The biggest mistake i made when getting back in shape was allowing myself sugar and bakery as long as I don't go over my calorie targets. It ended with 2 month long binge that wiped out half my total weight loss. This time I'm making staying away from my drugs of choice a priority, and everything else - marcos micros, calorie counting and exercise - comes second.
I'm two weeks in and already feeling better about how I deal with food. I went grocery shopping last night and at my Trader Joe's, bread is the second thing you see when you walk in after the flowers. I felt good about walking past it and focusing on the fruits and vegetables. Your honesty is inspiring.
Today is one full month since I have been off added sugar and simple carbs. It feels great! When I crave sugar, I grab some berries. I am glad that I happened on this video today:)
I remember the first time I tried the program back in 2018. I began clearing out my closets of Not My Food, and noticed my refrigerator was also alot less stockpiled. While I have gone off program over the past year at times - and back again. IT wasn't because the program didn't work for me. I really needed to hear this today. I've made some recent changes to my life over the past six months - New home, new state, new congregation 🙂 But I sure didn't want to bring an old way of thinking with me! Thank you for this insight from the past. I totally get what you are saying - and my Way will be Bright and Truthful. I'm signing up for a Refresher. PS - I lost 40 lbs back in 2018, and gained back about 10 during Covid years. Thank you for your continued Support Susan B Thompson & wonderful videos.
I just started BrightLine this week and feel this to my core! So many great videos on this channel that have really been motivating me and getting me excited, and even a few days on the plan I already feel physically better eating good food instead of crap 😊
Wow, this is such a powerful distinction! I've spend the great majority of my life turning to food to deal, yet most of my focus has been on white knuckling my food plan instead of really throwing myself into the part about learning how to live my live turning to other wholesome means of dealing with life instead of food... Letting that sink in and focusing in on that area that will really help me keep things in perspective. Not to take away from the number of days I've kept my lines bright! But to know that I've get a lifetime of learning how to stay present and deal with life rather than checking and numbing out with food.
Since pre COCID no caffeine, no sugar AT ALL,unsweetened plant based yogurt and milk ,unsweetneed caco, NO gluten, no white products , very seldom brown rice and oatmeal. I ALWAYS LOVED veggies and fruit, particularly veggies, cia abd so other than no salt blue chips once in awhile. NINE months later sokey drinking WATER or zero water very seldom, lemon juice, balsamicvinager, olive oil. My HEALTH, my skin , the my teeth and gums ( I deliberately go to thr dentist fot cleanings four times a year) the hygienist sees such impressive improvement. My mind us ckesr , no higgs or lows.
I believe you know that sharing this is helping others . I'm not a bright lifer but your messages are really powerful Thank you so much your honesty. It is changing lives for the better. Isn't that what's it's all about😍
Thank you. I needed this today. Sugar and flour are the first addictions we grapple with and the last ones we fight once we've let go of the other addictions in adulthood
Thanks Susan, you have a very charismatic and loving energy. I am clean and sober for 24 years and off nicoteen for 10. Sugar and flour was my first addiction as a child and the last one I'm having to deal with. 9 weeks is my longest period of abstinence over last two years and that was with a 12 step programme. I listened to BLE audio book recently and got 5 weeks. Went back to eating NMF, just can't seem to surrender. I'm a 7 on SS, probably a conservative estimate, my wife thinks it may be more like 9,lol. Deep childhood trauma slowly being released, very painful and draws me back to comfort eating. I must try and stay abstinent long enough to process these feelings and heal, that's the trick. What I noticed this latest binge, was any joy out of gorging on. NMF had gone, maybe I'm ready, I don't know. About to start BLE again, buying the cook book, gonna try and prep meals and make food interesting and try and commit to food plan without straying. ODAAT. Love and light.
Brilliant Vlog. Brilliant lady! Wow, does this give me a perspective shift. Thanks for the visual warning ⚠️ not to “carve a fiber track” offramp from my plan because that offramp will stick in my brain and derail me more & more frequently until I can’t string many bright days together in a row anymore. I love watching Susan. I found my new superhero. she’s such a neural ninja!
