Here’s some food for thought as most of us are about to celebrate Thanksgiving and get ready for Christmas and any other end-of-the-year holiday we celebrate:
The average weight gain during the six-week span from Thanksgiving to New Year’s is just under one pound, according to a yearlong study of nearly 200 people published in The New England Journal of Medicine.
Not the typical five to ten pound weight gain we always hear on the news and/or read in various articles.
Most still don’t want anyone, especially fatties, using this as an excuse to actually enjoy eating holiday meals with friends and loved ones, especially if we’re in public. But remember, we shouldn’t have to be miserable during the holidays because other people think we should, simply because we’re living life in a larger body.
Someone estimated 5 – 10 pounds gain? Seriously? You’d have to go friggin nuts with eating to gain that much. I’ve never gained a pound during a holiday season…but then, my eating habits don’t really change.
By: crookedfinger on November 11, 2009
at 3:38 AM
5-10 pounds has been the estimate for years. Everytime I heard that, I never thought it was true. Since I don’t weigh myself I’m not sure if I ever gain anything during the holidays, but like you, my eating habits don’t change during November and December.
By: lifeonfats on November 11, 2009
at 4:38 PM