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The 4 S's of a Successful Rezoom
I’m thinking today about how scary and demoralizing it can be to break your Bright Lines. I’ve broken my Lines more times than I can count, though thankfully not in years. I’ve been in food addiction recovery for...
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Mixtures
My twins, Zoe and Robin Thompson, turned 17 on May 2. We celebrated their birthday at Plum Garden, the restaurant my family frequently visits for celebrations. Plum Garden epitomises how I’m working my program now...
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The 4 Questions
When you’ve been living in maintenance for a long time, there’s a way to figure out if something you’re doing with your food, whether it’s a specific food, a method of preparation, a restaurant, or something else, is...
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Defending Your Lines
I talked to someone the other day who told me that she had binged recently. She shared how she stays Bright for a bit, then she picks up food. She works the program for a while, and then it unravels for her.
I was...
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Is a Raw Diet Healthier?
You know what I love? I’ve been weighing and measuring my food and living Bright for 22 years now. I’ve been helping people that whole time to know that following a Bright Line Eating plan is healthy, liberating, and...
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SPT's Metabolism Update
I want to do a follow-up to a vlog I did a few weeks ago called “Maintenance Weight Creep.” In that vlog, I talked about how my weight had crept up even though I’d shaved off food.
First, I need to apologize because...
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Avoiding the Mental Binge
Trauma trigger warning: In this vlog, I talk about topics that may be triggering if you come from a background of trauma.
A food binge is when you eat more food, in a shorter period of time, than someone would...
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Let's Support our Health Care Professionals
Today I have some interesting research to share with you, and a big announcement.
We know that carrying around excess weight is problematic on every level. That’s not to say that every person living with obesity is...
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WHAT IS
Before I go to bed at night, I read from a book called A Year With Rumi, by Coleman Barks. The introduction to this book is incredible. It’s called “The Love Religion, Wild Soulbooks, and What Is.” In it, there’s a...
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Is Bright Line Eating Your New Addiction?
I have a provocative question for you: Is Bright Line Eating your new addiction? If someone says they’ve switched out their eating addiction for an exercise addiction, is that possible? And who is saying you’re...
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DEI Update
I want to talk to you today about DEI. DEI has been a hot-button topic lately. My friend Eric, a dedicated Bright Lifer, recently told me he had felt like he was on a DEI journey inspired by, and in parallel with,...
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Bright Line Eating to Maintain or Gain Weight
A few people have written in with questions about a topic I’m excited to cover. Dana wrote, “I have lipodystrophy, an autoimmune disease, and cancer. I need to maintain or gain weight. Can this work? I’m a 10+++ on...
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