Guest guest Posted October 20, 2006 Report Share Posted October 20, 2006 Hi Bonnie, I found your message this morning to be very inspiring. You're right, we do see lots of elderly people who can barely walk. I don't want that for myself either. I've just started doing LifeLift and it's so easy I thought it wasn't working for me, that I wasn't doing it " correctly " -- ok, I've only been doing it for two days!!-- but this morning I measured myself and I've lost an astonishing amount of inches for just two days of breathing! Amazing! And when you said " I can bend and touch the floor with my palms " , I thought, yeah, that's what it's about, about being flexible and happy with ourselves in our lives.And however long my journey is to being healthy and well, that 's what mine is....thanks for your thoughts Bonnie, they have made a difference in my life and provided me with a wider perspective. best, Meg > > > > Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of > > the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox > > started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site > > only. > > > > Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved > > from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've > > continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even > > occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely > > wonderful experience!). > > > > Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought > > about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the > > breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are > > keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and > > touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes > > from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise > > regime as gentle as this. > > > > I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad > > doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having > > trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my > > abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - > > although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - > > I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think > > LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! > > > > So again, hi to everyone, > > Bonnie > > > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Bonnie, Greetings from Austin, Texas....we miss you here! I have missed you on the list too and always appreciated hearing your thoughts and ideas. I am very happy to know that everything worked out for you to follow your dreams to Florida. By the way, I saw you mention EFT in another post and wanted to share that I have been taking my daughter (age 13) to an EFT therapist here in Austin to deal with her anxiety-induced OCD. We have been twice and I must say that the results have been astounding. I really wanted to avoid medication for her and the cognitive behavior therapy was not helping. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to mention it as an alternative method for pain relief. Enjoy those sunny days and let us hear from you! Take care, Gaylynn . Bonnie <bon_mathis@...> wrote: Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site only. Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely wonderful experience!). Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise regime as gentle as this. I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! So again, hi to everyone, Bonnie --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Hi GayLynn, Somehow we never did manage to meet for lunch when we both lived in Austin - darn it anyway! I am really interested in the EFT treatment that your daughter is getting - I do the tapping myself and see results, and I participate in a web group led by a professional EFT therapist - but I've never seen a bona-fide expert " at work " - I imagine that everythig is so much better than when you stumble through the process on your own.... At one point I called various EFT practitioners in the Austin area - my youngest daughter is battling interstitial cystitis (essentially, her bladder does not have the mucous coating that it needs to have - very painful!) - I had hoped to try an EFT treatment on her during her leave. It must have been during the holidays, and I couldn't contact some of the listed EFTers, and the ones that I did said that they couldn't successfully address a physical problem such as IC.... And when I tried to lead her through it, she just thought it was " hokey " and would have none of it. I got out of Austin at just the right time (for me)! The company that I worked for laid off about half its employees just as I was leaving, then was unable to meet payroll for the rest.... Hopefully they get back on track (they're really working on it!) - I will do their writing on a contract basis if they ever get back to that point! And we can use the money for the extras (like traveling) that we would like. But do share your daughter's story/experience if you can - I for one am VERY interested! Bonnie > Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of > the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox > started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site > only. > > Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved > from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've > continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even > occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely > wonderful experience!). > > Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought > about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the > breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are > keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and > touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes > from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise > regime as gentle as this. > > I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad > doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having > trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my > abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - > although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - > I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think > LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! > > So again, hi to everyone, > Bonnie > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Get your email and more, right on the new .com > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 22, 2006 Report Share Posted October 22, 2006 Gaylynn Glad things are working out for your daughter think of you all often and prayers your way blessings R Re: Hi Everyone! Bonnie, Greetings from Austin, Texas....we miss you here! I have missed you on the list too and always appreciated hearing your thoughts and ideas. I am very happy to know that everything worked out for you to follow your dreams to Florida. By the way, I saw you mention EFT in another post and wanted to share that I have been taking my daughter (age 13) to an EFT therapist here in Austin to deal with her anxiety-induced OCD. We have been twice and I must say that the results have been astounding. I really wanted to avoid medication for her and the cognitive behavior therapy was not helping. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to mention it as an alternative method for pain relief. Enjoy those sunny days and let us hear from you! Take care, Gaylynn . Bonnie <bon_mathis@...> wrote: Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site only. Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely wonderful experience!). Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise regime as gentle as this. I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! So again, hi to everyone, Bonnie --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 , Thank you sweet friend, she is really doing much better. As always, appreciate the good thoughts and prayers. Love to all, Gaylynn Rettig <drettig@...> wrote: Gaylynn Glad things are working out for your daughter think of you all often and prayers your way blessings R Re: Hi Everyone! Bonnie, Greetings from Austin, Texas....we miss you here! I have missed you on the list too and always appreciated hearing your thoughts and ideas. I am very happy to know that everything worked out for you to follow your dreams to Florida. By the way, I saw you mention EFT in another post and wanted to share that I have been taking my daughter (age 13) to an EFT therapist here in Austin to deal with her anxiety-induced OCD. We have been twice and I must say that the results have been astounding. I really wanted to avoid medication for her and the cognitive behavior therapy was not helping. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to mention it as an alternative method for pain relief. Enjoy those sunny days and let us hear from you! Take care, Gaylynn .. Bonnie <bon_mathis@...> wrote: Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site only. Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely wonderful experience!). Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise regime as gentle as this. I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! So again, hi to everyone, Bonnie --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 23, 2006 Report Share Posted October 23, 2006 Hello Sweet Gaylynn, What a wonderful treat to see a message from you. I am so happy to hear that the EFT therapist has helped your beautiful girl so much. She is such a special girl and it is good to know she is getting the help she needs. You are a wonderful Mom so I feel certain you will always do your best to make sure she gets whatever she needs to be healthy and happy. Be Healthy and take good care, Rashelle Harness the Powerful Benefits of Oxygen with LifeLift. Oxygen burns fat, tones muscles, reduces stress Be healthier with each breath you take with LifeLift www.oxygenlift.net. LifeLift is the Original Aerobic Breathing Re: Hi Everyone! Bonnie, Greetings from Austin, Texas....we miss you here! I have missed you on the list too and always appreciated hearing your thoughts and ideas. I am very happy to know that everything worked out for you to follow your dreams to Florida. By the way, I saw you mention EFT in another post and wanted to share that I have been taking my daughter (age 13) to an EFT therapist here in Austin to deal with her anxiety-induced OCD. We have been twice and I must say that the results have been astounding. I really wanted to avoid medication for her and the cognitive behavior therapy was not helping. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to mention it as an alternative method for pain relief. Enjoy those sunny days and let us hear from you! Take care, Gaylynn . Bonnie <bon_mathis@...> wrote: Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site only. Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely wonderful experience!). Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise regime as gentle as this. I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! So again, hi to everyone, Bonnie --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 24, 2006 Report Share Posted October 24, 2006 Back at you think of you often Hope all is well with tithe school year starting a Re: Hi Everyone! Bonnie, Greetings from Austin, Texas....we miss you here! I have missed you on the list too and always appreciated hearing your thoughts and ideas. I am very happy to know that everything worked out for you to follow your dreams to Florida. By the way, I saw you mention EFT in another post and wanted to share that I have been taking my daughter (age 13) to an EFT therapist here in Austin to deal with her anxiety-induced OCD. We have been twice and I must say that the results have been astounding. I really wanted to avoid medication for her and the cognitive behavior therapy was not helping. Anyway, thank you for taking the time to mention it as an alternative method for pain relief. Enjoy those sunny days and let us hear from you! Take care, Gaylynn . Bonnie <bon_mathis@...> wrote: Hi Everyone - I see a lot of new names on the list, a few of the " old " names - I stopped posting a while back when my mailbox started getting kluged up....now I've signed back on, but web-site only. Anyway, my life has changed - I'm now semi-retired, and we've moved from Austin TX to sunny Florida - and we're loving it. I've continued with my LifeLift breathing and exercises - even occasionally do them standing in the surf at sunrise (an absolutely wonderful experience!). Just ran out of my Fountain of Youth and in re-ordering it thought about this group - so here I am! Hope you're all doing well with the breathing and exercising - I am very much convinced that they are keeping me " young " (grin) - well, I can still bend at the waist and touch my palms flat to the ground, etc. - and I think that comes from regular " exercising " - and how nice to have found an exercise regime as gentle as this. I've been taking my mother (who can no longer drive) to her myriad doctors' appointments, and I see so many of the elderly having trouble breathing and moving - I think that LifeLift will extend my abilities to stay on top of this longer than most people will have - although I don't look as young as Rashelle (heck, let's be honest - I don't look anywhere near as attractive as she does!), I think LifeLift has taken what have and made it far better! So again, hi to everyone, Bonnie --------------------------------- Get your email and more, right on the new .com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Jessa Welcome You will love the group of LL buddies! Blessings R Hi everyone! Hi I am new here:) I have done Oxycise and Bodyflex in the past with some sucess but couldnt make a habit out of it, but now I have found LifeLift, I love it and it couldnt of came at a better time in my life either. Back in Dec I watched a movie called The Secret , about the Law of Attraction and another movie called What the Bleep do you know. They are really about creating your life, and along the lines of positive thinking, creative visualization and so forth. Really inspiring movies though. So anyways After I got my LifeLift DVD I was really busy chairing a Law of Attraction meet up group in my town and didnt get to sit and really watch it, it got shoved to the side a little bit. Yesterday I happened to going through some stuff that I had piled up over the holidays and ran into it and put it on, I had forgotten how much I love doing breathwork! And Rashelle is just so beautiful and so soft spoken and her spirituality really comes out in the video. I loved it. So I went by the website and I was reading about her Victory theory things and stuff like that, very much like the things I am into right now, which I thought was just a really neat thing! So I clicked to come to the group and I am just so happy that I see some recent posts here! So I am just going to do some reading and I will be here posting along with everyone! About me I am 33, I am a stay at home mom of 2 children and we live in Northern Nevada. I weigh about 167 right now, my goal is somewhere in the 120s, about 124 probabbly. My main goal is just to get into sz 5/6's again before I go home to IL this summer for a month with the kids . I teach Tribal Belly Dance, its kept me toned even for being slightly overweight, and I love Dance, but can not wait till I have a much smaller body to show off while dancing! I do know from in the past when I would use Oxycise off and on, if I used it before dancing at the long drum circle performances or the outside festivals which can be hours upon hours of dancing for me and my girls, I would do the breath first and it was the only way I could dance and dance and dance in the summer heat for hours like that. I have a drum circle type performance this Friday night, its not a full stage performance but its just dancing for really long drum songs ..really long..lol and I am going to do my LL breaths right before I go and then a few extra right before my feet hit the floor, I am really excited to see how long I can dance for !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 24, 2007 Report Share Posted February 24, 2007 Hi Jessa, Welcome to our wonderful Life Lift group!!! You will love all of us!!! We are one awesome group of ladies!!! Love always, Pat Hi everyone! Hi I am new here:) I have done Oxycise and Bodyflex in the past with some sucess but couldnt make a habit out of it, but now I have found LifeLift, I love it and it couldnt of came at a better time in my life either. Back in Dec I watched a movie called The Secret , about the Law of Attraction and another movie called What the Bleep do you know. They are really about creating your life, and along the lines of positive thinking, creative visualization and so forth. Really inspiring movies though. So anyways After I got my LifeLift DVD I was really busy chairing a Law of Attraction meet up group in my town and didnt get to sit and really watch it, it got shoved to the side a little bit. Yesterday I happened to going through some stuff that I had piled