100,000-pounds lost is just a start for city
Mayor says he's confident that residents will hit goal of 1 million.

 
By Jessica Jackson
Published: July 20, 2008

Six months into the mayor's initiative for Oklahoma City to lose 1 million pounds, he is proud the city recently hit 100,000 pounds lost.

"It's not the distance we travel, but the direction we turn,” Mayor Mick Cornett said. "That's a real accomplishment for the community.”

Cornett started the initiative at the beginning of the year after Oklahoma City consistently ended up on lists of the most obese citie...


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