I appreciate your honesty. No one is perfect and never will be. Thank you, your idea of facing reality has been my best way although I’ve never reached perfect, yet. ( Smile )
I am at the place where I am two months in and have lost 31 labs and 6 inches off my tummy. Susan is so right. You come to a place where you can walk into a grocery story and keep saying that is not my food. You start a journey that has you hunting for "the right food" that will not make you loose what have gained.Today someone offered a freshly baked loaf to both Helen and I . At the same time we said...."No thanks....it is not on our diet." Best today was my wife telling me my pants look awful on me as I have lost so much. Susan I need you to address the fact that it is possible to drink toooo much water.. Six to eight litres a day was too much and I was washing out my sodium, magnesium, and potassium. My vision started to blurr. Now I have balanced the water intake and the weight is starting to come off.
David A. Wagner I use to work in a state mental hospital. We had to be very careful and watch for ones addicted to the levelers, of over drinking. It can be an issue.
Yes, to all of this. Just imagine..really imagine..a life living without ever using food as a drug. Imagine a life where you just say no to food that isn’t going to make your DNA and sense of peace operate better. Without ever eating when your higher brain doesn’t want to. Just imagine!
I started sugar and flour free on the 26th of may and gave up last week. I think it was affecting me mentally . A kind of fatigue and a kind of discontent. Im already a thin person with hashimotos. The good thing about it was that bread and chocolate didnt control me anymore. I could be in town and not HAVE to have something.
I've been 5 years without flour... well, grain flour. I've heard you speak about grain and legume flour, but what do you say about other "flours" like Casava, Almond, or Coconut flours? Do they work in your body/brain like wheat flour? Because they have been life-changing for me since I can't have grains.
Hi Heidi! The Bright Line for flour includes all flour. It is not the ingredient, but rather the process of grinding and refining the ingredient into its finest form that triggers the addictive reaction in the brain.
Hello, please let me know what happens if I overeat while I am on 2 nd week of BLE. I can not control and I ate 4 Oz extra of baby tomatoes for lunch for 3 days. Please show me how to stop this ? Thanks
Hi An, we would encourage you to get back on track quickly, with the very next meal. Take it one day, one meal at a time and reach out for more support. Do you have any buddies or are you in Boot Camp, for example? We also have a Facebook Group called Bright Line Eating Official you can join and reach out for support from our vast community!
Wauw yes, how to do live in a way that is amazing, fresh and new and exciting without having to turn to food for it. Thank you, all the goddesses and gods bless you, and I'm there with them. I'm doing it! I'm the 22% you talked of with Lewis Howes, I have a healthy weight, and I'm looking to be my sexiest - because I will FEEL my sexiest - without the sugar and the white flour and the bs non food disguised as food. I'm happy that there are people like you. Much, much, much love!
If you notice professional speakers, politicians, world leaders, experts, motivational speakers, philosophers, they don't use Ummmm's or hand gestures for every syllable. Think about taking a college course in public speaking and it will enhance your message. Hand gestures are distracting, the same as using Ummmms.
Do you have any tips for someone who's not yet ready to forever give up sugar, but wants to head in the right direction? Any tips on getting ready to make that commitment?
Hi, Indy D! Have you read the Bright Line Eating book or watched the Food Freedom Video Series? You can find the Video Series here: ble.life/t00j You may not ever feel entirely ready to give up sugar, it's a big ask, but it isn't nearly as big as your brain thinks it is on this side of the decision. It's like jumping into a cold lake. In your mind, it's going to be terribly cold and miserable and you build it up to be a major thing, but once you jump in, it feels pretty great, and within a few minutes you begin shouting to others, "It feels good once you get in. Jump in, the water isn't as cold as you think." 🌊
@@indyd9322 i’m no expert, but I would suggest, that you could try for like 2 weeks or something like that, and just see how you feel. I length of time that feels doable, but it’s also long enough to notice changes in your pallete and body.
