The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness: Midweek Motivation - March 25, 2026

Episode Date: March 25, 2026

Welcome to your Midweek Motivation!In this episode, Odette and Kim remind listeners that no matter how the week starts, there is always an opportunity to reset, refocus, and keep showing up. They explore the reality that even the best-laid plans can shift, especially during the transition into Personalizing The Plan, where structure gives way to trust. The conversation highlights the importance of tuning into your body, honouring your preferences in the moment, and making choices that align with your needs rather than rigid expectations.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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It's your maintenance midweek motivation. Some of my favorite conversations are taking place here. Wake up, look good, feel good, no matter what life throws out you. You got this. We do got this, don't we today, Kim? Hello, Kim. Hello, Kim. Hi. Hi.

So I always say that when I do my Wednesday check-ins, that Wednesdays are one of my favorite days, because I just, you know, you can have a Monday that you didn't want, and you can have a Tuesday that you didn't want. And Wednesday just feels like that day where you can, you know, turn it around. You can get over that hump. Maybe it's a slow climb and then you're at the top. And then you can start to, you know, level out and even come down a little bit on the other side,

but come down in a good way. So thanks for joining me today. That's the opposite of the way that Gina and I started the tweak this week in the weight loss group today. I heard you guys today. I think there was an F bomb like right off the top. Hey, it was Wednesdays or Wednesdays. make it whatever you want it to be. Right, right. Well, I love that. I think you have to do that, make it whatever you want to be. And speaking of your tweak, if anybody didn't listen, it is available

on the podcast. I did listen this morning. I was walking on my walking pad of listening to your tweak. And you had said something about not being able to choose the day you're going to have, where you can plan all you want. You can, you know, have all these grand ideas of the day that you're going to have. But when it comes down to it, you never really know what kind of day you're going to have. And I love that, I don't know, something about you saying that really resonated with me. And I started thinking about how that really, really resonates and coincides what the week we're in, with personalizing the plan that, you know, we live this structured plan, 12, 13 weeks of following a food plan and following the program. And then we come into personalizing the plan. And we still want to

continue that plan. We still want to, you know, have our day figured out, know what the roadmap is going to look like. But that's exactly why we transition you away from that, because you being able to plan out your day, it's a great idea, but you also want to be prepared for when those plans don't come to fruition or when something becomes a bump in the road. And I love that we tie this idea of transitioning to trust with this week because this week is about, you know, having to make those choices, listening to your intuition. Thank you, Jody, Week 11, Transiting Trust. It's exactly what this week is all about. And, you know, and that feels uncomfortable. It doesn't feel easy. And that's, I think, perfectly why these two, this tweak and this focus of the week perfectly aligned.

Yeah, and I think it's not when you say that your day didn't go as planned in our discussion this morning even about that. It's not even about what comes up like, oh, I had to, my appointment was running late and I didn't have time for this or I ended up having to do this or somebody called and this happened. It's not even just that stuff. It's like, what if you check in with yourself and you had planned on having your fruit snack with peanut butter in the morning and you got to that snack and you were like, ugh, I don't feel like having this. Like being able to transition that way too with being in your mood. And I think that's where that transitioning into trust and that just the personalizing the plan, when it comes to maintenance, that's a big piece of it is, you know, you kind of fall back

in anybody who's really clinging on hard to that basic food plan and, you know, that struggles with this because they feel like that's the thing that knocks them sort of off kilter is when it changes from like a structured food plan to having to make their own choices is like if you're still following that and you're still trying to personalize the plan, by doing exactly what the original plan is or a version of that, the challenge can be to really dig into, like, you're going to come across a day when you really are craving something else and you're planning this. And how do you manage that? Like, oh, I was planning on having like fruit and yogurt for my snack. And all I really wanted was to eat olives and cheese or to have like

veggies and hummus or whatever. Like how do you position from that? Do you think like, no, I plan this. I have to have this or like, forget it. I'm saving that snack for tomorrow. And I'm going to have this now and how you pivot is a big, important part of how you're going to sort of transition into the next stage after you're done maintaining. Yeah. And so I think this goes back to this whole trust piece where we always say, you know, your gut never lies, follow your gut, you know, listen to that intuition.

And it can be so easy to not do that because we've been, you know, we've been conditioned. We've been trained to think that, you know, we can't listen to our gut. We have to follow a certain path. We have to follow a certain pattern. We have to follow a certain program that my gut, you know, I can't trust my gut yet. I can't trust my own choices yet. And I think this plays into this idea of fear. We're talking about fear this week in the group too.

