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2009 Healthiest/Unhealthiest States

DateSunday, November 22, 2009 at 10:35AM

I posted the results of 2008's Healthiest/Unhealthiest states, and this year's results were just posted online.

So, Martin and I moved from the 3rd healthiest state to the 46th. I suppose it was a self fulfilling prophecy that I gained weight over the first several months living here. The lifestyle is just so different, and I just got caught up in the over abundance of restaurants down here.  I went from being calorie conscious and a gym rat, to an unemployed emotional eater in a matter of months. It wasn't good. I would gaze at pictures of "what I looked like last spring" and just dig my hole even deeper.

The good part now,is that over the past few months, I have gotten over myself and have realized that I can not remain in "vacation mode" while living here, or I would soon have been back up to my high weight of 325-350 from five years ago.  I never in my life have seen so many obese children (with corresponding obese parents). Our future child/children will not grow up this way. It is up to us to model a healthy lifestyle and positive body image/acceptance. And, yes, I am right overweight, but it is up to me to be happy with myself TODAY, and work to be a better version of myself every day going forward. I will be a happy, healthy weight when we decide to have a baby. Now is my time take control and help South Carolina move to being a little bit healthier.

New England states top this new set of rankings, while the South still lags.

2009 STATE RANKINGS
1Vermont
2Utah
3Massachusetts
4Hawaii
5New Hampshire
6Minnesota
7Connecticut
8Colorado
9Maine
10Rhode Island
11Washington
12Wisconsin
13Oregon
14Idaho
15Iowa
16Nebraska
17North Dakota
18New Jersey
19Wyoming
20South Dakota
21Maryland
22Virginia
23California
24Kansas
25New York
26Montana
27Arizona
28Pennsylvania
29Illinois
30Michigan
31New Mexico
32Delaware
33Ohio
34Alaska
35Indiana
36Florida
37North Carolina
38Missouri
39Texas
40Arkansas
41Kentucky
42West Virginia
43Georgia
44Tennessee
45Nevada
46South Carolina
47Louisiana
48Alabama
49Oklahoma
50Mississippi

 

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Jessica- I love reading your blog and am a huge fan of your work. I look forward to more incredible stuff from you!

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