xanadian: Lumpmoose: Vermont, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Maine and Colorado were all ranked in the top ten healthiest states in 2011 and they're all yellow on the map. So yeah, call me a bit skeptical.

Maine!??

Yeah, I'm calling bullshiat. There's a reason why the stereotypical "Maine wife" is "shade in the summah and warmth in the wintah"...

They've been on the new Mainer coffee brandy diet. That's right, coffee brandy-- it will drain your tissues right out, deflating any swollen sister of the soil down to sizes not seen since she dropped out of middle school. This winter, if you track in snow, your old lady will be able to backhand you standing at the front door with her arm skin-- from the couch!

"Y'all come and set a spell!"

louiedog: What's the point of healthy eating if the rapture is going to happen at any minute?

Thank you! Once that happens, what are your options? Hell, where I would guess the food would suck horribly - or Heaven where you get mana and water. I say pig out now!

I worked with this 400 pound woman once. I swear to God, she would eat a cup full of ranch dressing for lunch. It was the worst thing I've ever seen.

Jerkwater: broomballwilson: Maps that look similar:
Income per head, strength of religious feelings, racism, obesity, NASCAR fandom, losers of the civil war

I'm beginning to wonder who the real loser of the Civil War was. Keeping the southern states in the union was like tying an anchor around the neck of the rest of the nation.

Let's say they did split off. . . Having a pro-slavery, pro-ignorance, yay Jesus, gun-luvin', anti-smarts 'poverty yard' swingin' right under us like a greasy FUPA wouldn't be a huge pain in the ass or anything, right? Economically, sure, they'd be lying right there with their legs open for our corporations to come remove their mountaintops, so to speak. But if the south was it's own country, it would be a disaster, like our own North Korea.

My body, my choice

It's the Daily Fail, but including a picture of Andy Richter makes it a win for once.

Some 'Splainin' To Do: louiedog: What's the point of healthy eating if the rapture is going to happen at any minute?

Well, it might be nice if they didn't force Jesus to rent an army of cranes to lift their fat asses into the sky.

"Father, I'm rapturing the heathens. They're easier raise up on eagles' wings."

"Let it happen, my Son. We'll probably get better insurance coverage for them anyway."

elysive: /off to the gym in 45 min

You are going to miss 19 minutes of valuable workout, fatty.

broomballwilson: Maps that look similar:
Income per head, strength of religious feelings, racism, obesity, NASCAR fandom, losers of the civil war

IIRC, the map of the last presidential election looked similar as well....

Amper: It's a self-reported survey, morans, clearly only these states are HONEST ENOUGH to tell the truth while lying Godless atheist states lie so hard about their lying lies they skew the national average.

No. I routinely go back and forth between alabama and washington state. If anything, Bama is underreporting - they ought to have the blood red color on the map.

*Cue Whose Line is it Anyway Pic*

The Bible Belt, where being gay is a choice and obesity is genetic!

Self-reported obesity? We're counting on the fatties to out themselves?

As a proud resident of the great state of Georgia, after looking at our self-reported statistics, I can say with certainty that we're lying sacks of shiat.

The local Wal-Mart keeps a huge fleet of Rascals by the front door for use by the fatties, and there's usually several land whales bending the benches in the foyer waiting for one to free up.

dickfreckle: ModernLuddite: I worked with this 400 pound woman once. I swear to God, she would eat a cup full of ranch dressing for lunch. It was the worst thing I've ever seen.

I don't think fat people have ever bothered to read the nutritional content of salad dressing, despite it being right there on the bottle. That sh*t is soooo bad for you. At least with cheese, ribeyes, burgers, etc, you're getting some nutrition with your fat. But dressing? It's just oil! And yet if you walk into any Applebee's today at lunch it will be full of fat chicks demanding extra ranch while complaining about their thyroid condition.

BUT THAT'S ALL SHE ATE. Like......it wasn't on a salad. She just had a tupperware container full of ranch dressing. And she would get to breathing heavy while she spooned it into her gaping maw.

Lapbands for everyone!!

My ex wives hard core southern redneck family committed suicide by alcohol and bad diet. Her mom died at 48 and her father at 56.

I tried to tell them many times that they were killing themselves but they were too "smart" to take advice from a Yankee hippie. Now their kids are following in their footsteps.

I still weigh what I did in high school ( 150 ) even though I have pigged out every single day after smoking weed. But I have always been involved in very strenuous exercise since I first entered high school and ran track and cross country.

More vegetable gardens needed.

Franch.

Bob16: My ex wives hard core southern redneck family committed suicide by alcohol and bad diet. Her mom died at 48 and her father at 56.

I tried to tell them many times that they were killing themselves but they were too "smart" to take advice from a Yankee hippie. Now their kids are following in their footsteps.

I still weigh what I did in high school ( 150 ) even though I have pigged out every single day after smoking weed. But I have always been involved in very strenuous exercise since I first entered high school and ran track and cross country.

