Comments on: Build Those Willpower Muscles! http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/ Helping you find your purpose and navigate your quarter-life crisis in style Tue, 06 Jan 2009 12:41:02 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: Laynie http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1189 Laynie Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:06:30 +0000 http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1189 I stand on one leg while in the grocery store line. No, really! I just tuck the top of my foot that I'm not standing on right below the back of my knee on the other leg - if that makes any sense. I find that I do it when I am getting frustrated with with the people in front of me - it's an easy distraction. Who knew all this time I was building willpower!! I stand on one leg while in the grocery store line. No, really! I just tuck the top of my foot that I’m not standing on right below the back of my knee on the other leg - if that makes any sense. I find that I do it when I am getting frustrated with with the people in front of me - it’s an easy distraction. Who knew all this time I was building willpower!!

]]> By: Anna http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1188 Anna Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:37:40 +0000 http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1188 Wow, once again I am feeling this pyschic connection to everything you are talking about! LOL...I am newly in recovery (8 months and counting...) and have had no alcohol or any other substances for that matter. THAT has taken a TON of willpower. In addition, I recently quit smoking (4 months and counting...) and that too has taken up a lot of my willpower. HOWEVER, as you've written and researched here, I have GAINED many a pound (20 and counting...LOL) and that is where I seem to have the least amount of control. Sometimes I feel that I deserve the food I eat because I have given up so many other things, but it's important to eat sensibly and maintain a manageable portion control adherence. That being said, I LOVE the standing on one foot idea! I think that is the easiest one (for me) and so I plan on doing that sometime today. I also like the reading a newspaper article idea because I tend to just skim around the ones I don't find very interesting, but if I really buckle down I might find out some good information (i.e. articles about the upcoming election! Ugh!) Sorry this is so long, but I had a lot to say I guess! Thanks again for a great post!!! Have a wonderful weekend everyone! Anna Wow, once again I am feeling this pyschic connection to everything you are talking about! LOL…I am newly in recovery (8 months and counting…) and have had no alcohol or any other substances for that matter. THAT has taken a TON of willpower. In addition, I recently quit smoking (4 months and counting…) and that too has taken up a lot of my willpower. HOWEVER, as you’ve written and researched here, I have GAINED many a pound (20 and counting…LOL) and that is where I seem to have the least amount of control.
Sometimes I feel that I deserve the food I eat because I have given up so many other things, but it’s important to eat sensibly and maintain a manageable portion control adherence.
That being said, I LOVE the standing on one foot idea! I think that is the easiest one (for me) and so I plan on doing that sometime today. I also like the reading a newspaper article idea because I tend to just skim around the ones I don’t find very interesting, but if I really buckle down I might find out some good information (i.e. articles about the upcoming election! Ugh!)
Sorry this is so long, but I had a lot to say I guess! Thanks again for a great post!!! Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
Anna

]]> By: Cynthia http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1187 Cynthia Fri, 06 Jun 2008 12:52:15 +0000 http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1187 I'll be doing the budget one myself this weekend! Come Monday, I'll be on two new makeover myself. I’ll be doing the budget one myself this weekend!

Come Monday, I’ll be on two new makeover myself.

]]> By: MizFit http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1182 MizFit Fri, 06 Jun 2008 09:33:37 +0000 http://semicharmedwife.com/2008/06/06/build-those-willpower-muscles/#comment-1182 ahhhh that last one :) on my (our) to do list for the weekend as it is EASY to nickel and dime oneself into poverty huh? and the leg thing? did you see the balance norms I posted once? you can do that while youre at it and get a double bang for your onelegstand buck! ahhhh that last one :)

on my (our) to do list for the weekend as it is EASY to nickel and dime oneself into poverty huh?

and the leg thing? did you see the balance norms I posted once?
you can do that while youre at it and get a double bang for your onelegstand buck!

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