
If you spend the day batting away treats at the office that may explain why you have an even harder time going to the gym. Recent
research has found that self-control requires fuel. When we exercise our self control, our fuel tank becomes depleted, making subsequent efforts at self-control more difficult.

In the face of temptation, you must rely on your willpower to by pass those unhealthy desires unscathed. New
studies are unveiling new details about this elusive characteristic. In dealing with New Year's resolutions, I thought it more than appropriate to share a few techniques to give your willpower a boost that I read about on the
health blog for the New York Times.