Harsh Criticisms of Bright Line Eating (and How They're Scientifically Unfounded)
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- I had a lot swirling around in my head while shooting this week's Vlog. I never use a teleprompter or have any kind of script, which can be a bit daunting at times when I'm discussing important and nuanced topics like the ones covered today: harsh criticisms of BLE and response inhibition. Watch to hear the fascinating way that they intersect.
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Excellent vlog, Susan. I tried "intuitive eating" for a year, during which I gained 20 pounds and 2 pants sizes. After finding BLE I lost 40 pounds and 4 pants sizes and have maintained it for 3 years. 'Nuf said!
Excellent job on maintenance, Sherill! Thanks for sharing! 🧡
I'm starting bright line when the book gets to my house. I too have been eating intuitively, and with no sugar and no flour for months now, but zero weight loss. I need to track my food intake & I'm excited about having some additional structure.
I hope your weight loss journey is still going well 😊
Me too! When I was reading IE I was like, this is IT! Aaaaand put on 10kg over the next year.
You could have just gone to OA for FREE.
That “nutritionist” lost all credibility with me when she mentioned her video was sponsored by protein bars... not legitimate! LOL
Same… what a joke
@@stellaspooperpicker-upper6767 her reaction videos are extremely unprofessional and “mean girl” spirited. Also her credentials /conventional advice of “everything in moderation”doesn’t work for everyone. Speaking of credentials, Dr. SPT is a brain scientist and university professor, her program has changed hundreds of thousands of lives, and she’s professional and does not trash other programs and says over and over, this program is not for everyone…do what gives you peace… so no.
@@stellaspooperpicker-upper6767 seems to me you’re the one that’s explosive and defensive. Are you okay???
I believe I know the dietitian that you are referencing here and she is just that. She has no idea what it is like to have absolutely no control of the food you put in your mouth and not being able to stop eating even past the point of being physically ill. I am in day 7 of BLE and yesterday I felt the first burst of true energy for the first time in decades! My sleep pattern has gone to waking up multiple times during the night to sleeping through the entire night. All this after only 6 days of successful BLE. I stopped focusing on what happens tomorrow (except for planning next day’s meal) and put all my effort into today. BLE has brought me hope based on SCIENCE. Thank you Susan for all your effort in creating this program and helping those of us that have been helpless against the need for food.
Her whole schtick is to appeal to anorexics. Which is fine, they need help too. But ... you cannot treat anorexia the same way you treat overeating and binge eating.
Yes. Failing to plan is planning to fail. I think she does have an idea what it’s like to be out of control BUT, it gives her ONE focus and it’s very biased. Not very nuanced. She doesn’t know the neuroscience.
I'm so happy for you.
Love to hear of the improvements you are feeling in your life, Kypina! Sleep! Energy! WONDERFUL! 🧡
@@spiderqueen601 Wow... Uptight?
Reading James Clear and Atomic Habits, he and you have a lot in common. Habits become automatic. Be proud of your work, you are an angel to many.
Thank you, Lynn!
I'm so grateful to you and your program. It changed my life.
I have to say this: Intuitive Eating enabled my disorder and got me to the point where I was suffering and nearly died. Imagine weighing 500 pounds because you binge and having dieticians (god, I hate the whole lot of them) telling you to try Intuitive Eating.
I tried it to... the legalization of food... and make sure you buy a surplus to keep in your house... WHATTTT Major fail for me too. I am glad you are well now.
The Big Food Industry (and Big Agriculture) don't want us to know that there ARE food-like substances that are extremely harmful to most people (industrial seed oils, highly refined carbohydrates, transfats) - and that some foods and processed "foods" are disastrous for a subset of highly susceptible people... At the same time, THEY know it very well. They do extensive research to create hyper-palatable food-like substances that have huge addiction potential, even for peope with good impulse control .... "Bet you can't eat just one".
They are even great at hi-jacking vegetarians and vegans with highly processed Frankenfoods ..... and they are great at getting government subsidies for production of the raw materials ....and they are apparently also very active in affecting "Food Guidelines" from governmental bodies.
None of the problematic substances and types of foods are "food groups". Excluding them can make a lot of sense, especially for those of us with impaired impulse control / response inhibition. And even people with good impulse control can find some substances and foods so captivating that they choose abstinence instead of moderation.
