OVEREATING? Maybe it's not your willpower!
Summertime is a great time to watch your weight when there is a plentiful supply of healthy fruits and vegetables, grilled foods, and active outdoor living. When you succeed at eating healthy foods and avoiding junk, you probably attribute the bulk of your success to your ability to resist unhealthy impulses, the sheer power of your mighty will. Likewise, when your healthy eating disappears, and you start to regain the weight you lost, it’s your inability to exert self-control that takes much of the blame. That’s the common belief, that willpower is the most important ingredient for life change. Without it, the truism goes, you won’t be able to stay the course during any big transition—whether it’s weight loss, a job hunt or even improving your marriage.
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