Since Mayor Cornett visited Ellen in January to talk about putting Oklahoma City on a diet, the residents of OKC have continued to lose weight at an impressive pace. As of June 10, the 18,500 people who signed up at www.thiscityisgoingonadiet.com lost over 85,000 pounds! And thanks to the national publicity, other cities around the country are working with Mayor Cornett to launch similar initiatives.
Taco Bell then launched a local promotion in Oklahoma City linked with its national Fresco menu of healthier choices. Recognizing that citizens of Oklahoma City were not going to quit fast food cold turkey, Mayor Cornett is encouraging them to make healthier choices. In every Taco Bell in Oklahoma City, a life-sized Mayor Cornett cutout encourages customers to order from the Fresco menu, and invites them to sign up at a web site to help OKC lose one million pounds.
Plus, locally-owned restaurants are getting on board, with OKC's entire Bricktown entertainment district offering the "Mayor's Special," (www.bricktownokc.org) and upscale restaurant Rococo offering a full “Mayor's Healthy Menu.” (www.rococo-restaurant.com) Mayor Cornett will be talking about these successes at the Annual Meeting of the U.S. Conference of Mayors in Miami on June 22.
This City Went on a Diet… and Look at Their Results!
Ellen may not know this, but Mayor Cornett ran a congressional campaign before he was mayor denouncing not only gay marriage but gays in general. I hope if she knew this she would not have this guy on her show.
wow... He looks Good! Its amazing the healing powers of the body... when we pay attention!
I have to be better at treating my body better... giving it good fuel. I'm slowly getting better. baby steps. I'm avoiding high fructose corn syrup drinks and trying to eat more veggies and fruit.. omega 3 and proportioned balanced diet. 3 meals a day or every 2 hours.... need to exercise and make sure I get my 8 hours of sleep and my water intake... filtered. I don't buy bottled. I have a filter jug in my refrig. Its nice. I have cold filtered water!!! Nice. I recently found organic soy milk!... which is a good source of omega 3.
I've been reading hormone levels and the right balance is why I have dry eye. Also excersize is good. I need to excercise! Ellen.. your talking in my living room!!! I have to go!!!!!! Excercise also lowers ocular presssure.. I've read somewhere... so its really good for you. All you have to do ... is walk!!! Doesn't take much.. I'm trying to psyche myself up!!! Alright.. I must go now.... your talking!.. its a talk show!!! HEY!!! ... more later! I promise.
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i'm only 15 years old,and i'm not over weight, but i could be healthier, since i started this program i also started running cross country and lost five pounds! its not much but its a start!
thanks mayor cornett and ellen,
please comment back?
Posted by savannah | August 6, 2008 6:04 PM