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Why you should never start a diet on a Monday

It’s Friday and your next three days are full of booze, brunches and backyard barbecues. Monday is the day you’ll start to diet, you tell yourself. But start a diet on a Monday, and you might not have much success. According to a study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, people eat the most meat on Saturday and Sundays and the most carbs and alcohol on Fridays and Saturdays. The most calories are consumed Friday through Sunday. While this likely doesn’t come as a shock, these habits make dieting on Monday — and sticking with it — all the more difficult. “Typically, the ‘I’ll get back on track on Monday principle’ is a dangerous one,” says dietician Jaime Mass, R.D. “It indicates an all-or nothing-mentality, which can lead to unhealthy eating habits overall,” she said. As soon as you cave into your cravings at some point in the week, it…