colorado is the leanest state, mississippi is the heftiest

godblessourhome
godblessourhome Posts: 3,892 Member
edited September 21 in Health and Weight Loss
http://calorielab.com/news/2010/06/28/fattest-states-2010/

where is your state ranked? what do you think of studies like this?

**edited for typo
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  • rachelblank427
    rachelblank427 Posts: 180 Member
    I live in Mississippi.
  • Amarillo_NDN
    Amarillo_NDN Posts: 1,018 Member
    Texas is 13 th
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    i'm in colorado. =) but that doesn't mean i don't still have 60 pounds to lose, haha. but really, it makes sense that CO is so lean - almost EVERYONE spends weekends in the mountains. in the summer, hiking and in the winter, skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, etc. it is very easy to be healthy here.
  • juday3
    juday3 Posts: 78 Member
    Montana is ranked 43rd.
  • ChubbieTubbie
    ChubbieTubbie Posts: 481 Member
    Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    12 North Carolina


    oh boy. and we're a pretty uneducated state here too so we have that going for us :-(
  • LWatson43
    LWatson43 Posts: 65 Member
    Alabama is ranked 31st
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    Alabama is ranked 31st
    ]


    ok... wait....

    goes back to look......


    Alabama is 2nd.
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.

    WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!

    What I see has La at 5th
  • hkuiuc99
    hkuiuc99 Posts: 79 Member
    Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:
  • pniana
    pniana Posts: 254 Member
    Arizona is 30th. If I lived in Mississippi, I'd have a hard time keeping slim. So much good food there! Po' Boys, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Hush Puppies. Oh the hush puppies!
  • hkuiuc99
    hkuiuc99 Posts: 79 Member
    Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.

    WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!

    What I see has La at 5th

    I see LA as 5th too
  • oats4breakfast
    oats4breakfast Posts: 225
    LWatson43, unfortunately 'bama is 2nd.

    Georgia is 17th ??? I better get my eyes checked.
    Dollars to donuts; take out all the gay men from the survey and we'll be top 5 for sure. LOL
  • hkuiuc99
    hkuiuc99 Posts: 79 Member
    Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:

    I was thinking #1 was good, but its most obese so we got worse, LOL....

    but not much worse I guess..
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    Louisiana is #6. I honestly thought we'd be higher.

    WHAT AM I LOOKING AT?!?!?!

    What I see has La at 5th

    I see LA as 5th too

    whew.

    (and I KNEW there was no way Alabama was so low *fist pump to my Southern Cousins*)
  • gambitsgurl
    gambitsgurl Posts: 632 Member
    LWatson43, unfortunately 'bama is 2nd.

    Georgia is 17th ??? I better get my eyes checked.
    Dollars to donuts; take out all the gay men from the survey and we'll be top 5 for sure. LOL

    DANGIT don't make me laugh like that when I have to pee every 5 minutes
  • bbygrl5
    bbygrl5 Posts: 964 Member
    Utah 44! Woot!! There are tons of fun outdoor activities here!
  • fit2sit
    fit2sit Posts: 82 Member
    Wyoming...38th, unchanged from last year. Could have fooled me with as many larger people I see walking around, I thought we'd be ranked higher.
  • Kminor67
    Kminor67 Posts: 900 Member
    Illinois is 26, last year it was 27 so I guess that's an improvement! :noway:
    I'm from Illinois too.
  • Chenoachem
    Chenoachem Posts: 1,758 Member
    New Mexico has moved to 34 from 36. I would believe it. But are we really more obeese than New Hampshire?
  • scodymack
    scodymack Posts: 9
    Arizona is 30th. If I lived in Mississippi, I'd have a hard time keeping slim. So much good food there! Po' Boys, Gumbo, Red Beans and Rice, Jambalya, Hush Puppies. Oh the hush puppies!

    That food is all courtesy of Louisiana...
  • tater8589
    tater8589 Posts: 616
    I'm from Texas, but living in Colorado.. It takes forever to get used to living high altitude. Kicks your but when running cause you can't breath.
  • melanie92
    melanie92 Posts: 184 Member
    I live in Arkansas, and as of this past Saturday I am no longer obese!!! (Just Overweight he he)

    One more reason we love to say Thank God for Mississippi!! :laugh:
  • AnaNotBanana
    AnaNotBanana Posts: 963 Member
    Nevada. A three way tie for #31. We have lots of outdoor activities all year round. But then again we also have the Rib Cook Off, the Chicken Wing Cook off, and the Italian Food Festival.
  • kaitimae
    kaitimae Posts: 727 Member
    I'm from Texas, but living in Colorado.. It takes forever to get used to living high altitude. Kicks your but when running cause you can't breath.

    Too true... until you get back down to sea level and you can run for miles and miles and leave everyone else in the dust!!! Hahaha. Always pick a destination race! LOL.
  • tater8589
    tater8589 Posts: 616
    i'm in colorado. =) but that doesn't mean i don't still have 60 pounds to lose, haha. but really, it makes sense that CO is so lean - almost EVERYONE spends weekends in the mountains. in the summer, hiking and in the winter, skiing, snowboarding, snow shoeing, etc. it is very easy to be healthy here.

    Not to mention, its all anerobic cause there is no oxegen here, lol. Kicks your but if your not used to it. Added 2 min to my run time when i got stationed here.

    Oh I must add that there are A LOT of military in Colorado, there are 5 bases in Colorado Springs alone.
  • AlisaToth
    AlisaToth Posts: 414 Member
    I moved from Florida (#38) to California (#41) looks like they are nearly identical in percentage...less than 1% difference! Not sure how to feel about that? People are equally fat in each location?
  • Alita2011
    Alita2011 Posts: 265 Member
    I am in MS...I am not obese. Just a point or two from normal!!
  • oddsonv
    oddsonv Posts: 21 Member
    I am in Colorado...always something healthy to do around here...originally from Arkansas though...been in CO for 11 years now so I am pretty used to the altitude...sure does make working out in AR a lot easier when I am there!
  • Mollydolly10
    Mollydolly10 Posts: 431 Member
    Virginia (#31), better than last year (#28) - so that's good!

    It's interesting that for the most part the northeast states are some of the thinnest. Hawaii makes sense, if it's hot and you're by the ocean, you're either in shirts/tank or a bathing suit - although i guess other places fall into that category too but don't rank the same way..
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