And, you know, fear is because we fear of like being able to trust ourselves or make choices or come off a structured plan. I think because our bodies and our brains are trained to do. that. Like we are conditioned by our past experiences. We are conditioned by old messages. And it doesn't even have to be a traumatic or a negative experience. It's just what you believe to be true, what you know to be true. So when you need to come away from that or come, you know, step away from that, this is where that fear comes in or that sense of like that can't be right. What my gut is saying can't be right. What I really want can't be right because I've I've learned and believed,

you know, something different all this time. And I think what I want to say to that is this idea of fear is that your brain is meant to be reprogramed, right? Your brain believes what it believes based on your past experiences, based on what you already know, based on actions that you've taken in the past. And I think this whole idea of reprogramming and rewiring, once we, you know, go through these different actions, have these different experiences, this is what's going to challenge your brain to grow and to start to rewire and start to reprogram so that fear is going to going to slowly go away because you're going to come into your new normal. You're going to come into that. But until you have those experiences, until you have those, you know, blips in the roads and

those slips and living through those experiences, that reprogramming, that re-rhyming is not to change. And that is why we want to set you up now to come away from that structure. To start thinking now that this is how you're going to live your life. This is how you're going to move forward and let those experiences and let those decisions come and let those choices come. They will always be the right choice for you in the moment, but you're going to learn from that. In that moment, you're going to help to reprogram and rewire and help yourself move forward. Yeah, and every time something happens, that's a chance for growth and expansion. And that's really what we're doing here is we're trying to grow your skill set, kind of grow your experiences, kind of try to grow your knowledge

and expanding. So when you're expanding, you're not replacing an idea with the So it doesn't mean that all of a sudden when you're not scared of this anymore, you're cured and you're in maintenance. The two things can exist at the same time. You can know exactly what you need to do. You can have all of the skills that you need to do it. And you can still be nervous and you could still be fearful. But that doesn't mean you're not going to get to the other side of it. You can be afraid and be like, okay, I'm scared.

I'm going to like eat Cheetos all night now because we're personalizing the plan. And to use Jesus example. And but then also at the same time, no, like I'm scared. I'm going to do that. But I really know I'm not. And I know I'm not because if I do this, this and this today, I'm not even going to want those Cheetos tonight. And that can be the conversation you have in your head.

It can go deeper than it's either this or that. I'm either confident or I'm afraid to like, I'm feeling nervous. But I know what I'm doing. And I've been doing amazing so far. And I've learned so much. And I'm going to learn more if things like these cravings for foods that are, you know, not foods that are serving my body or making me feel good. If I have cravings, I'm going to learn something from that too. So that's, you know, it's all part of the growth, I think. Yeah, I would agree

with that. We have a comment here from Anne. Jordan, if you can see it, it's really long, and I want to get into it because I think it's really interesting, and I'll give you a minute to find it. But I just wanted to say about personalize the plan. I saw another comment in the group about, you know, what we're doing this week. And are we going back to two snacks in the afternoon and are we doing this and are we doing that? And I think what I want to say about this is that this personalized and plan, it's not a we week. And I actually wrote that down. It's not a wee week. It's a me week. What am I doing this week? What do I need this week? It's not what, you know, the, what is happening within the program. It's not a basic food plan. It's really about

you and checking in with yourself at every meal and snack time. What do you need? Do you need those two afternoon snacks. You need just one afternoon snack. So really make this week and this whole personal lines and plan about me and about you, not about we, what we're doing as a collective, because everyone is so different. So I just wanted to point that out that that's really kind of at the core of this, that this is really a me week, not a wee week. If that we week, that makes it sound like everybody's going pee, a wee week. But what it is. I love that. I may steal that from you. I think that is important. It's not about what everybody else is doing this week. It's a about what you need and what you are the message is your body is telling you when you dig in and

ask those questions when you check in at every meal and snack and you're like am I hungry? Should I eat or you know do I want to eat? Do I need to eat? Should I eat when you asking those? It's about you. It's not what the rest of the group is doing. It's not about, you know, the guidelines. It's about how you are feeling in your belly and in your body when you ask yourself those questions. Yeah. And I think this is also really important to say this is not this is not. This is not a week where it's, you know, we're going rogue. And I know they talked a little bit about wiggle room on Monday and what that means and those loopholes. And that's not what this is. This is not about, you know, deviating from the grocery list or adding in all these foods that we haven't been eating