up over the holidays and ran into it and put it on, I had forgotten how much I love doing breathwork! And Rashelle is just so beautiful and so soft spoken and her spirituality really comes out in the video. I loved it. So I went by the website and I was reading about her Victory theory things and stuff like that, very much like the things I am into right now, which I thought was just a really neat thing! So I clicked to come to the group and I am just so happy that I see some recent posts here! So I am just going to do some reading and I will be here posting along with everyone! About me I am 33, I am a stay at home mom of 2 children and we live in Northern Nevada. I weigh about 167 right now, my goal is somewhere in the 120s, about 124 probabbly. My main goal is just to get into sz 5/6's again before I go home to IL this summer for a month with the kids . I teach Tribal Belly Dance, its kept me toned even for being slightly overweight, and I love Dance, but can not wait till I have a much smaller body to show off while dancing! I do know from in the past when I would use Oxycise off and on, if I used it before dancing at the long drum circle performances or the outside festivals which can be hours upon hours of dancing for me and my girls, I would do the breath first and it was the only way I could dance and dance and dance in the summer heat for hours like that. I have a drum circle type performance this Friday night, its not a full stage performance but its just dancing for really long drum songs ..really long..lol and I am going to do my LL breaths right before I go and then a few extra right before my feet hit the floor, I am really excited to see how long I can dance for !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 --- Fraser <hazyjane@...> wrote: I'm very new to > the world of natural perfumery. Being very sensive > to synthetic perfume and unable to wear it > without headaches, I hadn't thought much about > perfume. One day I came across Aftelier's > website. Welcome , This sounds very similar to the way I came to study natural perfumery! Always thought I hated perfume until I fell in love with naturals but have always been very smell-oriented. Don't worry, we're not very snobby here at all except when people try to push synth perfumes on us! Then a few of us may get the teeniest little bit standoffish ; ) but many of us are just so passionate about naturals we can't help it. Glad to have you in the group! ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Park yourself in front of a world of choices in alternative vehicles. Visit the Auto Green Center. http://autos./green_center/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 1, 2007 Report Share Posted June 1, 2007 Fraser wrote: > > I should finally introduce myself! My name is Fraser. I. One day > I came across Aftelier's > website. It really intrigued me and when I saw the tutorial, > everything in me screamed " I want > to do that!! " So I ordered it and have begun my study. I! - > > > Hello I too am new and studying Level 1 from Mandy Aftel and > am loving it. Everyone is really nice and gives great advice and ideas. Be sure to check out the archives as well. Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thats wonderful news it goes the spirit alot of good to return to work.I hope Bob continues to get even better take care. d.Canada Hi Everyone! I just wanted to say HI to all of you that I have been missing! As you are WELL aware, this disease took a LOT of our time for the past 4 years. and caused a lot of strain and heart-ache- BUT, I am Super happy to let you know that Bob is doing well! Yes, I said- Bob is doing well! He returned to work about a month and a half ago- that is something that we didn't think COULD happen- and not only has it happened, it has helped him get even more back to doing things the way he used to. His disease is being controlled by his clinical trial drug from the NIH and a few (not as many) other drugs as well. He has lowered his prednisone to 10mgs this past week and this has been the breaking point for him in the past and thank god- he is about a week into 10mgs and NOT TOO Many issues. This could be big for him! He had his 2nd hip replaced in January and that seems to be doing well. The infection is gone from his bursa. He played softball for the first time in 4 years- He is helping with 's soccer team and really being involved in our family and with friends. I have waited for a time like this for SO LONG! It's just wonderful! Bob Colligon bought me floor tickets to go see- (don't laugh ANYONE) Barry Manilow! It was so fun and I was just happy that he is doing so well! I hope that you will all find something to be happy about today too! And wish you all good health. I'm sorry we will miss you in Vegas this year but Bob will not have any days built up yet- and the ones he does have we will be using for Disney with the boys! Miss you guys! But I still read!!!!! I have been meaning to post but since needed a tester I thought this was a good time!!! Take Care! Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thats wonderful news it goes the spirit alot of good to return to work.I hope Bob continues to get even better take care. d.Canada Hi Everyone! I just wanted to say HI to all of you that I have been missing! As you are WELL aware, this disease took a LOT of our time for the past 4 years. and caused a lot of strain and heart-ache- BUT, I am Super happy to let you know that Bob is doing well! Yes, I said- Bob is doing well! He returned to work about a month and a half ago- that is something that we didn't think COULD happen- and not only has it happened, it has helped him get even more back to doing things the way he used to. His disease is being controlled by his clinical trial drug from the NIH and a few (not as many) other drugs as well. He has lowered his prednisone to 10mgs this past week and this has been the breaking point for him in the past and thank god- he is about a week into 10mgs and NOT TOO Many issues. This could be big for him! He had his 2nd hip replaced in January and that seems to be doing well. The infection is gone from his bursa. He played softball for the first time in 4 years- He is helping with 's soccer team and really being involved in our family and with friends. I have waited for a time like this for SO LONG! It's just wonderful! Bob Colligon bought me floor tickets to go see- (don't laugh ANYONE) Barry Manilow! It was so fun and I was just happy that he is doing so well! I hope that you will all find something to be happy about today too! And wish you all good health. I'm sorry we will miss you in Vegas this year but Bob will not have any days built up yet- and the ones he does have we will be using for Disney with the boys! Miss you guys! But I still read!!!!! I have been meaning to post but since needed a tester I thought this was a good time!!! Take Care! Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 10, 2007 Report Share Posted September 10, 2007 Thats wonderful news it goes the spirit alot of good to return to work.I hope Bob continues to get even better take care. d.Canada Hi Everyone! I just wanted to say HI to all of you that I have been missing! As you are WELL aware, this disease took a LOT of our time for the past 4 years. and caused a lot of strain and heart-ache- BUT, I am Super happy to let you know that Bob is doing well! Yes, I said- Bob is doing well! He returned to work about a month and a half ago- that is something that we didn't think COULD happen- and not only has it happened, it has helped him get even more back to doing things the way he used to. His disease is being controlled by his clinical trial drug from the NIH and a few (not as many) other drugs as well. He has lowered his prednisone to 10mgs this past week and this has been the breaking point for him in the past and thank god- he is about a week into 10mgs and NOT TOO Many issues. This could be big for him! He had his 2nd hip replaced in January and that seems to be doing well. The infection is gone from his bursa. He played softball for the first time in 4 years- He is helping with 's soccer team and really being involved in our family and with friends. I have waited for a time like this for SO LONG! It's just wonderful! Bob Colligon bought me floor tickets to go see- (don't laugh ANYONE) Barry Manilow! It was so fun and I was just happy that he is doing so well! I hope that you will all find something to be happy about today too! And wish you all good health. I'm sorry we will miss you in Vegas this year but Bob will not have any days built up yet- and the ones he does have we will be using for Disney with the boys! Miss you guys! But I still read!!!!! I have been meaning to post but since needed a tester I thought this was a good time!!! Take Care! Theresa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Hi and Welcome, Terri! I have kids too (well, a kid - she's 4), and I find the best time for me to workout is first thing in the morning (I get up at an ungodly hour). On days when I don't I " m just " off " and not as good at being a mom! Just keep reminding yourself that you'll be a calmer, more patient and more energetic mom if you workout! Welcome! Donna --- Terri wrote: > My name is Terri and I joined the group to see what > videos are out > there that work well. I actually taught aerobics a > few years back and > had tons of videos on VHS to get inspiration for > classes, but got rid > of them recently to switch over to DVDs. I did keep > my " buns of > steel " tapes though because they are just too > awesome to let go. > > I have discovered the Firm DVDs and I like them, but > unfortunately I > bought them without the special step and have had to > try to make due > without it. I'm hoping to find one cheap somewhere > (maybe Ebay???) > > I also was recently informed of a website > (yogatoday.com) that let's > you view workouts for free everyday and I am liking > that as well. > They won't let you download them to keep yet, but > that is supposed to > be something they are working on. > > Working out with videos or from online sources is a > must for me > because I'm a SAHM and a gym membership is just not > in the budget. I > don't get a lot of time to workout either and have > to fit it in > around naptime or in the evening after the kids go > to bed. I'm out of > shape from having my 2nd (not 14 mos old, so I have > to get my butt in > gear to get rid of this belly flab!), but have had a > hard time > finding motivation/or finding some system to make a > routine stick. > I'd love to hear suggestions on what you do to stay > motivated. > > __________________________________________________ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 hi terri welcome to the group. i was a high school athlete so of course i had access to a gym but when i moved to VA and had my daughter i kind of fell out of activity for awhile. one morning i was up early and flipping through tv channels when i got to denise austin. i started with her show for 15 mins and built up each week and then taped her shows and started doing another half hour in the afternoon when my daughter slept. i know its hard when kids are home thats why i did an early morning workout before everybody got up(and still do) and an afternoon/evening workout. right now its hard b/c dh has my bedroom filled with our old kitchen chairs he is donating and its hard to do my yoga in front of him since he is home