Weekly Vlog: Bright Lines as Guidelines for Weight Loss
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- Опубліковано 5 чер 2024
- I recently received an email from a woman named Peggy Sue Parker. She said she’d been using three of the four Bright Lines: no sugar, no flour, and only three meals a day. She said, “I have not weighed my food, because I have never been one to overeat.” Using those three Bright Lines, though, she has been able to lose weight successfully. She wondered if some people could manage their weight using only some of the Bright Lines.
When I was registering BLE as a company, I registered our name officially as Bright Line Eating Solutions, LLC. That’s solutions-plural. Because BLE is not just one solution; it’s many solutions for people who may be at different points along the food addiction continuum. It’s not binary: there are mild, medium, and severe cases of food addiction, plus there are people who legitimately have NO food addiction but do have weight to lose, and each of these situations needs a different approach, not one single written-in-stone solution.
This reminds me of a line in Shakespeare’s great play, Hamlet, where the king’s advisor, Polonius, says: “This above all, to thine own self be true.” This sentence can be found on sobriety coins, and back when I was first sober, I didn’t understand it.
Now, coming up on 30 years of sobriety, I do understand. Each person needs to make their recovery their own. And Peggy Sue, what I want to say to you is: do what brings you peace. And whatever that is, you are welcome in Bright Line Eating.
There are plenty of people who would benefit from what Peggy Sue is doing. Although I do tell people to weigh and measure their food, I’m generally speaking to the tens on the Susceptibility Scale. Maybe that’s not you.
Peggy Sue is doing Bright Line Eating appropriately for her needs. She doesn’t weigh her food because she “has never been one to overeat.” That’s a telling sentence. Someone who needs to weigh and measure their food would never say that, because it’s not their experience.
Not everyone needs to follow the Bright Lines strictly. Some people can use the Bright Lines as guidelines, like the lane markers on the highway. It’s not a train on a track; you can deviate a bit while still staying in your lane.
Another point: psychologist Solomon Asch did powerful experiments to show that people will go along with what others say, even if they believe it’s wrong. People want to conform with others. In BLE, I’ve tailored solutions for those who are high on the Susceptibility Scale. If you don’t fit that model, it can feel like others are exerting pressure on you to conform to what isn’t right for you.
In Asch’s experiments, all it took was one person to speak the truth to free others to say their own truth. What that means for Peggy Sue is that she is important to the Bright Line community, even if her experience is different from the experiences of the majority in the community.
The reality is that I’m going to spend most of my time speaking to those who are high on the Susceptibility Scale because they need the most support. I’m like the Lorax. The Lorax “speaks for the trees” and I speak for the 10s. But today I’m speaking to those who are not.
Our brains can indeed deceive us, and many people are scared to deviate even a little from the Bright Lines because of this. I like to give people the full roadmap for what may work for them, along with the freedom to follow it or not, figure it out on their own, and choose their path. But we’re not going to police you. There are no BLE police.
So if you’re using the Bright Lines as guidelines in a way that serves you and it’s working for you, you’re doing great. Please stay with us, because there is a place for you even if you only follow two or three of the Bright Lines. Everyone is free to be here. Remember: to thine own self be true.
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I am Peggy Sue Parker. I would like to thank you, Susan for your Vlog. I was surprised to hear my name and the words I had written to you and your staff. I thought maybe I would not get a response back. I believe many people like me need the freedom to do our lines to fit our individual needs. I want to tell you and everyone a little about me. In February this year, a friend, Beth Clarke, told me about Bright Line Eating. I knew she was doing something to lose weight, she had a glow, and seemed very happy. Beth gave me a copy of Bright Line Eating. I started reading it, was so excited! I read it twice during the month of February. I could not stop thinking about it. I started making changes. I decided I would start March 1. I would make my bed first thing, pray, read, write in my journal and prepare my breakfast, and lunch. I would go straight home to finish preparing supper. After supper, I go to the grocery store. It was the perfect time. I was not hungry; I could read labels. Put a list on my refrigerator of the meals I could prepare. Sometimes it's hard to think what to cook. (decision fatigue). I eat three meals daily. That's not been an easy thing for me. I often missed meals but understanding the science behind it helped. I have stay focus. I score a very different score than my friend, Beth. Beth scores a 10plus while I score a 4. Some of our needs seemed different to both of us.
