I bored you with the obesity topic before as a case study on the potential impact of fat-tax in Virginia (I think we were a mixed bunch on the issue…can of worms opened). The WCAV reports that:
At an obesity forum in Charlottesville last week, Governor Tim Kaine said that two out of three Virginians are either overweight or obese. While the reasons why may vary, experts say one good solution is to fit fitness into your lifestyle.
The rest of the article seems like advertorial for a new 24-7 fitness gym in town, but the facts remain compelling…2/3 of us are fat. If it is based on body weight I agree, I mean take myself, Thor and cocoNUT for example. I have an inclination towards vegetarian fare, so I am obviously a beat nick local that weighs in under the government defined limit. Thor on the other hand is a freaking Norse God. He is like 10 ft tall and has more muscles than the number of issues coming out in this election. Due to all that Norsey goodness, the Virginia government has classified him as extremely fat, when in reality he is perfectly healthy. Then we come to our fan (un) favorite, cocoNUT. The NUT eats all the time at what seems to be great restaurants in cville and abroad. Most likely 5′ 4″ weighing in at around 350 lbs, +/- 3lbs lost just by moving around everyday, NUT is definitely fat and fits our societal norm for obesity. So there you have it, 2/3 works for me, and the Governor. How fat is your threesome?
[pic from didbygraham on Flickr]
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I don’t think it should be on a government level. I think Health insurance companies need to charge higher premiums for fat people. We wouldn’t be talking about socialized medicine if it wasn’t for this.
age old question of who determines the baseline and on what basis?
@1, they probably do, don’t they?
Not going to get back into the health-care argument, because I think I said my peace on that one, but I will say that I think some people who are clinically obese have no idea that they are, and are therefore at risk for many other problems, as we all know. The range for obesity, I believe, is actually quite lower that probably most people think.
One of the problems is that we don’t have a good preventative care system, and have a common mindset of ‘not going to the doctor until something is wrong’ (for those who have a doctor to go to).
@1 – are those three statements related in some way?
Does that mean 2/3 of Virginians are jolly? Or is that a myth..
If the premiums are higher, it’s obviously not enough to counter all the face-fucking they do to people who are in good health.
I would agree that only 2/3 of me is fat.
@8 So semi-jolly then?
/am fatter than I have ever been in my life by a third.
i only have threesomes with hot, skinny people.
breathless.
We need a poll! Who’s fat, who’s not? We need numbers. Do the math.
given the glowing feedback-comments on the CUPCAKE thread,
i’d say Cvillain accounts for a good deal of personal BULK.
Pulp Fiction: “Pot-bellies are sexy…”
I love my beer gut. Her name is Stella and I rub baby oil on her.
@10, so you’re the fat one, then. oh the clues!
@11, I’m not sitting on you, am I?
BMI:24.5. Weight same as at 21 years of age – (a looong time ago) when an infantry recon guy in excellent shape. To each their own. Slobs don`t bother me – that`s their business.
I need no spur to stay in shape other than personal pride and the wonderful burst of energy experienced after a workout at,for example, racquetball.
Threesomes ? My first menage was in Innsbruck, Austria and the last in Milwaukee, WI,-not as good as advertised, but beats a blank.
Hey hey hey, I’m 19.5. And I work out everyday hard in the gym but then I go home and sit on my ass and watch TV and drink beer, so it evens out. Still, not bad.
left college: 6′ 128#. could touch the front of my spine thru my stomach.
7 years of cycling everywhere then moved to virginia: 170# – ideal.
8 years of being put thru the rum soaked zen blender that is cville: 205#
/no moobs yet, but I must do something.
http://www.crossfit.com
that is all.
NYT talks to a Cville doc in this article, which provides one potential solution. Sorry for the messy linkage. If’n someone wants to fix it for me, feel free.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/18/health/nutrition/18fitness.html?_r=4&adxnnl=1&oref=slogin&ref=fashion&adxnnlx=1222190855-unsU3AX9wUTpxPUH2mfpmA&oref=slogin&oref=slogin
@7 Does that mean plastic surgery? Or to cover the malpractice lawsuits involved with literally face-fucking their patients?
Ok I feel better now. I was just hungry and big people were pissing me off.
@21 Malpractice is a bitch, and so is waking up from general anesthesia with baby batter all over the place.
Geesh, I gain a few pounds and now this. I was thinking of coming back but I just don’t know now.
@4 – is “preventative” even a word??? And all I have to say is “adderall is the bestest”
/so the loser, pound by pound
Many health companies offer “wellness incentives.” Things like money for gym memberships, or if you are on al ala carte plan, you get more money per month to pay for your benefits. People don’t pay more based on weight, but insurance companies are learning that proactive approaches are saving them tons of money. And if you think Cvillain people have a weight problem… just walk down the halls of any elementary school sometime…….
<— even though I’m not Fatty McFat-Fat III, I’m definitely a chunky monkey. To boot, my friends and I all say, “let’s go get fat”, rather than “let’s go get something to eat”.
I just love food to gosh-darn much, and blame working 60 hours a week on my lack of exercise! But I walk/bus everywhere, and am not a TOTAL layabout douche, so I think I’m good.