Yankees aren't hippies. I come from a long line of Yankees, and I know them well.

/unless you mean the southern "every north of the Mason Dixon line is a Yankee" Yankee

ModernLuddite: She just had a tupperware container full of ranch dressing. And she would get to breathing heavy while she spooned it into her gaping maw.


I'm amazed there was a spoon involved. When you first mentioned it, I just assumed she drank it like Ensure.

elysive: Creative Name: Meh, our food's better.

Glad to see that's working out for you guys. I've never eaten Soul Food or traditional Southern Paula Deen food, whatever that is, and don't really regret it.

/off to the gym in 45 min
//will enjoy a nice healthy southern california style tex-mex lunch

You do not know what you are missing. Country buscuts, redeye gravy, collard greens, fried chicken and my wifes potato salad that includes a lb of bacon and all the fat...... jebus clock move faster towards lunch.... me hungry now

ModernLuddite: dickfreckle: ModernLuddite: I worked with this 400 pound woman once. I swear to God, she would eat a cup full of ranch dressing for lunch. It was the worst thing I've ever seen.

I don't think fat people have ever bothered to read the nutritional content of salad dressing, despite it being right there on the bottle. That sh*t is soooo bad for you. At least with cheese, ribeyes, burgers, etc, you're getting some nutrition with your fat. But dressing? It's just oil! And yet if you walk into any Applebee's today at lunch it will be full of fat chicks demanding extra ranch while complaining about their thyroid condition.

BUT THAT'S ALL SHE ATE. Like......it wasn't on a salad. She just had a tupperware container full of ranch dressing. And she would get to breathing heavy while she spooned it into her gaping maw.

Your description of this is actually making me gag a little. I hope you're proud.

/I would be

As someone who was tired of being overweight (6' @ 215lbs) and started biking 9 to 18 miles, five times a week, I'm getting a kick.

/down 15lbs in a month
//apparently I lose weight fast if I actually...well...try
///less hungry, feel better too

ModernLuddite: I worked with this 400 pound woman once. I swear to God, she would eat a cup full of ranch dressing for lunch. It was the worst thing I've ever seen.

Knew a lady once who brought a half dozen cupcakes to work for lunch. In her defense, she only ate one cupcake, however, she just ate the icing off the other five. I nearly vomited on the spot.

dletter: Remember this is just "self reported obesity", so, I'd tack on another 10-15% across the board for the whole population.

Tempting, just to deal with all the Eric Cartmans in the population.

Long story short: it's food prices. Food in the center and south of the US costs next to nothing.

dickfreckle: if you walk into any Applebee's today at lunch

There's your problem.

Why would anyone ever go to Applebees.
Yuck.

Amper: It's a self-reported survey, morans, clearly only these states are HONEST ENOUGH to tell the truth while lying Godless atheist states lie so hard about their lying lies they skew the national average.

Despite the trolling, there is a possible point of interest here: anyone got statistics on people whose self-description vis-a-vis obesity disagrees with how a doctor would describe them? This could theoretically cut both ways, with anorexic false-positives and Cartmanesque false-negatives, so I'd be interested to see how things balance out in the end.

Yuri Futanari: As someone who was tired of being overweight (6' @ 215lbs) and started biking 9 to 18 miles, five times a week, I'm getting a kick.

/down 15lbs in a month
//apparently I lose weight fast if I actually...well...try
///less hungry, feel better too

Jealous... I lose weight incredibly slow... joined weight watchers, was a point nazi, walked at least 2 miles a day, bootcamps, etc and lost 30 pounds in one year... decided not to do as many 5K's, and 10K's this year, blinked and gained 15 pounds..
Doctor swears its not the reason, but I suspect its all the abuse I did to my body in my teens and mid twenties to be thin that is impeding me now...

In the fatty fat fat states they should have gumball machines in liqueur stores (any adult biz really) that dispense Dexamyl at 10 cents each. When the fatty fat fat states slim down stop the sale and those who think they are addicted get subsidized rehab. Better living through chemistry doesn't just apply to food stuffs and plastics.

j__z: Lapbands for everyone!!

That smacks of socialism, you Obama-lovin' libtard.

dickfreckle: ModernLuddite: I worked with this 400 pound woman once. I swear to God, she would eat a cup full of ranch dressing for lunch. It was the worst thing I've ever seen.

I don't think fat people have ever bothered to read the nutritional content of salad dressing, despite it being right there on the bottle. That sh*t is soooo bad for you. At least with cheese, ribeyes, burgers, etc, you're getting some nutrition with your fat. But dressing? It's just oil! And yet if you walk into any Applebee's today at lunch it will be full of fat chicks demanding extra ranch while complaining about their thyroid condition.

