Bare

What Makes BARE Different from a Diet?
When

it makes me feel exhausted and heavy—it’s got to go.

Choose love—as often as you can.

What would feel like love right now?”
Maybe a long walk wou

what would feel like love right now?”
I didn’t get it

you’ve been avoiding the most.

Try to be completely honest with yourself. Make a list of everything that you’re trying to avoid or postpone. Then, instead of eating to stuff down your feelings, make the more courageous choice: Do the one thing that

Slow down. Eat attentively. Eat until you feel satisfied but not stuffed.
Enjoy power food. Enjoy pleasure food. Have both—in whatever proportion feels good for your body.
Continually check in with yourself to ask, “What is my body asking for today?” and “What feels like love today?”

Power food makes you feel strong and energized. Fruit. Veggies. Nuts. Lean protein. Whole grains. High-quality dairy. Healthy fats, like olive oil, coconut oil, or a dollop of organic butter. Power food is nutritious and leaves you feeling “powered up” rather than sluggish. Power food is stuff that’s made fresh. Stuff that’s minimally processed. Stuff that doesn’t come out of a frozen food box or a plastic sleeve. Real, actual food that’s full of vitamins, minerals, and all the nutrients that your body needs to function at its best.
Pleasure food is not particularly nutritious, but it’s decadent and fun! Pleasure food includes alcoholic beverages, candy, cake, cookies, pastries, soda pop, milkshakes, chips, French fries—basically, any food that’s purely just for pleasure.

The French have a specific term for it: joie de vivre (“the joy of being alive”).