decisions you need to make. Well, you're making associations, whether you recognize it or not, you're making associations to foods that make you feel good. You're understanding, but you're also bringing that awareness with the four mindful eating questions

beyond just portions. You are paying attention to what you are eating. You're paying attention to your hunger cues, how you feel before and after you eat, and you're making all these new associations with food. And people think, oh, the freedom is to eat whatever I want. I'm just gonna eat cookies and ice cream and donuts all day.

And that's not the reality at all. And so people ask me, oh, do I follow my own plan? No, I don't follow a plan. I do when my life is really stressed or I haven't been doing the things I need to do or when I was going through menopause, I like doubled down on the things that I'm following the program and the plan.

Every now and then I do because I don't feel so great. And so I'll do the program to just feel a million times better. But over the course of 30 years, it's kind of checking myself, right? But it's about trusting. I'll be able to tell you right now, like right now I probably want something sweet and carby

because I'm so dehydrated. I like got my water's empty. I haven't been drinking my water. I had to take Tylenol the last couple of nights because I just, I wasn't feeling well. I kind of had this stomach thing. And so because I've been taking the Tylenol, I'm like dehydrated. And so now I want something carby, but I won't have it because I know

the reason why I want that is because I just need to drink some more water. And so that's sort of where that's how I'm feeling right now in this moment. Now, probably if I get hydrated, then I asked myself what I'm hungry for a little bit later on, I could imagine it's gonna be something like, you know, some vegetables and some proteins and leafy greens or whatever. And a little on the lighter side because my tummy is still not feeling really great. It's my daughter's birthday today, so we're going to take her out to this restaurant. She likes these chili cheese fries from a pub. So I don't know what I'm going to, I've already like, what the hell am I going to order there? I don't even know. But I'll see when I get there based on how I feel. But it won't be anything that's going to make me feel worse. I know that

because even if I could have a burger, I could have whatever I want to have. I already know it's not going to make me feel good. And I'm not even there eating it. So just the thought of knowing where we're going, the kinds of foods that offering how I'm feeling in this moment, I can tell you exactly what I'm not going to eat. I tell you exactly what I'm not gonna eat. I don't know what I'm gonna eat, I have to see what's on the menu. And it's really, it's as simple as that. Right now, like, you know what's in your fridge, right?

Like, you know how you feel if you eat eggs, if you eat fruit, if you eat salad, you know how you feel, maybe you don't want a salad, I've been cold all day, maybe you want a soup. Like, you'll just, you're making all these new associations in a different way. And that's what we mean by rewiring, like you're, you know, reworking. Um, Ooh, I like that. Not only do hunger levels change, but also proteins, carbs, leafy greens, and good fats. Very interesting articulation of that. Yeah. And so you'll get to really understand what your body needs in the moment. That's, you know,

we shouldn't have to think this hard. We shouldn't have to need math to lose weight to maintain our weight. And it shouldn't be that hard to figure out what we need to eat. You see those people who, well known those people who just eat all the time and never gain weight. It's because they've always just eaten all the time.

They're always just like feeding into their nice high metabolism. Their body's got no need to store fat. They eat whatever they want and they never gain weight. This is the same thing that we're trying to do here. Just have you and when they're hungry, they'll eat, right? Like young boys are notorious for this. They're just like, if they're hungry, it's the only thing will stop. They will eat food. They will like, they need to eat and they need to eat right now. And they make time to eat. And so that's how they keep their

metabolisms high. And then as they get older, jobs, stress, all of that, that's when they start going longer periods of time, that's when they start gaining the weight, same thing with women, high stress, we start dieting, eating less, exercising even more. So it's about just getting back in tune with being able to trust we fucking know what to eat as humans. Yeah. And I know we use that word, trust to you know, like it is about trust. And you said like, you're gonna know what to eat and when. And I think the big thing is, and you just, you're gonna be okay with it. You know, you're gonna be okay with knowing you're gonna, you're just gonna be okay with it. Like, yeah, that's what my body needs. I'm okay with it. I'm gonna,

you know, I don't have to feel like I'm following a plan. I don't have to feel like I have to eat certain foods at certain times. I'm okay with it. Yeah, and that's it. And that's the, but that's the, I mean, I don't think about what Tony will ask me every now and then, what do you want for dinner? But just tonight, knowing the kind of place we're going with the chili cheese fries and the whatever, I'm just was like, it just was a simple thought in my mind. I said, Oh, okay, what the heck am I going to eat? I don't know.

