The Livy Method Podcast - Maintenance & Mindfulness Weigh In Wednesday - September 25, 2024

Episode Date: September 25, 2024

Gina Livy's Facebook Live from the Maintenance & Mindfulness group hosted on Facebook. This is the live recording of Weigh In Wednesday from September 25th, 2024.You can find the full video hosted... at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulnessTopics covered:Is the phrase “I want to be healthy” too vague for success?Is having the best of the best the endgame? Love It or Leave It: SupplementsTo learn more about The Livy Method, and our Maintenance & Mindfulness group, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Starting point is 00:00:00 I'm Gina Livy and welcome to the Livy 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 re-listen to one of our amazing guest experts? Well, this is the place. This podcast is hosted on Acast, but it's available on all podcast platforms, including the one you're listening to right now, Spotify, Apple,
Starting point is 00:00:31 and Amazon Music. Hello. Hi. How are you? I'm good. How are you? I'm good. This is usually the time when Gina says it's her favorite day of the week. So you can say it's your favorite day of the week if you like. It's definitely my favorite day of the week. Well, can say it's your favorite day of the week if you like. It's definitely my favorite day of the week. Well I'm happy you're here Kim. Thank you for being here. Thanks for inviting me. And we're here weigh-in Wednesday of course for those that are just listening and not watching. So weigh-in Wednesday is here in the maintenance group where we weigh in on all things maintenance. We talk about what's trending out there. We talk about hot topics. So how are you? How are things in BC? Good. BC was lucky enough to have Gina and Tony out here for a few days. So things are definitely good out here. Felt like you guys feel on the rig having
Starting point is 00:01:40 them close by. So it has been an amazing week, but it's pouring with rain here. And I hear it's not so nice out there today as well. Yeah, well, where I am in Ontario, southern Ontario, I've got some sun today. So it's been in and out. But I mean, it's the season, right? We're talking seasonal tweaks this week. I know it's coming out later in the maintenance group. I think it's coming out in the weight loss group too, right? Like really leading into tomorrow. Yeah. Ours too. Tomorrow leading into seasonal shift and honoring your body's needs and all that fun stuff. Yeah. So let's get right into it. We've got three topics I want to talk about today. So the first one is, so we're doing a giveaway. You're also doing a giveaway in the weight loss group, a supplements giveaway. I know that our giveaways are a little bit different in terms of what we're asking our members. So in the maintenance group, we're asking our members to let us know what healthy means to them. And I know we talked about
Starting point is 00:02:34 this in the past before, and, you know, our members are saying, oh, I just want to be healthy. I just want to feel good. You know, and we just started thinking, you know, is that term you are and what you're actually trying to accomplish. If you are trying to maintain where you are and you don't have goals that you're trying to reach, I feel like that healthy, it's a great reminding yourself you just want to be healthy is a great reminder. Like regardless of what the scale is doing, I'm here to be healthy. That's my focus. So I think for a focus, yeah, I think for a focus, it is a good thing to focus on. But I don't know, it does have a lot of meanings. I think if you're trying to reach a goal, I really think trying to pinpoint what that means to you. And what areas of health because now we think of health, like at one point, it was just
Starting point is 00:03:45 like, whether or not you were sick meant you were healthy. It was black or white, you were healthy or you were sick, but now health has so many more meanings. You know, there's mental health, there's physical health, there's emotional health. There's so many things to take into consideration and maybe kind of fine tuning, like what does healthy look like? And then that healthy, if you've kind of given it a bit of your own definition, and I think it needs to be personal to like that healthy, because my version of healthy is very different from your version of healthy, which is very different from somebody else's version of healthy. Yeah. And I think, I think that's what you said about it being very personal, you know, now in the, in the maintenance group and members that are on doing the maintenance program and it's part of their journey, we're asking them to think about what their new why is now.
