Fat No More Secrets 1 of 10: I must finish my plate

Fat No More Secrets 1 of 10: I must finish my plate
Losing weight is not just about dieting or exercising as
proven by the countless number of failed diets and exercise
programs. First, you need to identify and let go of the
many Mental, Emotional, Subconscious, and Spiritual blocks
that prevent you from losing weight. I call them the
M.E.S.S. blocks; they are limiting beliefs, thoughts, or
fears that prevent your weight loss. If you do not let go
of these blocks, you will continue to have an extremely
hard time losing weight and, if you do succeed, you will
continue to gain the weight back.

Did you know that if you ate two meals per day with your
parents from your birth until the day you turned 18, you
would have shared 13,104 meals with them? This gives you
plenty of time to be heavily influenced by your parents,
positively or negatively, to acquire their eating
behaviors, and to take on their food or weight obsessions,
if any.

If no one in your family talked about dieting and everyone
ate in a healthy way without being obsessed with food and
weight, then you are very lucky. On the contrary, if your
parents were overweight, ate junk food all day long, and
were obsessed with both food and losing weight, you may
have taken on your family’s bad eating habits and
obsessions. The great news is that you can let them go.

When I was growing up, I always had to finish my plate. I
could not leave the table until my plate was empty. So
guess what? One of the beliefs that I have had is that I
must finish my plate. This is just the way it should be.
Until recently, I still had to finish my plate and I had an
extremely hard time leaving any food in my plate because I
had been programmed for years to eat everything on my plate.

For years, I still believed that if I did not obey and eat
everything on my plate, I would get in trouble with my
parents. Of course, they did not do this intentionally;
they simply wanted to be great parents and provide me with
the right amount of nutrition. Yet, even as an adult, I was
still programmed to be a good girl and finish my plate so I
would not be in trouble with my parents. This lasted until
I completely let go of the belief. If you believe that you
must finish your plate, you can easily eat more than you
should and become overweight just because of this belief,
especially in the U.S. where servings are so large.

The first step in changing your behavior is to start with a
small serving. Then, even if you have to finish your plate,
you will not overeat. You can always have a second serving
if you are really hungry. It’s extremely important
that you begin to do this because this behavior, eating
everything on your plate, has become anchored in your mind
for a long time.

The second step is to release the belief that you must
finish your plate. When you let it go, you will be able to
leave food on your plate without feeling guilty and bad
about it.

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Marylin Stompler, Author of Fat No More, Release the
Subconscious Blocks that Prevent your Weight Loss. To
receive your FREE eBook Fat No More Secrets, visit
http://www.fatnomoresecrets.com