Yeah, you
deserve to have fun when Friday rolls around, but that doesn't mean your
diet has to go off the rails. How to treat yourself and still ward off
Monday muffin top
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There's a new type of Sunday-night dread, and it has nothing to do with returning to work the next day. It happens—cue the Jaws music—when you step on the scale after a weekend of indulgence, only to discover you've gained three pounds in two days. (Search: How many calories are in a pound?) Been there? You're not alone. A study in the Journal of Public Policy & Marketing
found that adults scarf down, on average, 419 extra calories each
weekend. "We have more social events that include food and drinks, we're
less structured about our mealtimes, and we give ourselves leeway to
eat more," says Kathy McManus, R.D., director of the department of
nutrition at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston. That said, who
wants to spend their downtime counting every single calorie? Here's the
compromise: Use this advice to strategically navigate common diet
dilemmas so you can loosen up this weekend without needing to loosen
your belt.
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