People view Monday as a reset, the day they are more likely to start diets, exercise and stress management practices © Getty Images
There’s a reason “diet starts Monday” has become a national joke rather than a plan. We say it half-laughing, because we already know how the story ends: three days of virtuous meal prep, a wobble by Thursday, and a takeaway by Saturday that we tell ourselves doesn’t count because “next Monday’s a proper restart anyway”.