An article on MSNBC says that according to a Self.com poll, 75 percent of women overindulge on weekends and try to start a major diet on Monday. The problem? Social events like going out to bars or to restaurants.

They’ve developed an “exclusive plan” with a dietician that cuts calories during the week, and brings them up on the weekends. According to them, you can still lose one pound a week, but “in a healthy way.”

Here’s an idea of the calories you’ll consume each day: (from the MSNBC article)

Monday: 1,124 calories
Tuesday: 1,156 calories
Wednesday: 1,208 calories
Thursday: 1,388 calories
Friday: 1,814 calories
Saturday: 1,999 calories
Sunday: 1,792 calories

I have a couple criticisms of this diet. One, you should never eat less than 1,200 calories unless you want to slow your metabolism down. This spartan way of eating is sure to set you up for a binge. Besides, with the calories up to almost 2,000 over the weekend, you’d most likely gain back the weight in those three days and be starting all over again come Monday.

My second concern is that almost all the dinners are recipes- i.e., something you would need to make in your home. It doesn’t accomodate for going out, except for Saturday’s dinner at a Mexican restaurant. Isn’t the whole point of the story that people tend to go out on weekends?

My advice is to eat a higher number of calories consistently throughout the week - around 1,500. People think the lower they cut their calories, the more they’ll lose, but if you cut them too much you’ll go into starvation mode. This will actually slow your weight loss.

All in all, there are some good recipes used in this diet (I’m just not sure how practical making all of your meals is) so be sure to check them out.

Claire

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