in the past. That's what, that's not what this is. We're still very much following those guidelines. You still follow very much using those at, using those principles and those guidelines as your roadmap to help you make those decisions. So it's not just about, you know, I have all of these choices now. I have to make all of these decisions. It's really just these small decisions throughout the day within those guidelines. Okay, I want to get into Ann's comment here. It's long. I'm going to read it off. I'll read it off here. Okay, so Ann, so high, Odette and Kim. Last year I did three programs and lost 34 pounds. I'm so thankful for this program and for you and your team. I'm in maintenance now and I've gained 11 pounds. I'm one of those type A people who found

the weight loss program to be straightforward but have struggled in maintenance. I've learned a lot in maintenance, but the extra bits and bites are getting the better of me, particularly since I've had a very stressful winter. Should I do another round of the weight loss program in the spring to drop the pounds I've gained and then try maintenance again in the fall program? Or should I continue with maintenance hoping my weight will stabilize with consistency? Okay, so there's a lot to impact here. So first of all, I want to say, congratulations that you lost your 34 pounds. That's not an easy feat and that you put the time in and you did that.

But now when we're talking about I've been in maintenance, I've gained 11 pounds. I'm one of those type A people who found the weight loss program to be straightforward. Well, the maintenance program is also very straightforward. So I think we just need a bit more information here. Like, did you follow through on the maintenance program? Those bits and bites are starting to slip back in. So I think the work here is we're going to get to answering your question about weight loss program or maintenance program again. but I think there's a lot to unpack here based on, you know, those bits and bites are getting

the best in me, particular since I've had a very stressful winter. So I think this goes back to old habits and not putting that time into solidifying not only the weight and your set point, but solidifying those habits and those actions that you're taking to help you maintain and sustain your weight. So I think that's the biggest question. I think that's where the work has to start is so when those stressful situations are coming up, are we, are we in leaning back onto those old habits? Are we looking for those comfort foods? Are we soothing ourselves with those bits and bites? Is that where the issue is here? Or is that

we're going too long without eating? You know, when you're feeling stressed out, you may not have an appetite and you just are forgetting to eat or not, or choosing not to eat because you don't feel, you don't feel like it. So I think what we want to look here is, number one, you know, why are those bits and bites being allowed to come back in. I think what I want to say here, too, is this awareness now that Anne is here. And she's like, okay, I know this is happening. I know I need to do something about it. I know I can't allow myself to spiral and keep going back. So I think the real work here is understanding, okay, a stressful situation came up. How did my coping mechanisms come into play? Did my old habits start to creep back up? You know, and then I think this is going to help make the decision

about where you want to go from here. Well, and I think we really honestly like looking at, have you been following, to your point earlier, like, have you been following the maintenance program? Did you come in to maintenance and look at this as this is a 91 day program where we're expanding on what I learned in the weight loss group? And I'm following through with it. Or did you come in here just thinking like, oh, I'm in maintenance now?

And you were kind of doing your own thing and not actually. actually trying to actively maintain your weight and solidify that weight that you've lost. So I think your intention when you come into it too, because you can come in with the intention to do the work and the maintenance program, dig in, do the work, and really solidify your weight. And it takes everybody a different amount of time to do that, a different amount of programs to do that solid. But whether you're in the maintenance program or the weight loss program, the work still needs to be done.

So what is it in your brain that tells you that if I go back into the weight loss program, it's going to be different because there's the same kind of structure in the maintenance program. So maybe you just need to do the maintenance program with a bit of a different mindset on what the structure is and what you're actually doing here. Yeah. I think the bottom line is like you can still, you can still lose weight in the maintenance program, even though that's not the goal. not what we're looking to do here. But the way that the maintenance program is set up is we are following

the same tweaks. We all are following the basic food plan to start. Then we're adding the downsizing and feeding the metallism, all those other tweaks that kind of shake things up. So it is possible that you can be here, be super intentional, follow through and see that weight come off. Your body has amazing memory, right? Your body loves routine. Your body loves the, the, I'm understanding like what's coming next, what's happening next. So I think if you wanted to stay in maintenance because you, you know, want to follow through that way, I think that is a very viable plan. I think what I want to say about that is that if you're here in the maintenance program,

not just following the weight loss program or following the maintenance program is going to do that is just an automatic fix. I think like you said, the work is understanding. Why are those bits and bites coming in? Why am I allowing them? I need to let my body be calm. I need to let my body settle. So I think if you, if you, Anne wanted to really focus on just getting the weight off and be part of those,

