Sentences with phrase «willpower not»

I have major kitchen envy and it is taking a lot of willpower not to go paint my kitchen cabinets RIGHT NOW!!

It doesn't come naturally: It's something you'll need to deliberately practice, and it will take all your willpower not to interrupt when your partner says something that hurts or infuriates you.

It might take all your willpower not to write a bad letter but if you want to leave on a good note, curb your feelings!

It took all my willpower not to buy this same fedora at Target the other day.

It is taking all my willpower not to just load everything into my cart and push that magical purchase button.

It is taking almost a superhuman amount of willpower not to break out the credit card.

It has take all of my willpower not to order them yet.

Rich, fudgy, decadent, extremely chocolaty... It'll take all of your willpower not to eat the whole batch!

I had to resort to serious willpower not to inhale half of it.

Willpower not doing it for you?

The other day at a Mexican restaurant, I noticed women ordering gigantic bowls of brown rice with beans and chicken and cheese and guacamole, and it took every inch of willpower not to tell them, «Those foods are all good for you, but together they're way more calories than your body needs at one meal!»

I have an entire drawer full of chocolate at home and it takes all my willpower not to devour all the dark salted caramel bars in one sitting.

While the crust is baking, you whip up the lemon filling in a food processor, pour it into the hot crust, and a short twenty - five minutes later pull out these perfect little lemony bites with a soft coconut fragrance and use all of your willpower not to dig in right then with a fork!

I have to confess, it took all my willpower not to use goat cheese in this salad.

The skirt steak is going to smell so good that it will take all your willpower not to touch it.

I'll have to save this recipe for a special occasion and then use ALL my willpower not to eat the nuts beforehand...

Reduced the sugar to 300g to leave room sweetness wise for the candy shells and did not regret it... It's taking a lot of willpower not to shove the ones I said I'd bring home to my parents straight into my face.

It's going to take all our willpower not to book a one - way ticket to California as she fills our Instagram feed with sunshine - drenched photos this weekend.

It has taken every ounce of my willpower not to go to a yoga class the past couple days but I know that my body needs the rest and my instructors and classmates would not appreciate my attendance while sick!

Bright and fruity, these Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Cookies require some serious willpower not to devour the entire batch!

It's taking all of my willpower not to eat them all in one mouthful!

Not exact matches

Don't rely on willpower to overcome temptation.

«There's a lot of us who don't have enough willpower and self - discipline — but we can manipulate ourselves,» says Perry.

Not only will exercise and good nutrition improve your willpower, but they'll make you feel better as well.

The question is if people buy into the idea that (1) smartphones really do harm their ability to take in the world (or, at least, are more «harmful» than «entertaining»), and (2) that they don't have the willpower to keep their noses out of their notifications, and thus need a phone that is designed to preempt most apps altogether.

(I wasn't sure that willpower alone would be enough.)

Regaining focus isn't about willpower.

When we think we're out of strength or energy... when we think we're out of brain power or willpower... we're not: We just think we are.

Yet, when they don't happen, what works is often practice and skill, perseverance, and sheer willpower.

Rigor is not always a recipe for long - term success when a company has basically built a product offering by sheer willpower and under the leadership of a trigger - happy leader.

Because apparently, people don't have the willpower to enjoy immersive travel under their own steam anymore.

In Willpower: Rediscovering the Greatest Human Strength, Roy F. Baumeister explains that people who tell themselves «not now, but later» are generally less tormented by the temptation of something they are trying to avoid (his example is eating chocolate cake).

While a reserve of willpower can get you through a lot, there will be nothing to draw on if you do not take time to rest.

Because on any given day we have a finite amount of willpower, it's important that we don't deplete the well too soon.

Not only will exercise and good nutrition improve your willpower, they'll make you feel better as well.

When we think we're out of strength or energy, when we think we're out of brain power or willpower, we're not — we just think we are.

Notice what you're doing, like if you're using willpower to do something you don't like.

Contrary to what many may believe, performing at a high level, particularly in a manner that brings you the business results you crave, doesn't require freakish talent, superhuman willpower, or abundant motivation.

Hitting the wall wasn't due to a lack of effort, or willpower, or even talent.

«Imagine if your success in life is determined only by your guts, your hard work, and your willpower, and not by the wealth of your parents.

However, willpower alone is not a sufficient tool that will prevent us from engaging in the undesired behaviors.

For instance, if you struggle to stick to a diet you might say, «I just don't have any willpower.»

So, maybe you're struggling to stick to that diet because you're surrounded by bad options or unhealthy people, not because you were born with too little willpower.

To be honest, I don't even think I have what most people would call «willpower».

While I was approaching your question from a pure risk / return perspective, I hadn't factored in a fight against one's own willpower.

Of course, you don't want all of your creative energy and decision - making willpower to be wasted on email.

here's how we've built a system that doesn't rely on willpower at all.

What if losing 50 pounds wasn't dependent on a researcher discovering the perfect diet or you finding a superhuman dose of willpower, but hinged on a series of tiny habits that you could always control?

People associate not eating desserts with willpower and avoidance and fitness with deprivation.

You can't establish a pattern of behavior if each time you try you deplete your willpower and fail.