Today was a great day! I spent the morning with 275 union stewards and leaders. My friends and I had a class during the meeting where we talked about becoming healthier. It was a little hard, but an amazing thing to be able to share a little about my journey in front of 80 plus of those people. We talked about nutrition, exercise, and stress. We had a lot of fun. We danced! I am glad I got the opportunity to share with others, and hopefully inspired some of them to start on the journey to improve their own health. We have a huge problem in this country with obesity. It is frightening to know how young children are being diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and that this generation of children is the first to have a shorter life expectancy than their parents if we don't do something. That thought just breaks my heart. On top of that, the healthcare cost due to this epidemic is out of control. I am committed to doing what I can to solve this problem. Are you? In mid-May a four part HBO special will air on this very subject. I hope you will tune in. It will be a powerful four hours. More information to come on this, but you can find out more about the special by googling Weight of the Nation.

Well, I am tired after a long day, so I will sign off for now. Until next time............