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Willpower:
Thinness has become a status symbol because it’s so difficult for ordinary people to achieve unless they’re genetically lucky.
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Willpower:
Instead of going for a quick weight loss today, you’re better off using your self-control to make gradual changes that will produce lasting effects…
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Willpower:
You eat by the rules, which works fine as long as you stick to them. But once you deviate from the rules, as just about everyone does, you have nothing left to guide you.
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Willpower:
…eating and dieting can be affected by things that seemingly have no connection to them.
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Willpower:
…the depleted state makes you feel everything more intensely than usual. Desires and cravings are exceptionally intense to the depleted person.
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Willpower:
…people reinforce one another’s behavior and standards.
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Willpower:
For all the peculiar challenges to losing weight, one of the usual strategies is still effective: The more carefully and frequently you monitor yourself, the better you’ll control yourself.
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Willpower:
If you conscientiously keep a record of all the food you eat, you’ll probably consume fewer calories.
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Willpower:
…it’s less stressful on the mind to say Later rather than Never. In the long run, you’ll end up wanting less and also consuming less.
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Willpower:
…people with high self-control consistently report less stress in their lives. They use their self-control not to get through crises but to avoid them.
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