I would not be surprised to learn that Big Food is subsidizing and supporting the purveyors of the message: "Everything in Moderation" is the only healthful way to eat!
I can only speak for myself ... but after I tried just two things from the first Bright Line blog, the pounds just fell off.
I eliminated sugar & flour and still ate everything else I wanted. It made perfect sense to me that these two items
are concentrated powders that cause hunger and cravings. I couldn't believe it but I wasn't hungry at all. I do eat
nutrient dense foods as often as possible, love salads loaded with good things and I have for years done a 14 to
16 hour fast pretty much everyday (I never want food in the morning, love my tea and coffee). This is not a diet, it's a
lifestyle for me. I love the way I feel after losing 10 pounds.
You’re right: Criticism (much of it unfounded) is something you’ll continue to face as the BLE community grows. I’m glad to see how you’re responding to that criticism with patience, grace, and peer-reviewed evidence.
Thank you, Julia!
SPT is a great example of 12 Step work well done. This blog is a great reminder of why BLE works.
Just love them when they criticize and defame. One of the many things I love about you is the abundance of grace that you embody. I am 81 and for three years I have maintained my weight after a life on a roller coaster, up and down 20 lbs. and never able to stabilize. I look and feel great, but it is the level of energy and the clear head which I celebrate the most. Thank you!
Celebrating your energy and clear mind with you, Marilyn! 🧡
Hi Susan, In October I will celebrate 5 years on BLE and 4 and1/2 years maintaining my weight. I am 78 years old and for the first 73 years my eating was out of control. I had lost and gained weight my entire life, never being able to maintain. I am so grateful to you and for this blog. This program is absolutely true for me. I'm happy to see that you didn't let the turkeys get you down,
Love,
Annie
Congratulations, Annie! HAPPY FOR YOU!!!
Loving this BLE plan and the freedoms it brings. I accidentally came across that nutritionist and was stunned by her misinformation and vitriol. Those of us using the tools are so grateful for having found this program. Personally, I appreciate how honest and open you are. Thanks for all you do!
I am working with an intuitive eating dietician who is just like you described, Susan. It has been a disaster for me, my food addiction being disbelieved. I am discontinuing my work with her and going back to BLE, who “gets it”, the horror of food addiction. I have become so tired of being told to eat to fullness. Just what a food addict doesn’t need to hear.
Walking the path with you, Kathy. 🧡
Oh my! I think some people would be surprised by what my body and brain consider "full". Eating to fullness is what got me 100+ overweight and addicted!
I had my DNA tested several years ago and I have a marker for ‘never feeling full’. I’m the person who can enjoy and eat a Thanksgiving feast, walk into another room, spy the chips and dip and eat more. I have no off switch. I was so glad to find that there is a real reason for this and even happier to find away to control my food intake.
I can totally understand!!! As a 10++ on the scale, my “addicted brain” is always trying to convince me that I’m truly NOT addicted and I never feel satisfied or “full” or get rid of the never ending crazy food thoughts, when I even have a BLT.
It does not matter what naysayers think or say! The many thousands of us who have had our lives and health improved profoundly by the work of SPT do not need validation. There is not enough gratitude in this universe to give you for your research and guidance!
Thanks for addressing this. As a 10++ on the susceptibility scale I always wondered why I reacted so much to my well meaning health practitioners asking me to just eat intuitively and why they did not seem to understand the depth of the suffering involved when out of control with food. Your blog explains a lot. Thanks for the work and the science you bring to this topic of food addiction to educate and to help shine a light on how it really impacts so many of us.
Thank you! I wrote a reply to that video explaining my experience (with no response) because I had a visceral response to her video because I feel it will keep someone away from a program that could help them!!! Thank you for addressing this so eloquently, and thank you for giving my brain and body a chance to know what intuitive eating should feel like without food addiction driving those decisions!!!
I am sorry that I clicked on that video 3 days ago when it showed up in my feed. She clearly has no idea what she is talking about. Bright Line Eating has enabled me to flourish in every area of my life. I feel such peace around food for over a year. You are a gem, Susan. I'm so thankful
Susan, thank you for these vlogs, if any one read your book, they would understand the tape. I am grateful for each and every day that I was introduced to BLE. It has made sense to me from day one.
Me, too.
I read the first book three times and never once did I interpret your example of putting tape over your mouth as being prescriptive-and the last time I read the book I was actually going through and making note of all the action items.
