Ep #27: Why Willpower Doesn't Work
The Stop Binge Eating Podcast
Kirstin Sarfde
4.8 • 559 Ratings
🗓️ 5 February 2019
⏱️ 9 minutes
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Summary
A lot of people blame their lack of willpower when they can't stick with the actions they know they need to take in order to reach a goal. But the lack of willpower isn't the reason why. Willpower actually has nothing to do with long-term goals.
In this episode, I'm teaching why willpower is only a temporary solution and will not get to you stop binge eating for good. I'm also going to show you what to do instead so you can reach your goals, no willpower needed.
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| 0:00.0 | You are listening to the Stop Binge Eating Podcast with Kirsten Sarty, episode number 27. |
| 0:05.3 | Welcome to the Stop Binge Eating podcast. It's time for you to end your food obsession and begin |
| 0:10.7 | feeling confident and in control around food. You are absolutely capable of eliminating |
| 0:16.3 | binge eating from your life, and I'm going to show you how by giving you simple tools and insights |
| 0:21.0 | that you can apply in your own life. I'm your host, Kirst and Sarty. Now let's get to it. |
| 0:28.9 | Hi, how are you? Guess what? Yesterday was my birthday. I'm 37. What what? I'm recording this on January 23rd, so in case you're |
| 0:42.3 | wondering, my birthday is a 22nd. And today, my 37-year-old self wants to talk to you about |
| 0:49.4 | willpower. Have you ever thought that you just don't have enough willpower to not binge and to say no to |
| 0:55.8 | food? So many of us think that we don't and that's the reason why we keep finding ourselves knee-deep |
| 1:01.7 | in food wrappers and empty containers. You do well saying no all day, but then your willpower |
| 1:07.2 | runs out by the evening and you start saying yes or maybe you're able to make it last |
| 1:13.0 | until the weekend or for a whole month but then you completely unravel and binge your brains out |
| 1:18.0 | then you start thinking you're weak and you just don't have it in you to change and then you give up |
| 1:23.6 | if you think you don't have enough willpower to clean up your eating habits for good, |
| 1:28.4 | you are probably right. And this does not make you weak or unable to change. It makes you normal. |
| 1:34.9 | Willpower is a limited resource. It does not last forever. And therefore, it is not a reliable way |
| 1:42.2 | to make long-term lasting change. How I like to look at willpower |
| 1:46.7 | in terms of the thought model is that what you're doing when you're using willpower is |
| 1:53.0 | trying to change your action without changing how you feel. Remember how the model works. |
| 1:59.2 | Your feelings are what drive your actions. So if you feel |
| 2:02.3 | disempowered, defeated, or out of control, then you're going to be driven to give up and give in |
| 2:08.4 | to your urge to binge. When you're using willpower, you're trying to not eat while |
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