those weight loss conversations and be all in it with that community, yes, and join the weight loss program again. If you are here and you, this is just kind of a blip in the road in your maintenance journey and you just want to get back on track, you can absolutely do that here in the maintenance program. We can support you and talk you through that and help you. but it's really about intentional and being all in and, you know, really putting your focus where it needs to be. And, you know, if you're feeling stressed out, the community's here to support you, you know, to talk it out to, you know, talk through these bumps in the road, these stressful situations

and be able to accomplish what you want to accomplish. I think the other thing I want to say about this is, you know, doing the weight loss program in the spring and then joining maintenance again in the fall. You don't want to forget about those seven weeks in there of the summer, right? So it's not just about, you know, doing the weight loss program and then waiting for the fall to maintain. You know, we've got those whole seven weeks in there too where you can, you know, follow through with personalizing the plan and still being all in and having change happened for you. Yeah. And I think another thing, too, to think about is something that you can't do regardless of which one you choose is if you choose, if you choose,

to come and I would love to have you back in the weight loss group. It might just be that you like me better than our dad and that's why you want to come back. I'm okay with that. That's fine with me. But if you come back into the weight loss group, then you go back into maintenance. And when you go back into maintenance, you do the same thing you did this time when you went into maintenance. You're going to end up getting the same result.

So the big thing is, is what can you learn from what has happened since you transitioned into the maintenance program? What is it about the maintenance program? like you said, like what had you falling back into old habits? Because if you don't work on that, regardless of whether you come back to weight loss or do this work here in the maintenance program, if you don't do the work to figure out what happened, then it's going to be a cycle of you. I'll go back.

I'll go to weight loss. I'll lose the weight. I'll go into maintenance. I'm not going to follow along. I'm going to do the same thing I did last time. Then you're going to end up bouncing back and forth. And you want to avoid that. So whatever you're doing, you need to do it with the intention of I need to lose weight.

or I want to lose weight or I am here. I'm ready to move on to the next stage of solidifying my weight and being very intentional and in that mindset and really figuring out what it is that's holding you back from that because what you're going to learn, you're going to have an amazing community, whether you're in the weight loss program or the maintenance program. You're going to learn things if you're following along with the program, whether you're in the weight loss or the maintenance program. So what it is is what are you learning?

what do you need to get out of it personally? And that kind of goes back to the me to we thing. Like it's the group is this, both groups are the same group for everyone. But what you get out of it and what you need from it is what you need to personalize. And there's probably a lesson somewhere that you've missed or like you said, situational change, stressful times came up. You've kind of fell back on all habits because you had that and you hadn't gone through something with that when you're in your process. So figure out what it is that kind of had. you sliding back and where you think that is. And that'll kind of pinpoint you into what you need to learn. What you need to learn. Think about your experience in the weight loss group and in the maintenance

group. And where do you think is the best place for you to learn that lesson that you need to learn from? Yeah. And I also want to say this too, that this is this can be so this can be normal. This can be typical. This is not something that Anne, you feel like you need to, that you've done this, you've done something to yourself. And I'm not saying that's how you feel. But if anybody's listening or watching, you know, having that weight creep back up in situational change in those times of stress, in, you know, your life being really shaken up. That is part of the learning as well. That is part of the growing.

And then, you know, should this happen again, you're like, okay, I remember what happened last time. My brain remembers. It's been reprogrammed. It's been rewired. I know this is how I reacted. I know this is how my body reacted. And that's all going to be knowledge that carries you forward, these experiences that are happening.

I think what the, what the, the great takeaway here for Anne is that she's here, she's making change. She's not allowing herself to just sweep all of this under the rug and not do anything about it. I think this is, this also shows growth. And this shows that, you know, wanting to keep these new habits and not allow these patterns, these old patterns to come back and become the norm all over again. So I think that this is something that we want to say that this is not, you know, this is not a, a just an and thing. This can happen to anybody. And I think this message can be for anybody. I just want to read something from Sue here. I lost it. Okay, from Sue's. I lost 10 pounds.

I lost the 10 pounds. I gained in the fall and early winter maintenance. It was slow, but the pounds came off one, one a week or so at a time. So this just goes back to the point that, you know, if you're intentional, if you, if you are here and doing the work, the mindful work to, not just the physical work of following the program, but the mindful work of really working through the focus each week, that your body can change, the weight can come off. So really, it's, we'd love to say do one or the other, but we want you to be able to figure out where you would feel more comfortable

and what you really need here. Because the work can be done in the weight loss group, of course, Kim, you can go hang out with Kim and have a good time over there. Or you can hang out here with this community as well and know that you can feel supported to get the weight off. So I think it's just where you are going to feel more comfortable. If you know you're somebody that is going to do better in the weight loss program with that focused conversation, then do that. If you want to be here and what can help you work through that as well as working on the mindset stuff that comes after weight loss, then we can do that here.

