What are the chances that you are a reader of Healthy Girl’s Kitchen and you haven’t purchased Susan Peirce Thompson’s new book, Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free, yet?
Okay, they might be pretty small.
But in case you haven’t, I’ve got an exciting giveaway for you!
Or maybe you have two copies of your own, but you’d like one more to give away as a gift. Or, you are just a hoarder. There’s always the possibility of that!
Well, I’ve got five copies of this hot of the presses New York Times bestseller in my happy little hands right now and they are just itching for a forever home!
I have read this book from cover to cover and it is outstanding. I will read it again from cover to cover in the near future when my free, private Facebook group and I study it in our book club. Right now we are studying Thin from Within by Dr. Joseph Luciani, but Susan’s book is next!
Bright Line Eating: The Science of Living Happy, Thin and Free is just that-the actual SCIENCE of weight loss. Not some plan cooked up by a well-meaning person who has success with their own weight loss journey and then wants to sell you on how it’s going to work for the rest of the planet. This is actually working for thousands of people, and I’m guessing this is just the start of the BLE revolution. The book is well written, very personal, very scientific and extremely helpful on anyone’s journey to their right sized body, no matter what food plan they follow. There are tried-and-true tips and tricks in here based on what is working for thousands of people IN REAL LIFE. And if you know the horrifying statistics on how few folks actually ever lose weight once they are overweight and keep it off on any diet plan, you know that this is nothing short of a miracle.
If you are not familiar with Bright Line Eating, click here for a taste of what it’s all about and go ahead and take the Food Freedom Susceptibility Quiz if you haven’t done that already!
This is going to work like most other blog giveaways. Here are the rules for entry:
- You must be an actual subscriber to this blog in order to enter, in case you are not already. You will find the place to subscribe (where it says “stay up to date”) in the right sidebar of my blog. I’m not doing this to be a pain in the arse, I promise! I’m just really tired of doing giveaways and then having the prizes go unclaimed because the winner never came back to see the announcement of the winners and to claim their prize. That’s why I am insisting that if you enter this giveaway, you at least need to be subscribed to Healthy Girl’s Kitchen. You can always unsubscribe after the contest is over. Don’t worry, I’ll still love you!
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Once you’ve taken care of #1 if you need to, leave a comment here answering the following question: Do you feel that when it comes to your relationship with food, you are HAPPY, THIN and FREE . . . and why or why not? There is no rule about what THIN means-I’m talking about a feeling, not a clothing size or a number on a scale, just a sense that you are in your RIGHT SIZED BODY. So think for a few seconds or minutes and honestly answer about all three of those things with regard to food and your body. Are you happy? Are you thin? And are you free? AND WHY or why not?
Contest closes on Sunday, April 2, 2017 at midnight Pacific time. Winners will be announced here on the HGK blog on Monday, April 3rd. The blog posting announcing the winners will hit your inbox on Tuesday, April 4th.
Three winners will be hand selected by me, and two winners will be picked at random using a random number generator.
I took this selfie a few days ago. I’d say I’m feeling very happy, thin and free these days, all thanks to BLE!
Good luck and much success! And thanks for entering!
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Yes I am happy thin and free. I’ve lost over 120 pounds and maintained that weight loss for 16 years. Everyday I make a commitment to do the work I need to do to be relieve from food addiction. I love your message, reading your blog and your Facebook live presentations. They are part of my tools to stay happy thin and free. Thanks for the great give away!
Just starting the 14 day group. I see it works, but having mental problems with the planning and not continually snacking even if it is just fresh vegetables. I want to do this And be happy, thin, and free. Thank you for meeting me to this group.
Not happy, thin and free just yet! Love Dr. Susan’s work, and can’t wait to read the book!!
I am not happy, thin or free, but I am working at it. I struggle with diabetes and do eat a mostly plant based diet, but I still struggle with cravings. My body feels awkward mostly due to excess weight and I aspire to finding something that works for me that is more naturalto how I want to feel..
I am happy that I’m on the right track of removing excess weight. I’ve done it before with a quick weight loss method but I didn’t do the work on myself or change my relationship/attitude with food. This time I am and that makes me happy. I am not yet thin but remember what it feels like and want to feel that way again. I will be free when I live and eat true to my values and don’t let anyone including my inner child call the shots on what I eat. Thank you!