I don’t care what they say, food addiction is real. It is a real thing that leads to depression issues. Some people might end their life due to the depression caused by the consequences of food addiction.
Agreed. Alcohol nor drugs are my issues food is. Has been.
Totally behind you Susan! As an 8 on the susceptibility scale, I know and understand food addiction. Your program is the only thing I have found that has helped and continues to help me. You keep on giving your gift to the world and those of us who need it! Thank you for everything you do!
I think part of the problem is that the education of nutritionists is influenced by Big Ag. They are obviously not learning a lot of the things that we know to be true. My husband who was diabetic, saw one and got the usual bad advice. He is doing BLE with me and we have reversed his diabetes. I reversed mine years ago on my own because of my own study of nutrition as a nurse practitioner.
That is so WONDERFUL that ya'll have reversed his diabetes!
I started going off sugar and flour a month ago. For 3 weeks, I lost 3 lbs and was always hungry, but my cravings for sugar was gone. Discouraged by not much weight change, I decided to return to bright line eating (I successfully lost weight years ago with the program- but went off and gained my weight back.) For my first week on BLE, I am FULL and not hungry. My cravings for sweets is gone. And following the program makes me happy and healthy! I am loving the weekly vlog so thank you Susan and your team. Thank you so, so much! If a person wants this, this program is fabulous and works, even with my 63 year old body and metabolism.
Thanks for sharing an update with where you're at, Dorothy! Happy to hear you are in a good place right now. We appreciate your gratitude and are happy to be able to serve you. 🧡
Thanks Susan…great Vlog. As a retired psychologist and someone who is grateful to finally acknowledge my food addiction, over the course of my life and career I saw so clearly that eating disordered patients I was treating were food addicted. I referred many to OE rather than nutritionists who, as you pointed out, prescribed diets that were unstructured and left too many food choices to the patient. OE helped many people I referred there but unfortunately not all (some wound up hospitalized).I only discovered BLE two years ago after I retired….it’s working for me!
You speak so much sense about eating and overcoming addiction; I am so grateful for your insights, continuous hard work in this field and your amazing generosity with your knowledge. I wish you and BLE all the very best - you are making a real, positive, transformative difference to so many people’s lives. Thank you Susan!
Thank YOU, Jane!
The "everything in moderation" concept doesn't take addictive response into account at all. Would people who promote this suggest it to an alcoholic, drug addict, addictive gambler, etc? Of course not. The addictive response in the brain (to an addict) is the same to sugar or alcohol or an illegal drug. All of these "if your craving something just have a nibble" proponents have no concept of how the addictive brain works. So glad Susan is using her platform to educate people. Working in direct care mental health, I see a lot of switching seats on the Titanic, people using sugar and ultra processed carbs to try and feel better when they can't get their alcohol or street drug of choice. I would love to completely reform the food in mental health institutions so that when people are discharged their brains are actually healed or at least a lot better and they have a better shot at staying off drugs/alcohol.
I came to bright line eating on my own and then found you and was like wow I wish I had found you earlier as it would have saved me time. Please do not let this person influence you as I have fought obesity my whole life and your system works end of discussion.
I like that analogy. Don't go watch the car accident. Thank you, Susan, for giving people hope and a way out of the food maze.
Oh Susan I have used tape when Ive had to bake for my daughter. A true food addict will go to any lengths to stay bright. I did this before I knew you said it. I thought how awesome I am that I found my own answer.lol Ive heard another video recently , by someone you helped out in her beginning . Which made me feel like Chris did. Her answer is intuitive eating. Really!! That eating is a joke to me. Never will work for most of us. Keep saying whatever you feel it has helped millions!!
You know how tears well up in the corners of your eyes when one of those poignant-yet-joyful scenes appears in a movie? That's what happened when I watched this talk. I think it was the combination of reasoned wisdom, perspective, compassion, and focus. Susan simply let the stimulus pass, explained it compassionately, and abstained from the distraction of counterattacking, getting worked up, or even resorting to righteous worry as a means of processing criticism. Someday I'd like to grow up to be this way.
I'm so glad you discussed this. Netflix pictures your book in an episode of Explained: Why Diets Don't Work. I understand it's easy to lump your book in with diets; I jut wish Netflix would do better research. Yes, it's entertainment but it could be helpful too and so much of it isn't.
