The Livy Method Podcast - The Tweak This Week - Winter 2025 - Week 3

Episode Date: January 29, 2025

Join Gina and Program Manager Kim as they break down and dig into the tweak we see in week 3 of The Livy Method.This week’s episode is all about mindfulness—the game-changer in your weight loss journey! Gina and Kim discuss why understanding satisfaction is the key to long-term success and how The 4 Steps of Mindful Eating can transform your relationship with food. Together they tackle the myth that eating more keeps you full longer and address learning how to tap into your body's cues instead of overthinking it. Plus, Gina shares advice on navigating indulgences, making the tweaks work for you, and setting yourself up for next week's focus: Downsizing.You can find the full video hosted at:https://www.facebook.com/groups/livymethodwinter2025To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

I'm Gina Livi and welcome to the Livi Method Podcast. This is where you'll have access to all of the live streams from my 91 Day Weight Loss program. With a combination of daily lives, guest expert interviews, and member stories, there is something new almost every day. Miss the Morning Live? Want to relisten to one of our amazing guest experts? Well, this is the place.

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simple as that. Now you may understand why are we asking you to do the things that we do each week and this is where we're going to break that down. And joining me as always or who will be moving forward is Kim. If you haven't met Kim yet, she is the manager of our weight loss program. Now we did introduce her a few weeks back, so if you wanna read over her story and her bio and read some of her tips, you can do that. But hello, hi Kim. Hi, how are you?

I'm good. You like my, I just have a fake background here. Yeah, yeah, busy at work in the office, I know. So it's nice that you freshened up the background a little bit for us. So let's talk about this week because this is the week where if I do end up going away, taking time off, I do it in week three of the program because this is the week that's just really routine. It's just about people showing up, following that food plan, starting to be mindful, asking

those four mindful eating questions. Their bodies had time to calm down from the changes that they've made. And then starting next week, and I know we're gonna give people a sneak peek into next week at the end of this segment today, is where we actually start making changes to the food plan itself.

With that said though, a lot easier said than done to just show up and do the things that you need to do this week. Yes, yeah, it's well, and to your, like I think that going away is part of mindfulness. You were listening to your body and your body said you need some place warm because I know it's really cold where you are. But yeah, I think this is the, a lot of people look at this week as not a tweak. And that's why I'm really excited that we actually start these this week rather than

just looking at downsizing. So as much as you are doing all of the same things, being consistent building, you know, working on that routine that we started in prep week, this mindfulness is very much a tweak. And I would argue that it's actually the most important one, because this is where you want to get to at the end is really building on and being proud of what you've done in the mindfulness. Yeah. So I love what you said there, that this tweak is, this week has a tweak, and mindfulness is the tweak.

So each week we'll have a different focus and a different tweak. So what we want to do is, yes, make the changes to the food plan itself, but also pay attention to what we are focusing on week to week to week. So this week is mindfulness, where you're not just following the food plan, you're not just maximizing and focusing on trying

to manage your stress and sleep, which obviously is a big conversation this week, but also really getting in tune to those portions because you need to know what it feels like to feel satisfied in order to feel unsatisfied next week. And again, I don't want to get ahead of ourselves with the downsizing, but this week is lead up to next week. Sorry, I just, Sonia, can you grab the iPad for me? I'm doing this. I'm like this and I'm like, she's in the pool.

She's in the pool. I just want to make sure that I can, I'm able to read some of the questions that you guys have. So this week of mindfulness is really important because it's the setup and the lead up for next week. So that's the big takeaway with the conversations that we're going to have each week is understanding that. So what do people need to know about maintenance?

