The dying art of will power.

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  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    Good morning bumper!
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Hi pretty lady! :flowerforyou:
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Bump, I'm proud of this post. Re-read it every couple of weeks.
  • emmab3ar
    emmab3ar Posts: 110 Member
    Thanks for this it's so powerful.
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Bump, looks like there are a few recent MFP'ers that would benefit from this.
  • iluvsparkles
    iluvsparkles Posts: 1,730 Member
    bump bump...this is one of Americas biggest setbacks!
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    Gonna bump it some more!! Good stuff Banks :heart:
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    bump
  • MontanaGirl
    MontanaGirl Posts: 1,251 Member
    Needs to be bumped again!
  • johnsscarlett
    johnsscarlett Posts: 109 Member
    Banks I just want you to know that I really belive you deserve to wear The Suit! You really are a lifesaver and an inspiration. Thanks!
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Banks I just want you to know that I really belive you deserve to wear The Suit! You really are a lifesaver and an inspiration. Thanks!

    WoW, thanks! and you're welcome. :blushing:
  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
    Will power is a difficult thing to quantify. My definition of it is the ability to start
    or continue things that we find less then pleasing, AND the ability to self-analyze in a
    non-biased way. Self-critisizm without self-loathing is difficult, but necessary to
    improve one's overall health.

    So how do we who have suceeded do it? You ask (and I see that question on here almost daily).

    I hope people take this how I meant it to be seen. What I am trying to do is provide a good starting point for people that don't know where to begin, or feel like they have been trying and failing.

    I put all of the onus on Me when I work out and eat. it!

    Best of luck to all of you.
    -Banks

    Mucho thanxo bro! I quoted theparts that spoke to me best, and will give ya an "Amen!" to boot. :bigsmile: Sumpn that I have come to realize is that I wasn't using all the tools in my toolbox. But MFP is such a great palce for discovering the tools that you never knew you needed! On a personal note, sumpn that helps me with "willpower" is that I keep my Food Diary up on my 'puter screen, all day long! that way, I can *gasp* PLAN on activities, and also eating... my gawd, what a concept *giggle*. But in my very first 2 weeks here, I have lost 3 lbs, and feel incredibly better than before. I know it's still one day, one meal, one exercise at a time, but NOW I can look forward to having it make sense, and thus make better decisions. Plus, if do go a wee bit over on one day, I no longer beat myself up, and simply carry on from there. yo, thanx bro!
  • Glammy
    Glammy Posts: 115 Member
    Glad this was bumped - I just found it and enjoyed the comments.
    I've got some good motivation to stay focused, but I'm convinced that even when I make my goal, I'll keep the lifestyle up because I'm committed to staying healthy.
    Thanks!
  • time2wrk
    time2wrk Posts: 773 Member
    I'm gonna bump myself, because I have the willpower to resist letting this slide. :tongue:

    Ha ha!

    My new motto when the BAD part of my brain :devil: wants to be lazy or eat crapola is "Be like the Nike commercial, and JUST DO IT." Meaning, do the GOOD stuff. For some reason, that motto really pushes me!
  • jamerz3294
    jamerz3294 Posts: 1,824 Member
    Glad this was bumped - I just found it and enjoyed the comments.
    I've got some good motivation to stay focused, but I'm convinced that even when I make my goal, I'll keep the lifestyle up because I'm committed to staying healthy.
    Thanks!

    Ya know what? I was telling Ezzie that I think that by the time we both get to where we want, this will become second nature to us, and we'll never really quit!
  • banks1850
    banks1850 Posts: 3,475 Member
    Bumping for the new ppl!
  • PrincessLaundry
    PrincessLaundry Posts: 2,758 Member
    Hi pretty lady! :flowerforyou:

    I'm going to aSHOOOME that this was for me, since you were right under me. So good morning handsome hero!!!

    If not...:tongue:

    :laugh:
  • Skittles6617
    Skittles6617 Posts: 247 Member
    That was great Banks. I think I may have needed that little boost
  • RachVR6
    RachVR6 Posts: 3,688 Member
    This was EXACTLY what I needed to hear today! Very well said. :flowerforyou:
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Doing the bumpdy dance...
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
    yeah!
  • getsexymarylou
    getsexymarylou Posts: 39 Member
    WOW!! WILL POWER!! I am going to think of that when I want to quit running on that treadmill!! Or at Lunch, if i see that last cookie calling me!! I'm gonna say NO!!!!!

    Thanks Banks :drinker:

    I'm gonna think Will Power, WILL POWER, WILL POWER!!!!! :flowerforyou:
  • connieq288
    connieq288 Posts: 1,102 Member
    I actually showed some today. My hubby had me go by Bojangles to get him breakfast and bring it to work and I didnt even get a single thing for me and I love their biscuits. They are so good and then I made a Digiorno pepperoni pizza for dinner tonight and I ate a piece of fish and a smart ones meal from weight watchers. The pizza smelled good also. SO I think I showed some will power today.

    Connie

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  • songbyrdsweet
    songbyrdsweet Posts: 5,691 Member
    AMEN Banks! Look at you and your internal locus of control. Thinking that way makes this lifestyle MUCH easier in the long run...initially, it's easy to blame outside influence for our choices, but in the end having the willpower to make the healthier choices produces better, long-term results.
  • mamakitty
    mamakitty Posts: 249
    Just what I needed. Especially since my jeans feel too tight.
  • JennyGetsFit
    JennyGetsFit Posts: 263 Member
    tomato tomaaaaato. :tongue: Good post.

    What you call commitment, I call willpower, others may call strength of conviction. But what it boils down to is pretty much the same thing I think, and that is this, the desire, and courage to make the decision that this is how our life must be, and to follow through with that decision to the end.

    I love this topic so much!
    Decided to bump it in a "creative" way:

    "Commitment includes not only a willingness to act, but also a belief in your ability to change, which in turn reinforces your will....Part of the commitment process is better known as willpower; believing in your will and acting upon that belief is a powerful experince"

    Changing for Good , James O Proshaska, et al
  • SHBoss1673
    SHBoss1673 Posts: 7,161 Member
    Shamelessly plugging my own post, cuz I can, and cuz I LOVE this post more then any other post I have written, and people haven't seen it in a while.

    Oh, and it's 50 pounds now, not 40! :tongue:
  • nickybr38
    nickybr38 Posts: 674 Member
    Shamelessly plugging my own post, cuz I can, and cuz I LOVE this post more then any other post I have written, and people haven't seen it in a while.

    Oh, and it's 50 pounds now, not 40! :tongue:

    I hadn't seen this post before so thanks for bumping. A lot of the time when people are asking for tips I find myself thinking: Just don't do what you know you're not supposed to.

    Then I feel really mean. Argh. I know for me no tips or tricks will do. I simply tell myself no when I crave a chocolate bar, and tell myself no when I want some pop. I tell myself no when I want to lay in bed instead of go to the gym. I tell myself yes when I suddenly get the urge to go skiing instead of stay at home and watch a movie.

    It's NOT easy because there are no easy ways around all of this.

    AND WOAH, i can go on and on forever.

    Bottom line; Willpower is a lost art.
  • mommared53
    mommared53 Posts: 9,543 Member
    Shamelessly plugging my own post, cuz I can, and cuz I LOVE this post more then any other post I have written, and people haven't seen it in a while.

    Oh, and it's 50 pounds now, not 40! :tongue:

    Wow, I'm behind. I didn't know you were back. Welcome back! :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou: :flowerforyou:
  • tashjs21
    tashjs21 Posts: 4,584 Member
    Bumpy Bumperson. :drinker:
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