"When I Oxycise!, I feel wonderful and it gives me a really positive feeling...I have noticed my clothes are starting to fit me better (not as tight) since I started Oxycising! I can't believe how quickly this has happened. In all my years of walking, it seems like I keep the weight down, but haven't noticed any specific areas slimming down like I have in just the few weeks I have been Oxycising. Thanks for your help!"

Yolanda Rose

"I am amazed at the results"

"I have always loved to exercise. I taught step aerobics in college; I basically lived in the gym during those years. I spent countless hours in exercise classes and on the machines. It didn't occur to me that there was any other way to achieve my fitness goals. With a new baby I found it hard to find the time I had before. I was lucky if I had a half hour to workout. I ordered the Oxycise! System just on a whim. I am amazed at the results. I have lost 10 lbs and I feel great! Oxycise! is a fast and simple way to change your body. I still love to exercise but Oxycise! gives me piece of mind."

Tina D.
New York

Improved flexibility and strength after surgery 

"Just wanted to let you know how much I enjoy the program and how great it makes me feel! I've only been doing it for a few weeks, but amazingly, I already feel the difference in energy levels, the way my clothes fit, and just a general pleasant sense of well-being. It's truly astonishing that something so simple can have such a huge impact. Jill - you're a genius!

"As a cancer survivor, I had lost some mobility in my right arm after surgery. I also experienced some post-surgical swelling in the arm. I've been to physical therapy for extended periods and that certainly helped somewhat. However, I've noticed that since I've been doing Oxycise! stretching and breathing, my flexibility and even strength seems to be improving more rapidly than ever. I can't tell you how much that means!

"Thanks so much for the wonderful program and keep up the great work - a day without Oxycise! is like a day without, well, oxygen! I can't thank you enough!"

Sincerely,
Renee Miller
Austin, Texas

Update from Renee

"Hi Julie!
Just wanted to thank you for your great weekly newsletter - it's really such a positive boost! I had a regularly scheduled check-up last week with my doctor (as all cancer survivors do), and all seems to be going great! I wasn't really trying, but I've lost 8 pounds since my last check-up in August, and of course, I had to tell him all about Oxycise! and the wonderful things it's brought into my life. He was so impressed with my newfound muscles, he even wrote everything down.

"My flexibility continues to improve on a weekly basis, and I know it's because of Oxycise! Nothing else has had such a profound, positive impact on my overall well-being. Even intensive physical therapy sessions didn't help me this much. It's truly amazing how something so straightforward and simple could make such an enormous difference.  I find myself doing the basic breath throughout the day when I think of it, and I find it helps me keep my energy up and thoughts positive. I've also incorporated it into other types of exercise such as riding my bike or walking on the treadmill with great results.

"Thanks so much for everything that you and Jill do. Wishing you and yours the blessings of this holiday season now and throughout the year!"

Sincerely,
Renee Miller
Austin, Texas

Kristy from Down Under

"I would like to say thanks to the ingenious person who put Oxycise! on Australian infomercials!! My mother ordered it off TV and introduced me to it. Before beginning college I never had to worry about my body and what I ate because I wasn't leading such a sedentary lifestyle. But after starting, I found I was fast losing tone all over, even gaining extra kilos (or pounds!!! :>). I've never been a big exerciser as I have chronic allergies/sinusitis and frequently experienced burning in my chest. Needless to say, Oxycise! did prove a little difficult in the beginning but with proper treatment by an allergist for the nose, I began the breathing on a regular basis. I'm now gaining back tone in my body and getting rid of those few extra kilos (pounds!) I put on. I play squash a couple of times a week and don't get puffed so easily and the best thing... no burning sensations in my chest. Oxycise! has improved my way of life and is helping to keep my sinus problems under control..."