As a fat chick with a thyroid condition (which has no relation to being fat)... I swear to god there's something weird about making salad at home. I cannot make it taste as good as a restaurant salad! Why is that? It's so frustrating! A restaurant salad can be so tasty that just a bit of feta cheese on top is dressing enough. Even pizza takeout salads are fantastic. But once I buy something in a supermarket and bring it home, the lettuce always tastes... Weird. Like bland and dry or bitter and overly crunchy or some unholy mix of those things. Then I break out the goddamn ranch.

Please, save me from ranch dressing! What stupid thing am I doing to make lettuce taste so bad? :(

Marine1: Long story short: it's food prices. Food in the center and south of the US costs next to nothing.

I moved from San Francisco to the midwest and now spend a lot more on food. That's what I get for liking to cook and eating a lot of vegetables. Crap food is cheap and produce is really expensive compared to what I paid in CA. The quality and variety are lacking as well. I used to be excited about cooking new and interesting stuff. The local grocery stores have killed that.

The grocery store down the street has a big sign welcoming customers over the path that leads to the produce section. The store is laid out for you to start there and finish where frozen foods and dairy are. Most people cut through the checkouts and head directly to packaged stuff and frozen foods. A box of store brand cookies costs less than one green bell pepper so I think I understand why people do it.

At the turn of the century, this fellow was the circus "fat man". Now I see heavier people every day at Walmart.

I am 6' 1" and I went from 155 to 205 in a matter of months. I had a very physical job where I could burn through 3000 calories a day to sitting at a desk without changing my eating habits and it crept up on me. I changed my diet I walk everyday and hike at least 10 miles every weekend and I am back down to 190. My target weight is 175. I look healthy at that weight . 155 was too thin.

louiedog: Marine1: Long story short: it's food prices. Food in the center and south of the US costs next to nothing.

I moved from San Francisco to the midwest and now spend a lot more on food. That's what I get for liking to cook and eating a lot of vegetables. Crap food is cheap and produce is really expensive compared to what I paid in CA. The quality and variety are lacking as well. I used to be excited about cooking new and interesting stuff. The local grocery stores have killed that.

The grocery store down the street has a big sign welcoming customers over the path that leads to the produce section. The store is laid out for you to start there and finish where frozen foods and dairy are. Most people cut through the checkouts and head directly to packaged stuff and frozen foods. A box of store brand cookies costs less than one green bell pepper so I think I understand why people do it.

Where abouts in the Midwest? If you're in an area with farmer's markets, I'd recommend going there for your variety in veggies. Pickings will be slim this year, though. Prices can be decent.

I mean, Kansas City food is cheap. I don't cook a lot (college student, dining hall food) but I've managed to stay at around 180. I'm 6 feet tall, so I'd like to think that's a healthy weight, especially for someone in the IT field.

CapnBlues: surely if we make our diets lower-fat and more carb-centric, we'll finally start losing weight. the problem is that we still have fats in our food!

I know you're kidding but it's sad how many people believe this. Fats good, carbs, mostly bad.

/Been carb back-loading for a few weeks now. 10 lbs down, clothes much looser!

For some reason I'm reminded of my honeymoon cruise. On one of the Caribbean islands, one of the tourists spots was this giant waterfall. Most people from the ship stripped down to their swimsuits and frolicked in the waterfall. Most people from the ship were also American fatasses.

Anyhoo, a cameraman came along for this excursion to record promo clips for future advertising and to show on a loop on the ship TV system. When my husband and I got back to the ship we returned to our room to relax and turned on the TV, we watched a bit of the ship TV station and noticed the promo clip of our excursion was playing. After a few minutes we also noticed that the cameraman focused solely on myself and the 1 other thin woman on the excursion. All the other American fatties were 'focused' out of the frame, and it was just me and that 1 chick frolicking in the waterfall while some chirpy British woman talked about making everlasting memories on the cruise ship sponsored excursions.

There were a lot of American fatties on that ship. A LOT. I don't consider myself ad promo material, but it seems like they were desperate for some images that didn't include pale, cellulite covered, beached whales.

/yikes
//too many fatties
///some of the island locals accused us of not being Americans, they thought my husband and I were joking.

Private_Citizen:




At the turn of the century, this fellow was the circus "fat man". Now I see heavier people every day at Walmart.

came to post this, leaves happy.

Millennium: Despite the trolling, there is a possible point of interest here: anyone got statistics on people whose self-description vis-a-vis obesity disagrees with how a doctor would describe them? This could theoretically cut both ways, with anorexic false-positives and Cartmanesque false-negatives, so I'd be interested to see how things balance out in the end.

If I can speculate wildly, I'd say it might only muddy the water on the borderliners, and lets face it, they probably aren't the problem cases.

Together, the "I think I might look fat" and the "I'm not fat, just big boned" probably cancel each other out, but someone who's 300 pounds has got to be pretty cognizant of the fact that they're obese. Just as someone who's reasonably in shape is likely sure they're not.

I'd also expect negative body image issues (and the over-reporting that goes with it,) to come from trendy/fashionable places like New York and California, but again, that's nothing more than ridiculous generalization.