Number of the Month 30,000

— the number of calories in the Christmas meal consumed by Donna Simpson, a New Jersey resident whose ambition is to become the fattest woman in the world. Her weight goal: 1,000 lbs. Her Christmas spread included two 25-lb. turkeys, two 15-lb. glazed hams, 10 lbs. of roast and 5 lbs. of mashed potatoes, 5 lbs. of stuffing and four pints of gravy (from the Daily Mail, December 27, 2010).

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