By Anna Hodgekiss PUBLISHED: 08:46 EST, 2 December 2013 | UPDATED: 08:46 EST, 2 December 2013 Many people take up to four months to lose the weight they put on over the festive season, a new study has revealed Next time you reach for another chocolate or mince pie, you might want to bear this in mind. Many people take up to four months to lose the weight they put on over the festive season, a new study has revealed. The average person will put on 4lbs between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day after consuming twice their recommended calorie intake.
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Many people take up to four months to lose their Christmas weight
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44% let themselves go completely through Christmas and New Year
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39% of people gain between 3-5lbs and 5% gain more than a stone
@placeholder diets clearly have a positive effect for some because 31 per cent have lost the extra weight by the end of January.