The annual eating extravaganza lasts from Halloween through
the Super Bowl. Most people estimate that they gain five pounds between November
and the end of January. Actually, the news is not that bad – the average weight
gain is one pound during the winter holidays. The terrible news is that the extra
one pound is probably permanent, since few people lose it by the next summer. People
who are already overweight tend to gain more than one pound and they too don’t
lose it.
The tendency to pack on the pounds during the holidays
starts in the late teens. People don’t just overeat at Thanksgiving and
Christmas dinner: there is more snacking, more alcohol and more high calories
foods.
My recommendation is the two-bite rule. Have two bites of
whatever you want. I assure you that the third, fourth and fifth bites taste
exactly the same, so why bother?
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