Hi, Meoldy! Have you seen the Vlog about that? Check it out here: brightlineeating.com/2018/08/review-of-netflix-explained-why-diets-fail/
Thank you for this and for Bright Line Eating. Let them bark as we go by on our way to being happy, thin and free 😊
I went to a nutritionist on two different occasions. The first time was when the concept of continual grazing was popular. That has messed me up for the last 20 years. The second time I used a nutritionist through my at the time health club, was a waste of $500 as it was two meetings and her giving me some paperwork to track my diet. NOT HELPFUL. I know I need more support than that.
Great Vlog Dr. Pierce Thompson, thank you sincerely..I wonder is this inflamed critic of you, employed by the refined sugar food industry?...BLE is the present and, more importantly, the future. BLE has the ability to deal with the obesity and food addiction pandemic of our times...I have lost my weight with you at the age of 59 yrs ...In total 6 stone..Your system has educated me like no Doctor or weight loss programme ever did or indeed came near to doing...I am somebody who has been reasonably successful in all areas of my life, with the exception of weight loss...That is ,until I stumbled upon Dr.Susan Pierce Thompson. Bright Line Eating is life changing..It's hard,really hard..in the way any addiction is painful to recover from...For me, the success of this BLE system is the education around 'the what the hell effect', 'rezoom', 'sitting with sad' as well as the comfort of being assured that nmf cravings become less intense given time...I have no interest in checking out 'the critic'...did she talk or interview any of us?...those of who are the people that can talk about SPT and BLE with integrity and experience...I doubt that she did...Like you Susan, I feel sad for this critic because she would feel better within herself if she had carried out proper,balanced research. For most of us, in your community, we know how you brilliantly educate us with your science based facts and personal experience.. This journey takes grit, self belief along with that deep knowing that we are on the right path to full recovery from the intense pull of refined sugar, flour and their byproducts. Keep going Susan..We will support you. The world needs you,in particular the children of this generation...As always, my sincere gratitude to you and your Team...🙏🌻☀️
While she isn't employed by the refined sugar food industry, she makes a lot of her $$$ selling garbage protein bars and other refined nonsense as sponsors, so yes.
This vlog was very helpful in understanding more aspects of food addiction and also for how to deal constructively with criticism.
Thank YOU Susan, for sticking with us. Please don't let the detractors get to you. I am 65 years old, and had struggled with food addiction and weight since I was 13. That is 52 YEARS of this being the primary focus of my life, and you dear Susan are the first and only one who has provided me with a solution (and I had tried them all, including intuitive eating).
Please Susan, keep doing what you're doing. And I'm looking forward to your next book.
Happy for you, Rose! 🧡
Thank you for the vlog and especially for the loving attitude you exude when you talk of others - including those that bash you and BLE. I am a natural sceptic and poo pooed the idea of giving up sugar and flour - way too extreme I thought. But, the more I looked into the current research, the more it became obvious that even I (a pastry chef for most of my adult life) might need an "extreme" intervention. Almost a year into it, now it's the most natural thing in the world. BTW - my mastermind group decided to use our covid masks if we needed something while cooking - that way we don't waste our scotch tape.
Blessings, blessings, blessings to you Susan, your team and all the BLE participants!
And to you, Joanne! 🧡🧡🧡
Thank you for this vlog, Susan. Amen to the work of BLE leading to embracing one's wild and beautiful life!
Susan thank you so much for this exceptional vlog. Keep up the inspired work. Your work is so needed on the planet.
This is what I know. I read the Brightline book. It made perfect sense to me. I stopped eating refined sugar and flour and so far I have lost 45 pounds. My problem was always portion control. When I made smaller portions and watched the flour and sugar I just felt better. I was never hungry and never felt like I had given up anything. Thank you for helping me get my weight under control.
Thanks Susan - you are very courageous to deal with this criticism so openly. There are so many people benefitting from BLE - me included! There will always be critics. They need to know BLE actually works for us addicts ...... as you say - some do not understand!!!
