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I worked on this framework for four years.

I hated dieting. That part, you probably know. But why? It wasn't that I was unwilling to eat differently or even somewhat less. It was the labor diets required (and the attendant joylessness). What's interesting about modern dieting (and the truth is, all diets are modern because the under...

Feb 14, 2025 food processing food shopping grocery store real food reduce sugar ultra-processed weight gain

Member question: Hey Rebecca, how do you handle sugar?

Reducing sugar is necessary for sustained weight loss. It was the first thing I tackled sixteen years ago and remains a cornerstone of my no-diet approach. I don't care what anyone tells you; sugar is a problem for weight. Decades of calorie counting give the impression that you can skirt the e...

Feb 07, 2025 food processing reduce sugar suagr weight gain

Dismantle your inner diet culture voice–without eating whatever.

This premium newsletter took 3 hours of writing and a lifetime of sorting through nonsense to serve you. If you find benefit in reading it, please support the work through a paid subscription, and if you already do, thank you! Upgrade Your Subscription I say dismantle because this is increme...

Jan 31, 2025 diet culture dieting weight gain weight loss

Have you ever asked yourself, "Is this actually a diet?"

It probably is. This edition is devoted to helping you spot one and understand why this matters. Last week, I taught an in-person cooking class, and one of the young women in attendance told me about her membership in a no-diet weight loss class that, wait for it, has members tracking all their...

Jan 24, 2025 bread diet culture dieting weight gain weight loss

Member question: do I have to give up grains to stop gaining weight?

Here's the whole question. After eating “mostly paleo-ish” for 5+ years, I started trying to consume more grains (a variety of whole grains like sprouted wheat, buckwheat, oats, millet, farro, etc, using these in stews/soups, homemade bread & granola). While my LDL has improved (the main reas...

Jan 17, 2025 bread food processing grains moderate processing weight gain

I mean, can this work?

A reader asked, "I keep coming across ads for this brand of supplements and can't help but wonder what your thoughts are." Well, here they are. But first! I've made today's premium newsletter free to everyone. Please consider joining as a paid member. It's $12 a month for the information and per...

by Rebecca Thomas — Oct 04, 2024 cook! dubious claims healthy living mindset overeating real food sugar weight gain weight loss

I Gained 4.5 Pounds This Summer!

Here's how I'm handling it. I had a staycation sort of summer. There was loads of bike riding, fig-picking, pizza parties, splashing in the river, late dinners, pastry for lunch, tacos after mountain biking, and other assorted activities, often back-to-back. I threw caution to the wind because s...

Sep 20, 2024 accountability cook! healthy living mindset overeating real food weight gain weight loss

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I'm one of 4% who lost significant weight and kept it off past the ten-year mark.

I did it without apps, fasting schemes, calorie counting, or carb restriction.

In my newsletter I answer the question: How do I live well, delight in food, and still have a healthy weight?