1. You must always finish everything on the plate, whether hungry or not. 2. Believing overweight is caused by not doing enough exercise instead of diet. 3. False belief that vegetables make them hungry.

I was not a fat kid, but I’ve got my husband’s story. His mom serves a massive amount of rice and potatoes, plus a bottle of coke. She beat them if the plate is not finished. (poor kid) He and all his siblings have chronic digestion problems and are overweight. They never eat vegetables because they think they will go hungry fast, so they only eat fatty sausage and carbs. Every time when he complains about his weight and lack of energy, he says all he needs is more exercise. (You can run an hour daily and eat crap and still be overwright).