Starting point is 00:04:33 You know, when they're on their weight loss journey, you know, they might be visualizing. I want to fit into some jeans. I want to, you know, look a certain way when I'm looking in the mirror or I want to feel a certain way. And now in in maintenance, you know, what what is your is your why now? What do you see down the road? You know, I think just really visualizing it and saying like, well, healthy to me now means being active with my grandkids, like being able to sit down and get up and not, you know, have to have to worry about, you know, all my joints cracking, or maybe it's being able
Starting point is 00:05:09 to take that flight of stairs, or maybe it is still running on the beach. You know, you know, Gina's used that analogy before running on the beach and and feeling great in your own skin, you know, really thinking what healthy means. And I think that, you know, visualizing it and seeing that end game is super important. And I like what you said about it being, you know, not just physical, but also mental, you know, mental health can be is so important to and not constantly thinking about, you know, having that thinking about food, and what am I going to eat? And should I eat this? Or should I not eat that? I think being able to let go of that, that is so freeing. And maybe that can be your definition of healthy. You want
Starting point is 00:05:49 to be able to get to that point. So when I think of, I want to be healthy, it's just being free from the negative self-talk and being free from limiting beliefs and being free from that noise in my mind. That could be part of it too. Yeah yeah and I think some people feel like just being free for some people and where they are just being free from pain might be something that is healthy healthy to them they might not be able to do everything they want to do yet but that could be the first step so I think that health needs to evolve as you evolve just so you're not putting too much pressure on yourself like if start somewhere that is maybe a little bit better feeling than where you're feeling right now and grow on that so you're not putting too much pressure on yourself to yeah I noticed that
Starting point is 00:06:36 um that the team just brought up Heather's comment about what does it look like and yeah visualizing how you you'll feel when you're healthy is a huge part of it. I think that's, yeah, things you can do, like get an idea in your head, like when you put it, what does that look like to you versus? Yeah. And I love this part of Heather's comment too, that says visualize what you are doing, you know, so you can have an idea of, you know, being free from disease or being, you know, being strong and being fit, but what are you doing? You know, what is that, you know, how do you see yourself? How do you visualize yourself? What are you going to be doing when you, when you feel like you're in that healthy state? You know, I think you go reading through those comments. I think our members are diving a little
Starting point is 00:07:17 bit deeper now into that and, and figuring out what healthy means, you know, it's not just being, you know, at the, at the weight that's good for them and have seeing a number on the scale, but it really is that feeling and visualizing that, that doing and what they are doing. So yes, I think I want to be healthy is a little bit too bad for success. I think we're going to circle back. I think it, I think just really defining it and, you know, putting, like you said, a feeling and a vision to it, I think is really important. Yeah. And I'm excited to kind of read what everyone's input is on that, because I think there's a lot of things that we don't, when we're in our own heads about where we want to be and what our goals are, there's a lot of things that we think we don't think of as goals. And I think
Starting point is 00:08:01 that's the one great thing about not only like this group, but the weight loss group is when members are sharing ideas and commenting on things. It's really giving a lot of people some perspective on like, hey, yeah, I'm actually doing really great because I'm working towards that or I have achieved that or I feel that way. So I think in addition to giving some ideas of goals to reach for, it can also give you some appreciation for where you are when you read some of the other comments. So keep the comments coming, guys. Yeah, keep the comments. It's great because I was reading your comments on your giveaway, too. And yours was tell us your why.
Starting point is 00:08:38 And I thought that's such an interesting place to be. It's members that might be just starting out in their weight loss journey and why they want to be here and now to see the progression in the maintenance group where they they had that why they achieved it you know they use that as their driving force and now they're leveling up to you know the next step so i think it was really it's a really interesting progression so yes keep your comments coming too because i love to see people just starting out i guess my part is going from looking at what comments are in the weight loss group and then poking over and similar things into this group and seeing how far people have come in their journey.
