This Is the Time of Year When You're at Your Lowest Weight (2024)

Love the way you look in your skinny jeans right now? Relish it. A new study published in the New England Journal of Medicine, suggests that you’ll probably weigh less this week than you will for the rest of the year.

According to the data from the study, people in the U.S. start to slowly gain weight after the first week of October, and that weight gain peaks right after the New Year.

For the study, researchers analyzed the weight patterns of nearly 3,000 people and found that our weights starts to rise around Thanksgiving, peakingnear Christmas and the New Year. What's more, that weight you gain between October and January can take more thanfive monthsto lose.It’s not until Easter that most people get back to their pre-holiday weight, with slight fluctuations between April and November, the study reports.

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Of course, this study doesn't mean you're guaranteed to gain weight over the next few months. In fact, there's plenty you can do to keep the scale consistent. “Instead of making a New Year’s Resolution, make an October resolution,” Wansinksays in apress release. “It’s easier to avoid holiday pounds altogether than to lose them after they happen.”

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Luckily, we've got you covered withweekly challengesthat will keep you motivated, even when candy starts filling your office and holiday treats magically appear. Plus, check out these 19 ways to finally keep the weight off no matter what month it is.