Kristy

P.S. I've also started one of my friends on the program and she's enjoying and reaping the benefits same as I am....you guys are on a winner!!! Thankyou!! :o)

In a later message, Kristy wrote:
"I went clothes shopping this morning and on a whim decided to try on a size (my old one!) which I haven't been able to fit into for about a year..and you won't believe this (actually, you might!!!) I fit into it!!! I'm ecstatic!!!" :o)

Face toning, calm and happy

"Dear Oxycise!,
I tried Oxycise! when I had surgery on my feet and I couldn't jog. My face is toning so much and I've lost 6 pounds in two weeks. I went to the track and I tried to run and I noticed that my face didn't shake anymore, wow! 

"I'll write back in about three weeks with a praise report! I'm hoping to get a new shape, attitude. Oh yeah the other day I hadn't done my Oxycise! and I felt like I was out of it, so I popped in the Level One tape and then I felt great. I was so calm and happy."

Marilyn Blackwell
District Heights, MD

Marilyn adds:
"Guess what? Last night I tried on my khaki dress that I haven't worn in a year, and I could fit into it! Wow! OXYCISE!"

John: inspired to Try Oxycise! After Seeing His Wife's Improved Fitness 

"Hello all, I'm Barbara's husband. [See Barbara Schultz, "Smiles of Success"] Yes, I watched Barbara do Oxycise! for a year with considerable skepticism. I had seen her lose weight, but from my perspective 15 pounds was hardly losing weight. But she did keep it up and seemed to be fitter and that's what turned me around. Both [my wife] and I have been taking TaeKwondo for about three years and are now almost red belts (two levels below black belt). TaeKwondo had helped me get in better shape e.g., flexibility. I also bicycle to work in the summer and generally drop five pounds every year, but then Christmas comes, and I'm sure you know the rest. So I started Oxycise! to get fitter with not much expectation of losing weight.  Well, as Barbara has mentioned, I've lost almost 30 pounds (I seem to be at a plateau, but I am not in a hurry).

"I have to say it is great to be a thinner person. I have had to put seven new holes in my belt; I [went from] something like a comfortable fit at size 40 to a slightly snug size 34. My flexibility has improved greatly. At TaeKwondo Class the acclaimed consensus is that I am the most improved adult in terms of flexibility. During our stretch warm-up I am able to stretch my side kick above my head. I have also beaten my record in bicycling home and am feeling fitter than I've felt for years. 

"I was skeptical of some aspects of the breathing at first. Being a natural deep breather, I wasn't sure I wanted to try to "sniff" in three times while I was tightening my abdomen. I think it took me some time to actually tone my abs enough that I could start doing it properly. I twigged on tucking the pelvis in, and lifting the abs. For the first two months all I could do was generally tighten my abs and hold be breath. Now however, I can feel the isotonic tension as I tighten and breathe....After about four months, I now feel that I have the breathing down pretty well, and am able to focus on making the positions more and more challenging. 

"My experience of losing weight involved a focus on eating sensibly. I can't say I dieted, but I have been purposefully eating less. However, I have not denied myself in any extreme way. Oxycise seems to make reducing my eating and eating more sensibly relatively easy. 

"In all, Oxycise! is great. It's only 20 minutes start to finish, no special equipment, I can do it every day (or almost 5/6 out of 7) comfortably, regardless of the weather. Best of all, I am fitter and more flexible....at 49 (and happy too) I think this is a very serious plus for a sense of overall well-being."

Regards,
John
Ontario, Canada

"I have been waiting 14 years for my energy to come back.."

"Well, where to start? Around my 34th birthday my kidney decided to quit. After six years of suffering, I received a kidney from my sister, Florence, and started my road to recovery. My weight went down as the years passed, but I could never get my energy back or the fat off my middle. But this May, my wife and I were watching the program on TV and I called about ordering the program. May 23rd was the day I started the Oxycise! breathing program. I started with the basic positions, doing 30 reps a day for 30 days. It took me a week to understand the breathing technique, but once I got it my energy went through the roof. I have been waiting 14 years for my energy to come back; It seems that breathing has done the trick. Oh, by the way, I have lost four inches off my chest, one inch off my belly, and two and a half inches off my belt line. Lost ten pounds in 5 1/2 months. No diet for me, never again. My thought is: 'Breathe to Live'...."

