Weight Loss: Are You a Human Garbage Can? by Kathryn Martyn, M.NLP

goal, not a lifetime goal. It's fine to have long-term goals, but

if you really want to learn to change for good, then you need to

make it something you can live with. Incorporate real change into

your lifestyle and you can indulge at a holiday party without it

making any difference; without it throwing you off the deep end.

When you go on vacation you'll come back maybe a couple pounds

heavier, but it won't matter. You'll have eaten what you wanted,

you'll have had a wonderful time, and not stressed yourself over

whether you're gaining weight.

Why I want to lose Weight

What's my first mini-goal? (1 week to 1 month). What's my

longer-term goal? (1 month to 1 year)

How strict must I be for this to work? (Pre-planned or legalized

deviations works very well for many people)

Sometimes, especially if you use a plan that incorporates

"legalized cheating" then you'll end up with some leftover food.

Get used to getting rid of it. Give it away, throw it away, it

really doesn't matter. You're not doing yourself any favor by

eating all the leftovers. So what if the cinnamon rolls go stale?

I ate one and really enjoyed it, and that's what's important.

Others also ate some cinnamon rolls, and even if no one had any,

did I make them to eat them all, or did I make them because I was

in the mood to make cinnamon rolls? Does eating them all myself

make any sense at all?

Sometimes I feel a little guilty making goodies and then giving

them away because I think I'm not making it any easier for others

to stick to their plans, but then I remember what I do in that

situation, and I have to assume others are adult about how they

decide to take care of themselves too. If I decide I'm going to

eat in a more healthful manner, and someone brings something

unexpected, it's not difficult in most all circumstances to

simply say, "No, thanks. I already ate," or take some on a plate

for later.

Since I don't go on "restrictive" diets, then I can incorporate

pretty much anything into my day's food plan. I just eat it, when

I'm hungry. I find it so much easier to base my eating on whether

I'm hungry, than on whether something is there. Just because

unexpected people show up, doesn't mean you use them, does it?

Honestly, do you think anyone is upset when you leave a bit more

for them? I don't think so.

The Case of the Missing Wedding Cake

When I was a teenager my mother remarried and I offered to buy

the wedding cake. I had an ulterior motive though. My favorite

bakery, Beaverton Bakery, was where I intended to get the cake,

and I knew by ordering far more than would be necessary there'd

be lots and lots of leftovers for me to gorge myself silly on

after the festivities. Ha.

What happened instead is a blur. I don't know really what

happened to the cake but I do know I not only didn't get any

leftovers, I never even had a piece at the wedding. I tend to get

caught up in the people and don't usually eat at parties, so I

paid it no attention, and much to my dismay someone else had

bundled it up before I got there to do so. Alas, I was never to

taste that cake at all. Such a disappointment - it must have

been, I still remember it now and that's been more than 24 years

ago now! LOL.

Food memories stick with me for a very long time. That day is my

prime example of how I would not have minded one little bit if

more people had said, "No thanks, I just ate," and passed on the

cake. I just wish I'd been a little more alert in setting aside a

hunk for later.

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BIO:

Kathryn Martyn, Master NLP Practitioner, author of the free
e-book: Changing Beliefs, Your First Step to Permanent Weight
Loss, and owner of http://www.OneMoreBite-Weightloss.com

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