Do You Have the Secret Ingredient for Success?

Motivation and willpower generally go hand in hand. Whether you are working on a project at work or prioritizing your fitness goals, willpower plays a major role in terms of achieving success. When it comes to your health and nutrition, the muscle that gets worked the most is your willpower muscle. It's constantly being pulled in different directions, telling you it is okay to have that one piece of cake. Telling you it's okay to have that one bag of chips. A few minutes of binge eating ensue, and you end up back to square one. I would like to share a quick analogy with you. Think of willpower as the gas in a car. Any time your brain requires you to make a decision, it uses this gas. Any time you are interrupted at work, juggle multiple priorities or make another to-do list, you are using more gas. At the end of a long day, your willpower slowly begins to decrease, as most of your "gas" has been used up. If at this point you are faced with a decision to either exercise or watch TV, which option do you think will likely come out on top? Exactly. A lot of you probably eat healthy from the minute you wake up until you eat dinner. It's after dinner that your willpower (and gas) start to fade away and you are faced with tough decisions -- whether or not to reach for junk food. When you wake up in the morning, your willpower (and gas) is FULL. This is why I recommend you exercise first thing in the morning when your motivation and willpower is at an all-time high. Exercising in t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news