Won’t-power” is better than “willpower” for resisting temptations and helping you to eat better

Willpower is not the best strategy for resisting temptation because your brain has to constantly say “NO” to all the messages, advertisements, and environmental cues that are present 24/7 and encourage you to consume food and alcohol.

“How about cake to go with your coffee?” “NO. ” “It is hot today. Want an ice cream?” “NO.” “A cold beverage?” “NO”. “Stressful? How about a beer?”. “NO. ” “Been busy?” Grab takeaway tonight; you deserve it.” “NO, NO, NO, NO, NO, YES”.

You can swap willpower with “Won’t power,” which is a decision you make to avoid situations where your resolve will be tested around food. You can also turn down the volume of environmental sirens, which call you to consume and drink even though you are not actually hungry.

Won’t Power helps you bypass cues that trigger cravings and makes tasty treats difficult to resist. You can stop the voices in your mind from constantly asking if you want food or a reward.

You’ve probably heard of the phrase ” Out of sight, out of Mind.” “Wont-power”, which exploits the principle of “out-of-sight,” asks you to identify situations where you are likely to be forced to use your willpower to resist something you had intended to avoid.

The use of “will-power” brings peace to your mind. Say “no” to being forced to spend precious (and limited) willpower to achieve your health goals. Keep “willpower” only for emergencies.

The “Won’t Power” strategy

The Won’t Power is to keep a bowl of fruits in a transparent container on the kitchen counter and all other food out of sight or in opaque containers.

The Won’t Power is the decision to shop at the supermarket without buying pre-packaged foods, biscuits, or ultra-processed food. In an intervention designed to improve adult meal planning, the group that received group education on nutrient-rich foods, as well as support tools such as a pocket guide, shopping lists, refrigerator magnets, weekly emails, and biweekly mailers, were more likely than the control group to plan, use grocery lists, and eat more fruit and vegetables.

The Won’t Power is having a snack before meeting up with friends for coffee. This way, you don’t have to think about the menu and can just say, “I want a cup of coffee.” In a cross-sectional survey of over 22,000 Americans, it was found that those who drink coffee or diet beverages had the highest intake of nutrient-poor and energy-dense foods.

Won’t Power is saying “no!” to fundraising chocolates and confectionery and “yes!” to healthy or neutral products. (socks. Toothbrushes. Fruit boxes. Pot plants.

Won’t Power have a healthy eating policy so that meetings offer water and fruit?

Keep an apple or other fruit handy in your desk drawer, bag, backpack, or car console for those moments when you feel hungry. This will prevent you from drooling at the vending machines. In a study that tracked more than 130,000 adult participants for four years, those who ate an extra piece of fruit daily lost half a kilo.

The key to avoiding the “clean plate syndrome” is not to overfill your plate. This shows that people consume about 92% of what they serve themselves. If you’re going to over-fill, make it salads and vegetables.

Won’t Power isn’t buying “value packs” of food products, but “stocking up.” The systematic review of randomized control trials that assessed the effect of interventions to decrease the size of food packaging, portions or cups, plates, and cutlery revealed people consistently ate more and drank a greater amount when given larger versions.

The Won’t Power is to walk around the buffet and find the healthiest choices (aka, salads, vegetables, and fruits) and start with them first. According to research, you should fill up your plate and consume the majority of what you see at a buffet. If you’re in charge of setting up a buffet layout, put the healthier food items closest to the place where people pick up their plates and the less healthy foods further away.

You will not regret the time spent developing “won’t power” strategies to prevent the sabotage and autopilot eating of your health intentions. Plan and you can avoid the constant urge to eat or drink something that you don’t really need or want. This will help you to conserve your willpower and use it only as a last resort.