Not happy yet, not thin yet, not free quite yet. But I truly hope that following BLE will get me the closest I’ve ever come!
Not happy, but sorta thin. I need to quit binge eating and having the all or none mentality.
I’m not happy, thin or free yet. Still trying to find the right eating plan for myself. Looking forward to learning more about the BLE. Thanks!
I am happy thin and free! I did ble in 2015! It was the best thing I ever did. It thought me about my body and food to feed it—- I do not have the book and would love to have a copy to share with my friends!
Happy and free now that I followed you to BLE! Still have 20 lbs to lose but that will come.
Wow, I wish I were happy, thin, and free. I’m depressed, fat, and definitely not free! I’ve been following your journey ever since I went plantbased about 4 years ago. I’ve been really curious about your BLE journey, but am nervous to jump in. I have definite food addictions. I’m a busy 42 year old mom of 4 and have about 30lbs of extra weight from my last 2 pregnancies that I would love to lose. I have no energy to run after the 2 babies. I’d love to read this book. Thank you, Wendy for hosting this.
I’m not happy yet, but i’m hopping soon I’m depressed. fat, and I need to lose about 100 pounds Life is not easy and I have to much stress in it I would like to read this book Thank you for your post and all that you share
Not happy, thin, or free, but hoping to get motivated to get there. I need to lose 40 pounds, but I have zero willpower. Hoping something here will make a light go on in my old head. But mainly in this reply I want to say that I love your necklace in that picture, Wendy. Beautiful (as are you)! (Not trying to flatter my way to a free book. Just really, really am a fan of that necklace.)
I wish I was happy, thin and free! Weight issues have been a life long struggle. I’ve achieved balance in the past only to have it overturned by pregnancy and motherhood!
I unfortunately do not feel as those match my relationship with food. I am new to this healthy eating, I feel better each day but I crave my old diet all the time. I am hoping that I can continue on and it will get easier.
I am happy. Not thin or free yet. Reasons why is simply because I eat out of the confines of hunger. Would love to read this book.
I am arriving at Happy, Thin, and Free and it’s SO exciting. I’m back down to a weight that I haven’t seen in over 20 years, and after a terribly emotional and depressing 2016 in which I saw my weight begin to spiral out of control and my self-esteem plummet to new lows, I started the Bright Line Eating Boot Camp in January 2017 and lost over 40 pounds in just 10 weeks. This is a life-changing plan for me, and I’m loving the peace of mind that has come with it. I’m no longer obsessed with food, I don’t stand in front of the refrigerator choosing my next “poison” anymore, and life has taken on so much more meaning! This is the best decision I’ve ever made for my own health, and I’m hopeful about my physical and emotional future for the first time in decades. Loving the journey! Happy, Thin, and Free is the way for me! <3
I am not Happy, Thin, and Free. Maybe one of the few Men in this group. I have tried various programs, but they are just that- programs. I need a way of life. This book could be the answer. I ready to go ALL IN on something….Thank you for your sharing of your journey.
I am a work in progress to the goal of being happy, thin & free. Susan Pierce Thompson is amazing- I have a copy of her book & wont let it go!! I need one for a friend. Love your blog – am learning a lot!!
I do feel happy and thin but I am not entirely sure about the “free” part. I mostly feel free but must admit there is a tiny bit of doubt in the back of my mind from time to time that I might gain my weight back. I have reached my healthy weight and have stayed here for the past year or so and I don’t ever want to go back to being overweight! That is why I continue to read, search and learn about the issues of overeating, losing weight, eating for health and maintaining weight loss. Knowledge is power and I want to keep learning. Thank you for sharing your journey and your knowledge with us.
Over the past several years I have improved multiple health issues via dietary changes. However, in the process I seem to have developed an unhealthy relationship with eating. Back in my SAD days, nothing was off limits; consequently, I never obsessed over food choices. Changing to a plant-based diet messed with my mental satiety factor. I now find myself grabbing food as a subconscious ‘fix’ for whatever the stress of the moment happens to be. Do you think BLE might help me balance my food relationship?
I am working on being happy. I am not thin and I am not free. Food is my obsession…from one meal to the next. It is always in the back of my mind and I have to constantly redirect myself. I think I eat a healthish diet… but I definitely have problems with portion control. I have followed Susan and her BLE program for a while and would love to have this book.