Either the critics have never lived with food addiction or they do and don't know it. Tape over your mouth while cooking was the way I knew you understand me!! My reaction to the thought was relief; perhaps that's how we can tell who's a food addict. Thank you for this Susan 💜
I have been on Bright Line Eating for 100 days. I have lost 31 pounds. My cholesterol levels and triglycerides are now way below the recommended level. My arthritis pain is pretty much over. I have much less pain in my knees. I can walk further, stand longer. My husband joined me after two months and has also lost 31 pounds,too. He feels better than he has in years. I did watch this woman's video and the main thing it did for me was to confirm for me that Bright Line Eating works. There is so much support that you have built into this program that I have no idea what this woman is talking about. I feel badly that you had to rebut her awful critique. She obviously did not ask any successful BLE member how they feel about the program, and there are many BLE members she could have asked. I responded to her incorrect synopsis when I read it and have heard nothing back yet. Thank you for the VLOG this week. I know the truth as many others do. There was no need to respond to this woman. We know what works. Thank you, Susan.
I just came across this vlog today and needed to comment.
I have been on a rollercoaster ride all my life with food. I am a food addict. I knew this before I even discovered your program. In fact, just recently I have been looking for 12 step programs in my area. I heard about Bright Lines Eating a few days ago through someone I started to follow on social media. Of course, being on every diet program out there and even going to the extreme of having gastric surgery, I am skeptical of all new programs. So, I looked up your program and what it entailed. Then I looked up the reviews about your program. In fact, I think I ran across the video of the nutritionist you are speaking about because I remember the tape over your mouth comment she made. The funny thing is that even after I read her horrible review my response was, she just doesn't get it. She has never dealt with an addiction. So. I went ahead and bought your book. I finished reading it yesterday, actually I read it in one day. Anyhow, I just want to say thank you, finally someone gets it!!! I made my commitment day and I will be starting very soon. I am looking forward to Bright Lines in my future. 😊
Hi Pwashi! Welcome to the community! Thank you for sharing! We are so glad we are part of your journey to peace and freedom with food! 💙
That's the first video I came across on your book and I immediately knew she had no idea what she was talking about. After listening to her pan it, I knew your program was important. I lost 100lbs with IF, but I'm still struggling with my addiction and it's so clear to me that absolutes are required.
I sent an email to BLE months ago on this lady’s review asking for BLE’s or SPT’s more specifically, take on it. I never had a reply but it is good to see it finally being addressed.
Hi, Narelle! We respond to all the submissions we receive in our customer support center and we do not have a direct email address. (So if you emailed us, we didn't get it!) If you'd like to get in touch with our team, please go to support.brightlineeating.com. 🧡
Oh Susan, your heart is amazing. Love is the answer and their reaction to you and what we are doing has nothing to do with us. Every time I find myself getting really worked up about something someone says, I pause and say, "hmmm, are they saying something that I really need to hear and just do not want to face?" Many times, the answer is yes!
I don’t do the Bright Line Eating program anymore but this was a great response video. Informative, empathetic, and very helpful for those struggling with food addiction.
I’m one of those who found that person’s video first when I started researching BLE. Luckily her tone turned me off SO MUCH! She clearly doesn’t have susceptibility to food addiction and it shows. Her words were cruel and dismissive to people like us and the pain we experience. She was so sanctimonious. And it never fails to surprise me how terrified obese people are of restrictive eating disorders - When they should be afraid of food addiction and being obese. My husband has NO food addictions and is so healthy and fit. But he has rules around food. He NEVER touched fast food - ever. In 15 years I’ve known him he’s had it twice and was because it was only thing offered to us when meeting with family. He doesn’t eat outside his fasting window or late at night. He doesn’t order burgers or pizza. He has rules against these kinds of food. And he is not disordered or conflicted at all. He’s the healthiest member of our family. These people have lost sight of the realities of the processed food industry and what it’s doing to our brains.
We're so glad you're here. 🧡 Thank you for taking the time out of your day to comment!
I’ve not had a big weight problem and I’m not fighting addiction, however after reading your book, I have adopted your bright lines and I’m feeling wonderful benefits! Thank You!
That is amazing to hear Nellie! Thank you for sharing 💕🥰
Oh boy! You're so right... that entire video is mean, rude, cheap, lazy, judgemental, inciting, and most importantly, wrong. I watched the video because I promote Bright Line Eating on my TH-cam channel. I felt the need to hear what she had to say. She didn't say much of anything... beyond insults, cuss words, and sarcasm. It is so fascinating witnessing people NOT MAKE THE CONNECTION that sugar and flour are NOT FOODS.
I love how you (Susan) say we've got to do our own research. Those people (her and all the people chiming in in the comments below her video) still have lots of research to do.
