What's Eating You -- and Why Are You Eating it Back?

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What’s Eating YouWhat’s Eating You…and Why are YOU Eating it …and Why are YOU Eating it

Back?Back?

Scott “Q” Marcus

aka…aka…Just One Small Bite Won’t HurtJust One Small Bite Won’t Hurt

aka continued…aka continued…Well, As Long As I Blew It…Well, As Long As I Blew It…

I Might As Well REALLY Blow itI Might As Well REALLY Blow itaka yet again…aka yet again…

I Can’t Wait Until January 1st so I can I Can’t Wait Until January 1st so I can Get Back On My Diet!Get Back On My Diet!


What’s Eating You…And Why Are You Eating it Back?What’s Eating You…And Why Are You Eating it Back?


Expectations for Expectations for TodayToday

•Understand the Eating CycleUnderstand the Eating Cycle•Realize it’s NOT about the Realize it’s NOT about the FoodFood

•Understand Your Beliefs Understand Your Beliefs BetterBetter

•Have a Good TimeHave a Good TimeWITHOUT using FoodWITHOUT using Food

•Yes, it is possible!Yes, it is possible!




Proof it Proof it all all Starts Starts SmallSmall



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Premise IPremise IWe We structure our lifestructure our life to to achieve desired achieve desired outcomesoutcomes, ,

Sometimes by Sometimes by mistakemistake,,Sometimes on Sometimes on purposepurpose..

• Self Determination




I’ll I’ll AlwaysAlways Be Where Be Where I’ve I’ve AlwaysAlways Been. Been.

Premise IIPremise IIIf I If I AlwaysAlways Do What Do What I’ve I’ve AlwaysAlways Done Done……

• Inertia




Premise IIIPremise III““The Universe Will Not The Universe Will Not Change Its Rules toChange Its Rules to

• Acceptance

Accommodate Our Accommodate Our WhimsWhims, , FantasiesFantasies, nor , nor DesiresDesires.”.”

Reaction to Reaction to EventEvent• • FrustrationFrustration• • AngerAnger• • GuiltGuilt• • SadnessSadness• • ShameShame



UnbreakableUnbreakableLinkLink EatingEating

Weight Weight GainGain




Why Do We Eat?Why Do We Eat?

SocialSocial

““Medication”Medication”PleasurePleasure

HungerHunger If your center If your center does not does not holdhold……your middle your middle will explode.will explode.

Why Why THINTHIN people Eat people Eat




Virtually Virtually ALLALL change is change is generated by a generated by a perceptionperception of of……

• • FearFear• • ForceForce

• • PainPain

Rule of ChangeRule of Change




Change your Change your feelingsfeelings to change to change

your life.your life.

Feelings Create Feelings Create LivesLives

We do what we We do what we wantwant to to do more than what we do more than what we needneed to do to do……




Paradox of FeelingsParadox of FeelingsThat which brings us That which brings us the most the most painpain

can also bring can also bring the most the most pleasurepleasure




Change the Change the focus,focus, Change the Change the

feeling.feeling.

Rule of Fear & Rule of Fear & ExcitementExcitementFearFear and and ExcitementExcitement are the same feeling, are the same feeling, So...So...




The “Problem” Lies The “Problem” Lies Not in Our Not in Our ActionsActions

But in our But in our ThoughtsThoughts..

Obstacle IObstacle I • Thoughts…




The “Problem” Lies The “Problem” Lies Not in Our Not in Our ThoughtsThoughts

But in ourBut in our Feelings.Feelings.

Obstacle IIObstacle II • Feelings…




Obstacle IIIObstacle IIIObstacle IIIObstacle III • Beliefs…

The “Problem” Lies The “Problem” Lies Not in Our Not in Our FeelingsFeelings

But in ourBut in our BelBeliefsiefs..




The Good NewsThe Good NewsBeliefs can be Beliefs can be changedchanged over a long periodover a long period……

But it’s But it’s easiereasier and and fasterfaster to change to change

AttitudeAttitude..

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Environment

Behaviors

Capabilities

Beliefs

Identity

AttitudeAttitude>>

= I am= I am

= I feel= I feel

= I can= I can

= I do= I do

= I see= I see

“Interior”

“Exterior”

Levels of ChangeLevels of ChangeWhat’s Eating You…And Why Are You Eating it Back?What’s Eating You…And Why Are You Eating it Back?




BehaviorBehavior

MotivationMotivation

InspirationInspirationaka I know what I need to do - but I just don’t do it!aka I know what I need to do - but I just don’t do it!

I Don’t Wanna!I Don’t Wanna!

“Interior”

“Exterior”

Suspension of Suspension of belief can only be belief can only be

maintained a maintained a short while.short while.

Suspension of Belief




BeliefsBeliefsFeelings, values, and Feelings, values, and observations cemented observations cemented over over time to make the world easiertime to make the world easier to navigateto navigate……

……in effect, a in effect, a habit habit of of thought process.thought process.

Making Change Last




Inside Scoop on Inside Scoop on HabitsHabits

Make Life EasierMake Life Easier Have “Side Effects”Have “Side Effects” Done Without ThoughtDone Without Thought Strengthened (by us) Over Strengthened (by us) Over TimeTime




Habit Change IHabit Change IHabits are Habits are fasterfaster than thoughtsthan thoughts……

To steer them, To steer them, slowslow them down. them down.




Habit Change IIHabit Change IIIt is virtually It is virtually impossibleimpossible to to “drop”“drop” a habit a habit……

It must be It must be replacedreplaced with counterproductive with counterproductive

habits.habits.




Habit Change IIIHabit Change IIIHabits “fill in” Habits “fill in” vacancies.vacancies. Therefore Therefore ……

Fill yourself up to Fill yourself up to changechange a a habit more easily.habit more easily.




“LEPS”

Finding Vacancies Part Finding Vacancies Part 11 Logical Logical “Think”“Think” Emotional Emotional “Feel”“Feel” Physical Physical “Do”“Do” Spiritual Spiritual “Believe”“Believe”




Disarming the Food Disarming the Food BombBomb• • Time of DayTime of Day• • EnvironmentEnvironment• • MoodMood

• • SocialSocial• • Type of FoodType of Food

• • FeelingsFeelings




Disarming the Food Disarming the Food BombBombDisarmament Disarmament Goals:Goals:• FasterFaster Recovery Recovery

• LessLess Damage Damage• LessLess Often Often




““The The filterfilter through through which we see our which we see our lives”lives”




Affects Our Behaviors, Affects Our Behaviors, Therefore Our LivesTherefore Our Lives

Is Within Our ControlIs Within Our Control

Happiness Attitude!


Results!

Behavior

““Willpower”Willpower”





• Sad • Mad

FeelingsExperience• Glad• Afraid

“A Thought

that Sticks”




Feelings

Experience Biology Response




Change the Change the response to the response to the

events in life.events in life.

To change attitude...




There is positive There is positive intention behind intention behind every behavior.every behavior.




There is always another choice.




There is no such There is no such thing as “thing as “failurefailure,” ,”

merely “merely “feedbackfeedback.”.”




One has all the tools One has all the tools needed to accomplish needed to accomplish whatever one wants.whatever one wants.

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Think“1st”

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Think“1st”Do Do 11 ThingThing

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Think“1st”Don’t let yourDon’t let yourBIG BUTBIG BUTget in your wayget in your way

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Think“1st”Do 1 ThingMake it Small

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Think“1st”Do 1 ThingMake it SmallFocus on Today

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The key to success is“MTTN”MORE TIMESTHAN NOT

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Do Do 11 Thing ThingMake it Make it SmallSmallFocus on Focus on TodayToday

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