So let's start with this week and then we'll go into next week. Yeah, so my biggest thing, like you said, mindfulness. Mindfulness is what we are focusing on up until this point. You have been doing all of the things following the rules, so to speak, as you said, with the food plan, with getting your water in, with your snacks and your meals and everything. And this week, the mindfulness portion of it is yes, you're doing all those things that we outlined last week when we talked about maximizing. Now you're going to dig into how you're feeling about that how your body is reacting to those things. So what that means is sort of you know, most of us have either a been told our entire lives to finish everything that's on our plate, regardless of how we're feeling. And that's something that's ingrained, you know, to your point in the post that we talked about, the listening to your body's cues post that we

posted earlier this week, that goes way back to food shortage issues from like, from generations ago. So that is something that's embedded in a lot of us. We're going to be addressing that with this mindfulness. The other thing is a lot of people that have been dieting their entire lives have been starving themselves and told to ignore those hunger signals. So whether you've been taught to ignore the hunger signals and not eat anything or ignore those hunger signals and eat everything, either way, it's kind of caused us to naturally gravitate

towards not listening to our bodies. So this week, the importance is really getting into how your body is feeling, which is gonna allow you to more naturally follow the food plan, being in tune with what your body's needs are in the moment. Yeah, because we get a lot of people starting to notice that if they eat all of their food, they're full.

And then they're like, what do I do about that? And so it's not that you can't make those adjustments. If you keep noticing you're overeating lunch, you're overeating dinner, try eating a bit less and then really digging into those core mindful eating questions. So how if I was to eat all of this, how would I feel? And right away, if you feel like this is way too much, try taking some food off your plate. Now, we're actually going to start making changes to portions next week, but you can start making those adjustments this week.

Or the second set of questions, now that I'm starting to eat, how am I feeling? What if I was to keep eating a few more bites? How would I feel? What if I was to stop eating now? How would I feel? And if you feel like, well, if I stopped eating now, I feel like I would be okay, then try stop eating now. And then this brings us to that third one.

How did I know that I was satisfied? And this is where a lot of people will start to notice they finish everything on their plate or their sense of satisfaction actually comes from feeling full. So you should never describe your portions as, oh, I'm feeling full and feeling full. It should always be, I had enough in order to feel satisfied. Because you can't eat more food and have it last you longer.

And I think that's one of the things when we've been taught, eat a big breakfast because I have a big day today. You can't actually eat more food to try to offset being hungry later. In fact, a lot of times when you eat too much food, it affects your insulin levels, and then your body breaks that food down real quick and you're actually hungrier again. This is why when you have sugar, you want more sugar because of the amount of insulin that is

being utilized to store the food that you're eating into glycogen. It's no different whether it's sugar and you want more sugar. If it's a larger portion, your body's hungry again sooner. So sometimes people overeat thinking it's going to help them not be hungry later and actually causes you to be hungry later. Plus you have that next meal or snack coming down the pipeline. So if you constantly are noticing that you're full all day long, try making small adjustments. You are not changing the order of foods. You are not changing the nutrient-rich foods you are eating. But

the worst that's going to happen is you eat what you think is the right portion and then you're hungry. Half hour, hour later, have your next meal or snack coming down the pipeline, right? Or if you do overeat, no big deal. You still have that next meal or snack coming down the pipeline. Yeah, and that's what this tweak and the four steps of mindful eating in those questions. I have to add, by the way, that one of our members, Jeanette, was having problems remembering this,

and she shared the acronym that she created for this, and it's badass. It is before eating as I'm eating, done eating after eating. That's the satisfaction survey, and I'm eating, done eating, after eating. That's the satisfaction survey. And I absolutely love that. I'm gonna be thinking that because I know myself this morning,

I ate breakfast while I was listening to you in Atlanta and I did not ask myself any questions. So I'm gonna have badass on my computer so that I can remember that. So thank you so much, Jeanette, for that. Oh my goodness. First of all, I love that so much. It also reminds me of our badass Brenda.

We had a member, Brenda Huxley, who was just, she was a badass. And she, her whole goal was just getting her out of her house. She hadn't left her house in years and her weight was a big part of that, lost over a hundred pounds. Unfortunately, she recently passed away.

