Happy New Year's 2008!

Well, just got back from Niagara Falls...

We had a good time, but the buffet at the casino was not so great - a bit of a disappointment in fact, but the desserts were pretty good and the midnight fireworks over the falls were gorgeous!
As for me, I started the year off right this morning with a 30 minute fitness workout on the treadmill followed by some flexibility exercises. I also ate a great breakfast. I feel a little sore, but overall pretty good about the prospects for my health and fitness in 2008.

My boys and company keep me pretty busy, so I'm going to have to be really committed this year in particular. I'm determined and that's a great start.

I've been pretty good with health and fitness as one of my primary goals for almost 2 years now. You see, I gained 65 pounds during my last pregnancy following my 2nd c-section. I also turned 40 this past year and I knew that to keep up with my children and my busy new business, I had to make my health, fitness and wellness a priority. I also needed to be a great role model too.

It wasn't easy to get it off but I'll share how I did it over the coming days, so that many of you can see that it can be done. Not to mention, many of you can offer even better advice and a lot of motivational tips too, I'm sure.

Why should you care about your health, fitness and wellness? After reading over 200 health and fitness magazines about 1 year ago and staying current with subscriptions to e-newsletters about health and wellness everyday, I can comfortably say "because you have to."

With growing obesity rates, especially with children, we can't sit by and watch our kids grow up with Type 2 diabetes, heart disease and other related disorders because of the foods they eat and their growing levels of inactivity. Not only that (and we'll discuss this further in later posts), but our food chain is riddled with toxic substances that are literally "making us sick."

On a more positive and uplifting note: "Happy New Year to you and to all of your loved ones!" I wish for you all to have a 2008 that exceeds your wildest expectations. Let's do it together and keep each other motivated.

Looking forward to hearing from you!

Sandy Huard, President, Women's Health Supply International