Can you be "fit" and overweight?

Short answer - NO!

There have been articles around saying it was okay for women to be overweight as long as you got some exercise...

A recent study says that is not true:

Exercise will not cut the risk of heart disease in those who are overweight unless they also slim down, according to a study of thousands of U.S. women published on Monday.
"Even high quantities of physical activity are unlikely to fully reverse the risk of coronary heart disease in overweight and obese women without concurrent weight loss," Dr. Amy Weinstein and colleagues at Boston's Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center reported.

Full article here: http://www.reuters.com/articlePrint?articleId=USN2848216220080428

This study was carried out over years as it was begun in 1992 and followed the women and their health issues.

This is why I am always seeming to talk about being overweight...

We have an obesity epidemic in the USA and not only is it hurting aging women, it is killing our kids - who are facing diabetes and other fat related diseases at early ages.

PLEASE - lose weight and be active..you owe it to yourself and your loved ones...