Weigh In with Gina

This is the live recording of the special Ask Us Anything Spill the Tea session with Gina and Group Manager Kim.

Topics covered:

• Week 11 - Personalizing the Plan - still following guidelines @ 1:48
• Where members are at during Personalizing the Plan @ 3:10
• Tweaks and changes - what a day can look like @ 4:38
• Personalizing the Plan is still following the plan @ 7:49
• Fine tuning - what you can eat, what tweaks can be carried forward @ 10:26
• Desserts - choosing to indulge @ 12:18
• Continuing to Lose - make a plan for the summer @ 15:14
• Navigating the Gap between groups @ 18:14
• Bridging the Gap Group, keeping the routine going @ 20:00
• Let's Connect - posting in the group, connecting community @ 22:15
• Percentage of people that don't finish, www.ginalivy.com/stats @ 25:13
• Why only certain provinces are hired from @ 30:10
• How to get back on Program after a celebratory meal @ 30:49
• How Gina and Kim are spending the summer @ 31:22
• What would Gina and Kim change if they had a magic wand @ 34:01
• How Kim overcame the most challenging part of The Program @ 36:40
• Gina's goals for what she wants to overcome @ 40:03
• Gina's favourite band/musician @ 38:48
• Kim's favourite band/musician @ 40:04
• Gina's favourite binge watching tv/Netflix shows @ 41:11
• Kim's favourite binge watching tv/Netflix shows @ 42:01
• Rapid Fire Questions - cooker person @ 43:38
• Most memorable moment in Weight Loss by Gina @ 44:27
• Greatest fear, Hero, where would you live, favourite family vacation @ 46:15
• Anything for one day what would you do, eat only one food @ 47:47
• Least favourite household chore, #1 on bucket list, @ 49:02
• Item of clothing can't live without, biggest pet peeve @ 50:21 
• Favourite thing about their jobs @ 52:19
• Favourite non-scale victory @ 55:00
• Personalizing the Plan - ask all the questions you need, next week @ 56:02

If you're in the Spring/Summer 2023 group, you can watch the full episode at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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In this episode, we are introduced to Dr. Olinca Trejo. Dr. Olinca, is a licensed, board-certified Naturopathic Doctor in the province of Ontario. She also holds an honours degree in Kinesiology, and has achieved her certification and internship in bioidentical hormone replacement therapy (BHRT). Gina and Dr. Olinca discuss life after losing weight from a naturopathic perspective focusing on hormones, supplements, menopause, and moving your body.

You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Introducing Dr Olinca - Naturopathic Doctor @ Intro
• Where to start levelling up after weight loss - basic blood work @ 1:24
• Connecting with a health care provider - what convo will look like @ 3:42
• Pillars of health @ 9:24 
• Supplements suggested - Omega 3, Vit D, balanced multi vitamins, eating more plants @ 13:16
• Eating a variety of vegetables, leafy greens @ 16:57
• What's important when looking for multi vitamins @ 18:20
• Gummies @ 20:17
• Hormones - perimenopause, menopause @ 21:03
• Alcohol and our hormones @ 26:50
• Top things we can - movement, exercise, resistance training, sleep @ 30:25
• Where you can find Dr. Olinca @ 34:36

To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 79, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Paying attention, prioritizing yourself, Maximizing Your Personal Plan @ Intro
• Snacks - from the same snacks on plan @ 3:49 
• Listening to your body's cues @ 7:07
• Struggle bus - self-sabotage @ 10:53
• The scale - check yourself before you wreck yourself, Back on Track @ 11:26
• Eating at night - increasing metabolism @ 14:07
• Reasons to be as healthy as possible @ 16:47
• Yogurt for snacks - watch saturated fats, balance snacks @ 18:48
• Sunburn and the scale - recognizing what you don't want to eat @ 21:32
• Portions - ask the 4 Mindfulness Questions, what is most appealing @ 24:22
• Having the snack and not feeling great, changing routine/habit @ 27:03
• Largest meal still at dinner - portions are what they feel like @ 28:33
• While losing weight - making food choices @ 32:57
• Eating the cake on your birthday - don't stress @ 36:17
• Lemon water - routine, creating new habits, mindset @ 37:36
• Share pages for tips - connecting Livy Losers @ 41:53
• Crackers/pasta/bread - grains, starchy veg - what works for you @ 44:49
• Goal weight - deciding to lose more - always about how you feel @ 48:32

