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*************** OXYCHAT! *************** March 2, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Breathe Away Stress! *B* Progress Report *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Stress Relief! For me, the weight loss is a side benefit! I first ordered Oxycise! because I thought the stretching & breathing would be a great stress-reliever; I didn't really think it would be effective in weight loss. Well, I was half-right! It IS a great way to relax & relieve stress, and oddly enough is also energizing. But guess what? It has also helped me tone & lose weight!" ~ Lori ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Breath Power! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Here's some great information from the University of Iowa Student Health website. The breathing techniques described here are very similar to Oxycise! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Deep Breathing One of the body's automatic reactions to stress is rapid, shallow breathing and proper breathing is the antidote to stress. Breathing slowly and deeply is one of the ways you can "turn off" your stress reaction and "turn on" your relaxation response. By inhaling deeply and allowing your lungs to breathe in as much oxygen as possible, you can begin to relieve the tension that can lead to negative stress. And, best of all, deep breathing can be done anywhere at any time. Try to practice deep breathing for a few minutes three to four times a day and whenever you begin to feel tense. Inhale Sit or stand (using good posture) and place your hands firmly and comfortably on your stomach. Inhale slowly and deeply through your nose, letting your stomach expand as much as possible. Many people are "backward breathers" -- they tend to tighten their stomachs when breathing in. By placing your hands on your stomach, you can actually feel when you are breathing properly. When you've breathed in as much as possible, hold your breath for a few seconds before exhaling Exhale With your hands on your stomach, exhale slowly through your mouth, pursing your lips as if you were going to whistle. By pursing your lips, you can control how fast you exhale and keep your airways open as long as possible. As you exhale, your stomach deflates, while the large muscle under your lungs (your diaphragm) expands. When your lungs feel "empty", begin the inhale-exhale cycle again. Try to repeat this cycle three to four times each session. The website goes on to state: "Deep breathing can relieve headaches, backaches, stomach aches, and sleeplessness. It allows blood pressure to return to normal and releases natural mood enhancers (endorphins) into the bloodstream. Use deep breathing anytime, anywhere. It's one of the best overall techniques for stress relief. "When prehistoric humans were in danger of attack, their muscles tensed and their breathing became rapid, as they prepared to run or fight. Their high level of tension was a means of preparing their bodies for optimum performance. Today, the causes of our 'stress' are different, but our stress response is the same. However, since we're (usually) not running or fighting, our tension has no release, so our stress response builds. One way to counteract the stress response is to learn how to breathe deeply and slowly - the opposite of how we breathe under stress." http://www.uiowa.edu/~shs/stress2.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Oxycise! Progress Report ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ MEET BRIGITTE, FROM THE NETHERLANDS! On our message board, Brigitte wrote: "Hi! Am on my second week of O!. I spend about two weeks doing only the Basic Breath, about 10 -15 reps a day. I have lost 9 cm (about 3.5 ") in these past 3 weeks and I can't wait to pull out the measuring tape coming Sunday. Weight has stayed the same but I figured that I'm replacing fat with muscle so I will shrink and not necessarily lose the weight right away. "Made myself a promise: to look hot by summer and it looks like I'm going to keep that promise." I wrote to Brigitte and invited her to tell us more about her. *** BRIGITTE *** Feb 15, 2004 "Hey Julie, Sure, it'll be fun to read about myself in the newsletter. I can say that after 2 weeks of doing O! I have shrunk again. "I'm 33 year old single woman and have steadily gained weight since college. I've never been a skinny girl, but right now I wouldn't mind being the size I was when I started college. "I like taking long walks and after a vacation in Ireland I came home with painful knees. My doctor told me to lose some weight. I weighted 75 kilo's that time. I've seen the scale go to 80 kg. That would be about 178 lbs. I tried different things, but never seem to be able to stick with the program. When I read about Oxycise! I decided to give it another try. In the worst case I'd be stuck with another book. "So far I have done 2 weeks of Oxycise! with 30 reps a day. Before that I started out with just doing the Basic Breath for maybe 10 or 15 reps a day. After 2 weeks of doing just that I had lost inches (in my case centimeters). I'm going on week 3 and it feels great. It's the first time I started with exercise and actually enjoyed doing it. The best part is that I don't have to do it in one session. I do 10 reps when I get ready for work in the morning, 10 reps