The government thinks you're fat

The other day I wrote that I had gained back some weight after my experiment with low-carbing. Probably, many of us have.

But did you know that the government considers most of us fat, or obese? Yes, there IS an epidemic of fat people out there... I even saw a young woman today, no older than 18 or 20, wearing a T-shirt that proudly announced on its front "Georgia National Hog Contest, Perry, Ga." Seriously. It was a serious shirt, and she was seriously fat. I just wonder if she was aware of the humor others would see in her pouring her ample girth into a tight T-shirt from a hog contest.

But I digress...

The government considers me not just fat -- but right on the borderline between overweight and obese! And I'm in the company of such Massive Stars as these, listed as overweight:

Barry Bonds: 6'2": 228 lbs
David Boreanaz: 6'2": 218 lbs
Tom Brady: 6'4": 225 lbs
President Bush: 5'11": 191 lbs
George Clooney: 5'11": 211 lbs
Nic Cage: 6'1": 210 lbs
Matt Damon: 5'11": 187 lbs
Johnny Depp: 5'7": 190 lbs
David Duchovny: 6'0": 212 lbs
Vin Diesel: 6'2": 200 lbs
Cheryl Ford: 6'3": 215 lbs
Harrison Ford: 6'1": 218 lbs
Brendan Fraser: 6'3": 234 lbs
Richard Gere: 5'11": 187 lbs
Ethan Hawke: 5'9": 172 lbs
Hugh Jackman: 6'2": 210 lbs
Lebron James: 6'8": 240 lbs
Dale Jarrett: 6'2": 200 lbs
Bobby Labonte: 5'9": 170 lbs
Nick Lachey: 5'10": 180 lbs
Karl Malone: 6'9": 259 lbs
Dr. Phil McGraw: 6'4": 240 lbs
Mark McGuire (playing weight): 6'5": 250 lbs
Donovan McNabb: 6'3": 240 lbs
Yao Ming: 7'6": 310 lbs
Brad Pitt: 6'0": 203 lbs
Keanu Reeves: 6'1": 223 lbs
Cal Ripken: 6'4": 210 lbs
Andy Roddick: 6'2": 197 lbs
Will Smith: 6'2": 210 lbs
Sammy Sosa: 6'0": 220 lbs
Denzel Washington: 6'0": 199 lbs
Bruce Willis: 6'0": 200 lbs
Billy Zane: 6'2": 210 lbs

Not heavy enough? The following guys are considerd OBESE!

Tom Cruise: 5'7": 201 lbs
Mel Gibson 5'9": 214 pounds
Matt LeBlanc: 5'11": 218 lbs
Steve McNair: 6'2": 235 lbs
The Rock (Dwayne Johnson): 6'5": 275 lbs
Arnold Schwarzenegger: 6'2": 257 lbs
Sylvester Stallone: 5'9": 228 lbs
Mike Tyson: 5'11 ½": fighting weight between 218-235

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