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Wednesday, December 6, 2017 The Nugget Newspaper, Sisters, Oregon
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Willpower will fail you
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By Andrew Loscutoff, Columnist
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Willpower won’t save a diet or fitness pro-
gram this holiday season
Many understand that in order to succeed
in health and fitness goals, diet needs to be in
order, and they’re going to need to exercise on a
very frequent basis. This needs to be consistent
over a period of months. It’s a a hard journey,
especially this time of year; tempting foods,
familial obligations, and celebratory beverages
spin a web of inescapable indulgence.
Those of us seeking better health and fitness
often rely on willpower. We hope to say no to
all the tempting treats, exercise every day in the
cold dark morning, and the family won’t stand
in our way. That’s the hope; it usually doesn’t
play out that way. This leads to shame and frus-
tration and the vow that when the New Year
comes, things will be different.
Why does willpower falter this time of year?
It’s not as if people don’t recognize what’s hap-
pening, or they don’t put forth the effort to curb
the slide. What usually happens is a condition
called willpower fatigue.
Willpower is not a finite resource. Like a
muscle, it can fatigue, and once exhausted there
needs to be a rebound in order to get back to
full strength. In the holiday season, it’s as if this
system is being asked to run a marathon while
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only at 10k-level fitness. You simply cannot
continue to say no to temptation without hav-
ing willpower drain, just as the casual runner
cannot tackle a marathon without some time
training.
Stress and other circumstances play a role
in the willpower drain. Consider a study where
researchers asked people to remember a ran-
dom seven-digit or a two-digit number. Some
time later they were asked if they wanted
cake or a piece of fruit for their participation.
The people who were required to remember
a seven-digit number were twice as likely to
choose the cake!
The mechanism behind this is our prefrontal
cortex — an area of the brain that processes our
day-to-day reactions, tasks, and thoughts. The
system is always busy. When it’s asked to do
more, it cannot continue to add on processes
before it gets bogged down. This bogging leads
to decision-making impairment and lack of
clarity when faced with the choice between a
cupcake and a carrot.
We’ll all too often make the decision for
immediate gratification, rather than forgoing
the pleasure.
See WILLPOWER on page 22
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which is not only a wonderful comfort in the
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Give Aqua Hot Tubs a call or visit the showroom on Hood Avenue in Sisters — and
enhance your quality of life at every level.
Vill age Interiors
Come in to Village Interiors this holiday season
and be inspired.
Artfully created tabletop vignettes can change the
feel of a whole room – and there are lots of holiday
ideas at Village Interiors, where the staff is eager to
help you make your home a unique expression of
you this holiday season.
Change the feel with accents for different holi-
days. Create layers of texture and color — whether
it’s on a tabletop or on a sideboard or ottoman.
Professional design ideas and a wide array of home décor will help you make your
home look and feel special for you and your guests this holiday season.
And you can make your home holiday ready by ordering new Hunter Douglas window
treatments.
Make decorating for the holidays — or any time — easy, pleasant, and richly personal with
a visit to Village Interiors, right here in Sisters.