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Your body has energy peaks and lows throughout the day. It is natural. Pilar Gerasimo says tiredness and blah feelings are signs your body is working well. These are your body's signals that it needs downtime to refresh itself. This cycle is an ultradian rhythm. It affects your physical, mental, and emotional health, even your willpower.

If you've read a few articles on willpower, you likely know that it’s a limited resource. There’s a maximum on how long you can white-knuckle your way through things you don’t want to do.

There's a problem with diets: They don't work. Sure, if you stick to your diet for a while, you may lose some weight, but that weight is highly unlikely to stay off in the long run. In fact, you may regain it all and then some.