will power

A friend of mine read a book on will power and made a you tube book review which I watched and learned a LOT from.  One thing I'm trying to be mindful of since is how beating up on yourself really impacts your will power.  When you feel bad about yourself it weakens your will power as the strong urge to feel better leads you to quick fixes like a snack, staying up late to watch a movie, killing time on the computer, skipping exercise (etc.)  Which, in turn makes you feel worse and further weakens your will power.  Now that I know how strong that pull can be I'm trying harder to talk nicer to myself in an effort to bolster my will power and thus be able to make the good choices that only continue to strengthen my will power.  This may be obvious to many of you, but it really clicked for me.  I've also learned that will power is like a muscle that can be exercised and strengthened.  That's a hopeful idea to someone who assumed that she just didn't have will power.  I hope this resonates with someone else.