If you just lose weight and find yourself gaining it again (and again), I’ll see you. You know what to eat, you tried the plan, you followed the rules. However, when life gets busy, stress begins, or when your emotions take over, it can feel impossible to be consistent. That’s why I wrote a new cookbook. Good, better, the best. And I’m so excited to share that it’s now available for pre-orders on Amazon and Bookstores!
Why did I write a good, better, best?
As a nutritional therapy practitioner and a person who personally fought emotional diet, I have seen the frequency of perfectionism and disruption progression of pressure.
After writing the bestselling book, the 30-day Sugar Elimination Diet, I saw the success of many people who bought the book, and following the plan, I lost a ton of weight. But when I checked many of you, more than half of you couldn’t keep it up, so that got my doubts.
Many of you said that is the case. Lack of time to cook healthy meals, lack of effort – lack of energy at the end of a long day, drive-thru became the norm and there was no time to prepare healthy snacks.
Many of you do “all the right things”…but life is not a perfect environment. You cannot always follow a strict meal plan or prepare fresh meals three times a day. It’s not real life. And that’s where the good, better, best way comes.
But let’s take you in 2024.
My personal turning point: gain weight during the perimenopause
I’ve had no sugar-free refined carbohydrates since 2006 as a way to help my baby lose weight from the last two kids, but then I quickly realised that sugar moderation was a constant battle, so I quit.
In 2011, I started my website to share low carb and sugar-free recipes and assist others with personal weight loss diets that remove the old habit of turning comfortably towards sugar and junk food.
I wanted others to achieve sustainable weight loss in the long term without feeling deprived of their once loved favorite food before becoming gluten-free and low-carb. Over the years I have really learned that moderating even a small amount of sugar is no longer something I should do.
It created an insatiable hunger and spiked my blood sugar levels frequently, and it was better for my own mental health to eliminate it forever.
In 2012, I helped to free up gluten and eliminate gastric digestive issues. In 2015, I started a keto diet to eliminate the symptoms I was experiencing.
The keto diet has been a great way to help me alleviate many symptoms and have been able to maintain a healthy weight for many years.
However, in 2024 my body began to change. Despite eating keto and doing things that I had worked for me in the past, I got about 15 pounds at the start of this perimenopause period.
My usual tools and strategies weren’t cutting it anymore. I increase intermittent fasting and exercise, but my weight doesn’t move. I was annoyed, discouraged and honest. After all, I’m teaching this. I had a hard time accepting how this should be because I was in my 50s.
But everything I learned through that experience and my own trials and errors changed.
I realized I had to stop fighting my body and start working with hormones. The old ways I’ve been doing high-fat keto for a long time didn’t fit this new stage of life. I needed a different approach. It’s something that respected my changing metabolism, dealt with inflammation, and gave me a structure that was free from perfectionism.
I wanted to lose this extra weight that appears to come from everywhere, despite the fact that my diet, physical activity, strength training and regular exercise remained the same.
We wanted to lose this extra weight without sacrificing muscle mass, but this is one of the most important things as we age. I wanted to help others who discovered that weight gain occurs for people who are stuck with healthy lifestyle plans and who recognize themselves as a yo-yo diet.
What worked? That’s exactly what I share in this book. A natural way to lose weight and avoid it.
Thinking, diet planning strategies, food approaches as medicine, and prioritizing proteins to avoid muscle loss have made a huge difference to lose that weight and break the cycle to keep it.
Instead of needing perfection, my method helps you make confident decisions in the moments where you are on track, without guilt.
With excellent, better, best methods, you can provide control of your choice, overcome the fatigue of your decisions every day, roll with punches, and successfully targets to maintain your weight.
You make decisions with one goal in mind. Even if you’re not making the best choice, it’s still a good choice.
What’s the best, better, what’s the best food?
100 low-carb, allergy-friendly recipes that incorporate your time and desires!
Good (good): A simple and delicious recipe that doesn’t compromise on improving your health. Many people use convenience items from your pantry, fridge, and freezer, so if you need to meet your time, on the road, or cravings, they are perfect! It takes less than 15 minutes to make!
Better: If you have a little more time, but still don’t want to spend forever in the kitchen, these recipes only need 15-45 minutes. They are made from scratch, so when you’re looking for more nutritious options, they’re a step up from “good.” Think of a simple stir fry, an instant pot meal, or an air fryer favorite.
Best: These are the healthiest and most involved recipes, many of which are great for freezer preparation and batch cooking. These recipes are perfect for feeding your family, having fun meals, or eating weekend meals.
You can mix and match the three layers to adjust the menu and adjust the menu to a specific area of life that requires a little tweak.
Tame the brain of a toddler
Have you ever felt like a part of you throwing a tantrum when you’re trying to get back on track with food?
That’s your “toddler’s brain.” It is part of the nervous system that longs for immediate pleasure, dislikes limitations, and craves panic when feeling deprived. If you’ve ever raided the pantry or eaten anything you don’t want to calm yourself down after a long day, you’ve met your inner toddler.
Good, better, at the best, I will teach you how to tame a toddler with compassion rather than control. Instead of trying to silence her with the rules, we acknowledge her, calm her down, and guide her to a better choice.
That might mean choosing a “good” meal rather than doing anything at all. Or maybe it means using the 1-1-1 method (learning everything about it!) and then having fun at the party without spiraling.
Conquer impulse decisions
This is one of the biggest struggles our readers and clients face.
Does it sound familiar?
It’s where decision fatigue and impulses creep up. You make 1,000 decisions all day, and when it’s time to eat, your brain will be exhausted. I want the fastest reward, not the best results.
This book shows you how to conquer these impulsive decisions with tools such as:
1-1-1-1 to eat social – Step-by-step planning method if your weight creeps up, creep your personal non-negotiable food rules list and keep your grounded script to shift your internal dialogue as the toddler’s voice begins to speak
You will learn how to pause, evaluate options and ask with confidence. “What can I choose now that matches my goal?” Even if it’s not the best or better food choice, it may still be a good choice.
That’s how you can build momentum with practical tips to trust yourself again and ultimately end the yo-yo cycle.
A book to meet you where you are
You just want to understand things, recover from diet burnout, maintain the progress you have already made, and stay in good, better, best situations, and walk with you.
This is not perfect, it is consistent. And that’s about learning to trust yourself again with food, even when life throws curveballs.
Pre-order today’s copy and prepare to change your mindset about food, goals and bounty.
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Thank you for being here and for making me a part of your journey.
With love and gratitude,
Brenda