We agreed that it's been difficult for both of us. But the journey worth it. I know I cannot eat anything with sugar. No sugar, no honey, no artificial sugar nothing sweet. One bite, and I would be like a drug addict! I refuse to eat anything that would destroy my peace of mind. I understand it's my life. I have loss 20pds weight, since March 1.
Peggy! Thank you so much for writing in and for sharing a little of your story here. It gives so much context! 💗It is always so interesting to hear BLEr's stories (wherever they land on the susceptibility scale). It is really great to hear your story, thank you again for being here 🧡🧡
AT LONG LAST! I lost weight just sticking to the no sugar no flour, 3 meals a day. Now that I have immersed myself into the bright line eating community, I sometimes feel guilty that I don't write it all down or that I don't always weigh my food. BLE creates feelings of guilt in me, and yet-- when I did it on my own without the community and with only 2 of the Bright lines, I lost weight. I really appreciate you trying to embrace all of us for the efforts we are making. Thank you!
Sending you love and hugs 🫂Thank you for watching and commenting how you feel.
Thank you Susan for speaking for the 10++'s
I Love my food scale ❤
Thank you for affirming this method; making the method something that I could do. I tried the method years ago, but was overwhelmed by the "lines". Your video excitement and openness on the issue is refreshing, and helpful to me.
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I love the idea of using these bright lines as guidelines. Bright Line Eating, and you, Susan Peirce Thompson, have helped me change my mindset about food. I’ve lost 60 lbs and still have about 30 ish to go. I don’t follow all the bright lines all the time but I can still say that binge eating is no longer a part of my life. I would never be able to say that if it weren’t for Bright Line Eating.
That is wonderful to hear! 🥰🧡
I am so happy to hear this. I, too, have felt like I don't really belong because I don't write down my food ahead of time, I eat what Susan would call "sexy" compliant food, and I have no habit stacks. I see so many comments in the group that say, "There are no BLE police", BUT then go on to imply that what the person is doing is wrong. I've been DOING BLE for almost 3 years and have been in maintenance for over 2, yet I have often been afraid to mention my anomalies in the group and don't volunteer to be a buddy. I consider myself highly successful in BLE, but have felt like the ugly stepchild. It feels good to be validated. To thine own self be true.
We are so sorry you've felt that way 🫂🫂Way to go finding what works for you🧡Sending so much love 💗
I have also experienced what you are expressing here .
I am only successful when I follow the 4 Bright Lines. But I am a 10++. When I fall in the ditch, and I do, I have weighed, measured, written it down, committed it, ate just that and then went back into the kitchen and ate everything wrong.... In addition to my planned food. But I know this works. And it does most of the time.
I have made my own bright lines (eating sugar when I am invited somewhere, but never alone). I have been in my right body for 4 years. I don´t do it as Susan Pierce Thomas, but watch every video. It is so good for me.
We're glad you found something that works for you 💗
Never eating it alone! That’s a great rule if it works! I could do that too..
addiction is a powerful force. Thank you, Susan, for giving guidelines to combat addition.
This is a HUGE game changer for me! I LOVE the redirection of my focus now - do what is right for me, and know that if I need to tweak, there is a plan that works!
So true! 🫂🫂
Found this so wise, helpful, and freeing! I have found weighing my food, in general, gives me the most success and freedom.
This was awesome. “Don’t you dare say peep about it” was perfect. Thank you for the invitation to come in as we are.
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During the 2016 boot camp, I lost 25 extra pounds by strictly sticking to the four bright lines. After the boot camp, I decided to stick to only two bright lines: sugar and no flour. I've kept my excess weight off. I eat healthy and feel good.
