# How Much Weight Are You Going To Lose By Thanksgiving? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 7, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299 "2015-09-07T22:42:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 10:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/1 "2015-09-07T22:42:05Z")
Summer is over and we’ve got almost three months until the Holidays begin for winter. I’ve got 40 lbs. more of me than I had in high school all those years ago. I really don’t need to lose all of it, but you got to have goals, know what I mean? Who’s in with me? Game is on, bitches. ---
**Author:** ![Procrustus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/procrustus/32/2994_2.png) [@Procrustus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Procrustus)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/2 "2015-09-07T22:43:23Z")
I’m aiming for losing the 12 pounds I gained in the last year. Too much food and wine… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 10:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/3 "2015-09-07T22:44:11Z")
I’ve lost 15 pounds since January. I think I can drop another 5 by Turkey Day. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/4 "2015-09-07T22:58:42Z")
> [@Procrustus](#): > > I’m aiming for losing the 12 pounds I gained in the last year. Too much food and wine… Piker. I’m going for half a pound a day and I’m going to drink wine while doing it. ---
**Author:** ![Pai325](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/c68b51/32.png) [@Pai325](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pai325)\ **Post date:** [September 7, 2015, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/5 "2015-09-07T23:06:24Z")
None. It’s too late. The Halloween candy is out, and caramel apples, which will just lead into Thanksgiving food and Christmas cookies and treats. I bet I gain, but I will go back on the straight and narrow in January. ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 12:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/6 "2015-09-08T00:24:04Z")
I’m down 50+ pounds since last Thanksgiving and I hope for another 15 by this one. Difference is going from a desk job to actual work. (It is SO MUCH fun to be drilling holes in belts to make them smaller. Wish I had done this sooner. And so does my doctor.) ---
**Author:** ![Roderick\_Femm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/roderick_femm/32/14875_2.png) [@Roderick\_Femm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roderick_Femm)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/7 "2015-09-08T00:39:06Z")
I’ve lost 19 pounds since June 8 (13 weeks). At that rate, I should be able to lose another 19 pounds before Thanksgiving. Thanks for giving me an interim goal. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/85e7bf/32.png) [@Hey\_Hey\_Paula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_Hey_Paula)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/8 "2015-09-08T00:47:23Z")
I’m just starting training for a kettlebell Tactical Strength Challenge, so working out three-four times a week, plus ballet once or maybe twice a week, should take care of some of my extra weight as long as I clean up my diet. I’m not making a pounds-lost goal, though, because I’ll be gaining muscle in the process. I would love to get back into single-digit jean sizes, so that’s my goal - from size 12 to size 8. (I spent most of my life as a 2 or 4, then I turned 45 and the hormones went wacky.) ---
**Author:** ![Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mean_mr.mustard/32/3865_2.png) [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mean_Mr.Mustard)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/9 "2015-09-08T01:47:00Z")
All right, I’m in. My goal is 22 lbs (that’s 2 lbs a week). According to the [Countdown Calendar](http://thanksgivingclock.com/), we have 79 days, 3 hours, 13 minutes to go. mmm ETA: 79 days, 3 hours, 12 minutes ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/10 "2015-09-08T02:00:02Z")
I’ve never bothered to set goals, but I’ve lost about twenty pounds on the I-can’t-afford-fast-food diet, combined with the I-don’t-have-a-car exercise regimen. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/11 "2015-09-08T02:07:59Z")
I’ve lost 30 pounds since June 1st. By the end of November, I should be down another 15 to 20. I’ll settle for fifteen, which would put me under 200 pounds for the first time since 1976. Game on. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 2:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/12 "2015-09-08T02:59:42Z")
I am down 90 lbs since I got serious about losing weight a couple of years ago. I am within 5 lbs of the weight I got married at in 1993. I would like to lose 5 more lbs, but my actual goal is to maintain my current weight. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/13 "2015-09-08T15:29:10Z")