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Live from the Maintenance & Mindfulness group hosted on Facebook. This is the live recording from July 10th, 2023. You can find the full video hosted at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulness

Topics covered:

• Ready for maintenance group, 4 stages of Finally & Forever, maintenance program @ Intro
• After vacation - fat days feel like you felt when you started @ 4:11
• Factoring in what is different this time, gaining weight back, Fresh Eyes @ 4:58 
• Gained weight - changing mindset, reasons, scale fluctuates, situational change @ 8:00
• Maintenance group - more structured program @ 14:40
• Kids changing based off of seeing your improvements @ 15:58
• Maintenance takes work - triggers, habits @ 17:24
• Absolutely normal to sit 5-10lbs above lowest low, reasons for scale up @ 18:52 
• Redoing the program - working on the mental part @ 22:39
• Needing a break - testing the waters, exercise, looking to lose more @ 23:55
• Looking to lose more weight or happy with where you're at @ 25:36
• Have conversations with yourself - how would you feel if @ 28:40
• Thanks for the feedback - structuring the weeks in Maintenance @ 30:52
• Remembering how far you've come - has to be an end, knowing what you need @ 33:22
• What's coming up next - Dr Olinca @ 35:27

To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 78, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• The Livy Method, Personalizing the Food Plan @ Intro
• The weeks fly by, checking in at each meal and snack times @ 3:38
• Personalizing the Food Plan - set up for maintenance @ 6:15
• Be proud you are still here @ 8:40
• Health issues/hormonal changes @ 9:13
• Being in tune to what your body needs @ 9:54
• Struggle bus @ 10:37
• Vacations - catching up on info/Science Saturday posts, Back on Track @ 13:01
• Personalizing The Plan - Options for over the summer @ 14:25
• New job/situational change - Feeling hungrier, what to do @ 17:39
• Round Two - a mental experience, Fresh Eyes post @ 19:38
• Repeated program - no weight loss - knowing what you need to do @ 20:16
• Vacations - make a plan for yourself @ 24:30
• Struggle bus - trusting yourself, Personalizing the Plan - capture, cancel, correct @ 26:13
• Emotional eating - recognizing how you feel after @ 34:44
• Losing weight on The Livy Method - whole vibe is changing @ 37:00
• Off Plan - recognizing your body loves the choices that make it feel good @ 38:05
• Medical reason for not dropping weight - community support @ 39:45
• Deciding how to continue losing weight during the summer break @ 44:20

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 76, 10 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Science Saturday @ Intro
• Personalizing the Plan @ 2:33
• What it is we're doing here @ 4:49
• Dealing with struggles @ 7:15
• Summer tweaks and mindfulness @ 8:45
• End of Group - next steps and Bridging the Gap @ 9:50
• How this program is different than the weird diets out there @ 15:09
• Sleep @ 17:18
• Being reactive to foods when dealing with sensitivities and/or thyroid issues @ 19:34
• Cravings @ 21:04
• People's reactions @ 23:36
• Working through issues when scale slower to move @ 27:00
• Maximizing during menstrual cycle @ 28:18
• Being a loser is cool - being mindful of the words we use around the scale and our journey @ 31:54
• We are not done yet! - What's coming up @ 38:41

