Have yourself a guilt free Christmas

This is not a videogame entry at all, unless you have an exercise bike in front of your TV and you ride while you play games. Specifically this is for the cyclists out there, there are a few of us on the Gameov3r forum, but don't worry if you're not a cyclist! This is interesting/useful/depressing for everyone and anyone that's having Christmas dinner.

Gameov3r dares you to indulge on Christmas Day and not feel guilty about it.

Below is a typical Christmas dinner menu but it also shows how many calories are involved and then how much riding time you'll have to do to burn them off.

Christmas Menu
Roast Turkey (90g) = 149kcal, 4g fat
Roast Potatoes (85g) = 127kcal, 4g fat
Stuffing (100g) = 231kcal, 15g fat
Bread Sauce (45g) = 42kcal, 1g fat
Roast Parsnips (90g) = 102kcal, 0g fat
Boiled Carrots = 14kcal, 0g fat
Boiled Brussels Sprouts = 32kcal, 1g fat
Gravy (50g) = 17kcal, 1g fat
Cranberry Sauce (30g) = 45kcal, 0g fat
Pork Sausages (20g) = 62kcal, 5g fat
Bacon (40g) = 135kcal, 11g fat
Total = 956kcal (calories), 48g fat
Hours riding = 1hr 49min 53sec

Dessert
1 port'on Christmas pudding (100g),
custard and brandy butter = 587kcal, 22g fat
Hours riding = 1hr 7mns 28sec

Snacks and supper
1 portion of mixed nuts (40g) = 243kcal, 22g fat
Hours riding = 27min 55sec

1 portion of cheese and biscuits = 394kcal, 27g fat
Hours riding = 45min 17sec

1 glass of mulled red wine = 245kcal, 0g fat
Hours riding = 28min 9sec

Total riding time: 4hrs 39mins 42sec

Times based on average speed of 15mph carrying 70kg

The example meal comes to 2,425kcal. Working on the 2,500 kcals daily guideline given for men on most food packaging Christmas dinner alone takes you over that. Given that you'll almost certainly want breakfast, a few other snacks and supper, Christmas Day can easily shape up to being a 5,000 calorie indulgence session. Source of food calorie counts British Nutrition Foundation.

Having a Christmas dinner? Got a bike? Diet? Got a belly to rival Gameov3r's? There's room for you on the FORUM. Gameov3r may want a Chunk's Truffle Shuffle Competition if you say your belly is bigger than his.