Thanksgiving is a day to remember our blessings and be thankful, but it is also a society-sanctioned time of excess. Everybody expects everyone to over eat and pig out. According to the Calorie Control Council, the average American consumes about 4,500 calories and 229 grams of fat on Thanksgiving. That’s like consuming three sticks of butter. The over-eating continues the next day with all the leftovers, and you’re suddenly in the Christmas season. Candy, cookies, pie – the list is long. Too much too often usually means weight gains at the end of the year.
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