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But I'll still have to walk.
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How much does the average
American walk a day?

:11:06
We have these pedometers
that we put on people,

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step counters.
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You could very roughly
estimate at about 2,000 steps,

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because 2,000
would make a mile.

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And we know that people
that work in office settings,

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who drive a car
to and from work,

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who take an elevator
up to that office,

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may take as little
as 2,500 or 3,000 steps

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in their entire day.
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If you wanted to feel physically
like a lot of Americans do,

:11:27
then you'd limit yourself
to about 5,000 steps a day.

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Us New Yorkers --
we walk everywhere.

:11:34
We walk to work,
to the park, to the store.

:11:36
Most of us don't even own cars.
:11:38
The average New Yorker will walk
four to five miles a day --

:11:41
a day!
:11:42
That's a lot of walking.
:11:44
I’ll also have the blessing
of being close to a food source

:11:47
almost everywhere I go.
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I walk past three golden arches
just on my way to the office --

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three in just over a mile.
:11:53
There are more Mickey D's
in Manhattan

:11:56
than anywhere else in the world.
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This tiny little island
is less than 13 miles long

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by 2 miles wide,
22.4 square miles,

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and packed into that area
are 83 McDonald's,

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nearly four per square mile.
:12:09
There are
twice as many Mac Shacks

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as there are Burger Kings,
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and there are
more McDonald's than KFC,

:12:15
Wendy's, Popeye's,
and Taco Bell combined.

:12:17
That's a lot of burger.
:12:19
I know he's
gonna do it for a month,

:12:21
but I think after a week,
he's gonna be really irritated.

:12:24
I think it's gonna
affect our relationship.

:12:26
You are a vegan chef.
:12:29
Yes, I'm a vegan chef.
:12:31
Ugh. I just don't
know if I can --

:12:34
of course I will.
:12:36
I’ll sit next to him
while he eats McDonald's.

:12:38
Of course I will.
:12:39
I’m just gonna be
rolling my eyes the whole time.

:12:51
I have a vegetable tart
:12:53
and a quinoa
and roasted veggie salad

:12:56
artichokes,
and a simple green salad --

:12:59
all beautiful, organic,
fresh vegetables


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