The Monday diet

The Monday diet

If you are on a diet, you know that weekends are a special challenge: big family dinners, snacks with your several cups of tea, not to mention the evening high tea you miss when you’re in office. By Sunday night, you may feel as if you’ve buried your chances of weight loss deeper than the laundry pile. That’s where Monday comes in.
When your alarm goes off in the morning, you start again with a clean slate. You’re well fuelled and well rested - which is important, because a hormone produced during sleep may regulate appetite. And you’ve had time to plan meals for the coming week and stock up on diet-friendly foods. In every way that matters, you’re primed to drop the kilos.
Here’s how to start: Each Monday, I’d like you to renew your commitment to yourself and to your diet. Do this and you’ll control your eating week by week, a short-term strategy that will guarantee long-term results.
You can lose weight this week, even if you went off track over the weekend. Explains how to use Day One to start off strong
. So take the pledge — and then follow up with these eight steps, designed to turn Monday into the first day of the rest of your diet.