Not that you need it (CLEARLY you have a healthy perspective on this!)... but I'd like to offer a word of encouragement.
1) She wouldn't have made that video had your book sold 10 copies. You are a big enough thorn in her side that she felt the need to address Bright Line Eating!
2) She totally just used her large platform to get your name out there. I'm positive there will be people that are now curious enough to check out this whole BLE thing on their own. And they'll hear what I heard that drew me RIGHT IN.
3) When Paul (of the New Testament) was in prison, writing to the church of the Philippi, he mentioned in his letter that there were people preaching the gospel with ill intentions and selfish ambition. They were preaching out of envy and rivalry. But Paul says in Philipians 1:18 - "But what does it matter? The important thing is that in every way, whether from false motives or true, Christ is preached. And because of this I rejoice." Ill intent and all, that woman not only spoke your name and gave details on Bright Line Eating, but she even gave YOU air time on her channel. And because of this we can rejoice. 😄
Thank you for helping me to SEE sugar and flour for what they are. And for what they are NOT. And they are NOT food.
Keep up the good work. 👊🏻
Emily ❤️
Thank you, Emily! You make some terrific points. 🧡
There are a lot of people out there who have no clue and are criticizing Brightline Eating. They don't know what they are talking about! I had serious food issues. I couldn't even tell when I was full. Brightline fixed that. No snacks, no cravings, and my sugar level stays even. No more fuzzy thinking due to sugar levels dropping. Life is so much better.
Excellent Susan! If you could clarify please. You talked about impulse control, I believe. Anyway, impulse something or other. How does that differ from willpower. I know you have said we can't rely on willpower. What you were saying made sense to me, but if you could please explain the difference. Thank you!
Best vlog yet!! What they say reflects on them not us. We will respond with LOVE. And how the world would change!! Thank you, SPT!
Hi Dr Susan Thompson the first time i saw you and watched the podcasts interview? With Mr Lewis Howes God bless you all always i really learned good things and you are bright you even trying to pray asking God to show you his mercy on your journey to control the way we eat.
This was perfect timing for me. I was just listening, reading, and learning more about conscious eating. Wanting to convince myself that would work. Being 10 on the susceptibility scale I've done lots of experiments. It was good for me to hear that food addiction is real. Wish it weren't, but here I am... Needing BLE and making sure I keep my approach with self-compassion and love.
You are an amazing women!! I am so grateful for your insight and knowledge of the human brain and addiction. Everything you teach is true I’m living proof of that! You have handled what this nay sayer had said with grace and poise which is a difficult task…Thank you!!
BLE makes sense! I've tried a lot but this way of eating works for me, finally! And I can fully subscribe the scientific basis of it. Real food which is pure and tasy, no higly processed stuff or shakes and bars! The prepping of meals works well because I used to make wrong choices at the end of the day when I became tired and then couldn't stop eating. The restless feeling between meals: it's gone now! Whatever criticasters might say: I recommend this way of eating (and I'm a Dutch physician working at the public health service).
Great Susan. I just started looking up BLE information (a year later from this video) and did see one of these "nutritionists" content. I was pretty surprised at the immaturity and unprofessionalism displayed and thought that they must be a troll, designed to keep people confused and addicted for some nefarious purpose (shorting bets with social impact blockchain trading anyone?). I fall into the category of addicted eating, and 12 step sobriety for alcohol addiction, and know that "rules" are really important to retrain the brain. Thanks for comments. Personally I love the deep dive science, please share more! Blessings.
So sorry Susan, I had already paused your video and already sought out the video of the "nutritionist" to see what drivel she was spouting before I got to the part when you asked us not too. I can only concur with you that people who have never had a problem with food to the degree that I do would listen to her and think that she makes sense. Also anyone who has to use the F word frequently to make her point just emphasizes her ignorance.
Susan, I'm listening to the Andrew Huberman (Huberman Labs) podcast on Addiction with Anna Lembke and I'm so happy that your presentation of the science is validated. And that she so closely describes my experience with addiction. So just let the criticism wash over you, and don't worry about it. For those of us who have these brains, we know the reality!
