The National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI) and partner organizations are sponsoring a national campaign called The Heart Truth. The campaign's goal is to give women a personal and urgent wakeup call about their risk of heart disease.

I know this isn't sexy talk for fat fighters. No let's lose 10lbs quick or what's the latest diet fad or how did celebrity X lose all that weight so quickly.

This isn't what the commercials tell you when they simultaneously urge you buy the latest fat burning pill while eating all you want for $9.95, dessert too!

Look, I am having my own personal battle of working out and the scale not budging and am fighting with all my might not to let it derail me. What I do know, is in the last few weeks, after each hour long walk, I really do feel great and while the scale may not show what's really going on, I've been able to walk a bit faster and am not getting as winded.

That is what fighting heart disease is all about. Print out The Healthy Heart Handbook for Woman (PDF 642K). It provides the most recent information on women's heart disease and practical suggestions for how to reduce the risk of developing it.

And if nothing else than the sake of your heart, just walk 30 minutes a day, 3 days a week this month. It doesn't have to be a run, you don't have to break a sweat, just move. That's it. When March comes around, you want to give up, fine. I'll be here next February harassing you to do the same thing.

The Heart Truth is that all women can take steps to lower their risk of developing heart disease. If you're a woman ages 40-60, it's especially important that you begin right away to lower your risk. That's the time when a woman's risk of heart disease starts to rise. Younger and older women also need to act now. Heart disease can begin early, even in the teen years. But it's also never too late to improve heart health—even for those who have already had a heart attack.

Whatever a woman's age, she needs to take action to protect her heart health. [more info]

Oh and wear something red tomorrow!