OK, I’m in, too. This is gonna be fun (I hope.) My goal is 10 lbs. I have hashimoto’s thyroiditis, and most of the time it is nearly impossible for me to lose weight (super easy to gain it, though) so I’m trying a new approach. Here’s to making the weight of the Earth 10 lbs lighter by Thanksgiving! Think it will affect the orbit? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 6:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/14 "2015-09-08T18:19:17Z")
I’ve lost 80 lb over the last 15 years, so in five weeks between now and Canadian Thanksgiving, I hope to lose 5 oz. I will gain 2lb over the thanksgiving weekend. And then lose it. ---
**Author:** ![kaylasdad99](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kaylasdad99/32/3398_2.png) [@kaylasdad99](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kaylasdad99)\ **Post date:** [September 8, 2015, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/15 "2015-09-08T19:28:38Z")
> [@Mean\_Mr.Mustard](#): > > All right, I’m in. > > My goal is 22 lbs (that’s 2 lbs a week). > > According to the [Countdown Calendar](http://thanksgivingclock.com/)… Thanksgiving falls on my 32nd wedding anniversary this year! …Oh, the thread topic? Not happening. I’m getting a new hip seven weeks prior to the holiday; I’ll be fortunate to not gain. ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/16 "2015-09-09T00:46:24Z")
No idea if I lost any weight today. but am enjoying a nice Washington State Pinot Noir right now ---
**Author:** ![Balthisar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/balthisar/32/2825_2.png) [@Balthisar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Balthisar)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 1:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/17 "2015-09-09T01:22:05Z")
I’ve lost 80 pounds since December, and expecting to lose at least 20 more by Thanksgiving. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 4:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/18 "2015-09-09T04:03:49Z")
I was up on the ol’ extension ladder this past week, cleaning the gutters. My wife was down below, holding it so I wouldn’t go toppling. Ten minutes into the project, she casually hollers up to me that I am 15 pounds over the ladder’s recommended weight. So…let’s go with 15 pounds. FTR: I’m 6’5" and 240 pounds, the heaviest of my life, mainly because I have become pretty undisciplined in my eating over the past six months. The plan now is to simply get disciplined again-- a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet. That’s always kept me at a comfortable weight. Hopefully it returns me there. Funny thing, in college, I would slurp down 2500 calorie shakes a 4-5 times a day and lift weights constantly, eat whatever I desired, but just couldn’t crack 180 pounds. I hovered between 170 and 178. I desperately wanted to gain weight. And look at me now… ---
**Author:** ![Lamar\_Mundane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lamar\_Mundane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lamar_Mundane)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/19 "2015-09-09T04:30:34Z")
> [@Happy\_Lendervedder](#): > > I was up on the ol’ extension ladder this past week, cleaning the gutters. My wife was down below, holding it so I wouldn’t go toppling. Ten minutes into the project, she casually hollers up to me that I am 15 pounds over the ladder’s recommended weight. > > So…let’s go with 15 pounds. > > FTR: I’m 6’5" and 240 pounds, the heaviest of my life, mainly because I have become pretty undisciplined in my eating over the past six months. The plan now is to simply get disciplined again-- a low saturated fat, low cholesterol diet. That’s always kept me at a comfortable weight. Hopefully it returns me there. > > Funny thing, in college, I would slurp down 2500 calorie shakes a 4-5 times a day and lift weights constantly, eat whatever I desired, but just couldn’t crack 180 pounds. I hovered between 170 and 178. I desperately wanted to gain weight. And look at me now… I am 6’4" and 250 lbs now. Not too bad but I am ashamed of how I look right now. Facebook sucks. So many girls are still supremely hot.The meme that all the hot girls and cheerleaders get fat as soon they get married is a complete myth. ---
**Author:** ![Clothilde](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/439d5e/32.png) [@Clothilde](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Clothilde)\ **Post date:** [September 9, 2015, 4:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299/20 "2015-09-09T04:38:36Z")
> [@Hari\_Seldon](#): > > I’ve lost 80 lb over the last 15 years, so in five weeks between now and Canadian Thanksgiving, I hope to lose 5 oz. I will gain 2lb over the thanksgiving weekend. And then lose it. 😃 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-much-weight-are-you-going-to-lose-by-thanksgiving/730299.md?page=2)