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OXYCHAT!
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August 6, 2002

Welcome to the OxyChat! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve!

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*A* Oxycise! Success Happens One Day at a Time
*B* Take Things EASY With Our "Easy Does It" Workouts
*C* Progress Report
*D* Parting Thoughts
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"Today is a perfect day to start living life on purpose, with purpose and with passion. Give just fifteen minutes to the best of your possibilities and let it be the start of something great."
-- Ralph Marston

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*A* Oxycise! Success Happens One Day at a Time
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A customer laments, "I have just started doing Oxycise! again -- for about the fifteenth time! I've lost weight and inches in the past, but I have trouble doing the workouts every day. I keep coming back to Oxycise! because I know it works and I believe it's the answer to my weight problem ... If I could just keep doing it!!!! I feel so good after I do Oxycise! I can tell that my body is already feeling stronger, after just a few days. Oxycise! gives me energy to work all day and feel good and when I do it every day I feel more positive. My whole life seems to be more balanced. I read the 'Success Stories' written by other customers and I feel confident that I can do that too. So why do I have so much trouble sticking to it every day???"

I recently heard someone say, "Most of us know what we should be doing, but lack the inner strength to be consistent."

Can anyone else relate? How do we find the inner strength we need to stay committed to something that we know we should be doing every day? Here are some ideas that I thought of. Please share the things that have worked for you and we'll share your ideas in a future newsletter!

1. I think we have to renew our inner strength every day. Whether we find that strength from reading our own "mission statement," meditation, prayer, or reading the Oxycise! "Success Stories," we each need a "daily dose" of inspiration to help us muster the strength to turn our ideas into actions.

2. Decide what exercise routine works best for you. I know from past experience that I have to do Oxycise! "first thing" in the morning, or it just doesn't get done. Others may be disciplined enough to plan ahead and do their workouts in the afternoon or evening. But morning works best for me. Once I get it done I put a star on my calendar and I feel a real sense of accomplishment. When I don't do it, it bugs me all day. And sometimes I end up feeling guilty for not having done it. So I like to get it done as soon as possible. That way I don't have to worry about it any more and I feel victorious for the rest of the day.

3. If you need to make healthy changes in your eating, decide where your weaknesses are and try to find strategies that will help you rise above them. I have found that I am MOST likely to eat compulsively (and not in response to real hunger):

(a) from about 5 PM to 10 PM
(b) when I am worried or nervous about something
(c) when I am bored

Knowing my own weaknesses helps me to be more careful during these times.

Some people do best keeping a food diary of everything they eat during the day (according to some research, most of us underestimate what we actually eat by 20 to 50%), but writing down everything I eat just seems to keep me thinking about food all day long and makes me want to eat more! I do better if I just make sure I Oxycise!, eat sensibly, and stay busy. If I am involved with work projects, Church activities, hobbies, talking to friends, working in the garden, reading or cleaning, I am less likely to eat when I don't really need to. We recommend that you avoid "dieting" (as in starving or drastically cutting calories.) Choose an eating plan that satisfies your hunger and provides good nutrition. Plan for occasional snacks, but stay in control. Drink plenty of water. Discover foods that you enjoy that are also good for you. These strategies have all been helpful to me.

We each have our own weaknesses, but we also have inner strengths waiting to be discovered. I challenge you to analyze where YOUR greatest obstacles lie and decide how you will get around them! I really believe there's a "Success Story" inside each of us... some of them just haven't been written yet!

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Julie Gudmundsen,
OxyChat Editor
mailto:julie@oxycise.com
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*B* Take Things EASY With Our "Easy Does It" Workouts!
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As advertised in PARADE Magazine, our newest video workouts are perfect for those who are recuperating from illness, injury or surgery. They're also great for seniors, new Oxycise! customers -- and everyone else!

In the "Easy Does It" Level One introduction Jill gives a thorough step-by-step explanation of the Oxycise! Basic Breath. So "Easy Does It" Level One is great for those who are brand new to Oxycise! -- No other videos, books, or experience required!

All three workouts move at a little slower pace than our regular workouts. And they have built-in "intermissions" so you can stop the workout and continue later. There are also no floor positions, so this may be an advantage to those who have injuries, or who simply prefer not to get down on the floor.

If you've never done Oxycise! before, be sure to start with Level One, to take advantage of Jill's great instructions on doing the Oxycise! breathing. And even if you've been doing Oxycise! for a while, but aren't quite sure you're breathing correctly, Jill's step-by-step teaching will insure that you are breathing with power.

Find out more by clicking on http://www.oxyciseplus.com/EasyDoesIt.htm

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*C* Progress Report
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"I started doing Oxycise! again about 6 weeks after the birth of my second child (was too tired those first weeks). I have just completed 8 weeks of strength training and O! I have lost a total of 8 inches! I have been feeling discouraged because the scale has not shown any change. I guess I was losing fat and gaining muscle so my weight didn't changed, but the fat is melting away! Here is a break down of the inches lost:

Arms -1/4 inch each
Waist -1 1/2 inches
Pooch (that area below the belly button) -3 inches,
Hips -1 inch,
Thighs -1 inch off each!!!!!!!!!

"That's 8 inches total!!!!!!!!! YIPPEEEEEEEE! It's sometimes hard for me to stay motivated to do my O! everyday, but with results like this how can I not stay motivated. Oxycise! ROCKS!!!!!!!!! Thank-you Jill! Gotta go do my O! now."

Teri Mitchell
Tennessee

* Individual results will vary.

Your Oxycise! experiences can inspire and motivate others! Please share your progress with us! Email mailto:oxytalk@oxycise.com or see "Share Your Story" at http://www.oxyciseplus.com/Success/share.htm

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How Do I Get Started With the Oxycise! Program?
Visit www.oxyciseplus.com/getstarted.htm
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*D* Parting Thoughts
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"Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...do not build up obstacles in your imagination."

-Norman Vincent Peale

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REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right!
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Jill Johnson
Oxycise! International, Inc.
8170 S. University #110
Littleton, CO 80122

OxyChat Editor
Julie Gudmundsen

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