Can 20 pounds keep you from feeling Happy, Thin, and Free?? For me, it is right now. I began my WFPB journey 5 1/2 years ago, and dropped weight, gained tons of energy and said goodbye to the insomnia and migraines that had plagued me for years. I became a WFPB champion and shouted it from the rooftops to everyone that began a food or health or weight conversation with me. But about a year ago, early menopause hit—and it hit with a vengeance–maybe to show how arrogant I was acting about WFPB being the holy grail of diets. Weight, insomnia, and migraines came marching back into my life, and my energy plummeted. I am facing serious struggles with food addictions that I thought I had left behind. I have been hearing more and more about BLE, and would love to give it a try. I am on the strictest of budgets, so will only read the new book if I can score it at the library or possibly win a copy 😉 Thanks so much for sharing your journey here with us!!
Am I happy? I’m happy being a dad to my beautiful almost 2 year old daughter, but I am not happy with my physical health. We have been vegan for over 4 years now, but it hasn’t helped me lose weight. I exercise at least 5 days a week, and that hasn’t done much either. Granted, we have eaten a lot of processed vegan “food”, so I probably get what I deserve there. I say I want to be healthy so I am around for my daughter (I’m in my mid-40s), but I don’t feel healthy most of the time. That doesn’t mean I will ever stop trying!
Am I thin? No, I am not thin. I’ve gained weight and lost weight but always come back to the 270-275 lb point. I’m 6 ft tall and I understand I will never be below the 200 lb mark, but if I could get thinner, I know it would help me increase my happiness. I know I am not thin and I know I certainly do not FEEL thin. I think that if I could get below 250 lb mark, I would FEEL thin, even if that doesn’t fit the societal definition of “thin”.
Am I free? This is a funny question, as there are many ways to interpret it. I have a lot of financial freedom with only a mortgage and my wife’s student loans. I can travel wherever I want and believe and say (within reason) whatever I whatever. But, I’m not free from the constant self-negative-speak, the constant worry about what to eat or what not to eat or how much of it to eat. I’m not free from the poor self-image I cultivate every morning in the mirror or when I look down at the scale. I have SO many freedoms, but am NOT free from myself.
After trying to stick with McDougall, doing Weight Watchers, and even being a vegan, I’m willing to try something new. I’ve read every word you’ve written about BLE and I think I can commit to this.
Hi Wendy, thanks for the contest giveaway. I subscribe to BLE blog, but don’t have the book yet! I lost 85-90 pounds, keep fluctuating up and down since about 8 months, and have been happy to maintain my weight loss. BUT – I see myself another 15 pounds thinner to be at my ideal weight. Right now I am still overweight. Thanks again for your wonderful blog, and congratulations on your success. 🙂
I do not feel happy, thin OR free. I feel that most of the time I am confused about the correct food choices to make. I definitely do not feel thin and feel like I have tried so many different things with no weight loss results. I would love to read this book. I think this might be what I need to see results and finally feel happy, thin and free!
I would have to say that I don’t feel happy, thin, or free. I struggled with anorexia in my late teens and early 20’s and even though I no longer restrict, I never developed a healthy relationship with food. I rarely stray from whole foods but I still have a tendency to binge eat and this has caused me to gain a little unnecessary weight. I also have a very negative self image and find it difficult to feel worthy. Perhaps the bright line eating book would help me to start on a better path.
I failed with the BLE bootcamp, but with this book I will become a size 8 from my current size 12. I am determined & I will do it with HGK help! Let’s do it!
Hi Wendy, I am not happy, nor thin…and I’m not sure about free. I’m learning to love myself no matter what my dress size is. And to me, finding a way to love myself in this way is the ultimate goal. I signed up up for the BLE 14-day challenge, but I haven’t begun it yet. I don’t know what is stopping me. I have a lot of great excuses as to why I keep postponing it, which is a bit annoying. The truth is mind keeps getting in the way! I am a bookworm, and I think having the book in my hands will help motivate me. The book was just realeased this past week in Canada though, so we are a bit behind you guys in the U.S.
