What are some good reminders or tips that help you "delay gratification"?
The biggest battle in losing weight for me, is my "instant gratification" mindset which prioritises a trivial immediate or short term reward over a significant long term reward.
Is delayed gratification something that gets easier as we get older? What are some ways to practice delaying gratification - whether it's a mantra or affirmation, or something else?
I know this sounds terribly stupid and at 30 years old I should know better, but often when I choose between a huge cheesy sandwich today, versus preventing type 2 diabetes over the coming decades, I choose the friggin cheesy sandwich.
I guess diabetes prevention is such a long term reward that it almost seems abstract, not real and tangible like a cheesy sandwich right in front of you (replace with any high calorie, low nutrition food of your choosing).
So losers, how do you motivate yourself to consistently choose the long term reward (absence of disease) over the short term reward (junk food)?
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