Comments on: Obesity per state: Americans getting fatter and fatter… http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/ Obesity per state, plus the latest news on diet and fitness... with a twist of fun. Thu, 29 Jul 2010 11:43:44 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-14191 FatFighter Thu, 27 May 2010 03:16:57 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-14191 I wonder if things can change there? I wonder if things can change there?

]]> By: Beverly P. http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-14116 Beverly P. Mon, 24 May 2010 18:55:31 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-14116 My grandparents used to live in Alabama on the Mississippi/Alabama line. Let me tell you, I can attest that this has to be the fattest 2 states ever! Just about EVERY place you go out to dine has "all you can eat", including the fast food restaurants! One thing you DO NOT NEED is all you can eat fast food! And the heat is so unreal that they have an attitude of get up in a/c, move a bit to get dressed, go buy grits, sausage & gravy, eggs & cheese & sit for a few hours in the a/c restaurant, then move to the a/c car, then drive to the a/c store to pick up snacks & maybe a few items you need, then it's lunch..... I think you can see where I'm going. NOBODY seems to be motivated between the tons of food (yes, it is wonderful good ol' southern cookin' but you cannot expect to eat all you can fit in your body & be healthy of this stuff!) and the tremendous heat & humidity which provides no means of "umph" to get up and go! It's sad! I felt thin down there & I was over 200 lbs at the time. My grandparents used to live in Alabama on the Mississippi/Alabama line. Let me tell you, I can attest that this has to be the fattest 2 states ever! Just about EVERY place you go out to dine has “all you can eat”, including the fast food restaurants! One thing you DO NOT NEED is all you can eat fast food! And the heat is so unreal that they have an attitude of get up in a/c, move a bit to get dressed, go buy grits, sausage & gravy, eggs & cheese & sit for a few hours in the a/c restaurant, then move to the a/c car, then drive to the a/c store to pick up snacks & maybe a few items you need, then it’s lunch….. I think you can see where I’m going. NOBODY seems to be motivated between the tons of food (yes, it is wonderful good ol’ southern cookin’ but you cannot expect to eat all you can fit in your body & be healthy of this stuff!) and the tremendous heat & humidity which provides no means of “umph” to get up and go! It’s sad! I felt thin down there & I was over 200 lbs at the time.

]]> By: Robert http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-11679 Robert Wed, 17 Feb 2010 06:32:32 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-11679 As someone who has been considered morbidly obese since I was 12, I find that people who are bigger are bigger for lots of reasons that skinny people have no clue about. I think that a lot of us larger Americans are larger because both of a genetic predisposition (chemically and emotionally) and some huge misconceptions about diet. I've tried dieting (doesn't work). Whenever I get down 50 pounds, it compromises my immune system and I get sick. The doctor then prescribes steroids and I balloon up. Everyone is different and until everyone can both afford to be skinny and have the knowledge to be and stay skinny, we're just going to have to accept the fact that everyone is not created equally. As someone who has been considered morbidly obese since I was 12, I find that people who are bigger are bigger for lots of reasons that skinny people have no clue about. I think that a lot of us larger Americans are larger because both of a genetic predisposition (chemically and emotionally) and some huge misconceptions about diet. I’ve tried dieting (doesn’t work). Whenever I get down 50 pounds, it compromises my immune system and I get sick. The doctor then prescribes steroids and I balloon up. Everyone is different and until everyone can both afford to be skinny and have the knowledge to be and stay skinny, we’re just going to have to accept the fact that everyone is not created equally.

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-11596 FatFighter Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:23:31 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-11596 Mom's Best Bets - Thanks so much for stopping by! I am soooooo jealous that you live in Hawaii, but glad for you. :) I love your idea of healthy fast food restaurants - I would totally go! Mom’s Best Bets – Thanks so much for stopping by! I am soooooo jealous that you live in Hawaii, but glad for you. :) I love your idea of healthy fast food restaurants – I would totally go!

]]> By: Mom's Best Bets http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-11569 Mom's Best Bets Fri, 12 Feb 2010 07:02:53 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-11569 Thanks for this post...I'm just reading it now...glad I live in such a healthy state...Hawaii It's so refreshing that my child can swim and run free everyday in the sunshine...why can't there be more healthy fast food places...I want to be able to pull up and get an organic salad and grilled chicken...I will pay more $ for it...I think there is a demand for it! Thanks for this post…I’m just reading it now…glad I live in such a healthy state…Hawaii
It’s so refreshing that my child can swim and run free everyday in the sunshine…why can’t there be more healthy fast food places…I want to be able to pull up and get an organic salad and grilled chicken…I will pay more $ for it…I think there is a demand for it!

]]> By: Ginny http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-8712 Ginny Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:23:50 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-8712 This is so disturbing! Those poor people! I don't understand how soooo many people can be out of shape an lazy! My grandma, for example, is an obese stress eater. After my mother passed away and they ran low on money, she must have put on 30-50 pounds in less than a year. (She was already obese to begin with). She will find any excuse not to walk up ONE flight of stairs and then complain her back hurts from all the extra weight....? I just don't understand at all. I used to be an overweight preteen, but now i'm 19 and in the best shape of my life and I feel amazing. Don't people want to look and FEEL their best? You only get ONE life and ONE body, make the most of it! I wish I could do something. Maybe I will write to fruit and vegetable companies and tell them to advertise their products on the television more, where the majority of American love the spend their time anyway... This is so disturbing! Those poor people! I don’t understand how soooo many people can be out of shape an lazy! My grandma, for example, is an obese stress eater. After my mother passed away and they ran low on money, she must have put on 30-50 pounds in less than a year. (She was already obese to begin with). She will find any excuse not to walk up ONE flight of stairs and then complain her back hurts from all the extra weight….?

I just don’t understand at all. I used to be an overweight preteen, but now i’m 19 and in the best shape of my life and I feel amazing. Don’t people want to look and FEEL their best? You only get ONE life and ONE body, make the most of it!

I wish I could do something. Maybe I will write to fruit and vegetable companies and tell them to advertise their products on the television more, where the majority of American love the spend their time anyway…

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-7575 FatFighter Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:49:59 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-7575 <p>Seriously, Sagan - What more <strong>can</strong> we do??? As much as I write about it, I am still stunned when I see reports like this - just because I keep thinking there should at least be a glimmer of things letting up.</p> Seriously, Sagan – What more can we do??? As much as I write about it, I am still stunned when I see reports like this – just because I keep thinking there should at least be a glimmer of things letting up.

]]> By: Sagan http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-7574 Sagan Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:53:54 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-7574 That's awful. Thanks for linking to the report... I hope that things start turning around and changing SOON. All we can do is keep blogging about it and spread the awareness, right? :) That’s awful. Thanks for linking to the report… I hope that things start turning around and changing SOON. All we can do is keep blogging about it and spread the awareness, right? :)

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-7573 FatFighter Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:51:54 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-7573 <p>Karissa - Things sure are a lot different now than they were when we were kids, huh? I don't get why it has to be this way. :(</p> Karissa – Things sure are a lot different now than they were when we were kids, huh? I don’t get why it has to be this way. :(

]]> By: FatFighter http://fatfightertv.com/blog/2009/07/obesity-per-state/#comment-7572 FatFighter Thu, 02 Jul 2009 14:50:12 +0000 http://fatfightertv.com/blog/?p=5380#comment-7572 <p>Katie - I know. When will it stop???</p> Katie – I know. When will it stop???

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