The threat of suffering and death are the threats used both to make you work for money, and to make you eat healthy and work out. However, the consequences of the former are much more imminent, while the consequences of the latter can take years to show up. Unfortunately, we find delayed reward or punishment to be a much weaker motivator.
jraph|3 years ago
That is the core issue I think. Since your gut is not helping, you need to intellectualize it a lot.