when I get home and another 10 before I take a shower at night. "Even though I don't look skinny (yet), I feel skinny. Very recently I was told that I'm no longer needed on the project I'm working on. It gave me visions of eating bags of chips, just to stop that feeling of not being wanted. Instead I went shopping, did my repetitions of O! and had only a bar of chocolate. Yeah me! "All the support on the meeting board and the succes stories keep me going. I feel that I have finally found something that I can stick to. Can't wait to go shopping for smaller clothes." Brigitte Rijsdijk Waalwijk, The Netherlands ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd love to hear YOUR Oxycise! story! mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~ "Dear Julie, I've been using Oxycise! for almost 3 years now and I'm still loving it and the results. "A few weeks ago I came across a tip in a self-help article that I've incorporated into my daily Oxycise! and it has improved not only my workouts but my frame of mind and spirit. "The man who wrote this article said that when something upsetting is going on in your life to sit quietly in a chair and deep breathe in and at the same time think "ACCEPTING" and breathe out thinking "RELEASE." The next morning when I was Oxycising there was something heavy on my heart so I tried thinking "ACCEPTING" while deep breathing in and "RELEASING" while breathing out. It helped so much and felt so good that every day I use this technique while Oxycising. I sometimes think "accepting God's love" and then "releasing anger and hatred" or whatever comes to my mind that I think I need to work on. Because I gained some weight over the past several months, this morning I thought "accept my body" and "release self-hatred" because I have been upset with myself for allowing this weight gain. So later on when I went to my closet and put on my tight jeans I didn't put myself down but actually accepted myself knowing that in a few weeks they are going to be loose again. "I feel that I'm getting a better workout because I'm really motivated to breathe in as much of God's love (or whatever positive I'm breathing into myself) and to rid as much negative as I can. The breathing has become so much more powerful because there's more motivation behind it. "I have never written in before now but I feel compelled to share this tip in the hope that others will find it helpful. Thank you for your program! I am smaller now than I was when I ran 3-6 miles every day or biked 30-60 miles or mountain biked or anything else I did." With much gratitude, Wendy Madsen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** March 9, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* SMILE!!! *B* Technical Difficulties *C* Progress Reports *D* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "Just the act of smiling as I breathe gives me a sense of well-being." ~ Karen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* SMILE!!! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~ When Jill teaches Oxycise! she always reminds her students to SMILE! Jill explains that smiling, while doing the Oxycise! inhale, helps open the nostrils for better breathing. It also exercises and gives definition to your facial muscles. But there's even more to smile about -- it's good for you! Smiling has been shown to trigger the release of mood-elevating endorphins in the body -- natural "feel good" chemicals that are involved in pain control, pleasure, and feelings of peace and well-being. Smiling has also been shown to reduce cortisol levels in the body. Cortisol is secreted by the adrenal glands in response to stress. (It's interesting that much research has linked oversecretion of cortisol with obesity and increased fat storage in the body.) Did you know that even a FAKE smile produces endorphins? Scientist have found that when you put on a happy face, your body can't tell the difference between a forced smile and the real thing -- and responds as if the expression were genuine! Here are some more facts about smiling: Even a newborn shows a preference for a smiling face over a non-smiling face. Women smile more than men Younger people smile more than older people. A smiling person is judged to be more pleasant, attractive, sincere, sociable, and competent than a non-smiling person. Many people believe that smiling and laughing can boost the immune system and have a positive effect on medical therapies and treatment of disease. These are all reasons to smile. "But best of all," says Jill, "smiling is a reminder of how great you feel for doing Oxycise! and taking control of your body." :-) Read more about it! http://www.gapsychology.org/CONSUMERS/Smiling.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Technical Difficulties ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We apologize for the temporary shut-down of our website Message Board and hope that our host will have it up and running again very soon! Thank you for your patience! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Oxycise! Progress Reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** PJ *** "Dear Julie, Jill and all the Oxycise! Constituents and Enthusiasts: This is partly a forward of an email and cc to my cousin and my oldest son. After re-reading what I had written to them, I realized that you all might like my addition to read on 'Chat'... "I am 78 years of age, have taught piano for over 55 years and supported my family until they became adults and parents in their own right; have led a sedentary lifestyle for the most part, since I haven't got out much to meet new friends since moving to the northwest 14 years ago. I moved north from Carmel, CA where one can walk safely all around the mile square village, to the Seattle area, where I don't feel happy going out alone at night, and the weather is not conducive to walking much of the time. "My girlfriends are all in their forties, mostly mothers of my piano students, and have husbands who need them at home in the evenings. I feel very much at home with all of them, in fact, feel more their age than my own. I don't, however, feel 'at home' with my physical self since gaining enough to need size 18-20! I've always found it very natural and easy to do things for others, to care for others and to spend time and money on others; but it has not been my way concentrate on what I need. Since finding Oxycise! on TV, and sending for the Level 1 tapes, book and commuter tape, things are changing, as you see above, and as I train myself to remember to breathe each time I sit or stand still, I have lost pounds, lost the tendency to yawn a lot, begun to tighten and found more inspiration to do fun things for myself. "Thanks so much for the great new start! I've always known that, as Shakespeare said, 'As we think, so are we.' Well, thinking 'Breeaatthhe...' adds the frosting--ooops!...delight--to the cake of life!" Gratefully, PJ Scott ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** DOUG *** February 18, 2004 "In the December 5, 2003 OxyChat Newsletter, you ran a progress update on a message I had sent you regarding Oxycise! and my blood sugar level. During my physical last July, my blood sugar level was high and my doctor challenged me to lose 10 pounds or go on diabetes medication. I began Oxycising every day and in my three month check-up had lost 10 pounds and my blood sugar level had dropped to the normal range. I just had my second three month check-up and have lost an additional three pounds and my blood sugar level is still in the normal range. My doctor told me he didn't see any reason for any diabetes medication and encouraged me to 'keep up the good work.' Even though I didn't lose as much during the second three months, I still have noticed a reduction in body size. My wife, Mary, who Oxycises every day also, says that she is beginning to see a 'defined' waistline on me now! "I love Oxycise! because it doesn't take long every day, it is not strenuous, and I always feel good afterwards. I would encourage anyone to give it a try. It has certainly worked for me (and continues to)." Thanks. Doug in Tennessee ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd love to hear YOUR Oxycise! story! mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~ "I signed up for an exercise class and was told to wear loose-fitting clothing....If I HAD any loose-fitting clothing, I wouldn't have signed up in the first place!" :-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** March 16, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Oxycise! and Menopause *B* Progress Reports *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "In 2 months' time I have lost 9" and the sort of haggard look that was reflected in my mirror is also gone! I do the exercises every day and will definitely continue because the benefits and rewards are so great. Weight-wise I haven't lost much, but that isn't important to me, as long as I see something (whether it is the scale or the tape measure) for my efforts. As a woman in the throes of menopause, weight reduction is very difficult. So when I see the numbers go down, I am ecstatic, to say the least! Jill's program is the best." ~ Janice ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Oxycise! and Menopause ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Just yesterday I received an email from Jean, who asked: "Do you have files on women that have written in that are in menopause that I could read to get some encouragement? It seems impossible to lose since I started menopause." In response to Jean's question, I did a search through my email files and found that we did indeed have several comments from customers who have reported successful weight and/or inch loss with Oxycise! in spite of menopause. For Jean and others who may be interested, I have compiled these comments into a new webpage, and will include a few excerpts here. If any of you out there have experienced positive results using Oxycise! during menopause, and would like to add your own comments to this new webpage, we would love to hear from you! (write to julie@oxycise.com) Mona from Pennsylvania wrote: "About 15 years ago I changed my eating habits to a more balanced, livable one and stopped when I was satisfied, not stuffed, and lost 75 pounds and kept it off. Then the big "M" hit and no matter what I do, I can't lose those extra pounds that seem to have attached themselves to my midriff section. I watched your infomercial three times before I ordered the product. I LOVE IT... I am telling EVERYONE about this incredible program. Why would anyone want to sweat when they can get such a total workout in 15 minutes a day??????????" Deborah says, "A