Originally Posted by silkshocker,Oct 14 2004, 04:11 PM

LA and Miami people are still fat. They just have money for liposuction

Originally Posted by steven975,Oct 14 2004, 12:59 PM

This brings me to another question.

I'm a healthy weight, 6' tall, 178 pounds. I'm 29 now. I notice that as I get older, the number of single girls my age declines. Now, as adults get older, they get fatter. Is it realistic to expect not to have to "marry fat"?

Seriously, I'm looking to younger girls because there just are not many my age that I consider "dateable". I'm pretty successful, make good money, etc. I'm a "good on paper" guy (remember good on paper=bad in bed from Samantha in sex and the city).

Originally Posted by Z06-KILLR,Oct 14 2004, 02:23 PM

this is one of the funniest threads I have ever read ...

Originally Posted by axis_of_evil,Oct 14 2004, 04:32 PM

I can explain everything.
Here's the real story: When the settlers moved westward, there of course were families, girlfriends, wives, and other women. The women who were REALLY gnarly didn't make it past Pennsylvania, but in general the fat ones made it to the midwest. From there, as rations got low and survival matters surfaced, only the skinnier and better looking women were brought along westward. These women tended to be healthier, too.
Although fat keeps one warm, The pudgier ones weren't tough enough for the cold, so some headed south. The tougher ones made it to say, Idaho, Colorado, etc. These women aren't always great looking but are typically not bad and at least resourceful. Many women in Idaho can arc-weld.
But from there only the choicest women were brought out to California, which is why LA has all the good looking women.

Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Oct 14 2004, 09:28 PM

An aside to #5, primarily pertaining to young girls:

I've noticed a backlash against the "perfectionism" of actresses, singers, models, etc. There seems to be a thought that promoting these "models of perfection" creates low self-esteem and whatnot. I've been hearing it for as long as I can remember. The backlash seems to be telling girls that "it's ok to be fat, lazy, and generally unattractive" - none of which are true. Guys are superficial by nature, and while we don't expect you to be "perfect" like Jennifer Garner or JLo or Beyonce or whoever, everyone should strive to be their best. A girl who's a "6" but is at the gym trying to improve herself is much more attractive than a "6" who's sitting at home every night inhaling cheetoes while watching the Bachelor.

Am I completely out on the limb on this?

Originally Posted by WestSideBilly,Oct 14 2004, 08:20 PM

I live in a city with rampant obesity. One of the worst among cities the CDC takes the time to rank. I think San Antonio and Houston are the only cities to top us with any regularity. My view on the causes?

1) Dining out. Portions are huge! Order a 12 Oz steak, get a salad, some rolls, maybe some veggies and rice on the side. Throw in 3 or 4 refills of Coke, and you've just consumed 2500 calories - the daily intake for a normal healthy person. It's hard to say "no" to food in front of you when you're paying for it and are hungry.
2) Unhealthy diets. (I'm guilty of this) Lots of soda, candy/junk food binges, deep fried foods, etc. Lots of empty calories that rapidly turn to fat and settle in your butt/gut.
3) Sedentary lifestyles. Get up, drive to work, sit on your butt for 8-10 hours at work (with fast food in the middle for lunch), drive home, have dinner (see #2), watch tv for 4 hours, go to bed. Repeat. Hardly any caloric consumption!
4) General laziness. My company pays up to $200/yr for a health club membership (things are pretty inexpensive here, so you SoCal/NYers can imagine this is $400/yr) and fewer than 25% of the employees take advantage; figure even fewer actually go. Even working out twice a week is a good start. Most people "can't find the time" or some excuse, but have abundant time to watch, rewatch, and discuss "The Bachelor". Also, winter has a big part in this - in the midwest and northeast, 4-6 months of the year offer little in the way of incentive to go outside and be active.
5) Acceptance of obesity. I go to the YMCA 4-6 days a week, and one of the things that bugs me is how many fat kids there are - I'm talking 6-12 year olds, being 50+ lbs overweight. In all the time I went to school, I can only recall 3 or 4 people who were truly overweight (representing maybe 2% tops) - and I know for a fact one of those had a geneticly low metabolism. Today, it seems like 20-30% of kids are already obese, and the parents don't care. These kids will grow up thinking that being obese is ok, has no ramifications, etc. People that promote healthy lifestyles are "nuts" or "fruitcases".

So why is the midwest and deep south so bad? Because they have all 5 of these going against them. California and Florida don't have #5 (us Midwesterns like to call you "superficial" ), and the better climates outside the midwest and northeast limit the impact of #4. From my time on the west coast, it seems like the nicer restaurants have smaller portions (proper size, IMO) and deep fried food isn't as popular. #3 seems to affect the entire country.