I am not happy, thin, and free. I struggle with the siren call of junk food and letting go of food addiction. I have never been successful with any program that required calculating macros. I would love the opportunity to learn more about the BLE method! I have looked into the bootcamp but, unfortunately, it is not in my budget at the moment. 🙁
Not thin or free yet, although hopeful that I’m heading in the right direction (and happy enough but could stand to be happier). One of my problems is that even when I stay away from sugar and flour for weeks and months at a time, I still never lose that emotional connection to them and always seem to get drawn back to them again. If I can get the free part down, the thin part will surely follow.
Are you happy? Are you thin? And are you free? AND WHY or why not? Yes I am happy…not because of what size I am but because I am very grateful for all things that I have – a loving family, good not great health, friends that love me and I them and a healthy spiritual relationship with my Creator. Am I thin – not by a long shot, I am the biggest person in my whole family, but will continue to work on it – in San Francisco there are tons of restaurants and when you are a social butterfly you go out to eat although I am a good cook but time is always escaping me. In that category I truly need help. I am free in the sense that I don’t have loads of baggage that I carry around with me- I forgive nd let go-I am not easily angered and I love these crazy people here for some reason or another. However; I am not free from self criticism I am my own worst enemy on not following through and procrastination. But I feel free because I often ignore that voice that criticizes me. I guess I would be totally free if I had more self discipline, then being a critic of myself would dissipate..so I guess the answer to that is not entirely free no.
Hi Wendy, I am not happy, am sorta thin and for sure not free. I have been on the Esselstyn plan for a while now, hence the thin part, But I am losing steam. And I am in no position to do that. I am a heart patient. I am very much interested in the Bright Line way . Something has to work for a life time and maybe this is it.
I am happy since I decided to get help and let go of the pass hurts. Thin, well there are a few pounds I could loose. Free? I do feel fre because I know the foods that trigger me. At 65 my body is never going to be sweet thing it was if my youth. I do all I want to do, eat, well, and have decided if I wait until I’m perfect it will never happen. Happiness comes from inside, as does freedom.
I am not happy, nor thin, nor free. I feel I have the exercise piece down, but not the food piece for total health. I can’t seem to figure out the simplest lifestyle for me. Plant based, low carb, slow carb, sugar busters, high starch etc. My body wants to keep it’s fat suit. I just crossed over that 40 year old mark and it is harder and harder.
Not feeling happy thin or free this morning. I had a total break down in my “No food after dinner” rule last night & am finding it difficult to not wallow in shame & condemnation. I would love to read Susan’s book. Thanks for offering the giveaway.
I have the book, so am not entering the contest. But I just had to comment that as lovely as you were with glasses, wow, without them you are not only lovely, but so much younger and vibrant looking, which is in part thanks to you BL eating, I presume. Unlike pounds lost, those traits are immeasurable!
I am not happy, thin or free! I have been overweight ALL my life. I was abandoned when I was 8 months old and adopted by my foster parents at age 8. My adopted family belonged to the “Clean Your Plate” club. I lost the ability to know the difference between hunger and fullness. I became a fat kid that was bullied almost every day!!! Add that and the feeling of being abandoned and Voila! food was my drug of choice. Food became my best friend and my everything. I’ve struggled with my weight for over 50 years! That’s way too long. I have been carrying around years and years of pain and disappointment. I’ve tried every diet out there. I even went to Overeater’s Anonymous, but the group was so focused on days of abstinence that one slip was considered treason. I am ready to begin a new way of living and I believe Bright Line Eating has the answer. I want to finally be Happy, Thin and Free! Not Sad, Fat and Bound.
I’m reasonably happy but not in the body that feels the right size for me, nor do I feel particularly thin (especially certain parts); however, I feel free in the sense that I don’t seem to have food compulsions very often, and I’m eating super healthy food. Just makes me wonder why I’m not losing these ten extra pounds.
I think I am until others I try to be accountable to dispute my food plan. I feel confusion and argument rise up in me and start to debate. ? It then makes me wonder is it really others or am I really that sick?
Hi Wendy; I am NOT happy, thin and free yet. Been following WFPB diet for over a year, and not finding I can eat ad libitum even following WFPB no SOS……..I’m not sure what I am missing, but obviously there is a piece of the puzzle which has escaped me to date. Sure would love to read through Bright Line Eating and see where I’m missing out. Would love to have a copy of the book!
Not happy, think and free yet, but working on it.. Limited income so would really love to win a copy of Susan’s book. Have wanted to read it for a very long time.