Oh, you're welcome, Anne. So Anne just says, thank you so much. I hope that's not her way of saying, okay, enough already. Move on to the next one. Move on to the next one. Well, I think that was really just, I think, you know, that's why I love these conversations, because one person's comment, and you, you know, seeing here in the comments, like, I feel the same way, this has happened to me. I've also put a few pounds back on, you know, whatever it might be.

I think this is what's important here is that this community is understands. We understand. The community understands, you know, yes, we've spent 15 minutes on this one question, but it's this one question is not just for this one person. It couldn't be for anybody. And anybody who's listening, you know, might be able to take something from this. So this is why we say share because what you are thinking, what you're feeling, chances are in this group of 8,000 people, there's somebody else that feels the same way. So absolutely. Thank you for bringing this forward. Yeah. Thank you, Ann. Okay. So for the sake of time, I know we've got a few minutes left still, but I just want to talk about next week because next week is week 12. I can't even believe that we are

here at week 12. I feel like we've just started, but I feel like how can we have just started when we've talked about and been through so much over the last, we will already have been 12 weeks when you include prep week. The next week is week 12. And then we're going to take a short two-week break. So we're going to talk more about that next week. What to do between programs. It really is all about routine. So we're going to get into that. And next week we're going to talk about what's next for you as a member. Like, are you ready to move on from the maintenance program? Do you maybe needs to or want to do another round here with us because you still got some work to do. Or maybe are you ready to just start testing things out and really stepping away from the group

and stepping away from the program. So we're going to get into all of that next week. And, you know, really this is about learning to understand what your life is going to look like beyond this. Yes, it's personalizing the plan. Yes, it's, you know, following those principles that help you feel your best. But it's also about being able to bounce back when things aren't going right in having that mindset and having that trust in yourself and that confidence to be able to do that. So next week we're going to get into all of that a bit more. So Grace, is the new app for maintenance coming? Oh, Grace, you had to, that's a loaded question.

So the plan is yes, there is so much work going on behind the scenes to have this app come out and launch for the spring. So we are working on it. I don't want to give any exact dates or make any promises. but yes, we are so, so close for it to be ready. And we are planning on that happening in the spring. So we are working hard to make that happen for our members. And for us, I mean, I would love to have a maintenance app too.

So and be able to say that it's here, it's here. And it works perfectly. So that's the other thing. Having it be here and having it work perfectly are two separate things. So we're working on both of those things. That's right. Yeah. So we'll keep you all posted.

As we know more, you will know more. We're pretty transparent around here, I think, when we know something, we want you to know it, too. So, yeah, as soon as that's ready, we'll have. Very exciting stuff, though. Exciting and, you know, making it look exactly and be exactly what you guys needed to be is the part that's, uh, yes. The fun part and the challenging part at the same time. Yes, exactly. Okay.

Um, I just want to say thank you, Kim, for joining me. So every, um, as most of you probably know, Gina is away. She's at the obesity conference in Montreal. all. So I'm always super excited to hear what she has to say when she comes back because she's there with, you know, the greatest minds in the industry. Dr. Ruth Kane is there with her. She's actually doing a presentation on the Libby Method. So I'm really excited to hear what she has to come. So she is there learning everything, soaking it all in. And I'm sure she'll bring it back to and share it with all of us here. So Kim, thank you for filling in. So I wasn't

sitting here talking to myself today. So thank you. And I think I think I I'm joining you next week in the wayless program. We talk all things maintenance, right, on Wednesday. Yeah, I think we're aiming for the 9 a.m. slot on Wednesday in the weight loss group. And that'll be available, too, for our maintenance members on the podcast after. I know we used to sometimes stream in both groups, but, I mean, there's too many technical glitches for that.

So we'll make sure that if anybody wants to see it, we can make it available, but it'll also be on the podcast. Now I'm just talking to Rambl. I feel like I'm just trying to keep going, so they didn't want to say goodbye. She's just waiting to see how long it takes to trigger Jody and the music. For your Jody's music. Okay, I'm going to thank goodbye. Thank you for everybody that's watching or listening after.

Kim, thank you again for joining me and we'll see you soon. Thanks, guys.