Unhealthy....why?

I can across an article recently that proclaimed Marion County the most unhealthy county in SC! Yeah there are a lot of us in this country "chunky" but why did we all converge on Marion like the plague?

I myself need to lose 18 pounds to be deemed by the BMI (I make up dirty sayings with the initials) people a healthy weight. However I walked/crawled a half marathon in February so these chubby hips can move!

My husband is about 30 pounds out of his comfort level but still oh so hot!

Anyway, how did we Marionites (who knows if that is what we are really called) become so unhealthy? Yeah there are not many jobs so most of us have to commute to work but after a 45 minutes each way in a car I want to get out and walk. My favorite restaurant burned down right after we moved here so we don't eat out a lot and we have two, count them TWO downtown farmers markets. We have a wonderful walking trail and sidewalks. We should be fit and happy, right?

Well the termite ridden house, while not done, is livable so we are going to work on ourselves now to see if we can't make ourselves healthier and maybe even drag a few others with us!

Wish us luck!

Ronda