But that, that the whole thought was really quick, right? Oh, right now I'm feeling like this based on this and by that and drink some water. It's not like I sat there and like, you know, wrote it all out and had to figure it out. It just comes real quick. And that's how I base on anything. Am I hungry?

Do I need to eat? What do, of what's available? What's the best thing? What do I feel like? Sometimes it's the choice between crap and crap. You just check, you know, go with the best choice possible. But that's what it's all about. That's the big picture. Yeah, you know, pubs are getting better. I think, I think just out of need, I think pubs are getting better. I think you'll find something on there. And I think, you know, when you said that thought was fleeting, it can be fleeting. And you can think, oh, what am I going

to eat? Because it's that, again, it's that awareness piece like, Oh, I know, if I, if I don't consciously make that thought in my mind, what am I going to eat? And then I eat whatever I'm going to feel worse, I don't want to feel worse. You're going to have to think about it for just a second, you know, think about it's not like you're going into your own fridge or at the mercy of whatever they have there, of course. So, you know, you do have to think about that. I don't think that ever goes away. And I think that's okay. I think it's okay that, you know, you have to have that thought once in a while, like,

okay, I want to feel good. Let me make the right choice. Yeah. When food keeps you alive, it's important the food choices that you're making. So there should be some sort of thought process there. What do you have to say for the rest of the week, Odette, as people enter into the weekend feeding the metabolism?

Yeah, so just to be comfortable with it, be okay talking about being in maintenance. You know, if you're feeling, sometimes the anticipation of the tweak is actually worse than the tweak itself. So if you're feeling a little bit nervous about it, how am I going to do this? Where am I going to fit in? What am I going to say to people that are asking me why I'm still doing it? Just sit with that for a minute and be honest with yourself and be honest with those around you if you feel like you have to be. You are doing something that's different, that's new, but you're doing it for the long haul. You're not doing it

just for this week. And you are willing to do it and talk about it during your weight loss journey. So you should be willing to do it and talk about it now too. Even though it's a little bit uncomfortable, life's going gonna be uncomfortable sometimes. You know, just give yourself the real truth. Yep, just honestly. And own it, right? And then like, you don't wanna have to count and weigh and measure the rest of your life to maintain your weight.

So you're trying to get more in tune to your portions. That's what this is. That's what this is all about. And have fun with that. Be curious, have fun. It's a learning opportunity. And definitely no one wants you stressing out over at the end of the day. You're supposed to have fun. You're supposed to

learn, okay, if I eat this much, then I wait, oh, am I actually even hungry for that? Wow, I ate that same portion yesterday. And now the whole thing without even thinking about it. Like that's, this is a you're being intentional about this learning opportunity. This is a learning exercise. And you are being intentional about doing it just like any other exercise that you're doing for the sake of learning. Right? This is no different. No difference. So have fun with it. Have fun with it. All right.

We're getting into summer. Like I don't even know. I feel like. Well, I know because I'm over a thousand degrees right now. So I know that. I wish I was, I've been cold all day. I wish I was having a hot flash. Well, I was fine until about seven or eight minutes ago. And now I'm going to have a nice cube salad. If you're going to ask me what I want, that's what I want. I was going to say, I'll let you go so you can take your clothes off and go sit in your

freezer for a bit. Yeah. All right. Thanks, Odette. Yeah. So yeah, summer's coming. I'm excited. We've got a bunch of things happening around here for the summer, changing freezer for a bit. All right, thanks Odette. So yeah, summer's coming. I'm excited. We've got a bunch of things happening around here for the summer, changing things up a bit. We'll get into that.

Yes, we'll let you know what's going on. We're gonna take a bit of a hiatus, I think, is what we're gonna do over the summertime and then reconnect with everybody in the fall. But we'll get into that. We'll get into that later on. We still have a lot of time. Let's not talk about that.

We're here right now. We're week seven. That's right. Eight, nine, 10, 11, 12. Good luck. We have a lot of time. It's not summer yet. All right. Have a great day.