Posted on 08/22/2008 8:18:33 AM PDT by cdga5for4
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - Alabama, pushed to second in national obesity rankings by deep-fried Southern favorites, is cracking down on state workers who are too fat.
The state has given its 37,527 employees a year to start getting fit — or they'll pay $25 a month for insurance that otherwise is free.
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No chart would say you are morbidly obese at 5’11 185. The BMI chart has you as “slightly” overweight, but as others have said, BMI can be way off.
For example,
I’m 6’4” and 225 and according to BMI charts I’m midway between overweight and obese. My waistline is only 33 inches around though, so I’m definitely not overweight.
i have a 33 inch waist also. if i lost anymore weight they would need to put me in science class as a skeleton. LOL
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