Starting point is 00:09:15 You can really see it when you read the comments in here. Yeah, I love it. And you win supplements along the way. So it's a win-win, right? That's a win-win. Right. Okay, so the next thing I want to talk about so I was just online I mean you know I spend a lot of my day online and just reading you know certain
Starting point is 00:09:31 um certain websites and it was like I was everything I was reading was like you know top 10 the top 10 best foods you know that are that that are protein rich, the top, the top five lip, the top five best lip glosses, the top five pillows, the best pillows to get the perfect sleep. And it's always like the, the best of this, the best of this, the best of this. And I thought, oh my gosh, there's so many of the best. So like, it's having the best of the best, really the end game, like, is it putting pressure on us to always be seeking out having the best? Or is that inspiring? You know, do we find it inspiring to strive for the best? What do you think? I think, yeah, inspiring. I think there's different people. Some people are motivated by that. and some people are not. And I think one of the things you have to look at, and I'm going to use great lip glosses out there there's some great
Starting point is 00:10:45 protein powders out there there's some great self-help books out there but what are you looking for in that product and did those things that those boxes that are ticked off in order to make it the best do those tick off your boxes so I think the best for yourself is the end game but not necessarily the best from somebody else's perspective. Like in my mind, that's how it is. Like I look at those top five lip glosses and you look and usually they have the most affordable as one of them. That's great. That's going to tick off the great box for somebody. It's going to be moisturizing, might be one of them. If you don't have dry lips, you might not care whether it's moisturizing or
Starting point is 00:11:25 not. Or, you know, if you don't need lip plumping, that might not be on your list of ticking things off. So I think there's, you know, sustainability or natural products like ingredients and things like you need to tick off the boxes that you need to tick off. And I think the things that tick off the most of your own personal boxes in any category is really what you should be should potentially be your end game like this ticks off the most boxes for me I might not be able to tick off all the boxes but yeah yeah just exactly what Patty said to me the best is what works for you and I think we get there's so much information out there we'll be talking about that in the maintenance group this week too.
Starting point is 00:12:05 It's really about tailoring the information that is right for you. It's really about looking at what makes, you know, some of these products or ideas the best. And is it the best for you? I think, you know, I think in a way it can be inspiring because it does, you know, it really, it forces you to be a bit reflective and think,
Starting point is 00:12:26 oh, you know, is this the best for me because somebody else said it was? Or like you said, is it ticking all of my personal boxes? Is it really the best for me? Is it something that, you know, is going to make me feel better, look better, you know, sleep better, whatever it might be? I think that's a really valid point is, does it tick all of your boxes? And not for that pressure to, to be, you know, to conform like, oh, I bought this, it's the best, or it was, you know, it was labeled number one. So, you know, I, I, I got it and you get it and you're disappointed. Yeah. Well, like to what Bev's point here saying, like striving for contentment, it means being okay with not the
Starting point is 00:13:05 best but what you need and that is also something like if something doesn't tick off your boxes look at what boxes aren't ticked and how are those weighed out in your priorities if you have some major priorities that are make or break and something that you go to do or you want to have doesn't fill that it can tick off all the other boxes but if it doesn't have that one thing it's never going to resonate or be the right thing for you if it if you're always feeling like oh I just wish that it did this or I wish it had this or I wish I had this or I wish I could do that and yeah like Heather here has said use those lists as a starting point to do my own research like that's a great idea I kind of do that too, especially when I'm looking for a book.