I’m happy, working on free and definitely working on thin. I started Bright Line Eating in January and it has revolutionized my relationship with food and my body (hence the “happy”!). I’m not totally free of the pull of NMF, but I have made such progress in 2 1/2 months. I’m guessing thin (aka right size body) will hopefully be achieved end of this year/beginning of next year. I’ve lost 20 lb so far, have about 55 to go.
Happy sometimes, depressed sometimes. I am 15 lbs. from being thin. But I’m not free from blubber; hanging flubby stomach and other areas and 1/3 of my body is FAT. I want to want to exercise more and lose the FAT. I’ve been WFPB no oil for several years. Except 2 or 3 times a week I eat a dark chocolate candy bar. I’d love to know how to lose the fat.
Am I happy? Yes, BLE is a working miracle. I am so happy not to be always thinking about food, always eating, being out of control. BLE is working for me!!!!!
Am I thin? Becoming thinner day by day!
Am I free? Not of the excess weight yet. Free from constant food thoughts and self-hate thoughts.
Thanks for offering this give away. Spreading the news of BLE!
Yes, I am happy because I am greatful for the lessons I have learned
Yes, I am thin because my numbers are good and reflection in the mirror allows me no longer to panic
Yes, I am free because I no longer have looming thoughts of filling my soul with food instead with savoring each day
Not Happy Thin and Free yet, but working on it.
I wish I was happy, thin and free. So tired of food controlling me. Had body images before I was fat and now it is worse. I’m tired of being obsessed about food. I’m just tired!! Worried about heart disease and depression and dementia. Really need to regain my health and get in my right size body!
Not Happy, Thin and Free but searching to get there. I’m not too far away, just need a lilttle fine tuning, like you.
Right now, I am feeling the exact opposite of thin, free and happy. My binge eating is out of control and depression has me firmly in it’s grasp. I have pretty much given up.
I’m relatively thin, but not happy or free when it comes to making food choices. I don’t have a lot to lose but would just like to feel healthier and less stressed over food choices for myself and my family. I think this book could be really helpful!
I’m not thin, I am happy, but I’m not free from the addiction of food.
I do not currently feel happy, thin, or free in regards to my body. I had a baby 15 months ago, and I honestly thought I would go right back to working out every day and eating my salads and healthy food etc. However, the reality of motherhood has been much different! I love my daughter more than I can express and I love being a mama, however, I have not made myself a priority and as a result, I weigh more now than I did when I was pregnant with her (embarrassing to admit). I am not happy with my body size, and I am certainly not thin. I do not feel free when it comes to food either…I am in a vicious cycle of overeating and it needs to stop. I want to model healthy eating behaviors (not just eating healthy foods) to my daughter. I would love to win this book to understand why I WANT to lose weight but am having a hard time making it happen. Thanks for the opportunity!
My relationship with food is that I use food. I eat when I am happy, sad, angry, to celebrate and to just numb out. Yes, I am a food addict and I took the food quiz and I am a 10! So hoping that I win this because I could use some help. I found out about Bright Line Eating because I follow you on Instagram and I was curious about what it was all about. I did sign up for the 14 day challenge so I am headed in the right direction to being happy, thin and free. Right now I am more like depressed, hopeless, stuck.
I am not happy or free with where I am in my relationship to food-. I can stick to a program and usually come very close to my goal weight. I love almost all vegetables and fruit- but I also really love sugar. Not salt, meat, cheese, flour-it’s mostly sugar that I crave. I feel my best at my goal weight-it’s not super skinny-but it is where I feel my healthiest. If I could figure out how hot to get to and then maintain that healthy weight- I would be happy, thin and free-my journey continues.
Just wanted to thank you for introducing Bright Line Eating to your audience. I am on day 30 of the bootcamp and have lost 14 pounds. I started a plant-based diet about 4 years ago and lost about the same of weight, but then I started eating more flour products and my weight just maintained for a little while and then I started gaining again. Over the past four years, I have tried to get back to eating strictly plant-based but it never lasted long. BLE has been a life saver! It’s easy for me to follow and my cravings are almost nonexistent. I probably won’t hit my goal weight before bootcamp is over, but I plan to stick with it and head into maintenance as I approach my goal weight. So thank you, thank you, thank you for sharing your journey with us!