So we're gonna adapt that. Thanks, Jeanette, we're gonna adapt that I'm going to adapt it in memory of Brenda. Oh, that's so great. Yeah, I love it so much. Yeah, and I think with these questions too, we have a lot of new members this round. And one thing I have to say is I am absolutely loving everyone's enthusiasm for this week, the tweak and the questions. But one thing to keep in mind is

Don't don't be too hard on yourself. It is progress over perfection Nobody expects you to get this right away Nobody expects you to roll into this week knowing exactly how much you need to eat or knowing what full versus satisfied feels like really this week this first start the first steps is Thinking about how you feel. If you do feel full after, how did that feel for you? Like, how did it feel? How did it make you feel? Are you looking back on that meal and thinking you could have done something differently? So really just getting into that is the important part of

this week as we just start getting the ball rolling on this mindfulness. Yeah, and I think this is where people have made it seem like intuitive eating is so easy. And it is, I want to just say, it is something that you are born being in tune, but we also, for many reasons, become really disconnected with ourselves. And for some people, you'll hear people in the comments being like, I've done three programs, 10 programs,

I'm still working on being in tune to my body. So if you are not, here's my tip for being in tune. If you are not hearing the signs, and I always like to use the example of the buffet lime or the alcohol. And this just shows you how naturally, instinctively you are in tune. When you're going through that buffet line

and you're adding food and you just know, I did it in the buffet the other day, you just know it's going to be too much. You get to a point where you're like, this is way too much food. That's your instinct. That's not you trying. That's just by saying, yo, that is way too much food. The other comes from association. So alcohol, if you ever had that certain alcohol, that's lemon gin for me, just the thought

of it, you're like, no, thank you. Again, that was the association your body made with that alcohol. You didn't have to do that. Your body's just like, okay, yeah, we're just, we're okay if we never have that again. And so your body is on your side. And a lot of people feel like if I just listen to my body, it's going to get me to eat the doughnuts.

It's going to get me to eat the junk. It's going to try to make me fat. In fact, that couldn't be further than the truth. But here's my tip for it. This is not something you can think and you can do necessarily by seeing. So yes, if you look at your plate, you're seeing how much food it is, your body will be like, okay, that's maybe too much or not enough. But it's something you want to feel in your body or what I call your belly. That's your intuition. You're into that gut instinct, very similar to what we're talking about.

And be like, okay, if I was to eat all of this, how would I feel? So think about this. This is another good one. Think about how you would feel if you ate a big greasy Big Mac as much as a big, great Big Mac. Love Big Macs. Not saying anything bad about them.

Think about eating it. Think the bun, the greasiness, how you're gonna feel, right? Now think about eating a bowl of fresh food. Totally different. You think about, now if I was, pretend like I was eating that fruit. Now we know, and they have done this

with professional athletes, that when they visualize and go through the race in their mind, their body acts just like as if they were doing it. That is science that has been studied. So this is where you have that in you. It's just a matter of practicing. And it may seem like a lot, oh my God, Gina, fuck, we've got to eat all these meals and

snacks now we've got to maximize. We've got to eat these four questions. I have to pay attention to before, and during, and after, and after, after. I'm studying. This is a lot. Big picture is everything we are doing with these tweaks, it's so multi-layered, there's so many levels to it. And it's all about acquiring the skills and the habits

to be able to maintain and sustain your weight at the end. So that when you are done losing your weight, you can look at a portion and know that's too much, not enough. You know exactly the moment when you are done. You can trust when you're hungry, what to eat, how much to eat. And being mindful after you've lost your weight is not as stressful as people think.

It's not a lot of work. It's just living your life, being mindful. So this is where we really start to lay the foundation of all the things you need to do and work through and the skills and the knowledge acquired to be able to maintain and sustain your weight. We know you're going to lose it. As long as you keep showing up, you're gonna lose your weight.

