The Livy Method Podcast - The Tweak This Week - Spring 2025 - Week 5

Episode Date: May 28, 2025

Join Gina and Program Manager Kim as they break down and dig into the tweak we see in week 5 of The Livy Method.The Tweak This Week? Levelling Up - Maximizing and Eating to Satisfaction.In this episode, Gina and Kim talk about what it means to be in the groove—and why that’s exactly where the real work begins. They break down why hunger is a good sign, how satisfaction isn’t something you can eyeball, and why feeling off could actually mean the scale is about to move. There’s a real shift this week—from just following the plan to starting to own it. Whether it's emotional eating sneaking back in or the scale not behaving the way you hoped, Gina and Kim remind you this is the moment to lean in, get curious, and ask better questions. It’s not just about losing weight anymore—it’s about noticing how far you’ve come and recognizing that calm, confident vibe that’s starting to stick.You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodspring2025 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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That's what we wanna get into. This is this week's tweak. So if you think that there's not a tweak, then you're missing out, you're missing it. That is not it at all. I think at this point in the program, you're already doing so much. It's starting to feel like second nature.

So it's starting to feel like you're not doing anything. So you have to remember just following the basic food plan, you're already doing so much. Hi Kim, hello, how are you? Hi Gina, how are you? I'm good. Good. It's funny, what you just said off the top there is that when it becomes routine, it can feel normal. And I think that's something that I picked up on this week with people is, the routine does become normal normal but as much as I like people settling in and getting used to it I kind of feel where that's where some of the comments coming in

about like I'm doing the same things as I've been doing this whole time and now my scale's not moving like not that we expect your scale to move every single week, but maybe like, have you gotten into that routine so much that you're not actually challenging yourself and pushing yourself to dig into some of those things you can level up? Yeah, we're in the pursuit of change. If you aren't not, if you aren't noticing change, either the scale moving or your body changing, then chances are there's things you need to change. We get this a lot with our returning members who get stuck on what they did last time and trying to recreate that experience when their body has changed. And what they're doing

is no longer what they need to do anymore. What they focused on isn't what's going to get them to the across the finish line this time, right? So you should always be in a state of slightly uncomfortable. And I'm not just talking portions. I'm talking about slightly uncomfortable. Like what are the things you need to do to keep you moving forward? Listen, we gotta get real, right?

So many people pop into the group. This isn't working for me. They give us no information. They're not helping us help them. It makes me also wonder, how much are you helping yourself? And I never wanna put the onus or blame on people or make them feel bad about what they're doing. But if you are putting pressure and blame on yourself, also make sure you show up and

you step up and you get real about the things that you need to do. Right. But, but bottom line is you're already doing so much just by following the food plan. I notice a big thing is hunger. A big conversation is hunger for people. A lot of people are freaked out that they're not actually hungry. Is it that you are not actually hungry or is that you are just now feeling content or feeling calm as opposed to freaking out about your hunger levels in the first few weeks of the program, right? Because of

that routine, which people start to get bored of, your body is able to calm down and you're able to see a clearer picture about what's going on. How are you feeling? What are you thinking? Especially when it comes to those portions a lot of people this week concern that there I'm hungry Okay, then eat What do you think portions are what they feel like and not about what they look like means and so yes downsizing We were purposely eating to feel slightly unsatisfied this This week you should be eating enough to feel satisfied. So if you're feeling hungry this week, you're probably not A, eating enough,

or two, making your food choices nutrient rich. And so, or you're expending more energy. So people are like, well, I'm not eating enough on this program to sustain my workout. How is that even fucking possible? Because if you're working out or not, it's completely irrelevant. You're eating enough food in the moment for your body's needs.

