Jade Monroe used to dread Mondays. Not because of work—but because of how she felt after every weekend. “I’d go out for brunch, have takeout Saturday night, and snack on everything in sight by Sunday afternoon,” she says. “By Monday, I felt bloated, sluggish, and disappointed in myself.”
It wasn’t that Jade wanted to punish herself for enjoying food—she just didn’t like how her body reacted afterward. At first, she tried strict cleanses and juice fasts, but they only made her feel deprived and irritable.
“It never felt sustainable,” she recalls. “And it always came from guilt.”
Eventually, Jade realized she needed a reset that wasn’t about restriction—but about kindness. She shifted her approach entirely. Rather than cutting out food, she focused on adding nourishment. “I stopped trying to erase the weekend,” she says. “I started trying to support myself.”
Her Monday mornings now begin with a big glass of lemon water and a slow breakfast—usually oats topped with warm berries and almond butter. Lunch is something light and grounding like roasted veggies and quinoa, while dinner is a warm, brothy soup with lentils or beans. She snacks on fresh fruit or a handful of nuts and makes sure to take a walk after work.
What matters most to Jade isn’t perfection—it’s intention. “I’m not ‘making up’ for the weekend,” she explains. “I’m reconnecting with how I want to feel.”
This reset isn’t about detoxing. It’s about returning to balance. “I eat differently after the weekend because I want to feel different,” she says. “Not because I did something wrong.”
