I try to avoid big holiday feasts.

But I’m invited to American Thanksgiving at the Masons. That means vegetarian Thanksgiving.

I thought the statistics were — adults gain a pound a year every year, on average.

No? Yes?

Then there’s the 10 pounds you gain then lose over Christmas.

New York Times health answer man Anahad O’Connor takes hard look at the widely-held convicition that holiday eating adds up to five to ten new pounds a year. Not quite, says O’Connor. In fact, not even close. The Times reports that most studies on the subject show that the average person gains one to two pounds from (American) Thanksgiving to New Year’s Day.

… To the surprise of no one, those who were the most active had the least gain, and those who were already overweight gained the most.

SportsGeezer: Holiday Weight Gain, Facts and Fictions

A pound is nothing! Gimme another tofurkey drumstick.

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