Vital Statistics: Women play weighting game in different ways

If it is so important, then why are so many women so fat?

How important is losing weight to the average American woman?

Apparently, it's very important. So much so that a poll of 2,400 women by FITNESS Magazine found that 51 percent would skip sex for a year if it meant they'd be skinny...

When including overweight women, the number climbs to nearly two-thirds. Nationally, the picture is a little bit better, but not by much.

Here are some interesting results gleaned from a poll in FITNESS Magazine's March issue:

» To stay skinny, 71 percent of women would rather exercise every day and eat anything they want.

» To drop pounds, 43 percent of women have skipped meals regularly; 39 percent have popped diet pills; 23 percent have gone on crash diets; and 20 percent have exercised daily for two or more hours at a time.

» 65 percent of women say the size they wear is a bigger deal than the number on the scale.

» 25 percent of women say a friend has tried to sabotage their weight-loss efforts; 86 percent prefer to get slim solo.

» Only 7 percent of women say they never allow themselves to eat junk food.

» 22 percent of women say the hardest part about being on a diet is following a regular workout plan.

Skip sex?

The fat ones are likely not getting sex and/or lying about it.