If so, you are focusing on the wrong weight loss initiatives, says Susan Pierce ThompsonPh.D., Adjunct Associate Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in eating psychology.
Instead, you should rewire your brain to heal from food addiction she explained. This is the basis of his forthcoming book “The Bright Line of Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Lean and Free“ (Hay House, March 2017) and its science-backed plan that has helped thousands of individuals from over 75 countries lose a total of 150,000+ pounds.
99% of individuals who try to lose weight fail — and Susan has dedicated her career to understanding why. A former drug addict, he was shocked to learn that consuming both sugar and flour really changes the brain, reconfiguring it to make sure that we are going to continue to eat more of both. In other words, sugar and flour are highly addictive.
So the modern American diet, full of flour and sugar, makes our brains work against us. It hijacks our hormones and neurotransmitters, leaving us with insatiable hunger and overpowering desires.
But we can fix it to work for us, and achieve permanent weight loss. Here’s how:
Eliminate sugar and flour
They are as addictive and harmful to your brain as cocaine and other powdered drugs.
Eat regular food
Sticking to three meals a day at regular meal times—breakfast, lunch, and dinner—trains the brain to eat the right foods at the right times and skip the wrong foods in between.
Eat the correct amount
Most adults no longer receive reliable signals from their brains to stop eating when they’ve had enough. Eating the right portions will relive those signals over time and help you lose weight.
Consistent
Like any drug rehabilitation program, make this “Bright Line” non-negotiable. Doing so removes the burden of willpower, making good choices automatically and eliminating that leads to “one more little bite.”
As for the gym, exercise really wears down the will, makes us overeat, and makes it harder for us to follow this Bright Line. And most people end up quitting their gym routine at the start of the year…
Susan Peirce Thompson, Ph.D. is an Adjunct Professor of Brain and Cognitive Sciences at the University of Rochester and an expert in eating psychology. He is President of the Institute for Sustainable Weight Loss and CEO of Bright Line Eating Solutions, a company dedicated to sharing the psychology and neuroscience of sustainable weight loss and helping people live. Happy, Skinny, and Free.