Roger
Texas

Competitive Cyclist Amazed at Intensity of Oxycise! Workout

Deborah is a competitive cyclist who averages 100-300 miles per week. She is also a new Oxycise! customer. After having her thyroid removed three years ago, Deborah slowly gained 20 pounds more than she wanted. Her doctor advised her that the additional weight is "something she will just have to live with." Deborah's response:
"Poppyc-o-c-k."

In a Message Room post on October 30 Deborah wrote:

"Granted, I am not obese (5'2", 128 lbs.), but my ideal weight is 108. That is where 'I' feel and look optimum. After reading through the information on this site, perusing the messages on this forum, and subscribing to the newsletter, I purchased the Oxycise program from the Q this morning."

Later, on November 7, Deborah reported the results of her very first Oxycise! session:
"I am the competitive cyclist (sans Thyroid) with 20 lbs to lose. I practiced the breathing twice last night, then while on my racing bike this morning, I 'O'-ed...WOW, WOW, WOW. Talk about total exhilaration!!!! The hills were easier, my heart rate (I wore my heart rate monitor) was in my target zone, and I was totally wiped out when done."

God bless...
Deborah Babola
Kingwood, TX 

Deborah adds:
"I am one Oxyciser that will indeed put the program through its paces, thus...I shall continue to post my results/impressions.

"One of my future goals is a race (Multiple Sclerosis fundraiser held annually) from Houston, TX to Austin, TX (180 miles). I am hoping (and praying) Oxycise! will offer me the edge needed for this noteworthy cause."  

[We look forward to hearing more from Deborah and wish her the very best!]

Improvement in depression, pain relief...and 12 pounds lighter!

"I had my 3-month check-up last week with my neurologist. I started on Oxycise! at the last of August. When I went in for my appointment I was 1) not crying, 2) not depressed, 3) not in pain, and 4) 12 pounds lighter and many inches slimmer and wearing slim jeans. Oh, yes, and 5) getting successfully off pain meds. (I was the opposite of that description 3 months ago.) The nurse came in first and was delighted... wanted to know what I was doing differently. I told her about Oxycise!...she wrote it down and was very interested. Said they have so many patients who are unable to exercise and are very depressed and upset. Then when my doctor came in, he was even more impressed and also wrote down about Oxycise!, and I told him about the website. This is a well-known and respected neurologist who has been my doctor for 20 years. He knows where I've been and how hard I work at being healthy and slim. I loved that just seeing me and the changes, caused a physician to be so excited. I do Oxycise! every day. And I also follow Jill's "Fuel for Success". I am surprised that more people do not mention this wonderful book. I just wish I had ordered it when I got my video and first book. This is the easiest and most healthy way of eating, and I love never being hungry and not feeling guilty when I eat all I want. For me, and at my age, I see the best results when I follow FFS, and do Oxycise! daily. At first, Oxycise! was difficult for me, as others have mentioned, but I reasoned that if this many people think it's great and easy, that I wasn't giving up. It becomes 2nd nature so quickly."

Jeanelle

In a separate note Jeanelle added:
"I felt that the amazement of my doctor and his nurse was just about the best 'proof of the pudding' that I could get. This is a very busy and very respected neurologist. He had an emergency while I was waiting, and so he was very behind. Then a patient had a seizure before he saw me. Even though he was tired and behind, he took quite a bit of time, wanting to know what I had done differently and also hearing about Oxycise! They are accustomed to seeing me a bag of nerves and pain and upset because I have been unhappy about my weight. I was impressed that both he and his nurse took notes about it. He has always been a doctor who is interested in new ideas and is not closed-minded as many in his profession."