For years I’ve punished myself believing that my extra bites, licks, and tastes were gluttony. That I was a sinner (I am) in need of forgiveness for breaking my diet (I don’t). Sticking to a diet does not mean that I am more holy than when I am eating a doughnut. But I believed that.
If you were to read through my journals for years, you would find a tortured journey of a woman in pain seeking God in this area of diet and weight loss. I have longed to be happy, thin, and FREE.
But no diet…no program…no scheme ever seemed to deliver on all three of those points: happy, thin, and free.
UNTIL NOW!
Hi, I’m Christine and I’m a believer who struggles with food addiction.
There were days that there seemed to be no governor on my appetite. If I had one serving of bread, I wanted the entire loaf. The kitchen kept calling me back after a snack. What was wrong with me!?
By the grace of God, I’ve discovered the secret. Yes, the secret I’ve been longing for.
I am a food addict. I am addicted to sugar and flour. And whenever I have those addictive substances, it does a number on my brain so I.just.want.MORE!
Bright Line Eating
I discovered this through Susan Pierce Thompson (SPT) and her Bright Line Eating program (BLE). I learned about the program through a friend who has lost 60 pounds in a little over a year.
The Bright Line Eating book, videos, and 14-day challenge were eye-opening and helped me understand that for years my drug of choice had been sugar and flour.
SPT does a great job of explaining the neuroscience of sugar and flour addiction and she has helped thousands of people follow four bright lines to not only lose weight but keep it off.
- No sugar.
- No flour.
- Measure your food.
- Three meals a day.
There’s so much more to it than that. And while the weight loss is welcome, the most tremendous blessing of Bright Line Eating is FREEDOM. Cutting out sugar and flour completely has cleared up my brain. The cravings. The pull for MORE. The addiction has been silenced.
The weight loss for many is dramatic. Not for me because I’m a turtle in this race. I love what SPT says about “relapse is part of recovery.” When I have blurry lines, I can learn why and rezoom back to bright lines.
By the grace of God, this BLE program has not fed my diet addiction. And there are reasons for that SPT can explain better than me. I hope you’ll check it out.
My friend, I’ve lost 22 pounds, with an average loss of 1 pound per week. And did I mention I am free!? Jesus said we would know the truth and the truth would set.us.free!!!
I AM FREE!
(If you have any questions or comments about this post, please let me know. And if you’d like to join a supportive Facebook group for BLE, please leave a comment below.)
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