Oklahoma City's mayor wants to put the city on a diet
Mayor Cornett has challenged the city to shed 1 million pounds as its New Year's resolution.
According to the Associated Press, Cornett was inspired by his own struggle to lose weight, The mayor also wants to end Oklahoma City's dubious distinction as one of America's fattest cities.
"The message of this obesity initiative is that we've got to watch what we eat," Cornett said Thursday. "Exercise is part of it and the city is trying to change into a city that is less sprawling, has more density and is more pedestrian friendly, but you're not really going to take on obesity unless you acknowledge that we eat too much and don't eat the right foods."
Oklahoma City residents can sign up and track their weight loss, use a body mass index calculator, get recipes and links to metro-area fitness centers. http://www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com.
Oklahoma City was the 15th fattest city in a 2007 survey of America's fattest cities conducted by Men's Fitness magazine.
According to the Associated Press, Cornett was inspired by his own struggle to lose weight, The mayor also wants to end Oklahoma City's dubious distinction as one of America's fattest cities.
"The message of this obesity initiative is that we've got to watch what we eat," Cornett said Thursday. "Exercise is part of it and the city is trying to change into a city that is less sprawling, has more density and is more pedestrian friendly, but you're not really going to take on obesity unless you acknowledge that we eat too much and don't eat the right foods."
Oklahoma City residents can sign up and track their weight loss, use a body mass index calculator, get recipes and links to metro-area fitness centers. http://www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com.
Oklahoma City was the 15th fattest city in a 2007 survey of America's fattest cities conducted by Men's Fitness magazine.
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