It's not easy! My two rarely finish the whole 1/2 cup at one feeding, so I put it up out of reach after their breakfast and then put the bowls down again at night for them to finish it off - I feed them twice a day. Mishi sometimes reaches the bottom of his bowl; Mitzi never does. She's on a reducing diet (PetGold light) and I feed them in different rooms, although not always successfully. At first I stressed that she was eating his food and he was eating hers, but now I just don't worry about it. I know she's mainly getting the food she's supposed to (the lighter food) and is losing weight ever-so-slowly, it is going down a few ounces at a time.

Yes, they will beg at first and sometimes continue to beg. I've learned to like the attention give them extra pets and tell them they are special and cute and funny, but NO they are NOT getting any more food. They will get used to the "schedule" and learn that the food will not be out all the time. Hope this helps.