Spoiler alert: definitely not Monday. Now we know for sure whether the season, day of the week, or something else affects the beginning of the diet.
When it comes to diet, most girls postpone this exercise until Monday. It seems to many that it is on this day that one should start life from scratch and forget about junk food. Some are waiting for spring or fall to start losing weight. Others go on a diet only when they fall in love or, conversely, part.
In one American study, scientists found out that it is best to go on a diet in the spring or summer: it is during this time of year that testosterone levels help burn fat. But in winter and autumn, it is very difficult to lose weight, and it will only work for those who have willpower. And all because the body needs to store and accumulate fats, which is why in the cold season you want to eat more high-calorie foods.
Monday is not the best day to diet, according to the Journal of European Clinical Nutrition. The researchers realized that on weekends, people tend to eat a lot of meat, fatty foods and sweets, that is, they do not deny themselves anything.
To live according to the principle “everything on weekends and nothing on weekdays” is ineffective. You will quickly develop unhealthy eating habits and gain even more weight.
So when is the best time to go on a diet? “For girls, the best time to go on a diet is from the first phase of the menstrual cycle (7-12 days), it is during this period that the metabolism and mood are on the rise. If you start during this period, the results will not be long in coming, ”says Oksana Vladimirova, nutritionist at the Institute of Plastic Surgery and Cosmetology.
Oksana Vladimirova explains that it is better not to adhere to the diet as such, but to try to eat right in compliance with the dosages: “Any diet is a template that you adjust yourself to. But after all, each organism is individual, all organs and systems work differently in different people. An individually tailored balanced diet will be much more effective than diets. And it’s better to start adhering to it right now. “