So if you need more protein, add more protein. If you need to eat more in terms of volume, eat more in terms of volume. And so it's about letting go all that fucking diet shit. That's fucking you up. It's not that difficult. Follow the food plan, make your meal choices, nutrient rich, ask the four mindful eating questions and eat enough in the moment that you're walking away feeling like you had enough, right? And I say that with love in my heart because I know how much our history of dieting can mess

us up. And so that's what you got to focus on. Not how much of it is the other noise going on about what you're eating when did I eat enough? La la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la that you're missing the in the moment part of it, right? Yeah. And I think even back to the conversations that you've had about like protein, because la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la Like how on earth am I going to be able to eat that protein when I'm satisfied on so little? And that's where if you go back to day one, week one, whatever, when we've been saying, you know, when you people asked how much they need to eat of everything and we said it's about how it feels, that's exactly it. You don't want to be forcing that like, yes, it's good to have a guideline of how much protein you want to aim for. But at the same time, you don't want to be forcing and stuffing food into yourself to try and reach some number

when your body's telling you, hey, I don't need that right now. Yeah, everyone's different. It's again, needing math and numbers to figure out what you need to lose weight, what you need to maintain your weight. And that's not it at the end of the day. How do you feel? Is the scale moving? Do you feel great? Are you sleeping good? Do you have energy to do your workout? Are you craving protein?

No, probably getting enough. So people have to understand when people talk about making sure you're getting enough protein, they're assuming you are doing a crappy shitty diet. They are assuming that you are starving and depriving yourself. They are assuming that all you care about is calories

and not where you're getting those calories from. Or they are assuming you're doing a quick fix or taking GLP ones where you lose a lot of weight real quick and a lot of that comes from muscle mass. Or they assume that you're in menopause and you've already done so many diets, you hardly have any muscle mass left. They're not talking about a program as robust to the living method where you are eating protein at breakfast, protein at lunch, protein for both your snacks. And if you miss that, yes, you are eating protein at breakfast, protein at lunch, protein for both your snacks. And if you miss that, yes, you can add protein and fat to your vegetable snack and protein at dinner.

How much more fucking protein do you need at the end of the day? And then if you are putting your meals together and you're focusing on that protein and you're concerned about adding more, make sure your food choices are nutrient rich. Make sure you are getting the most bang for your buck when it comes to your protein, right?

Not just having oatmeal for your protein, right? Or yogurt or, you know, whatever that is. And then if you want to add in extra protein by way of protein drinks, for example, you don't have to add 15 bananas and 45 strawberries and whatever. You could just mix up some protein powder and get it in there. Right? So there are ways if you're, but why are you concerned you're not getting enough?

What is that coming from? Because of what we hear out there, no one is assuming you are doing a program like the Livvy Method. Well, yeah, and I think about how people eat. My mom, for example, 76 years old, like I look at what she eats and I'm like, mom, you need some protein, you need some protein.

Like she has Crackers with a bit of cheese and a whole bunch of fruit for lunch She eats, you know oatmeal with a bunch of fruit in it for breakfast. She might have some almonds for a snack She'll take a piece of salmon and she'll split it into four Portions for her meals for the week, but she'll eat tons of vegetables not eating legumes Not adding cheese and things to anything not having high-fat yogurt going for the week, but she'll eat tons of vegetables, not eating legumes, not adding cheese and things to anything, not having high fat yogurt, going for the lower fat options. What I look at what she's doing, that's where I see that messaging coming in where, you

know, you're 76, you should probably look at incorporating a little bit more into your diet versus like you said, if you're making sure you have all of those components of your meals, you're making sure they're nutrient rich. It's kind of about just making sure you're making the right choices when you're making sure you have all of those components of your meals, you're making sure they're nutrient rich. It's kind of about just making sure you're making the right choices when you're choosing your meals and your snacks and what you're eating, and then let your body guide you as to how much of all of those things it wants. You know, it just occurred to me everyone's focus on weight loss. Absolutely, that's what you want to do. But also you're taking years and years and years into consideration, the

how you thought the choices that you made, like all of that. And this is where you are now focusing on making change. That awareness piece is really big. I've heard some people this week talking about how they still don't know what satisfaction means. Right, so you were, so you started the program, you started eating enough to feel satisfied.

