Who knew, indeed? Turns out the truism that we gain about 5-10 pounds at holiday time is flawed. In fact, the average person gains about a pound. what we gain is about one pound.
weightwatchers.com writes:
According to the most reliable to-date study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the average weight gain was a little less than one pound. The study participants who did have a major holiday weight gain, defined as 5 pounds or more, were more likely to be overweight than people who gained less.
Janet Eats 