When's the Best Time to Start your Weight-loss Programme?

 Believe it or not - timing's important!

Day 1 of your period is the best time to start your weight-loss programme according to researchers at the University of Massachusetts.  They  found that women will eat 12% less during menstruation due to the positive effects of oestrogen levels.

There's also an interesting astrological theory that New moons are the best time to start a diet and the time that you might be tempted toward nervous eating or overindulgence might be around the time of the full moon.

 So it follows - logically - that the best time to start a diet is if your period starts on a new moon.  So - until then - keep enjoying those treats!

And when's the worst time to start your programme?

Day 14 of your menstrual cycle is apparently the worst day to choose as your appetite is naturally boosted by hormones.  Which means you now have the perfect excuse to indulge in chocolate.  It's entirely outwith your control!  (ever noticed how chocolate makes your clothes shrink?)

Useful Sites and Books

 'The GI Diet:  The Easy, Healthy Way to Permanent Weight Loss' by Rick Gallop.  Click here for details

'The Food Doctor Ultimate Diet:  Changing the Way You Eat for Good' by Ian Marber.  Click here for details

The BBC website has extensive information on diet.  Click here to visit

The Food Standards Agency website offers comprehensive info on all aspects of a healthy diet.  Click here to visit