The next idea is to reframe those sacrifices. Maybe I'm doing something now that benefits my future self and also benefits me now. If I can make exercise enjoyable, if I can choose a form of exercise that I find just fun, I'm more likely to stick with it. The Power of Saying No puts you in charge of your own life.
For any trade-off between your current and future self, it's always the you of today who has to make the sacrifice. In his final appearance on the show, UCLA's Hal Hershfield offers a way around that problem.