Way to go! 🧡
It’s THIS that will make me go back to BLE. This. Because although it is said that there are no BLE police, some people truly have a way of making others feel bad. But YOU are the founder, the person everyone looks up to, and YOU give this beautiful message. Thank you Susan. Thank you for just being you❤
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I’m a “10” but I keep trying to write my own food plan and I convince myself that I can have just one bite, one serving, … 1 is too many and 50 isn’t enough. IYKYK
I found this vlog triggering.. I'm going to pretend i never saw it . 🤷♀️😂
The scale is awesome for getting enough of great veggies and fruit, protein, etc as well as the peace it gives me so I don't go overboard. There is nothing better. Thank you BLE. ❤
You absolutely answered Peggy Sue’s question so genius! You are so gifted in explaining yourself! Thank you for being so thorough and thoughtful in considering everyone in this BLE community!
Awesome Vlog! Love it. Very powerful words and compassion, and I got teary eyed. Great question Peggy Sue! TY Dr. Susan!
Thank you for watching 😁😁😍😍
I’m teary eyed too😢 It’s a beautiful message today.
Oh my goodness this blog post is my fav of all time. In 2018 I joined BL and stayed on it one year eating perfectly to the letter. I had lost 40 pounds by then. But I began really resenting having to write my meals down each night. I ate the same pattern each day, keeping food on hand that was basically the same for my meals over and over. Soon I became so upset over needing to do that, it really played head games and I began to hate “someone telling me what to do”. I ended up leaving completely for 5 years. But BLE was the only way I could stay away from my addiction and so here I am again. Susan, I have an enlarged understanding today listening to your vlog. I am ecstatic that I can make this my own without feeling guilty. Thank you thank you thank you.,
Awesome! Thank you for this video! I lost 63 pounds and am in my bright body doing a lot of the Bright Line parameters, but only “perfectly” with 2 out 4! I measure everything, but where I go over the lines is that I put 1 teaspoon of sugar (finally stopped artificial sweeteners after a lifetime using them) per cup (250ml) in my tea between meals multiple times a day between meals, (I drink hot tea in a large mug 6 times per day on average, planned ahead and recorded diligently). This is my only added sugar, absolutely no flour. It’s just that I am an avid tea drinker in a coffee world. To thine own self be true indeed!
We're glad you found something that works for you
Omg .. thank you thank you thank you Dr Susan Pierce Thompson for speaking out for ME!!! I really love this one. Me being a 10+++ ❤
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Oh my, what a wonderful VLOG for me at this time. I joined originally in 2017 and was focused. Even then however, I did not write down all my food in advance. Was given permission early on by someone in our FB House Group...that allowed me to feel true to myself and not pressured. After 5 years focused and clean, I drifted and found myself eating NMF... I'm not entirely free of that tendency AND, had joined RBRZ, signed up for the UK Conference etc. Still struggling with all the structure. This VLOG has re-inspired me to take advantage of the wonderful support and wisdom in BL Solutions! I respect the core 4 lines including weighing and measuring. My guilty (in the past) deviation was sometimes splitting a meal, having my fruit or salad separately. Which never caused me angst. So many thanks, SPT for this message. Which allows me to return more whole hearted.
So glad you found this vlog helpful! 🥰🥰
Soooo good to hear this. I do weight my meats/proteins and fruit. Risks to overeat these are significant. Although I like my veggies, I have trouble eating the full 20 oz of these so I am less likely to use the scale. Thank you, thank you!
Personally, this is WHY I weigh my salads. I want to be sure I eat all I need to eat. Also, the chicken I add for the same reason.
Another great vlog!
“To thy own self be true”
Thank you SPT!💗
Thank you for taking the time to comment 😘
Thank you, because I, too, realized I need to be whole food, plant based diet.
Thank you, Dr. SPT! Beautiful. Wise. Super helpful and encouraging. Again, thank you!
Thank you for taking the time to comment! 🥰
What a great Vlog! I love your gift for clarification and flexibility, Susan. Thank you for addressing this topic.
Thank you for watching 🥰
I think there's something to be said for "coming all the way in and sitting all the way down" at least at first and then very deliberately trialing adjustments with feedback like a scale(weighing yoursel) to keep you honest about results in order to differentiate between guidelines that might not be necessary for you individually but that are essential for others.
I agree !
