Living in the Least Obese State

, | UltraRob | Friday, July 18th, 2008 at 10:20 pm

Colorado has the lowest percentage of obese people according to the Center for Disease Control. Even so nearly 1 in 5 are obese. The CDC has an unbelievable animation of how obesity has increased in the last 22 years.

Obesity is defined as a BMI higher than 30. I currently weigh 201 pounds and am 5’8″. That gives me a BMI of 30.5. Yes, that makes me one of the obese people in Colorado. I gained 30 pounds in the 6 months after RAAM in 2006. It was tough to cut back enough on food when I went from training 20-30 hours a week to riding 2-3 hours.

I’m much heavier than I should be now and I feel it. I’ll really feel it in 3 weeks at the Leadville 100 mountain bike race.

Even when I’m fit, lean and racing well, I’m still close to 170 pounds. According to the BMI, I shouldn’t be over 164.5 pounds. BMI works well as a general gauge but it only measures height and weight. Newer measurements that also include waist size are more accurate.

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