{"id":6286,"date":"2025-11-19T11:19:18","date_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:19:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/?p=6286"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:19:18","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T18:19:18","slug":"holiday-weight-gain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bornfitness.com\/holiday-weight-gain\/","title":{"rendered":"The Critical Window: Why Holiday Weight Gain Matters More Than You Think"},"content":{"rendered":"

Every year, headlines warn that we gain 5\u201310 pounds during the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

But research tells a different story: most people gain just 1\u20133 pounds between November and December.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the grand scheme of things, it\u2019s not a big deal. And anyone who\u2019s followed us for a while knows we support eating and enjoying the holidays.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there\u2019s one important catch: Eating without guilt or shame during the holidays is much different from eating without boundaries for the entire holiday season.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Real Numbers Behind Holiday Weight Gain<\/b><\/h3>\n

Here\u2019s what makes that \u201c1 to 3 pounds\u201d stat so interesting \u2014 and why it deserves your attention.<\/span><\/p>\n

On average, people gain 1 to 3 pounds <\/span>per year<\/b> from their twenties into their forties. Just look at this graph from the CDC.<\/span><\/p>\n

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If you look at the CDC data above, you\u2019ll see that the weight gain isn\u2019t usually a big jump. It\u2019s a slow process of a couple of pounds per year. <\/span><\/p>\n

It feels like a rounding error when you gain one pound in a year. But gaining one pound per year for 20 years can make you look and feel like a different person.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Weight gain also appears to have a <\/span>critical threshold<\/span><\/i> where risks start to rise.<\/span><\/p>\n

According to <\/span>research<\/span><\/a> from Harvard:<\/span><\/p>\n