It's all about acquiring those skills to maintain and sustain. Yeah, and that's absolutely it to your point where for those people that are sort of overthinking this or second guessing themselves or future tripping on this is you might want that juicy burger right now, but that doesn't mean that's necessarily what you're going to want six months from now or a year from now when you do read into this. Because the more you

start listening to your body's cues, the more it's like, oh, oh, I like what they're doing here. They're actually asking me how I feel. I'm going to start to be more vocal about it and your body will start telling you, so right now, your memories and everything you have attached to that food that you're craving or that indulgence that you want to have, you're going to start to lose those connections with those food as you build new connections with the new healthier foods you're eating.

And so it may seem like it's an impossible task right now today in week three of this program, but make note of that, right? It's somewhere on a sticky note, stick it on your wall, stick it on your fridge and ask yourself that question on like day 87 of the group or something like that. How do I feel? And I guarantee you, if you're doing the work, you're working your way through the program, you're following these steps, you're going to be in a different place at that point. And that's the goal.

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Winner, Ganyu. Yeah, you can't mess it up. As long as you're making the attempts and you're following through, you can't mess up. I like this comment here. And just wait, because we're going to actually start leaving food on our plate and downsizing next week. It's so hard to be mindful when food is delicious. And so this is where you can embrace like,

I love this food. It's delicious. But think about how you ate it before. Were you actually enjoying it? Or were you stressing out the whole time about how much you should eat or how much you are eating? Like, or were you just in your head after you ate it, this delicious meal? Did you stress out afterwards? Oh, my goodness, why did I do that? Why did this? Like, we want you to be able, are you actually chewing your food? Are you actually taking time to savor your food, smell your food?

Like people say food is delicious. Are you actually taking the time to enjoy it? So indulging is just way more than overeating your food. You can indulge in your food by preparing food and just loving that process. You can indulge in the food by watching other people eat the food that you made that feels good. You can indulge in your food by smelling it. Oh my God, this is so good. Then actually taking the time to chew your food,

enjoy the flavor of your food. So I think a lot of times this concept of a cheat meal has really messed people up because they feel like they're cheating on themselves. They're cheating. When you can just choose to have a great meal and choose to enjoy it, and then that's it and move on from it.

This also means that you don't have to have an all or nothing attitude. When you go to the restaurant, you don't just have to eat a whole big, massive bowl of pasta if you want pasta. Eat some of the pasta, get a side salad, throw some protein on it, take the rest home if you're not hungry, right? So this is also bringing awareness to your relationship with food right now, to the choices that you're making, what you were thinking, how you were feeling. Mindfulness isn't just an action of doings.

Mindfulness is the action of listening as well. Yeah, and I think that's a big, really good point in that if you're actually eating with all of your senses, you are slowing down to ask these questions, you're probably gonna find you're satisfied sooner than if you're just mindlessly shoveling everything in because at that point, you may be eating faster than your body can catch up to how it's feeling.

And that's why those, you know, the questions at the end of like, how did I feel 10 or 15 minutes later are really important because if you weren't paying attention during, that question after is what's going to sort of guide you into, hey, how did I do with this one? Oh, I definitely overate or I underate or I'm still hungry.

I should have been more in tune. Yeah, it's also for things like this, Martha. I can't believe how often I've been standing in the kitchen eating my dinner. Hard to be mindful while emptying the dishwasher, prepping other people's food. It's my new goal to sit down. What is the relationship with food? What is the relationship with you know like eating and this

again eating when you're out eating around so in a social environment eating on your own when you are alone. So this week also the routine of that, getting in tune with our portions physically, mentally understanding how our body's responding from the choices that we're making, and also highlighting for some people how you use food for other things. Maybe you eat when you're bored, maybe you eat when you're stressed,

maybe you eat for whatever reason it is, and this is why the routine, you can't get away from that routine, right? Your body's coming to expect the food, your body's calmed down from the changes that you've made, it really helps bring to light any issues that you do have in a wrap food. Yes, absolutely. So now I would say, you know, off the topic of the four mindful eating, we do want to remind members that it's not just about this, we're not dropping the ball on all the other things that we learned last week on maximizing.

