You may have felt this to be the case all along but now a study has come along to officially link success at losing weight with willpower. The study also found that you can improve your willpower along the way to weight loss.
A study published online in the British Journal of Nutrition finds a morning workout before eating breakfast leads to dramatic results. The study found participants were losing 20 percent more body fat if they did not eat breakfast.
An editorial in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) says a component of weight loss, in particular for obesity, is sleep. It's not as easy as, well, sleeping, but researchers say proper sleep promotes weight loss.