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 75, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Weekends - Making a plan for yourself, Personalizing the Plan @ Intro
• Bridging the Gap Group, current FB group @ 1:53
• The Livy Method App - what happens after group is done @ 3:11
• The Fall 2023 Group - sign up sooner rather than later @ 4:00
• Threads on IG, stay connected on social media accounts @ 4:41
• Past Spill the Teas - on podcasts @ 6:40
• Benefits when working behind the group @ 7:54
• Reaching your goals, ready for Maintenance @ 9:22
• Back on Track, 3rd group @ 10:25
• Upcoming changes with the Livy Method App, End of Program Surveys @ 12:10
• Fluctuations on the Scale, reasons scale can be up, lowest low @ 15:33
• Long plateaus - solidifying weight, body changing, reasons for weight gain @ 19:23
• Needing new clothes, goal weight @ 21:54
• Bridging the Gap Group - how to join and when it is open @ 23:11
• Dropping weight in the heat @ 26:56
• Vacations - tips for not gaining weight @ 28:14
• Salad dressings suggestions, the oils used @ 30:35
• Health issues - doing the Program helps @ 32:36
• Scale up at the same time it is dropping @ 33:27
• Vivid dreams @ 34:03
• Vacations and drop in weight - your body is on your side, set point @ 35:38 
• Recognizing how food makes you feel - going to notice when things off in body @ 40:00

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 74, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Indulgences, choices and making a plan @ Intro
• Personalizing the Plan - gives you flexibility, great technique for maintenance @ 5:14
• Body reactions in the heat - tips on what to do @ 6:33
• The scale and the heat @ 9:20
• Cravings, how you feel after @ 9:49
• Being mindful of amount of water you are drinking - adding trace minerals @ 14:06
• Trusting you can maintain your weight @ 15:06
• Token bites if not hungry @ 20:19
• Weekend sabotage @ 21:24
• Adding fruit to meals @ 26:03
• Being in tune - puts you in tune with everything @ 30:28
• Struggle bus - stress, kids and prioritizing yourself @ 31:26
• Bridging the Gap group @ 37:33
• Allowing bits and bites in @ 39:03
• How to get in to the Bridging the Gap group @ 41:32
• Not feeling confident with what to do @ 42:39
• Organizing your environment @ 47:09
• Embrace Week 11 Guidelines @ 50:40

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook live from the Maintenance & Mindfulness group hosted on Facebook. This is the live recording from July 5, 2023. You can find the full video hosted at https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivymaintenanceandmindfulness

Topics covered:

• Introducing special guest Laura McGivern @ Intro
• Rushing the process @ 1:15
• Laura - Personalizing the Plan to solidify, ready to test the waters @ 2:22
• Odette - Shares how long it took her to feel ready to move on @ 4:20
• Kim - shares about trusting you are ready or thinking you are ready @ 5:30
• No downside in putting more time in solidifying while testing the waters @ 7:22
• Testing the waters- no time frame - end to maintenance stage @ 9:30
• Laura - what she would like to see in Maintenance group @ 10:38
• Fear of Personalizing the Plan @ 14:29
• Laura talks about fear of PTP @ 15:43
• PTP to lose versus to maintain versus to live your life @ 18:22
• Kim's take on the fear of Personalizing the Plan, panel discussion @ 19:10
• Meeting yourself where you are at @ 25:52
• Recognizing how much you have changed @ 27:06
• Doing the exact same thing @ 28:15
• Making changes for what you need @ 29:30
• What's coming up in the group @ 30:52

To learn more about The Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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Gina Livy's Facebook Lives from the Spring/Summer 2023 Weight Loss Group hosted on Facebook. This is a recording of the Day 73, 9 AM live. You can find the full video hosted at:

https://www.facebook.com/groups/ginalivyspringsummer2023

Topics covered:

• Indulgences, Back on Track, Summer heat and your body @ Intro
• How's your staying power? Finishing strong @ 2:31
• Community involvement, reviewing information/lives, Livy Method App @ 3:38
• Night sweats @ 9:34
• Personalizing the Plan, losing weight on your own/thru summer @ 12:30
• Spill the Teas - worth listening to @ 16:51
• Struggling - reach out, meet the team guide, use the App @ 18:37
• Facebook tech issues, the App, the Workbook, QR Codes @ 20:00
• Covid - dealing with the aftermath @ 23:02
• Snacking at night, follow through @ 26:34
• Trusting the process, making routines @ 27:20
• Consistency, routine @ 31:55
• Bringing the community together @ 34:45
• Your environment, capacity to reach your goals @ 37:08
• Conquering your weight loss goals - Gina's story re: Program @ 40:40
• People's reactions to your weight loss @ 48:24

To learn more about the Livy Method, visit www.ginalivy.com.

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