Tori Simms used to find the weekends terrible. Not bored, but rather she felt too tired to appreciate them. She said she was completely exhausted by Friday night.

“I wanted the couch, not brunch or any kind of fun activity like hiking.”

She thought it was just normal for adulthood until she began to pay close attention to her diet. A Health Nutrition Book: The Complete Guide to Vitamins, Minerals, and Nutrients

Tori discovered after some trial and error that her energy declines were not caused just by stress. Her body was not able to replenish itself from her weekend meals, which were frequently rich in simple carbohydrates and sweets.

She so chose to try a low-carb diet specifically designed to support her energy rather than increase it momentarily.

She stayed on a moderate path. There are no ketogenic extremes or food group cutting off policies. Rather, she made careful substitutions, forsaking white bread for leafy greens, replacing roasted veggies for fries, and selecting meals high in proteins rather than pastries or pizza.

Friday evenings she began cooking a few basic dishes ahead of Saturday and Sunday dinners so that takeaway trap would not apply.

“I noticed a change after just one weekend,” Tori explains. “After eating, I felt not sleepy. I was more driven to see friends, go on walks, even help to clean the flat.

Above all, she discovered that following a low-carb diet made her weekends seem like real rest rather than rehabilitation.

Her attitude was lighter, her concentration more keen. And that vigour persisted throughout Monday, therefore lessening the drag of the start of the week.