The festive¹ break is fast becoming a distant memory and for many, New Year fitness regimes are too.

新年假期会很快成为遥远的回忆，而对很多人来说，新年的减肥计划也会很快被抛之脑后。

Despite 2.6m people starting diets on New Year’s Day, research suggests that by the end of the week 92 percent of dieters gave up, shunning² exercise and gorging³ on（贪婪地吃） comfort food.

Findings, released by weightloss firm XLS-Medical, suggest that the vast majority are unsuccessful at sticking to their diets for more than five days a week.

Two out of 10 dieters admitted they have their first diet relapse（复发） just four to five days in, with hunger cited as the main cause.

Boredom⁴ and alcohol were also blamed for people failing to keep their health kick on track.

Dr Matt Capehorn, Clinical Director of the National Obesity⁵ Forum⁶, highlighted that just one day off from dieting can undo⁷ a week's worth of hard work.

He told Female First: 'A healthy diet, aimed at losing 1lb per week, relies on saving 3500 calories a week by having 500 calories less each day.

'A day off the diet should mean that you eat the correct amount, but many dieters see it as an excuse to binge（放纵，狂欢） and have thousands of calories more than they need.

The results suggest that a massive 590,000 could already have failed to stick to New Year diet resolutions.

And a vast majority are unaware⁸ of the negative impact a single day off can have on their weight loss efforts.

Overall it was found only 5 percent of women stick to their diets until they’ve reached their target weight.