Gorgeous lady and interesting. To break a habit it takes 66 days to change the brain pathways. But I have to admit, when you have to count hours and days that means you feel deprived as though you are sacrificing and feel cheated. Instead, you are making the decision to be better and living a healthy lifestyle. I think we need to commit to a life we see ourselves living--that 101 philosophy has gone to the wayside in American society.
Hi Adam! Thanks so much for your message. We'd love to tell you more about Bright Line Eating! Bright Line Eating (BLE) is a scientifically grounded program that teaches you a simple process for getting your brain on board so you can finally live free from food obsession. The core principles of BLE are Bright Lines-clear, unambiguous boundaries we don’t cross just like a non-smoker doesn’t smoke, no matter what. The four Bright Lines are: Sugar, Flour, Meals, and Quantities. There is also a book called Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin, and Free by Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD. You can learn more about the book here: brightlineeating.com/book/ We also offer online support and coaching through our Boot Camp course and Bright Lifer Membership here: ble.life/y7woif We invite you to take our 5-question quiz to find out where you fall on the scale of food addiction. You can take it now right here: ble.life/WELrvi Those are some great places to start! Let us know if you have any other questions we can help you with! 🧡
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The biggest mistake i made when getting back in shape was allowing myself sugar and bakery as long as I don't go over my calorie targets. It ended with 2 month long binge that wiped out half my total weight loss. This time I'm making staying away from my drugs of choice a priority, and everything else - marcos micros, calorie counting and exercise - comes second.
I'm two weeks in and already feeling better about how I deal with food. I went grocery shopping last night and at my Trader Joe's, bread is the second thing you see when you walk in after the flowers. I felt good about walking past it and focusing on the fruits and vegetables. Your honesty is inspiring.
Today is one full month since I have been off added sugar and simple carbs. It feels great! When I crave sugar, I grab some berries. I am glad that I happened on this video today:)
Hi Pinkie! This is awesome! Thanks for sharing! 🧡
I remember the first time I tried the program back in 2018. I began clearing out my closets of Not My Food, and noticed my refrigerator was also alot less stockpiled.
While I have gone off program over the past year at times - and back again. IT wasn't because the program didn't work for me. I really needed to hear this today. I've made some recent changes to my life over the past six months - New home, new state, new congregation 🙂 But I sure didn't want to bring an old way of thinking with me! Thank you for this insight from the past. I totally get what you are saying - and my Way will be Bright and Truthful.
I'm signing up for a Refresher. PS - I lost 40 lbs back in 2018, and gained back about 10 during Covid years. Thank you for your continued Support Susan B Thompson & wonderful videos.
I just started BrightLine this week and feel this to my core!
So many great videos on this channel that have really been motivating me and getting me excited, and even a few days on the plan I already feel physically better eating good food instead of crap 😊
Wow, this is such a powerful distinction! I've spend the great majority of my life turning to food to deal, yet most of my focus has been on white knuckling my food plan instead of really throwing myself into the part about learning how to live my live turning to other wholesome means of dealing with life instead of food... Letting that sink in and focusing in on that area that will really help me keep things in perspective. Not to take away from the number of days I've kept my lines bright! But to know that I've get a lifetime of learning how to stay present and deal with life rather than checking and numbing out with food.
Since pre COCID no caffeine, no sugar AT ALL,unsweetened plant based yogurt and milk ,unsweetneed caco, NO gluten, no white products , very seldom brown rice and oatmeal. I ALWAYS LOVED veggies and fruit, particularly veggies, cia abd so other than no salt blue chips once in awhile. NINE months later sokey drinking WATER or zero water very seldom, lemon juice, balsamicvinager, olive oil. My HEALTH, my skin , the my teeth and gums ( I deliberately go to thr dentist fot cleanings four times a year) the hygienist sees such impressive improvement. My mind us ckesr , no higgs or lows.
I love when she says
Thats not it the game is to live without going to food for emotional support!
YES. YES. YES. What a rich journey! Restructuring your life to where you never use food for comfort anymore.