You probably noticed that your sense of satisfaction now was clearing your plate or eating till you were overly full. Now you've had a taste of what it feels like to feel hungry, slightly unsatisfied. And so this is where if it's your first time doing the program or hack your 21st time doing the program,

this is what these tweaks are all about. Just trying to figure it out, bringing awareness, becoming more in tune so that eventually when you reach your weight, and you will just by following the program, you can trust when to eat. When are you actually, am I actually really hungry or am I being triggered? Am I stressed or am I eating out of habit? Right? What to eat? Do I want some fruit? Do I want some vegetables? Do I want some protein? Do I want a steak or do I want a salad? Right. And then how much to eat? Very clearly know the moment you've had enough and the moment if you eat more, you're going to overeat

or know if what's being served on your plate isn't enough. And so that's what this is all about. I know it's so easy to be focused on the scale and the weight and the scale and the weight and the scale and the weight, but that's not what these tweaks are about. The tweaks are about the awareness. So a lot of people put pressure on themselves. Like I'm not getting it.

I don't understand it. I'm not feeling it yet. Well, yeah, that makes totally sense. So a lot of people put pressure on themselves, like I'm not getting it, I don't understand it, I'm not feeling it yet. Well, yeah, that makes totally sense, especially if you're new to the program, it's gonna take you time, it's gonna take time. And this is why you can lose your weight. We have people who do one program and then they lose all their weight,

they go into maintenance, then that is when they have a really hard time, because they haven't spent as much time getting in tune to their body's needs, working through their issues and associations and beliefs and past traumas. And they tend to pop up while they're working on maintenance, right? So, this is what this is all about. Here's Sandy, feeling so much better. Closed from last summer or loose, my chiropractor commented that whatever I'm doing, keep it up. These victories help me get over the hump. I love that your chiropractor commented on that because my chiropractor always has his hands on my body.

So it can tell my muscle mass, what's happening with my body alignment, if I'm stressed, not stressed. So that's a great compliment coming from your chiropractor for sure. It is. I just noticed a comment from Elizabeth here on that satisfaction. I don't have the eating dissatisfaction. Don't have that figured out and how that looks like. One thing I did want to suggest to members is we posted that post about how satisfaction feeling for you now on Tuesday. And there's a lot of comments in there with people just saying like, Hey, I noticed this or I noticed this great idea to go and check out

those comments and see if maybe you resonate with some of them. It's not necessarily that you have to feel the same thing as other people, but if you're unsure because you've never felt what satisfaction feels like, grab some pointers from some of the people in there and that are noticing this. Well, you answered your own question because I want to, Kim didn't finish reading this. Don't have the eating dissatisfaction. Don't have that figured out how that looks like. It doesn't fucking look like anything. That's the problem. If you're going to go by how it looks, because then you also add, I'm starving. And so you see that this isn't something you can do by looking. That's going to fuck you up, right? You thinking what portions need to look like. You just kind of answer to yourself there, right?

I don't have that figured out how that looks like. I'm starving. So you, whenever have I ever said, you should feel like you're starving, right? It's good to be starving, eat less, exercise more. That is not what this is about. And so this week is actually called Leveling Up, Maximizing and Eating to Satisfaction. So if the goal, and eating to satisfaction.

So if the goal is to eat to satisfaction, why are you starving? And maybe you think that's how you lose weight, you're starving, or maybe are you actually starved? And why is that? Are you choosing to skip breakfast because you think you don't need it, but then you're starving by the end of the day?

Are you skipping meals and snacks? Are you hungry? Are you just craving carbs and, but then you're starving by the end of the day. Are you skipping meals and snacks? Are you actually, are you hungry? Are you just craving carbs and sugar? Maybe you're dehydrated. Maybe you're not sleeping. So then you're just, you're tired. And back to that sleep session that we had, when you're tired, you tend to have this extra layer

of hunger. Does it have to do with your portions at all? Or is it just cause you're fucking tired, right? And this is where you got to figure out, but you should, no one should be describing themselves as starving when following this program. That's totally counterintuitive to what's going on. So are you actually starving

or is that just in your mind, right? Because that can be in your mind, you're freaked out, you're on a diet, oh my good, we're not eating enough because you're eating breakfast, eating dissatisfaction. You're eating a snack, eating dissatisfaction. Lunch, eating dissatisfaction. First snack, eating dissatisfaction. You're eating a snack, eating dissatisfaction. Lunch, eating dissatisfaction. First snack, eating dissatisfaction. Second snack, eating dissatisfaction.