Starting point is 00:13:46 I'll look at like the top five summer reads and then kind of dig into the author a little bit, dig into, you know, what the storyline, what style of a book it is. So I think that's great. Those are a great place for you to start. Something to look at that maybe has a little bit of weight behind it
Starting point is 00:14:02 and then look for what you need in it and see if it's the right fit. Yeah. And I think this can play into, you know, I think this can play into some people's food choices as well. You know, we've seen members that have said like, oh, I need to try all the leafy greens because, you know, they're all good for me for different reasons. And, you know, they're forcing them. Let's just use kale as an example, like, oh, I have to have kale because it has the most of this vitamin and that vitamin, and it's supposed to be the best for me. But if you're sitting and struggling and trying to choke it down, I mean, is it really, you know, the best
Starting point is 00:14:37 choice for you? I think, you know, you think of it that way, too, to bring it back to where we are. And, you know, what we're talking about here, you know, I think that, you know, it, it, it plays a part in that as well. It's really about tailoring, ticking your boxes and being inspired maybe to, to look at what else is out there and come out of your norm, but not feeling the pressure to have to always have what is the best of the best and, you know know choosing what's best for you in the moment great well yeah i agree so speaking of best of the best and what's ticking your boxes um we are talking supplements in the uh maintenance group this week i know that you are also talking supplements in the weight loss group. So the supplement conversation,
Starting point is 00:15:25 just leading into our next topic, the supplement conversation is a little bit different when we come in to maintenance. We've already talked basic supplements and how they can be good if you're deficient and how they can help you on your weight loss journey. And a lot of these supplements, I mean, all of the supplements actually have benefits beyond that. So our conversation is a bit different. And what, you know, talking about tailoring information and making the process really personal to you is, you know, really curating a supplement protocol that works for you, that is, you know, ticks your boxes, is tailored to you. And not necessarily just having all of supplements because they you know they're there and they're good supplements so i want to do uh something fun so love it or leave it we're
Starting point is 00:16:10 gonna do love it or leave it with the basic supplements oh so fun and i hope everyone's weighing in i have actually my phone open so i can keep an eye on comments on it and i'm going to watch this what everybody else says while we list these I wanted it yeah our members too if they're loving it we had we took a poll this week too and asked members you know which which was their favorite so we know what they're loving so I want to see let me just see if anybody's leaving it so first one um Kim vitamin d love it or leave it I I love vitamin D and even my naturopath said that I need to continue taking it, but I got to say for some reason, that is the first one that I tend to drop out of the habit of taking. So I love it, but I tend to leave it for some reason. Yeah. So I'm so like you I love vitamin D I've been taking vitamin D I for years and years and
Starting point is 00:17:10 years I can't even think of how long how many years um and it's one of those things that is always on my counter and um it's one of those ones that's always visual for me and I think we just got into a routine at my house where I take a couple drops, my kids each take a couple drops. And it's one of those ones, I'm not sure if I notice a difference or not. But I think I believe that it's doing me a lot of good. I know it's doing me a lot of good. So I vitamin D, I, I definitely love it. It looks like we're looks like our members are loving to everybody's loving it. Okay, I'm feeling pressure, feeling pressure. I'll love it. It looks like our members are loving it too. Everybody's loving it.
Starting point is 00:17:46 Okay, I'm feeling pressure. I'm feeling pressure. I'll put it out on my counter. Put it on your counter and then you can take it, you know, when you have your protein. Heather has jumped in. She's like, you should know your levels. I was taking too much. And her naturopath adjusted her down.
Starting point is 00:18:01 So that's a very good piece of advice, Heather. Yes, you should actually make sure that you need it and know your levels. And I think that's really goes with like any of the supplements, like knowing whether or not you need to take them comes in line with that. Yeah. And I think that's true. You know, we, we, we talk so much. Our members know, we say so much, check in with your healthcare provider, make sure you're asking them those questions, you know, that are really personal and specific to you. And that makes a great point because yeah, you might love it, like we love it, but we might not necessarily need it. And having your levels
Starting point is 00:18:34 checked, I think is a really important point. So thank you, Heather, for saying that. So the next one, omegas, love it or leave it, your omega oils? Well, I mean, everybody hates fish oil, right? But we love how we feel when we take it. I love it. And I continue to take that one. Yeah, me too. I love my omegas.
