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7. My fiancee lost over fifty pounds in the last four months.

Reply to Ichingcarpenter (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 08:43 AM

Feb 2012

She started eating better and she hits the gym regularly. She gave up soda and switched to a mostly-vegan diet -- but I think the latter was just a ploy to convince me to make dinner more often. Calories in vs. calories out worked despite all the howls from the usual suspects about that sort of thing not being effective.

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Supersize it- Amazing fact about America's Obesity Crisis [View all] Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 OP

Eat less and exercise. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #1

It's not that easy. Initech Feb 2012 #27

Not just that laundry_queen Feb 2012 #29

Too much Rum? CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #42

I have a relative that has to be Gluten Free. But I don't know what it is. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #30

Try this CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #31

No, it's not. Far from it. It CAN be done, though. moriah Feb 2012 #38

A friend of mine got a small group of fatties together Yupster Feb 2012 #35

Oh goodness, I wish I could lose on 2000 calories! ;) moriah Feb 2012 #40

Congrats on your progress Yupster Feb 2012 #47

Thanks! And yeah, I'm more on the midget end of the scale... moriah Feb 2012 #48

Here are the top 10 NJCher Feb 2012 #2

Your Govenor is a good role model Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #3

that list is not of the most obese states hfojvt Feb 2012 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Feb 2012 #4

Red states tend to be fatter get the red out Feb 2012 #6

Many of the Southern states tend to be more rural, too. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #9

Not to mention hot. nt Snake Alchemist Feb 2012 #13

Good point get the red out Feb 2012 #14

We have the same issues with public transportation--what there is of it--here, too. GoCubsGo Feb 2012 #33

I think the driving has an influence, but to me the rural obesity seems more cultural in origin Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #22

You're right. ParkieDem Feb 2012 #49

Southern food also tends to be really fattening. Odin2005 Feb 2012 #10

How can you say that? izquierdista Feb 2012 #11

And probably double the amount of dairy product joeybee12 Feb 2012 #18

Another goddamned South-bashing opportunity. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2012 #19

Just observing statistic get the red out Feb 2012 #32

I think the key variable is income abowsh Feb 2012 #45

Not so much lack of education, but continuation of cooking that Fawke Em Feb 2012 #36

Yeah, just the gameday food consumption in the SEC states alone... jumptheshadow Feb 2012 #41

You've got that right! get the red out Feb 2012 #46

City planning also plays a role. surrealAmerican Feb 2012 #8

Typical MSM stuff KurtNYC Feb 2012 #16

Education plays into both of those factors. Arugula Latte Feb 2012 #23

Eat mo' carbs geckosfeet Feb 2012 #5

I eat a huge amount of carbs obamanut2012 Feb 2012 #26

Good luck with that. geckosfeet Feb 2012 #43

carbs = sugar shanti Feb 2012 #50

My fiancee lost over fifty pounds in the last four months. Codeine Feb 2012 #7

The definition of "obesity" was changed in 1998. Romulox Feb 2012 #12

But if people aren't "sick" why should they dole out money to get better? TalkingDog Feb 2012 #15

Also BMI index has changed... Javaman Feb 2012 #17

So to be obese now you need to weigh more? Ichingcarpenter Feb 2012 #20

No, you weigh less. Javaman Feb 2012 #24

Interesting how conservative politics in a state and obesity JDPriestly Feb 2012 #21

Sugar and High Fructose Corn Syrup and Estrogen... Bigmack Feb 2012 #25

I've been trying to eliminate sodium and HFCS as much as possible. Initech Feb 2012 #28

Believe it or not pecwae Feb 2012 #34

Have they compared the states with fast-growing obesity rates... jumptheshadow Feb 2012 #39

Highly dishonest not to mention the change in the definition of obesity eridani Feb 2012 #44

We need to be careful. This topic could lead to offensive comments. Stinky The Clown Feb 2012 #51

That comment was completely inappropriate. Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #54

People were much thinner when everyone smoked 20 years ago. Mumble Feb 2012 #52

Public health problem. Time for someone to write The Jungle II Bruce Wayne Feb 2012 #53