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On Willpower
You may want to believe that willpower will solve the problem of overeating. You hope that if you
muster up your willpower on Monday morning and keep it going, you will get your eating under control
and lose all the weight you would like to lose. It seems simple.
Think of the total number of pounds you have lost this way over the years—You have proven to yourself
that you have tremendous willpower. So why do you, as well as 95% of all dieters, regain the weight?
It can be hard to admit that overeating is a complex problem. You may be aware that you overeat to
counteract stress, anxiety, sadness, anger and loneliness. Depriving yourself of food may feel scary and
impossible to maintain. Losing weight may present you with a new set of problems you didn’t expect. You
may find yourself questioning the amount of energy you expend to meet society’s extreme expectations
for thinness.
Recovery begins when you acknowledge that willpower has not worked. Then you are in a position to
listen to your body and use your feelings to find a pathway toward healing.
muster up your willpower on Monday morning and keep it going, you will get your eating under control
and lose all the weight you would like to lose. It seems simple.
Think of the total number of pounds you have lost this way over the years—You have proven to yourself
that you have tremendous willpower. So why do you, as well as 95% of all dieters, regain the weight?
It can be hard to admit that overeating is a complex problem. You may be aware that you overeat to
counteract stress, anxiety, sadness, anger and loneliness. Depriving yourself of food may feel scary and
impossible to maintain. Losing weight may present you with a new set of problems you didn’t expect. You
may find yourself questioning the amount of energy you expend to meet society’s extreme expectations
for thinness.
Recovery begins when you acknowledge that willpower has not worked. Then you are in a position to
listen to your body and use your feelings to find a pathway toward healing.
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