Starting point is 00:18:55 It's one of those ones that I always, again, it's in my little pillbox. I refill it every Sunday. And it's the one that I do always take. And for that one too, I feel like, um, my, I do notice a difference. I know it's, it's great for stress. I know that it can be great for, you know, if you're not to make sure you have the right levels in your body. But for me, the omegas, I really noticed it in my skin, especially in the winter time. Um, I know that's one of the effects we don't talk about quite as much. But that's really a benefit that I've noticed. So yes, I do love my, I do love my omegas. Agreed. Yeah, that one's a good one. And I tend to, because I still have three kids that live at
Starting point is 00:19:34 home. They're not, none of them are fish lovers. I shouldn't say that my older son is, but two do not love fish. And my husband's not a huge fan. So we tend to not like, even though out in BC, we have so much fresh, amazing seafood available. We don't tend to serve it a lot. So I definitely know, I think if you're, you know, I always think when my kids move out, I'm probably going to eat more, but who knows? Um, but yeah, so I think too, that's one area where I know that that's something that's definitely, you know, needed in my diet because I'm not including it as much as I would like to include it. So that also helps. There we go. Oh, Patty's with me. She loves it, but she struggles with taking. Yeah. The fish oil, the omegas. Yeah. It can be difficult for some. I do find a capsule is a little bit better. I do take it in a capsule form. I know some, some prefer
Starting point is 00:20:21 liquids and I find that I really do have to take it with, you know, a fattier food. So whether it's, you know, eggs with the yolk or avocado or, or whatever it might be, I find that having it with that does make it a little bit more, a little bit easier. I find it easier in the liquid form, but I've heard the capsules we've mentioned before too, that, um, freezing them can help if you do have sort of issues with them repeating on you or kind of tasting a funny aftertaste from it. I've heard that freezing can help with that. Yeah, I've never tried that, but that's a good point. You try.
Starting point is 00:20:52 Okay, next one. Calm mag. Love it or leave it? Love it. Absolutely love it. I take it all the time, but my naturopath has put me on a supplement that I have to take before bed and I find when I take the two together it does affect my sleep and not a great way so I've started taking the calm magnesium earlier in the day and not at night before bed just because
Starting point is 00:21:16 of that interaction that I noticed yeah so I I'm with you so calm ag mag, I love it, but I have been taking it in the afternoons for, again, for years because I was the same. I would have it at night and I didn't feel like it would help me sleep. You know, Gina talks about like this, that bajiggity feeling where, and I just, to be totally transparent, I don't love a warm drink at night. So like, I don't really drink tea at night. I don't really drink anything at night. So to have the, I find if I have the calm mag in the afternoon, it does impact my sleep in the evening. I do seem to have a more restful sleep. So if I don't have it in the afternoon, my sleep's not as restful. Um, but I can't have it at night. So yes, I love it, but I leave it out at night and I have it in the afternoon. So I think a lot of our members like it too yeah calm is part of bedtime routine for for heather usually falling asleep while
Starting point is 00:22:11 drinking it well don't burn yourself make sure that it makes sure you your water's the right temperature i'm gonna try taking it in the afternoon too now yeah give it a try i know we've had members say that you know it gives some they've noticed that they're that they get you know restless legs or whatever it might be so it really is just again curating your protocol finding finding a time that works better for you um okay next one probiotics love it or leave it love it take it all the time and it's one of the ones that's also recommended that i continue with because through my naturopath so won't stop that one yeah um probiotics I love love love my probiotics so when I stop taking them I do notice a huge difference so this is one that I have
Starting point is 00:23:00 religiously kept in for years and years I I've tried different ones. I find found different strains. I have one now that I love. And yeah, when I don't take it, I do notice a big difference. So definitely love the probiotics. It was one too that, you know, I had stopped before if, if, you know, see if I felt a difference and I did feel a big difference. So love my probiotics. We have a couple leaves here and Margie has mentioned that she is as for big difference. So love my probiotics. We have a couple leaves here. And Margie has mentioned that she is as for her doc. So that is excellent to see people are following their advice because there are some digestive issues that can actually be worsened by taking probiotics. really need to make sure you're working with your healthcare team when you're making these decisions, because, you know, you want to make sure that whatever supplements you're including in are working for you just because everybody else likes them and they work for you
Starting point is 00:23:53 doesn't mean that, or they work for them doesn't mean they're going to be the right choice for you. And also very specific to your point, trying different ones. It's amazing the different strains of probiotics and the differences they can make in as far as how you know how they're affecting you and how they're benefiting you so yeah it's a great one to work with somebody when you're trying to make that decision on yeah and i love what you said about strains you know sometimes probiotics are not necessarily a one size fits all there are different strains out there so working with somebody can really help you again curate something that's good for you or help you decide it's not the right