Dinner, eating dissatisfaction. There isn't time for you to be hungry, eating six times a day, eating enough to feel satisfied. So where is that coming from, right? And so this is why we say portions are what they feel like always. Even downsizing last week, yes, leave a few bites on your plate unless you need more. Go back for seconds and then downsize that portion. Right?

So this is where you might need three eggs tomorrow to feel even close to satisfaction. The next day you're feeling satisfied on one and the next day you're not hungry at all, right? So you will never get there, never maintain your weight by what portions look like. And that's why a lot of times people are really, just tell me how many eggs, just tell me how much, show me a visual, show me that.

That's the easy way that's outside of yourself. You've got to turn, you have to internalize, which is probably why you're having, and thank you for sharing by the way, cause you're not the only one who feels like this. This is probably why you don't have the eating dissatisfaction part, because you're trying to math your way

or visualize your way into that. And you'll never get there that way. You got to be in tune. It takes work, it takes work and it takes practice, but you'll get there. Keep asking those four, double down on asking those four mindful eating questions. That's how you get there., but you'll get there. Keep asking those four. Double down on asking those four mindful eating questions. That's how you get there.

That's how you get there. Yeah, that would be- But put yourself some slack, right? Years and years and years of one way and now this is a new way. So you'll get there. Yeah, and I think there's a little bit of fear too. People aren't sure. Coming off the heels of downsizing, like I should be eating less.

That's not going to be the case that you're necessarily gonna be eating less this week, just because you had a few bites less last week. So don't put pressure on yourself. What it is, is it's meant to get you in tune with whether you are overeating, but that all is in your belly to your point. It's the mindfulness piece of it and digging deeper into those four steps.

I like, we have a question that you wrote down from Cola here. In other programs, I've noticed that my portions became smaller this week, but this time I feel extra hungry. Is that normal? Well, look how far you've come. You're probably more active. Your metabolism is much higher.

You're more in tune to your body's needs. It's not about keeping your portion small. It's about being in the moment always. And so if you're hungry and you got great energy and your body's changing, your weight is dropping, you feel like things are progressing, that's amazing. That's amazing. So that makes sense that you're extra hungry, right? Your body is functioning, your energy output is probably more and that's probably why. Could be that this is also an extra stressful season in your life, could be why. Could also be that you're not sleeping, you're going through menopause.

That could be why. So why is it, right? So it's not about keeping your portions small, but if you are feeling extra hungry, what is it? And are you, is it cravings? I hear a lot of people talk about nighttime cravings this week, right? So what could that be? The days are longer. Maybe you need to push your dinner back more. Maybe you need to make your food choices a bit more nutrient rich. So it gives you more of that sustaining energy. Could be the DQ commercials. It's barbecue time.

It's patio time. It's cottage time. Perhaps you're getting triggered, right? Perhaps you're not drinking as much water as you were before, right? So what is that all about? What is that coming from? And that's what you wanna before, right? So what is that all about? What is that coming from? And that's what you wanna learn, why?

Cause your body still has no need to, doesn't want you eating after dinner and say like you ate all day long, your body's like, oh my God, it's the last thing I need to do. I just wanna go to bed and do what I need to do there. So what is that about, right? That's the question.

What is this about? What is going on? Yeah, it is normal. Absolutely normal. Absolutely. And if you're just being conscious throughout the day that when you are putting together your meals and snacks, you're making them nutrient rich, and you felt satisfied when you got to the end of your dinner or the end of your meals, you're doing fine. And you also have to remember that. And I think this is a big one when people say that their scale is bouncing up and down or I hit a new low last week and now my scale's done nothing but go up.