I really needed this today! Thank you!
Thank you. This is what I needed to hear today.
🧡🧡Thank you for watching!
Another great vlog!
“To thy own self be true”
Thank you SPT!💗
Thank you so very much fo explaining this Susan!
Great vlog, Susan, thank you ! And yes, there is conformity pressure within some non official BLE type groups ! Much appreciated as I’m a bit of another Peggy .
I'm glad to see this, wonderful timing, cause I'm coming to London to meet some of you next week, and I'm just so excited and I didn't even consider I might not be welcome! But I too have been saved by the bright lines as guideline.... absolutely saved me from food misery and poor health for life. Ever grateful for the welcoming tone the community of BLE embodies ❤
Thank you, Susan!! I am so happy to hear this! BLE helped me lose 30 lbs. and changed my thinking about food forever. I lost those pounds in 2020 by following the first two lines strictly and the second two loosely. It was easy to cut out flour and sugar by using curbside pickup during the worst of the pandemic, and it helped my digestion a lot. By selecting only on-plan foods, I was meal planning for the week without writing it down. Since I don't like to weigh my food, but have never gone for seconds or large portions (my mother taught me well), I was doing the one-plate method. But, I thought I was off plan and felt like failure, especially when I reached a set point 20 pounds above my goal, stuck just inside onederland for three years. I lurked in the chat groups but rarely participated. The big wins for me are: I didn't gain the weight back; I continue to slowly lose inches; the structure of the program has helped me figure out some food sensitivities. The emphasis on SOLUTIONS resonates with me. Where and how can we "alternative BLEers" share and learn?
Thank you. BLE is a life saver for me. And I don’t weigh or measure. I have lost weight and most importantly fixing my relationship with food
Thank you for sharing! 💗💗
Thank you for giving me permission to belong to the community without weighing! It does bring me peace. Now I can feel I can stay.
Oh my dear, yes! YOU belong 😍
Thank you for saying that recovery is also progressive. That is very encouraging. At present, I am beating the odds. Thank you.
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Thank you!!!! Finally, I feel released from the guilt. Thank you for the kind answer, encouragement and examples. I love the word “solutions,” with an “s” added to Bright Line Eating. Hooray for permission to release the guilt and use the solutions that work for me!!
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Excellent message!
I was distracted by your hoodie, trying to figure out if it said "Prince" or not! So I did a search for "purple Prince sweatshirt" and found it!
Love you, Susan!
Great great message and discussion! I am the same as Peggy! 😊
This is the best BLE video I have ever heard! Thank you for talking about this, I have had this questions for almost a year since I have started, to have the freedom, to be compassionate with me, to be open to hear different stories, I agree it is as important as any other BL. :) thank you for this, it gives me hope, I will keep on, I am not still in my BL wheight but you bet I will!! Loving ourselves, being compassionate, understanding our path it is as important as any other BLE, we are humans, not robots!! Hugs from Mexico City :)
Hugs right back!! 🫂🫂💗💗
Thanks for making this video, I’ve mentally been really struggling to stay bright and so I never feel like I can do it, but im going to try again even if not perfect
❤ Thank you for your work. I'm a 10÷ I think. Always eating wrong things then getting depressed and feeling guilty. Then, like a crazy person, doing it over and over.
Another great vlog, but I'm driving myself nuts trying to figure out what your shirt says. lol.
Prince
She’s an avid Prince fan🎉
This is the best vlog I’ve seen so far. Thank you!
SPT - You are a bright shining light for all. Eternal thanks from this 10++ on your suseptability scale.
Thank you for being here 🙏🧡
Thank you❤
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Perfect! ❤
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Where is Peggy Sue on thr Susceptibility Scale.
I am a 4 on the Susceptible Scale
That person is not telling the truth.C’mon if she needs to do BLE in any form she’s in denial she has .If your doing food in moderation your not an addict so try doing the no scale idea for a while.Let’s see how you do.
I love this vlog!!! Because I feel the same way as Peggy.. I always felt I was failing because I don’t weigh either… Thank you cause now I feel like a weight has been lifted….I so NEEDED this today🩷
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