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One Year Later – #lifeafterbrightlineeating

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Getting Started

It was late August 2017 when I hit my diet rock bottom and jumped on the Bright Line Eating (BLE) (www.brightlineeating.com) bandwagon.  I talked about it in my post Bustin’ Out at Rock Bottom if you want to read more about that day.

It made sense for me then. It was the answer I needed.  I was convinced I was addicted to sweeteners and flours and that giving them up would bring me peace.  I was totally convinced by the CEO of BLE that this was the only way to find peace with food and my weight.

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Real Food Freedom is NOT Bright Line Eating

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When I started Bright Line Eating back in August 2017, I wanted what the tagline promised – “Happy, Thin, and Free” (http://brightlineeating.com).  I worked the program and got to my goal weight in January 2018.  For two months, I maintained my weight. If anything, I was continuing to slowly lose more weight!  Unfortunately, even after my weight-loss success, freedom was eluding me.  It was time for me to figure out why!

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My Approach to Bright Line Eating Recipes

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Every Wednesday, Susan Pierce Thompson, the founder of Bright Line Eating , puts out a weekly video blog. I’ll link to it below if you want to watch it.  The topic for the week was the place of Bright Line Eating recipes within the food plan.  This really piqued my interest.  In this prior post, I talked about how I’m learning to break away from the cookbook mentality but I started reflecting even more on this topic as a result of the vlog.  This is an important topic and it warrants a bit more time and energy, hence this post.

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A 2 Ingredient Meatball Recipe

When I think of meatballs, I think of multiple proteins, breadcrumbs, a bunch of seasonings, and Parmesan cheese.   Some of the best meatballs I ever made were even mixed in my Kitchen Aid mixer.  Thus, I had low expectations when I first came across the Wildtree Garlic Salt Meatball recipe.  With just 2 ingredients, there was no way they could actually be good.

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