We have to be mindful of not dropping that ball and all those signs that your weight's about to drop. Hunger being one of them, like your weight going up after it drops doesn't mean that you started gaining again. It just means that your body is going through its normal detox process. So you should be doubling down on the consistency versus saying like, Oh, wow, I lost my weight and now I'm done losing. So I'm going to be on this plateau for a while. You got to really dig in and recognize that when my weight goes up after it drops or when I have dropped to a new low, and then it does this for a little bit, that doesn't mean my body's done. It just means your body's adjusting. Yes, that's such a good point because you're in the pursuit of change.

You should be making changes and you should notice the change. And people do tend to forget about the basics and it makes sense because that's just your brain is wired to go back into old thinking, just like you're wired to go back into old habits. The reality of what, you know, when the scale starts to move, it's normal for your weight to go back into old habits. The reality of what you know, when the scale starts to move, it's normal for your weight to go up. So if you're still saying, I don't understand, I did everything right and my weight is up. Why are you not going to, oh, my weight is up because it's about to drop. That's because old diet, the old diet patterns and thinking

has got you thinking, oh my goodness, this isn't working because my scale is up. So you're forgetting one of the most basic things. Normal for your weight to go up before it goes down. Normal to be, I'm so hungry in the evening, what's going on? Well, is your weight dropping? It's normal to be hungry right before the scale drops, waking up in the middle of the night, water not being appealing, feeling bloated.

I'm doing everything and I feel bloated. Okay, yay, it's a sign that your weight is about to drop. But again, as we go on, people forget about the basics. And that's what the program, you're bringing everything that you learned forward with you. When we talk about the skills and the tools that you need to understand what you need to lose weight and be able to maintain your weight,

this is it, not freaking the fuck out every time the scale goes up, unless you actually know why the scale is going up, chances are it's cause it's on its way down, right? But we forget the basics, we want this so bad. And as we start to go through the middle, we put that pressure on ourselves. We'll start looking at the time we have left. Remember the living method is 91 day

structures for a rhyme and a reason. Most people will have to do more than one program, right? Just like any other diet. You started, you keep following it until you reach your goal. So try not to put that pressure on yourself. I do want to get in and talk about, you know, not forgetting about maximizing. People are always like, what more can I do? That's what that maximizing checklist is there for you. There's also 150 something sub questions, checklist in the file section if you want to go through that as all as well. Also, the conversations we're having with Dr. Paul, like he sees people who go through the program have a hard time. Usually, they're not doing the things that they need to do. They're focused on other things that they like to do. It could be health issues that you have going on. That's why I love that two part series three really, Dr. Jennifer Zalawitzki Monday, Dr. Paul yesterday, and then he's going to be joining me again tomorrow to finish out that conversation. And I think sometimes people don't want to hear it. They're not listening. They don't want to hear it. Knowledge is power. Knowledge is power. And if you know what's going on and you know what you can do about it, that's power. I would love

for everyone just to find this whole program easy peasy and most people do, but for some people, it's much more difficult than that. Well, and I think too, something to keep in mind when that scale is not moving, there's two different things, the scale being slow to move versus a plateau, those are two different things. Also, some of those things that come up with the reasons your scale may be slower to move can pop up. You may not have experienced them in your last program.

You may not have experienced them in the last few weeks of this group, but something could have happened that made an adjustment in your body that you are, you know, maybe you got an injury, maybe you've been out gardening. And you were kind of sedentary during the winter and now you're busting your ass in the garden every single day and you're sore to the experts, think about not just what they're saying, but what it might be, what you can connect it to in your life and what you're doing. Yeah. I just want to go back.

Someone said, I've learned I need much smaller portions than I used to eat. That's why I'm concerned about getting enough protein. Question, why do you think that eating more protein that you need is beneficial? It's not, right? Again, also that's based on what? Other diets that are telling you that you need more protein, right? And if you feel like you need more protein, add more protein in. It's that simple.

