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3 Lessons from the Super Bowl
I recently had the opportunity to take my 12-year-old, Maya, to the Super Bowl. I was born and raised in San Francisco, and we’re huge 49ers fans. I grew up in the golden era of Joe Montana, Jerry Rice, and Steve...
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The Sine Wave of Super Bright Living
I want to share a bit about my own story and recent events that illustrate what Bright Living looks like.
I’m really Bright right now but that hasn’t always been the case. I’ve been in food recovery for 28 years. That...
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You're Invited to Experience a Miracle in London
Register for International Food Addiction Consensus Conference: https://ble.life/4DURJTRegister for Ador@BLE: https://ble.life/PY9sf5Donate to the International Food Addiction Consensus project:...
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Ultra-Processed People
Once in a while a book comes along that I predict will revolutionize our community—and I’m excited to tell you about one such book. It’s called Ultra-Processed People by Dr. Chris van Tulleken. This book educated me...
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Adding and Subtracting Food in Maintenance
A Bright Lifer™ recently wrote in, and I want to address her question because it's on a very important subject—Maintenance. She says, “I've lost over 60 pounds with Bright Line Eating. Since I'm more sedentary during...
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Is Cheese Addictive?
Today’s vlog topic comes courtesy of Michael, who writes: I am shocked that you don’t mention dairy, especially cheese, when you talk about food addiction. Studies have shown that cheese is the most addictive food...
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Significant Impairment or Distress
This week, I want to weave together three topics for you.
First: I’m co-writing a book chapter on ultra-processed food addiction for an academic book on weight loss. I’m writing right now about the 11 DSM-5 criteria...
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Sexy Food
I want to address something from an email I received this week. It said: “I hear you use the phrase ‘Is my food too sexy?’ Please explain this term! I have a feeling it will be very helpful as I am new to the eating...
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How to Just Get Started Already
As we begin 2024, I want to share a letter from Val which is apropos for the start of a new year. Here’s what Val wrote: Please do a vlog on getting past the brain chatter that says “I will start next week” or “I will...
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Day One, Again and Again
As we head toward a new year, when people often work toward new beginnings, I want to share with you a message I received from a woman named Kim. Kim writes: I have read, and thought I have digested, Bright Line...
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The Happiest Year of my Life
I was writing in my five-year journal recently and noticed that I started my entry with, “it was a super-sweet day.” I’ve been writing the same thing for a while. The thought came to me then that this has been the...
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Why You Can’t “Burn Off” Calories
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We don’t talk about exercise a lot on the vlog, because Bright Line Eating is mostly about what and how you eat. But many people think they need to be more...
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