Losing weight is not just about being on a diet or working out as proven by the large number of unsuccessful diets and workout programs. First, you need to discover the many M.E.S.S. blocks (Mental, Emotional, Subconscious, and Spiritual blocks) that prevent you from losing weight and then let them go. These M.E.S.S. blocks are distorted beliefs, thoughts, or fears that prevent your weight loss. If you do not get rid of these M.E.S.S. blocks, you will keep having an extremely hard time losing weight and, if you succeed, you will always regain the weight.

In certain cultures such as Asian and African cultures, there is still a perception today that thin people are not healthy and being overweight is a sign of health.

For the longest time, I, too, associated being fat with being healthy and strong. I believed subconsciously that my fat gave me strength and energy, and I would have much less of both if I was thin. I was convinced at a subconscious level that being fat or overweight was best for my health and fitness. A few years ago, as I started to get thin, I began having health problems. Once I released the belief that I could not be healthy if I was thin, my health problems disappeared.

A famous actor and singer, was recently quoted in a magazine, saying: "I could not be a size 0. I just don't see how I could get down to that size and still be healthy. It wouldn't work..." I also hear from many of my clients that they believe that they will become sick if they are too skinny.

If you have the subconscious belief that you cannot be healthy if you are thin and that being fat is healthy, no matter how much you try to lose weight, you will not achieve long-term results.

Being fat, then, becomes a false protection against poor health and sickness. These beliefs could not be further from the truth as obesity is a major cause of preventable death in America. Being overweight or obese increases the risks of many diseases and health conditions such as hypertension, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, colon cancer, and more.

Here are some other negative side effects of poor nutrition and being overweight: You will find you are exhausted all the time, and your energy level will be extremely low. Your liver will become unhealthy, and you will need to detoxify it regularly. You will have huge cravings for food because of a food addiction. You will have mood swings from being happy while you are eating and depressed afterwards. Your blood sugar and cholesterol will be high. Your body fat ratio will be extremely high. You will continue to gain weight. You will often be unhappy and depressed when you overeat.

These distorted beliefs that being fat is healthy often come from your past generations and immediate family and you need to let them go if you have them. To ensure that you feel healthy losing weight, you need to let go of the following M.E.S.S. blocks to weight loss: "fat protects me from poor health", "I will be in poor health if I lose weight"; "thin people get sick; "I will become sick if I lose too much weight". You will not achieve long-term results until you get rid of these limiting beliefs.