About two weeks ago, I was on Today talking LBT. Brooke Shields was guest hosting and she really was as nice as can be. When I arrived and saw her clutching her copy of my “little book” it was awesome. Even better? She told me she read the whole thing. Yes! So we did the segment and it was a lot of fun. My “I think that went well and I never think that” moment was cut short when Brooke pulled me aside. In her whispery voice she said, “loved the book but it’s sooooo hard to do everything” she was clearly distressed. I reassured Brooke “you don’t have to do everything just pick the pieces that speak to you.” She hadn’t thought of that.
Since them, it’s been a great feeling to hear from my friends, clients and readers I didn’t know before that they are putting LBT to use. One of my friends I’ve known since preschool emailed:
So my mom gets your book, proceeds to follow ALL of your advice and has lost 8 pounds since 12/31. She’s been cooking with quinoa and sprinkling hemp seeds and making your recipes. She ordered e-boost and omega 3’s and miso. She’s totally on board with your plan, even using the treadmill to break a sweat instead of just going for a walk. How great, right?
And as I boarded the train from a Westchester book signing I received this
I have to say I’m a bit obsessed with LBT. Last week, a review was pushed to me via Health Magazine. I read it and immediately downloaded it to my iPad, devoured it (no pun intended) and started it the next morning. In fact, I bought a hard copy so I could easy flip back to parts and have been stalking Lauren and “Foodtrainers” on the web. I’ve been on LBT it for less then a week (following it to a “T”– not grazing or picking the kids scraps is the hardest!) But it has worked– 4 lbs already and a refocused mindset. In addition, I have my husband following the plan to get rid of the Holiday 5 and to
jumpstart his health. I hope this wasn’t TMI but I had to share.
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| Love this graphic via Juli Novotny/Pure Mamas blog about LBT |
TMI? Never but I got an equal thrill when my brother in law, at the LI rainy signing, said “Laur- what’s this that I can’t have a bagel?” I explained the reasoning behind my no list. He left Whole Foods with sprouted bagels, amazing.
Look, I sat down with the Sunday paper yesterday and “52 Places to Go in 2014” immediately pulled me in (I’m all about the Travel and the Style section, sorry). And within seconds a feeling came over me- I’m lucky if I hit 1 of the places mentioned. Chances are Albania and Ecuador and Southwestern Dominican Republic would never get ticked off my travel list. And no matter how many tweets and interviews I do about the book, I get the feeling of not being able to do it all, see it all, tackle it all. And what should you do if you feel this way? Just do something. Find whatever your sprouted bagel or “picks of kids scraps” is and focus there.
What do you do when feeling overwhelmed? Are you a “follow to a T” person or more of a tweaker? Which of the 52 places would you like to go?
