#60 - The Problem With Relying on Willpower Part I of II

In this broadcast (Episode 60), Donna Reish author and teacher of The Intermittent Fasting Course Donna Reish, blogger, and weight loss coach, shares important information about relying on willpower.

Willpower is a common word and thought---one that we use to describe what we need to overcome our body's and mind's objections to eating healthfully, working out, keeping our schedule, not eating too much sugar, and much more. It has been thought for decades that people who are overweight just need more willpower. So we have sought, usually unsuccessfully, for that secret fountain of willpower.

I debunk many myths about willpower in this episode, starting with defining it, how we rely on it, and why my husband and I, who have now lost over 220 pounds together, didn't understand why we couldn't conquer our food habits that made us obese by simply using more willpower.

I teach why willpower doesn't work in the long term--and even many times in the short term--by looking at research studies that demonstrate how we use up all that we have and exhaust ourselves of it before the day is over. This section includes an interesting radish and chocolate experiment, M and M experiment, and how many researchers believe we make 119 food-related decisions a day.

Next I describe the real problem with willpower--we have a Willpower Gap, meaning that we don't have enough willpower left to overcome the urges that we are presented with every day. I also uncover man ways that we handle willpower ineffectively when it comes to our eating habits, essentially sabotaging the willpower we could have.

Enjoy today's broadcast and tune in next Sunday morning for Episode 61: The Problem With Relying on Willpower Part II of II---where we will find solutions!

In this broadcast (Episode 60), Donna Reish author and teacher of The Intermittent Fasting Course Donna Reish, blogger, and weight loss coach, shares important information about relying on willpower.

Willpower is a common word and thought---one that we use to describe what we need to overcome our body's and mind's objections to eating healthfully, working out, keeping our schedule, not eating too much sugar, and much more. It has been thought for decades that people who are overweight just need more willpower. So we have sought, usually unsuccessfully, for that secret fountain of willpower.

I debunk many myths about willpower in this episode, starting with defining it, how we rely on it, and why my husband and I, who have now lost over 220 pounds together, didn't understand why we couldn't conquer our food habits that made us obese by simply using more willpower.

I teach why willpower doesn't work in the long term--and even many times in the short term--by looking at research studies that demonstrate how we use up all that we have and exhaust ourselves of it before the day is over. This section includes an interesting radish and chocolate experiment, M and M experiment, and how many researchers believe we make 119 food-related decisions a day.

Next I describe the real problem with willpower--we have a Willpower Gap, meaning that we don't have enough willpower left to overcome the urges that we are presented with every day. I also uncover man ways that we handle willpower ineffectively when it comes to our eating habits, essentially sabotaging the willpower we could have.

Enjoy today's broadcast and tune in next Sunday morning for Episode 61: The Problem With Relying on Willpower Part II of II---where we will find solutions!