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Can one big weekend really undo your whole good week?

Can one big weekend really undo your whole good week?

A big Saturday and Sunday can eat up most of the calorie deficit you built Monday to Friday, but the Monday scale jump is mostly water, not fat. Here is the honest weekend math, and how to keep one fun weekend from wiping your week.

12 Jul 2026 · Burnie Academy
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You did great all week. Light roti-dal dinners, a morning walk, no sweets. Then Saturday comes. A wedding, a dhaba trip, a friend's birthday cake. By Monday the scale is up and you feel like the whole week was wasted. Was it? Let's do the honest math, not the guilt.

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