For some of us, removing all food rules, including our bright lines, and to eat every food in moderation to ''fullness'' is a bit like telling a serial killer to just kill in moderation until he feels satisfied, only our bend is to self-harm in regards to our own mental, emotional and physical well-being. I tried intuitive eating, to my detriment. ''Eat candy bars as much as you want and soon enough you will be tired of candy bars and you'll want healthy foods instead.'' I chose my favorite candy bar and watched my weight escalate and my hopelessness surge. There simply IS no intuitive moderation for those of us high on the susceptibilty scale. My hard-wired intuition is one that compelled me for nearly five decades to binge myself into near-oblivion. Now I KNOW when enough food is enough, because my food is planned, weighed, measured, eaten with a calm and determined purpose and enjoyed without one iota of guilt, regret or remorse. The safety rails of my BLE experience have opened up an entirely new life, free of compulsive food thoughts, an over-whelming desire to eat until I was in pain, to wait for the pain to ease off and then go again, again, again.... Forced to live in a body that never truly felt like my own, that never represented who I am inside was like a nightmare that I never fully woke up from. Killing myself on the installment plan was not freedom, it was torture of the worst kind. I could not be more grateful to Susan Peirce Thompson for allowing herself to be used as a powerful source for good for so many caught in the trap of food addiction. For those of us who ''get it'' from this perspective and want a way out that works, Bright Line Eating is the best place where we can heal and keep ourselves safe from our twisted intuition.
It's difficult to support the science in food addiction when one gets sponsored by trashy food companies. Thank you Susan for spreading information that will actually help and contribute to others physical, mental, and emotional well being.
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What a wonderful vlog, Susan. All is said in a wonderful way to criticism. I'm so grateful that I met BLE; it changed my life. Noone, no doctors, could help me before to lose weight. After an accident 12 years ago I couldn't make my beloved sports anymore and my weight was raising until I started the first challenge in Nov. 20. Since then I lost 28 pounds; I can't tell you how happy I'm as I feel so much better! I'm so thankful...!
Thank you SPT for your mindful and kind response to the critics.
You truly are gifted and loving and effective.
Susan, thank you for addressing this. You are full of kindness and grace! Hugs and kisses 💋 to you!
Excellent Vlog Susan, thank you! I was impressed with your control! It was me getting a little hot under the collar!!
I have considered brushing my teeth right after dinner and wearing my sleeping mouthguard all evening. My impulse control failures happened in milliseconds. Happily I have had 15 perfect bright days. The most recent 10 days as part of my second 14DC. (First was Sept 2017).
All I know is that this BLE has worked for me and continues to work for me. It's a lifestyle change and a new way of eating and accomplishing my right-size weight to be healthy!
EXCELLENT VLOG ! Great job ! Thank you or always being transparent.
There’s also a psychologist who is critical of the program but she took the perspective of the ongoing financial commitment members were asked to make. As with anything you will find eminently qualified experts whose opinions differ on a range of topics. However at the end of the day you need to do what works for you and just know that some will agree with you and some won’t.
There is no ongoing cost.
@@elaineoconnell2344 There is if you join Bright Lifers, a yearly membership fee.
Joining bright lifers is optional
❤️❤️❤️ so love you and your wisdom and clarity!
Thank you, Liz! 🧡
Thanks Susan and its water off a ducks back. As Taylor Swift says--the haters gonna hate hate hate hate hate and I'm just gonna shake shake shake shake shakle shake, shake it off, shake it off LOL!! Bright Line eating is the only magical program that has really worked for me (75# 4.5 years, 3.5 at maintenance) and just like you said at the end--it gets food out of the way so we can actually do what were put on this planet to do. I can never have or show enough gratitude for you and all you have done, how many lives you have saved, how much joy you have gifted people who didn't have hope before. All I can say about the haters is...Jealous much? LOL Keep on keeping on!!
I have to say, Susan. I don''t remember reading that you put tape on your mouth..so I was not influenced by your suggestion. However, a few times I have put tape on my mouth and it has really helped me to overcome the overwhelm of wanting to graze unconsciously. It helps me to become grounded and focused internally instead of wanting to reach " öut" . It is a great tool ! The only complaint I have is I need to find a tape that does not hurt the skin on removal . Maybe you consider it in your tool kit for sale .... for every journal bought you get a free skin friendly roll of tape .?LOL
Guilty! Watched that woman’s video and thought it was a little over the top. Ok, more than a little. But, I’m thankful you addressed it here and, two years later, this really spoke to me as I’m rezooming ❤
People really do not understand food addiction. Even my husband who’s been sober from alcohol for 12 years, when I told him I need to completely quit sugar and flower, he said can’t you just eat a little bit. My face must have been appalled and he quickly said ok 😂 So we started talking about what if we gave alcoholics the same advice we give food addicts. Just put your liquor in a smaller cup, only drink on cheat days, drink in moderation… it’s absurd.