You know, while you're doing this and you're digging in, we do still want to mention that you're still doing all the other things. This isn't the only tweak. When we introduce a new tweak, it doesn't mean that we drop what we were doing last week. So this mindfulness, these four steps of mindful eating, yes, you wanna dig in and really focus on that this week,

but next week, you're gonna be doing this when we move on to the next week, which we'll talk about in a minute. But I just definitely wanted to highlight the maximizing while we're here because of all of the conversations this week that you're having with our amazing guest experts on sleep and stress. And I feel like that's one of the conversations this week that you're having with our amazing guest experts on sleep and stress and I feel like that's one of the things that people think they can't do anything about it

so that's a ball that gets dropped often with people for their maximizing and I think what we are learning from the experts is that you may not have control over a lot of it, but there are things that you can be doing in order to help yourself. You can be building routines so that you're getting the most out of the sleep that you can get. You can build healthy habits and build healthy relationships with others

or with yourself so that you're able to more easily manage the stress that you are facing and not have it impact your health as much. So there's a lot of things you can be doing above and beyond the food plan that we wanna kind of continue to touch in on. And I think this is connected to the mindful eating steps because that stress and that tiredness and everything

often affect us when we're eating our meals. And to Martha's point, standing and eating while you're doing a hundred other things because you have a lot on your plate or working and eating while you're in a meeting and you're stressed out while you're eating, like taking that time to really just relax and get in the right head space and take some deep breaths

and focus on what you're doing. A lot of that is maximizing as well. It's not just drinking the water and hitting all your meals and snacks and moving your body, it's the other things too. Yeah, there's a whole dance party going on behind me, but I do wanna get into talking about downsizing, but I love that you brought up maximizing.

And again, each week is like building on the following week, so it's not like you're gonna forget about maximizing, you're gonna incorporate maximizing. So you're always gonna be focusing on, like we started with supplements, that's a way of maximizing, right? We're starting with stress asleep, that's a way of maximizing.

Bill, we're gonna talk about, we talked about checking in with your healthcare provider. And so the maximizing conversation is going to be ongoing, which is why it's a great idea to pull out those maximizing 20 questions at the beginning of each new week or whenever you're like, what more can I do? Because those little things add up and make a big difference. So yes, we're being mindful.

Yes, we're maximizing. And then moving forward, we're going to be mindful and maximizing and downsizing. Mindful, maximizing, metabolism. So we're bringing all those things forward. Okay, time has come to just touch on downsizing next week. So I'm just gonna share my best advice for people. So downsizing next week, don't start it now, don't freak out, reach over those guidelines

when the time comes, let us know if you have any questions. So the routine becomes very important. You're going to continue to give your body everything that it needs, except you're going to go from eating dissatisfaction to eating slightly less to purposely leaving yourself feeling slightly unsatisfied. Towards the end of the week, you are going to notice your body starts to adjust to those smaller portions because the reality is right now you are feeding this size body. So when you continue to give the body what is expected following the food plan, it's

going to notice when you are not eating to satisfaction, but it's going to say, okay, I'm not getting as much as I was getting last week, but I'm still getting all this nutrient rich foods often. I have this extra fat. I don't need it. So let me start to release the fat. So downsizing is less about eating less. And it's also about what happens when you start to leave food on your plate. What happens when you can't finish all your food. A lot of people deal with food waste issues, for example, that they have no idea. They find it so difficult to leave food behind.

And you eating food that you do not need is not helping anybody with their food waste issues. And this is why we say you're not a garbage can. It's not helping anyone, it's not helping the planet, it's not doing anything beneficial to anybody for you to be eating food that you don't need. In fact, it can have a negative effect on you. So that's my advice.

Pam, what do you have to say about next week's food? I would say definitely your point about not getting ahead of yourselves. Really everything we are doing this week with the four steps of mindful eating and the mindfulness is actually setting the stage for you to be able to successfully navigate next week. So please do not shortchange yourself on this week thinking that next week is the one that's going to be it for you as far as getting the scale moving because next week is not about getting the scale moving.