I believe you know that sharing this is helping others . I'm not a bright lifer but your messages are really powerful
Thank you so much your honesty. It is changing lives for the better. Isn't that what's it's all about😍
Thank you. I needed this today. Sugar and flour are the first addictions we grapple with and the last ones we fight once we've let go of the other addictions in adulthood
Thanks for your honesty, really appreciate that. Shows that your human too, just like the rest of us. Blessings, Lenneke
I love your truth and honesty...glad to hear you aren't superhuman! We all have our crosses to bear. I am so glad we are all in this together!
Thanks Susan, you have a very charismatic and loving energy. I am clean and sober for 24 years and off nicoteen for 10. Sugar and flour was my first addiction as a child and the last one I'm having to deal with. 9 weeks is my longest period of abstinence over last two years and that was with a 12 step programme. I listened to BLE audio book recently and got 5 weeks. Went back to eating NMF, just can't seem to surrender. I'm a 7 on SS, probably a conservative estimate, my wife thinks it may be more like 9,lol. Deep childhood trauma slowly being released, very painful and draws me back to comfort eating. I must try and stay abstinent long enough to process these feelings and heal, that's the trick. What I noticed this latest binge, was any joy out of gorging on. NMF had gone, maybe I'm ready, I don't know. About to start BLE again, buying the cook book, gonna try and prep meals and make food interesting and try and commit to food plan without straying. ODAAT. Love and light.
We’re here for you, Kevin! Cheering for you! 💪❤️
I agree, there is no enjoyment in bingeing any more
Thank you for being so honest about the ups and downs of your journey.
We are all works in progress. We have the rest of our lives to do the inner work and really live our lives to the fullest. 😊🧡
Amen, Lisa! xoxo
Brilliant Vlog. Brilliant lady! Wow, does this give me a perspective shift. Thanks for the visual warning ⚠️ not to “carve a fiber track” offramp from my plan because that offramp will stick in my brain and derail me more & more frequently until I can’t string many bright days together in a row anymore. I love watching Susan. I found my new superhero. she’s such a neural ninja!
I appreciate your honesty. No one is perfect and never will be. Thank you, your idea of facing reality has been my best way although I’ve never reached perfect, yet. ( Smile )
I am at the place where I am two months in and have lost 31 labs and 6 inches off my tummy. Susan is so right. You come to a place where you can walk into a grocery story and keep saying that is not my food. You start a journey that has you hunting for "the right food" that will not make you loose what have gained.Today someone offered a freshly baked loaf to both Helen and I . At the same time we said...."No thanks....it is not on our diet." Best today was my wife telling me my pants look awful on me as I have lost so much. Susan I need you to address the fact that it is possible to drink toooo much water.. Six to eight litres a day was too much and I was washing out my sodium, magnesium, and potassium. My vision started to blurr. Now I have balanced the water intake and the weight is starting to come off.
David A. Wagner I use to work in a state mental hospital. We had to be very careful and watch for ones addicted to the levelers, of over drinking. It can be an issue.
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Wow! SO true. Thank you for your vlogs, they are so real and this one really hits home for me. 🎉🌟
Powerful. Richness here. Deepness I needed to hear and note.
Yes, to all of this. Just imagine..really imagine..a life living without ever using food as a drug. Imagine a life where you just say no to food that isn’t going to make your DNA and sense of peace operate better. Without ever eating when your higher brain doesn’t want to. Just imagine!
Thank you for being so REAL! 🌟🙏
I started sugar and flour free on the 26th of may and gave up last week. I think it was affecting me mentally . A kind of fatigue and a kind of discontent. Im already a thin person with hashimotos. The good thing about it was that bread and chocolate didnt control me anymore. I could be in town and not HAVE to have something.
I've been 5 years without flour... well, grain flour.
I've heard you speak about grain and legume flour, but what do you say about other "flours" like Casava, Almond, or Coconut flours? Do they work in your body/brain like wheat flour? Because they have been life-changing for me since I can't have grains.
Hi Heidi! The Bright Line for flour includes all flour. It is not the ingredient, but rather the process of grinding and refining the ingredient into its finest form that triggers the addictive reaction in the brain.
@@Brightlineeating thanks for the clarification. Sad.