Like if you need, get a protein drink and just get straight up protein powder and drink it, right? Like that's a great way of adding in more protein. So if you feel like you're not getting enough, the first thing you want to say is why do I feel like that? Is it because I physically feel like that? Or because what everyone is telling me? Like where is that coming from? Right? So that's what I would do. And if you want to add more protein, add more protein. The other one is I don't have it figured out. I'm still always feeling starving, eating all the meals. Why are you feeling starved?

You know you shouldn't be feeling starved what's going on, right? And that's where you, like to Kim's point, you need to tell us, like give me a list. Why do you think that you are still starved? Are you doing kind of water? Well, you feel starving when you finish that meal, when you're sitting at the table, are you starving in that moment? Or are you just feeling hungry closer to your next meal or snack time? Because there's a big difference. If you're leaving yourself starving after your meal, that means that you probably need to eat some more. But if you're 30 minutes later or an hour, two hours later, you're thinking about food, that's a completely different thing.

Yeah. Or if you're not actually starving, you're just craving carbs and sugar, or are you just not overly stuffed and full? Like that's the work for you. That's the work for you, right? It's like not just make a statement about, I'm eating all the meals and snacks, I'm still starving. Why? But that's where you have to go there. Chances are you're not eating enough, or making your food choices nutrient enough, or maybe your sense of satisfied was overly full. So now your sense of satisfaction

is like still being hungry. Maybe you have major food scarcity issues or going back to a diet feeling like there's never enough. So that's what you've got to figure out. You have to understand right now that if you're not following this program that's not about starving right now and eating enough to satisfaction, that's your ticket for what you need to work through in order to not just lose your weight, bigger picture, be able to maintain and sustain your weight. And it could be that you've got a lot of people deal with food noise. This is why a lot

of people are taking the GLP-1s because it's just so strong, they can't get that food noise. They're not actually hungry. They just believe that they are hungry because of that food noise. And that's where you can be tired, make you feel never satisfied. No, at some point, like being tired

can make you crave more carbs and sugar, absolutely. But being tired is not gonna make you feel like you're never satisfied. If you're always starving, that's where you might want to go to your doctor. There are some people who have a legitimate issue with never feeling satisfied. So that is where, like, if you're not getting a handle on that, that may be a good conversation for your doctor at the end of the day. Because I'm starving, never satisfied. Like, that's problematic. That's problematic. So that might be an indication. If you can't figure out what's going on there

and that is how you truly feel and you're actually hungry, there are people who just keep going and going and going and going and have no shutoff point. Because that's your hunger hormones, right? Your leptin and your ghrelin. So I would definitely check in with your doctor if that's the case. Because that might be very well be the case

even in extreme circumstances for sure. Again, not something anyone wants to hear. But this is like, we've had so many people who come at us with stuff and then we're like, you should check in with your doctor and they will reach out after him. He's like, thank goodness you suggested that to me because it turns out I got this going on, that going on, whatever. Right. So I want to go through, Kim, I don this going on that going on whatever right so um

I want to go through Kim I don't we don't have a lot of time we have hardly any time left what would would you anything else we're missing with the tweak this week and thanks everyone for your questions and your and your um shares yeah I appreciate everything that the members share I think the only thing that um maybe we want to talk about and I don't know if this is something too that could be affecting affecting some of the members that are having problems with satisfaction is the emotional eating part of it. And eating for reasons other than needing to eat or feeling hungry or needing the nutrition.

And after downsizing and when you start to get in tune with your hunger and your satiety, that can kind of mess you up because some people have been using food for comfort. They've been using food for stress. They've been using food for everything for years and years and years, and to all of a sudden recognize

that they don't actually need it. Trying to find other things that you can, I don't like the word replace, but other things that you can replace that with. What can I do when I'm stressed if I don't feel hungry and I don't need to eat? What can I do when I'm sad? And I think that's something that people work through

and they start to feel it at this time when they notice that they're in tune with their hunger and they don't wanna eat all the time. Like, how do I not eat when this is my only go-to coping mechanism? Yeah, and that's where, you know, again, it's that awareness piece, because we don't just want you to lose weight. We want you to be able to not fall back into old habits and coping mechanisms.