year ago, I had breast surgery. It turned out well, but one of the medications to battle its re-occurrence is an estrogen-blocker. I immediately hit menopause, and the weight started back up. "I've been happily doing my daily Oxycising (Level 1) for 15 weeks. I've not altered my eating, and even taking the medication, I've lost 6" around the waist and 5-1/2" around the hips. AND IT'S JUST 15 MINUTES A DAY!" "...I'm excited--I think I've hit upon a program I can live with." Barbara writes, "I have been doing Oxy! for 2 1/2 years - most of the time, being consistent. Now I am "reaping the benefits." Even though I am at a difficult time in my life with Menopause, I am determined that I can control my weight, toning and stomach!! I am 58 years old but I am proud to say that I am down one size. I have lost some weight, but more importantly, I have lost inches - especially hips and waist." As these women have discovered, Oxycise! can help you make the "change of life" a change for the better! To read additional testimonials about Oxycise! and menopause, click here: http://www.oxycise.com/Success/change.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Oxycise! Progress Reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** ANNETTE *** March 1, 2004 "I got the first Oxycise! video, book and cassette in May of 2003. I did it on and off until after Thanksgiving and then finally started doing it regularly. I was still not getting the results I thought I should. After Christmas, I got Level 2, Level 3, Buns & Thighs 1, and Abs and Upper Body. I finally realized that part of my problem was not relaxing my abs enough between breaths. I gradually started noticing my body firming up. I wasn't losing weight and I never did measure my inches. In mid February my son was admitted to the hospital so I didn't Oxycise! that week at all but probably because of the stress I lost some weight. When I came back home, I started doing Oxycise! again regularly. All of a sudden it was like a miracle had happened to my abs (even my husband noticed and said something). I had always had a belly even when I was at my proper weight. I still have a very small roll that came after I gave birth to my children but it is shrinking all the time. It really helped me a lot to get the 4 videos after Christmas. I get bored really easy when I don't have variety with my workout. I am just so excited that something has finally solved my flabby abs problem without hurting myself in the process. I still have the Ab slide that I used maybe 5 times since I got it because my abs were too weak to use it. I donated it to my 7 year old son because he like to play with it. Thanks Oxycise!" Annette Wellington, Ohio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** PENNY *** March 1, 2004 "I've written to you before and I am totally sold on the Oxycise! program. I am 48 years old and my body is in better shape than when I was 20. I've lost about 27 pounds and 42-plus inches all over my body. And what I really loved and didn't expect was that I lost it where I wanted to!" Penny Spokane, WA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd love to hear about your Oxycise! results! mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~ Comment from Darlene: "I would like to correct the credit in a quote below [March 9th Newsletter] - it wasn't Shakespeare but rather the Bible which says 'as a man thinketh in his heart, so is he.' We shouldn't give credit to man for what God has given us." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Fun Link! Click on the link below and then type in your first name... http://www.cse.unsw.edu.au/~geoffo/humour/flattery.html Have a great week, everybody! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** March 23, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Treat Yourself Right! *B* Progress Reports *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "The more I like me the more others see my self confidence and like me too." ~ Kathy ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Be Good to Yourself! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Every week at the end of the newsletter, we include the quote from Jill, "Remember: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right!" Not only is it important to treat your body right -- by doing Oxycise! -- it's also important to take care of the person inside -- YOU! You wouldn't think of giving constant criticism to a friend, yet how many times a day do we "beat ourselves up" with negative messages? I challenge you to be more aware of the almost subconscious "self-talk" you carry on with yourself every day. Are you giving yourself mostly positive feedback -- or insults? Don't allow yourself to be unkind to the "person in the mirror!" I know of a teacher who taught a class about building self-esteem. She assigned her students to go home and say at least 10 positive things about themselves every day while looking in the mirror. I encourage each of you to try it... and make it a habit! Most of us are pretty hard on ourselves. We tend to compare our worst traits with other peoples' best. And people who have weight problems tend to be especially critical of themselves. So be kind. Think of some people you love and care about -- do you love them only because they are handsome or beautiful, or physically fit, or because they have well-toned muscles, or because they are thin and cellulite-free? A little ridiculous, yes? Then why do we judge our own worth by those standards? Your body IS one of your most valuable possessions. So wanting to make improvements is great! And taking good care of it will help you have a longer and happier and healthier life. But remember to be kind to the valuable person inside. Oxycise! is one of the best things you can do for your body. It can also do great things for your self-esteem and sense of well-being. When you take positive steps to take care of your body, it helps you feel better physically AND emotionally. "REMEMBER: You are a magnificent, important, unique person. Treat YOURSELF right!