Starting point is 00:24:28 not the right supplement for you yeah okay next one prebiotic i again i take that one i love a prebiotic but also i do take it because that's one of the ones on the list from my naturopath. So I do have a lot of digestive issues that I've been working through over the years. And yeah, they definitely I would say the they the benefit of the probiotics and the prebiotics for me is noticeable. So they're the two that I noticed when I'm not taking them and I notice differences when I take them. So I leave them in. But there's probably lots of leaves for this one, because I would say if I had to guess supplements and things like that, it is the one that I've come into this knowing the least about because it's really not something that's very mainstream. I think prior to, I don't even know how long ago, they were prebiotics were just something that people got from food. And it wasn't something that was ever prescribed to people. So I think it's the one that is maybe the, the newest in people taking on. So I have a feeling that kind of contributes to a lots of people leaving it as
Starting point is 00:25:55 well. Yeah, I would agree with that. I'm also a leave it. I've never really taken it. I maybe I mean, I have taken a dabble didn't I haven't really noticed a big difference. Um, so I am a, I am a leave it on the prebiotic and it's true what you said. It's not one of the ones that is commonly known or commonly recommended. I worked in, um, you know, in a clinic with supplements for, for many, many years. And, um, yeah, prebiotic was not something that was flying off the shelves. So I think with more, you know, more research, more education and, you know, healthcare providers also becoming more familiar with it. I think it might be one of those ones that is, you know, recommended on a more personal level, but I agree. I'm going a leave it on collagen, if you can believe it. So I have tried collagen many times, many forms. I've tried the bovine, I've tried the marine, and I just haven't found one that works for me. So there was a liquid one a few years ago that I did, that I did take that, that I was able to tolerate but collagen is one of those things that I I have to leave it unfortunately what about you I'm like shocking you leave the collagen I know yeah look at her hair everybody yeah I know it's all the water and and and nutrient-rich food I I yeah must be um I do take collagen I also kind of have dabbled in both I use
Starting point is 00:27:30 um the marine most regularly but um there are a couple back in my previous job I used to have access to collagen and I used to get a lot of free samples of it. So I had the opportunity to try out a lot of different ones. And there was a couple of bovine ones that I really liked. And sometimes I actually double up on it. I'm always sort of obsessed. I'll do a bovine and I do a little thing. So my afternoon routine is I froth a little bit of bovine and um marine collagen in with a little bit of cream to make like a cold foam and make a little bit of a latte for myself and I sprinkle powdered vanilla from
Starting point is 00:28:14 the um there's a couple of grocery stores out here that import things from Mexico and there's a nice little powdered vanilla that is just like vanilla powder that I like to sprinkle on top of it. And that's kind of my afternoon routine is a cup of coffee with the scoop of each of the collagens in it and make it into a little bit of a nice latte for myself. And that's lovely. Maybe I will. I have never really tried it, making it into a vanilla latte. Maybe that's the maybe that's the trick maybe that's the trick maybe we'll see we'll see you have to give it a try um yeah we kind of have mixed reviews on that one some love it so i think that's really interesting that it's you know kind of split down the middle there i do know there's a lot of benefits to collagen outside of sort of you know the hair nails there's a lot of um some people are recommended it for repairing things like a leaky gut or digestive issues some people are given it
Starting point is 00:29:10 for inflammation and things like that so i think it's one of those things you you got to make sure you're taking it for a specific reason when you're taking it if you're going to make a habit of it so it's one of those ones that if you don't need it then you don't need it right yeah that's right and you can get another i mean there's a lot of great food sources of collagen yeah that's a good point with any of the supplements if the food sources are readily available is it something that you feel like you need to continue adding in yeah that's true okay and then the next one, B complex or your B vitamins in general. Big fan. I love it too. B vitamins in the morning. I really find that it does what it's supposed to do. I find
Starting point is 00:29:56 it gives me clarity. It gives me, I don't want to say it gives me energy, like I'm ready to run a marathon, but I do feel more clear, more energetic. Yeah. B vitamins also big, big love for me. And I do feel that B complex, the mix of all the Bs together. Yeah. I notice it. If I don't take it one day, I notice it not taking it that day. It's not something that seems to take time for me to notice the difference or not. It's like, I take it this day. Yes day yes I notice it I leave it out for a couple days and like oh that's why I've been feeling sort of a little like yeah and again with the B complex I mean you can get different formulations and different doses so you know if it's something that you want to pop you know try make sure that you're working with somebody that can just help you you know find the best one for you yeah um and yes i love it i mean our members are loving the food items so um anything else any other
Starting point is 00:30:52 supplements that you love or leave well i mean not necessarily a supplement but i'm interested um apple cider vinegar versus lemon versus like, I really notice a difference sort of just digestively for me when I'm taking apple cider vinegar on the days I take it versus the days I don't. And versus when I take lemon versus apple cider vinegar. So I would say that, um, uh, apple cider vinegar is something that is sort of supplemental that I, I feel like it's part of my important routine. And I noticed when I'm not taking it and as much as I don't love it, I do not enjoy drinking it at all. I felt enough of a difference in it to force myself to drink it. Yeah. It's worth it for you.