So this is the place and the time to work through those, to uncover them, bring awareness to them, and start making changes to address them and actually make change at the end of the day, right? Everyone thinks it's about losing weight, you know, and it is. awareness to them and start making changes to address them and actually make change at the end of the day, right? Everyone thinks it's about losing weight, you know, and it is, but, and you will lose your weight. It's just a matter of having as many choices as possible fall in line with your goals every

day. That's just math. You're going to lose your weight by making as many choices that move you forward. But once you reach your goal, you want to make sure you've done the work to be able to maintain it. And so this is why if you are hungry all the time and can't be satisfied no matter what doesn't mean that you can't lose weight, but you're going to have to figure that out, be able to maintain and sustain your weight. You're going to have to know your triggers, or you're going to have to understand your

habits, what your go tos are, what your coping mechanisms are and find new ways. And that's where like how you were living your life and the choices that you made, you were a direct result of that. You're a product of your life. And so you want to make changes to how you look and how you feel and how you are and how you're being in the world. You have to be able to sustain those changes too at the end of the day. I want to go before we go because we're going to have another opportunity to downsize next week. Again, it's about understanding yourself more. And if you just follow the basic food plan, chances are you're gonna lose weight.

I have this comment here. I did not do so well during downsizing week. I would like to know what that means. What do you mean? Just attempting it is doing it, right? So I'm not seeing a huge difference this week. And I'm wondering what you think you should see this week. Because again, see, see, see, what are you feeling? Are you feeling a huge difference this week? From what I remember, we do revisit downsizing again, hopefully I will be more

successful. And so I love when people reach out and they ask questions or make statements, but it's really for you, not for us, right? We try to give you advice and steer you in the right direction and maybe give you some thinking points. So when you find yourself asking questions or making comments and statements, what is the, what is it, what's in there for you? Right? I did not do so well during the downsizing says who based on what, right? So I'm not seeing a huge difference. What are you expecting to see? Are you just talking about the scale? What like what is it and what happened previously? What else do you have going on? We're also why didn't you do so well? Was it because that life is really stressful?

Then you also weren't with sleeping. Were you dealing with grief? Did you have something going on your own? Did you have 14 birthday parties you had to attend? Like, do you know what I'm saying? So it's interesting. You feel like you didn't do so well, but then you're also equating that so I didn't see a difference. Well, that kind of makes sense. Like, do you know what I mean? From what I remember, we revisit downsizing and get, so we're gonna do that downsizing and get next week.

Hopefully then I will be more successful. Is it that you hope you're gonna be more successful or do you know the things that you need to do to be more successful? And then what is that success based on? Are you just basing that strictly on the scale or are you basing your success on actually learning something about yourself,

being more in tune to your portions and really understanding what downsizing is about at the end of the day? Is that getting you one step closer from your goals, not just physically, but mentally, right? And so this is what we're doing. We're taking people's comments and all we're doing is like, okay,

what could this be about? And then sending it back to you. And you have this capability yourself, right? So rather than hoping you will be more successful, why weren't you successful? What is your definition of success? What are you looking to get out of that tweak and why? And what can you do to make sure you are more successful?

Maybe it's setting alarms and timers. Maybe it's digging down and asking the four-month leading questions. Maybe it's taking the time to do some deep breathing exercises and calm your ass down and, you know, eat from a place where you don't, you're not on your phone or watching TV or talking to anyone or trying to do it.

Like, what is it that's gonna help you be more successful? I'm not a big believer in hope. Hope is nice, but you gotta do at the end of the day. So figure out what you need to do to feel like you are following successfully. That's perfect lead up into next week, Gina. Right, so what do you wanna say about next week, Kim? Next week, I think just,

I mean, pretty much you just hit all of it with that. You really wanna take what you learned about yourself this week, even if you feel like, to your point, Stephanie didn't feel like she did a good job or Elizabeth doesn't feel like she understands satisfaction. Journal that, write some notes on it. What am I doing this week that is making me feel not satisfied?

