Lance Armstrong joined CNN's Dr. Sanjay Gupta's final Fit Nation college tour stop at The University of Texas to discuss obesity, one of the biggest epidemics in our country.
"It's an issue that's very similar to the issue I fight most of the time, which is cancer. In fact the two are so integrated that it's scary," Armstrong said.
"We recite the numbers over and over again. I think people got it. We're not doing well with our weight in this country and now it's time to turn the corner and start to come up with some solutions. The answers lie in all of you," CNN Senior Medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta said.
After battling cancer and winning an unprecedented seven Tour de France titles, there's no question Armstrong is one of the most inspirational people in the world. But even he admits there are times when he doesn't want to work out.
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Fit Nation
Dr. Sanja Gupta and Lance Armstrong talked to UT students about getting fit.
 
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"For the last seven months I've sort of found myself in a position to where there were a lot of days where I said, 'I don't want to do anything today.' For a guy who did something for 20 years four or six hours a day, and then I got done and I said, 'No not today.' But now I'm in a position where I find myself wanting to do it again," Armstrong said. "I like junk food. If I had my choice I would eat a breakfast burrito for breakfast and a cheeseburger for lunch and Chuy's for dinner. But that's not the choice I make everyday because that would mean I would be 230 pounds very quickly."
And that's a choice Lance wants to help others make to create a more fit nation.
Students attending the Fit Nation conference also heard from the city of Austin's wellness specialist, a UT dietician and a Coca-Cola executive.