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Oxycise! Progress Reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** JENNIFER *** Update, February 28, 2004 "I'm still Oxycising--with many wonderful results. I haven't reached my goal weight yet. I didn't have a ton to lose in the first place--about 15 lbs. So far I have lost half of that. I haven't lost lbs in a couple of months, but the inches are still slowly moving down. I love how I'm firming up. My energy went from zilch to practically soaring. I used to be a dress size 12. Now I'm between an 8 and a 10 (actually closer to 8!) My jeans are size 8, relaxed fit, and a bit loose. I am so grateful for Oxycise, but sticking with any exercise program has always been a failure. I'm sure that I've been able to stick with this because of results and because of the message room. It keeps me focused!" Jennifer in Guatemala ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** BEA and ROGER *** Here's an update from our favorite Octogenarians -- or should we say "Oxy-genarians"? February 29, 2004 "Dear Fellow Breathers, What a joy to hear from you. I had intended to write a couple weeks from now, March 15th to be exact, and share our first O! anniversary with you. Yes, we're still at it and doing well. There was a period of several weeks when I was unable to exercise, and I really missed it. I noticed the pick up in energy and muscle tone again almost immediately on starting again. Also, of course, it's so much easier to maintain a stable weight. This came in handy over the Christmas holidays. I couldn't resist some of the special goodies. "Roger and I intend to stay on this program as long as we are able. The benefits for both of us are enormous, and it's so simple to do. We alternate Level One through Level Four. Levels Three and Four are especially good for my legs. Roger just breathes and does those reps he can comfortably do. Roger had another birthday since I last wrote. He's 83." Best wishes, Roger and Bea Heidenreich ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd love to hear about your Oxycise! results! mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Sharing ~~~~~~~~~~~ "When you look for the good in others, you discover the best in yourself." Martin Walsh ~~~~~~~~~~~ "It is only with the heart that one can see rightly. What is essential is invisible to the eye." Antoine De Saint-Exupery ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ HOMEWORK ASSIGNMENT (positive self-talk) "I can feel positive changes happening in my body." "I don't feel like exercising right now, but I know I will feel better after I do my workout." "I'm going to breathe deeply all the way to work, and I'm going to have a great day." "I feel great when I do Oxycise!" "I feel a sense of power and control when I do Oxycise!" "I know I'm not perfect... but I'm working at it. I know I CAN succeed at this... one day at a time, one breath at a time!" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! Website: www.oxycise.com Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.oxyciseplus.com/newsletter.htm Questions? mailto:Oxytalk@oxycise.com or mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ |
| *************** OXYCHAT! *************** March 30, 2004 Welcome to the Oxycise! Newsletter, a weekly publication to help you in your quest for the body you want and deserve! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Fat Meltdown! *B* Progress Reports *C* Extra Stuff ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "While I was Oxycising I had the most unique visualization. I pictured all of the extra fat deposits on my body being BUTTER, and everytime I took a deep powerful Oxycise! breath it was as if my respiration was a hot blow dryer, and as I exhaled the breath, I pictured hot air melting off the butter deposits on my body.......It really jazzed me to breath DEEPER and exhale strongly!!!!" ~ Wendylee, Ohio ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *A* Fat Meltdown! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ My daughter, Tracey, age 23, just recently started doing Oxycise! regularly. Yesterday she sent me an email update on her progress: "Guess what? Last night at work, somebody said, 'Wow, you look smaller! What've you been doing?' "Yeehaw! I've been weighing myself every day, and the scale hasn't changed, but my pants are considerably looser, so I know I'm losing something." She added, "my abdominal muscles are much more firm than they've ever been-- it's crazy-- and I've only been doing Oxycise! for two weeks." Tracey mentioned that she thought it was strange that the fat that is left on her tummy and "love handle" area seems to be much softer. I told her that I noticed the same thing when I lost weight -- as if the fat on my body was turning into jello. It seemed to get soft and squishy as it slowly disappeared! Does fat actually getting softer as we begin to lose weight? Or is it just that the muscles are getting harder and so the fat only seems softer by comparison? I honestly don't know the answer, but several other customers have commented that it seemed like the areas of fat on their bodies got softer, and in some cases cellulite got even more "lumpy" in appearance when they started doing Oxycise! But they also said that everything smoothed out as they continued to do Oxycise! and burn off fat and inches. I wanted to mention this softening effect, just in case anyone else out there is seeing similar effects and feeling worried! (Readers, if you have experienced a softening or "melting" of fat as you have toned and tightened your body, please share your experience with us!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *B* Oxycise! Progress Reports ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** JANET *** July, 2003 "My daughter has ordered all of Oxycise's videos. Seven weeks ago she gave the Level 1 tape to me. My husband and I started do it every day. Also we started to seriously watch our weight. The first 2 weeks we each lost 4-5 pounds and then I fell and broke my leg. The next day my daughter said that was no excuse to stop our program. That was the impetus we needed. I am having to adapt some of them, but at least I am doing what I can and my husband is sticking with it too. He has lost over ten pounds (only needs to lose ten more) and all of us can see the difference in his "pot belly". He never had one until he retired. We are hooked. We can hardly wait until we can move to the next level. I know it is helping me feel better physically and emotionally. Thanks for the videos and I certainly thank my daughter for talking us into starting this and also for checking on us to make sure we don't get discouraged." Janet Simmons, Hinckley Ohio November 2003 Update: "It is now 4 months later and we are still with the program. My cast is gone, but I am receiving physical therapy to help my ankle. I'm not losing weight, but I have lost a full size in all my clothes and my husband is wearing pants he wore 2 years ago. We have also added weight lifting to our program because I have a problem with my muscles. (They are very weak). I have progressed from 3 lbs. to 10 lbs. I love Oxycise! because it makes me feel good. My daughters say my attitude and moods have improved so much. It hasn't helped my cholesterol but it has helped my blood sugar return to a normal level. Thank you so much for your program." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *** CHERYL *** December 2003 "Hi, I have done O! for a month now, sometimes twice a day, and have lost 3" on my waist and at least 10" all over. But I have only lost 2 pounds (I am as tall as Jill and weigh 178 right now). Now I know that muscle weighs more than fat so it makes sense that I may not "lose weight". I guess I want to lose that weight too! I do the exercises intensely and so maybe I need to breathe more deeply? Any suggestions??" Cheryl Feb 2004 Update: "I've lost another 3 pounds. My waist is still 33" but my abs have gone down another 1-1/2" now 35-1/2". Not the fastest weight loss but I'm satisfied. I started Buns and Thighs a few weeks ago so I expect things to burn off faster. Still, this is a lifetime commitment - exercise, that is. I am not concerned as much with the fat loss as I know that will come with time and better overall health habits. My tummy is flatter than it has been in many years ( I've had 9 children, the youngest being a bit over a year old). I am super happy about how things are going. I have the Oxycise! habit now. Sure I might miss a day or two from time to time but hey, I never knew getting fit and feeling younger could be so easy! "Thanks for checking in and yes, I am breathing deeper and more effectively." Sincerely, Cheryl Hines ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ We'd love to hear about your Oxycise! results! mailto:julie@oxycise.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ *C* Extra Stuff! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ * Finally: The Message Room is Back! If you tried to visit the Message Room this past week, you would have seen an "Error" message. In spite of our efforts and frustration, it took several days to get the problem solved. Our sincere apologies and appreciation for your patience! * Subject: RE: Oxycise! Emails Due to the increasingly huge numbers of SPAM email we receive daily, we have set up a "Junk Email" filter. We don't want to accidentally miss your messages, so please add "Oxycise!" somewhere in the subject line of your message! Thanks! * New OxyPals Looking for Friends and Mutual Support! Find your own Oxycise! penpal at http://www.oxycise.com/oxycenter/oxypalsindex.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ REMEMBER: You have a magnificent body. Treat it right! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Jill Johnson Oxycise! International, Inc. PO Box 262022 Littleton, CO 80163 Julie Gudmundsen, OxyChat Editor mailto:julie@oxycise.com Oxycise! 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