Starting point is 00:31:37 Yeah, definitely. No, sorry. Go ahead. No, no. It's insane. also not on the list for me i i must have dismissed it with um digestive bitters so the saint francis canadian bitters um i love them i actually don't mind the taste i know the taste can be polarizing for a lot of people um but digestive bitters are yes are one that i that i love and I keep in my routine um quite frequently if not almost every day so yeah that's a big difference yeah it's something that my um naturopath has also been on board with me continuing to take I actually take them straight up I don't mix them with water and I take them straight up and I find that easier and it really just like I can feel my saliva like my the juice is flowing as soon as I put it in that bitterness in there.
Starting point is 00:32:28 And yeah, I like it. I notice a big difference. I do know that one of our team members, Shalane, she actually takes it before bed instead of her meals. And she said that she notices a benefit. She's noticed it more beneficial for her digestion then. So it's interesting. I've tried playing around a little bit about when I take it, but I love it because if I take it, I can take it when I have heartburn and it seems to make a little bit of a difference. If I felt like I've eaten too much, as much as it's great to take it before your meal
Starting point is 00:32:57 for the purpose of getting your digestion going and the reasons we take it when looking to lose weight, I also notice it makes a difference when I feel like I've overeaten a little bit and I'm feeling indigestion it can kind of help out with that and i've also heard that it can be helpful for hangovers but um i know that i'm taking more then i haven't tried that myself to see if it works but i can imagine it probably could be complex too is supposed to work for that but yeah that's right I drink enough water I feel like I'm good yeah same um well this was fun I like this love it or
Starting point is 00:33:31 leave it and I love that our members were were you know jumped right in and let us know if they loved it or leave it I think I think you know the the message here is just find what works for you I think that was the message of our whole our our whole half hour, 40 minutes today almost, my goodness. So I feel like that was the whole message, you know, just find what works for you. Find, find what is ticking your boxes, find what, how the information can be tailored to you to give you what you need. And thank you, Kim, for, for being here and the two of us today and, and doing this. It was fun. Yeah. Thanks. That was great. I can't wait to do it again. Yeah, I think, you know what, maybe we'll do a whole half hour, love it or leave it. Our members can ask us, you know, if we want to love it or leave it.
Starting point is 00:34:16 Oh, yeah, that would be fun. Yeah. Yes. Let them ask and then let them weigh in at the same time. I think that would be awesome. Yeah, that sounds super fun. I'm going to write that down. I'm already done. Okay, Kim, I'm going to say goodbye. I'm going to say goodbye to our members and thank you for joining us and weighing in. Again, if you want to re-listen to this, it'll be on the podcast. It'll also be stored in the live.
Starting point is 00:34:45 But if you want to watch and have a little replay, it'll be there for you. Other than that, we will see you next week. I'll see you next week, Kim. Yeah. See you next week. And thanks everyone for weighing in on Love It or List It today. Yeah. Okay. Bye. Leave it, not list it. Leave it. Close enough.

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