It's about all the things that you just listed off. So I would say, I know for the people that are used to old diet dialogue, they think this is the most like other diets when we downsize, but it's not. This downsizing has a completely different intention than just starving yourself so that you drop out. Eating less, yeah.

It's not eating less at all. It's helping your body adjust further to your portions, but it's not about eating less. Okay, mindfulness this week is probably the number one week that people circle back around and say, I wish I would have taken this week seriously. It's such a key week, not just for weight loss, but really getting to that place where you're calm around food, physically, mentally downsizing is the week everyone gets excited because like, oh, this is the week we're actually trying to lose weight. And yes, it is where we start to be a little bit more proactive

and intentional when it comes to getting in, keeping that scale moving. Still normal to not see any movement on the scale this week, still normal to not see movement in the weeks to come. I know you guys, I know y'all hate me saying that. It is true. Next week, it is where we start to address portions, but it's all the other things that you are doing that are adding up to make a big difference, not any one thing that we introduce. So that's just wanna keep that in mind.

Yeah, and it's definitely, we're addressing portions mindfully when we address them. It's not just slapping a one size fits all, everybody needs to eat less, here's your calorie count. It's really this week of getting in tune is you will realize that next week it's going to get you really in tune with how much you need because we've done the mindfulness and it's really customizing the first step in customizing this program for you and for your needs. Yeah, so keeping in mind that portions are always what they look like, feel like, not

what they look like. So let me say it again, portions are never what they look like, they're always what they feel like. Whether you're a new member or returning member, one day you might need one egg to feel satisfied, the next day you need two, three eggs to feel satisfied. So that's really important to keep in mind. I see a question here from Ann, I just want to talk about it real quick. I've been following the plan.

However, one question is I love salads. After discovering a bowl with protein, beans, chicken, salmon, lettuce, vegetables topped with avocado, ham parts, and olive oil, I've been finding it so easy to make for lunch and dinner. Is that a mistake? Absolutely not. Part of personalizing the plan is for some people, they love salads. This time of year, some people are more into soups or stews or chilies.

What you don't want to do is force yourself to eat salads. If you feel like this program is just eating less, exercising more, and eating salads all the time, it couldn't be further from the truth. So if you're eating salads that are making you feel satisfied, that you can just, they're like, yeah, you look forward to it and it's delicious, then have atter. If you feel like you're not getting enough, this is where you can beef up or bump down, you can have beef if you want, make your food choices a little bit heartier. Don't forget about those heavier carbs at lunch, adding them in if and when you need them, the rices, the quinoa, potatoes, squashes, those types of things, maybe have a salad

and throw some squash on there. Still a great time to have that, keep it a little bit lighter for dinner and just really focus on that protein. That's all I'd say about that. The living method works for everybody, but there's so many different ways that you can make it personalized to you. Don't mess with the food plan order. Make all the tweaks you need to make each week. But within that, what do you need to focus on? What works best for you? There's a lot of flexibility there. Also, Ann, that sounds amazing. Do you deliver? Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha us, why are we doing that? Kim and I are going to show up every Wednesday at 12 p.m. We're going to break down the tweaks each week. Again, not much of a tweak this week, but the focus on mindfulness is really key and really important. This is the setup and lead up for next week.

That's it for joining us live. Thanks for joining us live. And if you're listening after the fact, thanks for listening after the fact. And thank you to Kim, everyone. Like I said, if you haven't met Kim before, you can go check out her bio. It's stored in the guides. Read a little bit about her. She's got a great story that we'll get into one another time. Her whole start with the program was a little bit rocky, but also perfect in the same sense. So she can relate to where our members are at. Kim is in the group every single day. She's reading comments. She works with our program specialists. She works with our shift supervisors. You know, I also spend as much time in the group as I can, but I got a lot of other things that I'm doing on the side. So Kim is the person who knows what's going on, what you guys need, and we're always

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