The Weekly Vlog

Healthy Dopamine Rewards May 28, 2025

Flour, sugar, ultra-processed foods, alcohol, drugs, nicotine—all of these flood the brain with dopamine in levels it ca...

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Is Whole Wheat Flour Addictive? May 21, 2025

Today, I want to explain why whole wheat flour is a problem for us, even though it may not have been a problem in the pa...

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The 4 S’s of a Successful Rezoom May 14, 2025

I’m thinking today about how scary and demoralizing it can be to break your Bright Lines. I’ve broken my Lines more time...

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Mixtures May 07, 2025

My twins, Zoe and Robin Thompson, turned 17 on May 2. We celebrated their birthday at Plum Garden, the restaurant my fam...

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The 4 Questions Apr 30, 2025

When you’ve been living in maintenance for a long time, there’s a way to figure out if something you’re doing with your ...

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Defending Your Lines Apr 23, 2025

I talked to someone the other day who told me that she had binged recently. She shared how she stays Bright for a bit, t...

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Is a Raw Diet Healthier? Apr 16, 2025

You know what I love? I’ve been weighing and measuring my food and living Bright for 22 years now. I’ve been helping peo...

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SPT's Metabolism Update Apr 09, 2025

I want to do a follow-up to a vlog I did a few weeks ago called “Maintenance Weight Creep.” In that vlog, I talked about...

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Avoiding the Mental Binge Apr 02, 2025

Trauma trigger warning: In this vlog, I talk about topics that may be triggering if you come from a background of trauma...

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Let's Support our Health Care Professionals Mar 26, 2025

Tell Your Doctor About BLE

Today I have some interesting research to share with you, and a big announcement.

We know t...

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WHAT IS Mar 19, 2025

Before I go to bed at night, I read from a book called A Year With Rumi, by Coleman Barks. The introduction to this book...

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Is Bright Line Eating Your New Addiction? Mar 12, 2025

I have a provocative question for you: Is Bright Line Eating your new addiction? If someone says they’ve switched out th...

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