The RobBlog: LA Fitness

Friday, January 18, 2013

LA Fitness

It’s On!

According to a CDC report, Los Angeles kids are fatter than New York City kids. Why do they always have to hate on the west coasters? Well actually they aren’t hating on all the west coasters, just the kids. That’s cool. Nobody likes LA kids. They’re all brats. What’s more it’s not even all the LA kids, just the fat ones, or more specifically, just the poor fat ones.

Yeah, this isn’t even a unilateral kids vs. kids urban chubby struggle. This is just pokin’ pizza at the poor people. According to the CDC, of the LA kids who receive government assistance, 21% are obese. In NY, only 16% ate the surveyor as a snack.

So where’s the extra pork comin’ from? Are LA poor people lazier than the NY poor? The weather is easier. LA kids get no winter shiver-cize. Some say that WIC started offering healthier food options in New York before it started doing the same in Los Angeles. Others say that New York’s superior public transportation is the cause. I’m not sure how that figures in. You don’t lose any extra weight while riding a bus, unless they tie the poor people up outside the bus.

“Poor little guy. Probably kept up with you for a mile or so.”

I’d buy that: New York is a tough city. LA is a little softer. Apparently flabbier too.

So, in that light, I gonna take one for all the poor kids in LA. I’m going to start losing weight. That’s right. Maybe I can balance things out and lose some pounds for them. I’m more than 21% fat, I should be able to lose to make up the difference.

It’s either that or I teach the LA kids how to eat New Yorkers…No, the diet thing is better.

I’m big, I’m fat, and I’m losing weight for LA! Let those kids have that extra happy meal, we’ll take it off of Rob. Here’s what I’ll do: I’m gonna start working out and watching my diet. If a bunch of poor New York kids can do this, so can I. And each week I’ll report back to you about how I’m doing. I’ll try to report daily, but let’s waddle baby steps here. I’ll report at least once a week on my progress.

As a writer, I know my exercise level is key. Because of that, I’m going to push for 5 days a week, at least once a day, and for about 40 minutes. Diet, for right now, I’m just gonna cut down on snacking. If that doesn’t help, then I’ll look at more drastic measures.