You know, maybe the answer is maybe Elizabeth is feeling like she's hungry because she decided she was going to keep her portions how they were last week when she was downsizing versus meeting herself where she's at with her hunger and her satiety. Maybe with Stephanie, it's that she just didn't, she just didn't, she just couldn't leave three bites on the plate. So maybe she needs to find another strategy for her to downsize where she gives herself that little, I'm gonna leave those three bites on my plate.

I'm gonna ask myself those four questions every day next week. Or I'm gonna start with that Monday at breakfast and get the week started off on the right foot. You need to figure out what you feel you did wrong over the last two weeks. It's not us. Anything that you're learning about yourself is not you doing something wrong. It's a learning experience. And this experience, while it might be frustrating right now, is going to make that maintenance

and having this be sustainable weight loss. In the future, something's gonna come up and you're gonna think back like, man, Gina brought up all this stuff on the tweak this week back when I was doing that program and now I get it. I'm supposed to be paying attention to this. And you'll see that these things kind of lead into other areas of your life and it starts to creep into you subconsciously. And that's actually you making sustainable

change in your habits and in your thoughts around food and in the food noise that happens in your head. So I think the big thing for me leading into next week is last week and this week were such great learning experiences for how you react to changes, how your body, not just your body, but how your mind reacts to these changes. And for next week, I would love for everyone to kind of journal out what they've learned about themselves over the last couple of weeks, good or bad, even if you feel like you're really disappointed in yourself. Because you know what? I didn't do so great at downsizing last week either. I was distracted and didn't do so great at downsizing last week either.

I was distracted and didn't do it very much. But I learned a few things about what changes I need to make this week. I need to make this a priority. And that's kind of the thing I would like everyone to do for next week is just tell themselves, this is what I need to do to feel like I'm a success next week.

That's such great advice. I think what's amazing about our members shared today is that they're aware. They know there's something else going on. They're asking, what is it? And that's all we're doing is we're just reading someone's comment and trying to think of all the million things that it could be.

And this is also how it's going to translate into your real life. Tony and I were just upstairs. I got so much going on. think of all the million things that it could be. And this is also how it's gonna translate into your real life. Tony and I were just upstairs, I got so much going on. It's been a month for sure. And I said to him, my life is so good, but I don't wanna stress my way through it. Like I have got such amazing things going on.

My life is all the things I wanted and more, but I am so stressed every day because of it, because I have so much good stuff. Can you imagine? That's why I said, damn, I don't want to stress my way. I feel like I'm stressing my way through every amazing day of my life. On one hand, I'm so grateful, but I'm stressing my way through it. That's not how I want to live. And so the two of us were like, let's sit down and talk about how to make change, how to see it differently, how to actually make change to what's going on, to find some space

for ourselves. It's too much. It's great that that's what we asked for, but that doesn't mean that's what we have to do. And so this is so much bigger than just losing your weight at the end of the day, right? And this is what we're talking about, the tools and the skills to understand where you're at and what you need. Great conversation, Kim.

It's always so insightful. Yeah. I love these conversations with you. Me too. Thanks everyone. There, Susan, such powerful advice, Kim. I agree. Absolutely.

Thanks everyone who joined us. Don't get freaked out. Remember that this is about an exciting journey for you to get to know yourself, to help your body release this fat that for whatever reason it's stored and to do it in a way that you walk away healthier physically, healthier mentally. And the end game is for you to feel calm around food because we use food for so many things to be able to enjoy your life and be in tune with who you are and what you need every single day. So thanks for joining us today. We are not done this week.

Dr. Paul joining me on Thursday, tomorrow. Greta Podlatsky, Tony's out already getting the groceries for tomorrow. If you wanna cook along or prepare a salad along with us, she's gonna be joining us tomorrow at 11 a.m. And then just more great guest experts to come. A lot more time left to still lose your weight. As always, thank you for joining us live and Kim, thank you. I appreciate

you. Thank you. I appreciate you too. Bye everyone.