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More than Willpower: How to Lose Weight for Good

By Patricia Prijatel

Wish you had more willpower? Don't worry -- experts say weight loss and diabetes control come from a plan of action, not a will of iron.

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Small Steps to Weight Loss

Small Steps to Weight Loss

If you think a lack of willpower is sabotaging your efforts, think again. Willpower isn't a magic quality essential for weight loss and diabetes control.

"Willpower is not a very useful concept," says Michael R. Lowe, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Drexel University in Philadelphia. "People think in terms of depending on an imaginary internal resource. But that's not going to do much good for the majority of people. Ultimately, you have to translate that into action."

These 11 easy-to-follow (and easy-to-achieve) expert tips will help you get on track to your weight loss and diabetes control goals.



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