Yesterday my new column went up on WriteOn! Online, where I talk about how to avoid becoming a holiday weight gain statistic, and a better way to track your food intake that actually allows for having a life.
Then today, this article shows up in my Twitter stream: This Is Why You’re Fat: Thanksgiving Meals Average 2,200 Calories Per Serving
Wow!
That is far more than the 1400-1800 that those who have succeeded at long-term weight loss eat in a day. With diabetes rates set to double and costs set to triple in the next 25 years, I really hope that Thanksgiving is the exception rather than the rule for virtually everyone.
As I talk about in my article, one day isn’t make or break, but you also can’t just ignore it, either.
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This is excellent to bring up. A study within the past few years found that _holiday meals_ accounted for a significant portion of the average american weight gain year-over-year. We (over)eat so much so that we gain 1-5 pounds at the holidays, but we never lose it so you add 1-5 pounds / year forever… Time to get out and jog it off!