You're welcome, Heidi. 🧡
I’m currently day 40 no caffeine/sugar/wheat
Way to go Not A Piegon Pecker!!
Hello, please let me know what happens if I overeat while I am on 2 nd week of BLE. I can not control and I ate 4 Oz extra of baby tomatoes for lunch for 3 days. Please show me how to stop this ? Thanks
Hi An, we would encourage you to get back on track quickly, with the very next meal. Take it one day, one meal at a time and reach out for more support. Do you have any buddies or are you in Boot Camp, for example? We also have a Facebook Group called Bright Line Eating Official you can join and reach out for support from our vast community!
Wauw yes, how to do live in a way that is amazing, fresh and new and exciting without having to turn to food for it. Thank you, all the goddesses and gods bless you, and I'm there with them. I'm doing it! I'm the 22% you talked of with Lewis Howes, I have a healthy weight, and I'm looking to be my sexiest - because I will FEEL my sexiest - without the sugar and the white flour and the bs non food disguised as food. I'm happy that there are people like you. Much, much, much love!
I need this so much 😭 ❤
If you notice professional speakers, politicians, world leaders, experts, motivational speakers, philosophers, they don't use Ummmm's or hand gestures for every syllable. Think about taking a college course in public speaking and it will enhance your message. Hand gestures are distracting, the same as using Ummmms.
Thank you Susan!
Love the honesty
Amen sister.
What do you replace sugar with🇮🇸
Hi Bryndís! We don't eat sugar here in Bright Line Eating. We choose foods that are natural and whole. :-)
My third day without sugar!!!Next year,this time will be 368th day:)
Congratulations on Day 3!!! You've got this!
how are you doing now?
Totally! Is just soooooooo difficult!
Do you have any tips for someone who's not yet ready to forever give up sugar, but wants to head in the right direction? Any tips on getting ready to make that commitment?
Hi, Indy D! Have you read the Bright Line Eating book or watched the Food Freedom Video Series? You can find the Video Series here: ble.life/t00j
You may not ever feel entirely ready to give up sugar, it's a big ask, but it isn't nearly as big as your brain thinks it is on this side of the decision. It's like jumping into a cold lake. In your mind, it's going to be terribly cold and miserable and you build it up to be a major thing, but once you jump in, it feels pretty great, and within a few minutes you begin shouting to others, "It feels good once you get in. Jump in, the water isn't as cold as you think." 🌊
@@Brightlineeating Thanks!!
You bet! 🧡Wishing you well!
@@indyd9322 i’m no expert, but I would suggest, that you could try for like 2
weeks or something like that, and just see how you feel. I length of time that feels doable, but it’s also long enough to notice changes in your pallete and body.
I love how you always keep it real. "Master of Re-Zooming" - I like that title. :-)
Gorgeous lady and interesting. To break a habit it takes 66 days to change the brain pathways. But I have to admit, when you have to count hours and days that means you feel deprived as though you are sacrificing and feel cheated. Instead, you are making the decision to be better and living a healthy lifestyle. I think we need to commit to a life we see ourselves living--that 101 philosophy has gone to the wayside in American society.
Sorry, but what's bright line eating? More information, please.
Hi Adam! Thanks so much for your message. We'd love to tell you more about Bright Line Eating!
Bright Line Eating (BLE) is a scientifically grounded program that teaches you a simple process for getting your brain on board so you can finally live free from food obsession.
The core principles of BLE are Bright Lines-clear, unambiguous boundaries we don’t cross just like a non-smoker doesn’t smoke, no matter what. The four Bright Lines are: Sugar, Flour, Meals, and Quantities.
There is also a book called Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin, and Free by Susan Peirce Thompson, PhD. You can learn more about the book here: brightlineeating.com/book/
We also offer online support and coaching through our Boot Camp course and Bright Lifer Membership here: ble.life/y7woif
We invite you to take our 5-question quiz to find out where you fall on the scale of food addiction. You can take it now right here: ble.life/WELrvi
Those are some great places to start! Let us know if you have any other questions we can help you with! 🧡
Thank you for you wisdom!
Eating begets eating.
Enough said.
Demon