I love BLE and shared what I have learned from you with at least 5 of my friends. Three of these friends have also embraced BLE. All of them have been successful and are committed. I do believe BLE has literally saved the life of one of my friends. She had been obese most of her life and now has come to terms with her eating obsession and is on her way to a healthy way of life. I am so grateful for this eating plan and the science behind it. I too have been successful and was more concerned with health than weight. The weight did come off but my health improved and my every thought is not about food anymore. Thank you Susan very much.
Honestly let’s all thank her for promoting BLE. All of those painfully grappling to “intuitively eat” can now gain awareness of BLE. She only did us all a favor 😂 honestly I would love to have a check in a year from now and learn how many folks found BLE through her TH-cam 💃🏼
Love your enthousiasme and explanations ❣
Amen, Susan! 💖
If intuitive eating worked - why are so many in society overweight!!!!!????? Most people think they're just listening to their hunger!!!!!
In our current food environment "listening to your body" just DOESN"T WORK when the food industry makes things so highly highly palatable. I lost so much respect for this "person" when they clearly don't see or acknowledge the data on how healthy a whole food plant based diet is. Anyone who denies that is simple part of "food culture" if you ask me.
The way she did it was absolutely DISGUSTING and she should be ashamed of herself. I'm convinced it was done purely to get views. I hate that I bothered to watch her opinion.
Bright line DOES bring peace with food. It DOES help calm the mind and get on with living!
Many of us already know that many so-called experts are not really so. All I know is that BLE worked for me, still does, changed my life in a positive way, without pills, diets, or visits to specialists, many of whom never had much nutritional experience or training. There will always be naysayers, deniers, jealous challengers to lifestyle advocates. We are seeing this everyday with politics, public health measures, environmental crises, as well as nutrition.
I rarely ever comment on videos. I came across the dieticians vlog yesterday - it was so disheartened to see such a negative mean uninformed inaccurate review. And quite possibly harmful to those who require abstinence. Shame on her - stay in your own lane and teach what you excel at, and leave others to do the same.
Very professional response SPT. Good on you for taking the high road and sharing the science.
We appreciate your feedback, Kel! 🥰
Susan I feel im on the floor of the food crackhouse but im standing up today and grateful to see your fully understanding hand reaching out to me in seemingly infinite ways as I face a vast darkness which I can't right now see the other side of.. no way do I have space to waste. Btw from now on im gonna start wearing a mask 😷 while preparing food. I'd love to find a "nmf" mask for this purpose.
You GOT this, Shelly. We're holding you. 🥰
thank you for your honesty and courage
Thank you for all you’ve been doing! As a 10++, I will not waste my time or support the critiques of my true food addiction by searching them out!!!
You are so genuine! That's for all you do to help so many people! I watched the video you talked about, she was very mean about BLE. It angered me some and you handled this criticism with such dignity and class!!
I didn't see the video Susan is referring to. Anyone know where to see the video?
Susan specifically asked us NOT to search for and watch those videos.
Great vlog!
Instead of tape, now people can just wear their masks lower and while in the kitchen.
That what we decided in our mastermind group - why not use these masks we've all invested in for another good use!
I was thinking the same thing!
You are a fantastic extemporaneous presenter!! Love your dynamism!!
So grateful for you Susan ❤
I agree with part of what you said and part of what the dietician said.
Neither one of you are 100% correct.
Personally….I’ve found tremendous freedom in weighing and measuring my food. I’ve been doing it for 30 years.
Also…moderation is important to me. I want to enjoy a a small amount of treats every now
and then. Noom has helped me find middle ground.
Saw that video I also was in shock .I wrote to her “Your video is B.S”Her video can really kill people that are addicted to food and trying to seek help”So glad you saw it.
Thank you.
I so admire your ability to respond in the way you do, with love instead of anger and sticking to the facts..
Thank you so much, Alison! 🧡
Your response to AS's criticism is a class act. Very gracious.
Thank you Susan...❤️