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Good news!
It’s a lot harder to gain weight over the holidays than you think! According to a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the average weight gain between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day is… wait for it…
ONE POUND!
That’s right, the average adult only gains one pound over the holidays! (Now, it is an important pound – researchers note that this weight gain is not reversed during the spring and summer and probably contributes to the increase in body weight that frequently occurs during adulthood.) But, knowing it’s only one pound (and not the fifteen you imagined) will make it a lot less intimidating to hit the gym and work it off. (Lace up your shoes in January, run a nice moderate pace for twenty minutes, five days a week and you’ll be back to square one by February!)