so i can't say i don't fall off the wagon myself. i aim for something each morning and i try to follow a rotation and just choose a good video for that day that suits my needs and i have to work for at least 20-30 min. maybe something to start with there,and breaking up your workouts is not a bad thing either. its suppose to help keep you energized and metabolism going and you still get all your benefits of getting your workouts done on your time. if you have netflix maybe renting some 10 min. solutions and tamilee's i want that body, quick toning steel workouts, and her tight on time might help keep things on track. there are also workouts put out by quick fix and prevention with short workouts that are good and fit into your schedule and most are programmable so if you have time for a longer workout you can program the dvd that way. the shorter workouts have been a life saver for my exercising b/c i don't always have time for the full hour. kassia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 25, 2007 Report Share Posted October 25, 2007 Another mom here! My girls are 10, 7, and 2 and we homeschool. I get up around 7 and put on a sportsbra and some shorts and head for the basement and do Pilates for 30 minutes. After that the baby is starting to wake up and I grab her and wake up her sisters. The big girls get dressed, make their beds, and get breakfast while the baby and I head back to the basement for another 30 minutes of a cardio dvd or I throw her in the backpack and I jump on the treadmill. I used to try to " find time " to work out, but it was just never there. Especially as my big girls have gotten older and our home education stuff gets more intense, there is nothing left of me at the end of the day. I have to get up and do my exercise first thing and find a way to safely incorporate the baby. I am motivated by seeing my belly flab shrinking! I have no desire to wear a bikini, but I'd like to get to where I could wear one, if I wanted to. And I feel really good about myself when I stick to my exercise routine. It sets a good example for the kids too. Tamara -- Join the Athens County Homeschoolers Group! athenscountyhomeschoolers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 2, 2007 Report Share Posted November 2, 2007 Hi Terri! I saw your posting a while back but am finally getting around to waving and saying hi! That's great that you were an aerobics instructor, maybe you can help me with my 2 left feet (feels like I have 3 most of the time)! Finding motivation seems to be the eternal sticking point for everyone here. We all seem to go through times where we're not motivated or we get out of our routine and it is hard to get back into it. For me, just reading the posts on this group reminds me how much I really enjoy working out and trying new things so reading eventually gets me off the butt and into my workout room (a very tiny spare room in my basement). As for a routine, I've found that you really do have to find some way to make fitness a priority. It is so difficult as a mom with little kids underfoot but if you can get up before they normally do or just do short workouts during naptime, that's at least something. There are some GREAT 10 and 15 minute workout videos out there (10 Minute Solution has lots of different ones) and even if you can just fit in one or two of those in a day that's doing something fabulous for your health and sanity! Find a time that usually works with the understanding that you have to be flexible. Then promise yourself you will do at least something (5 minutes, 10 minutes whatever you feel like you can spare, don't feel like you have to work out for 30 or 60 minutes to make it "worthwhile") and mark it on your calendar. Then when you do it, post it here so we can all celebrate with you and put a sticker on your calendar or something else to remind you how awesome you are that you did it! Then remember how good all that feels and do it again the next day and the next until it becomes habit. We love to celebrate everyone's achievements, no matter how small they might seem to you we still have lots of fun telling you how wonderfully you did! :-) Knowing that I'm going to post my workouts makes me want to do them, I look forward to responses I get about my postings and I enjoy commenting on other people's too. Knowing that if I stop posting my workouts for a while might get me an email asking if I'm still out here also makes me want to do my workouts so that I can post them! In other words, this group really helps me stay accountable and I really need that help! Anyway, I hope that gives you some ideas, we're glad you've joined and will all look forwarding to reading about your workouts and cheering you on too! Hi Everyone! My name is Terri and I joined the group to see what videos are out there that work well. I actually taught aerobics a few years back and had tons of videos on VHS to get inspiration for classes, but got rid of them recently to switch over to DVDs. I did keep my "buns of steel" tapes though because they are just too awesome to let go.I have discovered the Firm DVDs and I like them, but unfortunately I bought them without the special step and have had to try to make due without it. I'm hoping to find one cheap somewhere (maybe Ebay???)I also was recently informed of a website (yogatoday.com) that let's you view workouts for free everyday and I am liking that as well. They won't let you download them to keep yet, but that is supposed to be something they are working on.Working out with videos or from online sources is a must for me because I'm a SAHM and a gym membership is just not in the budget. I don't get a lot of time to workout either and have to fit it in around naptime or in the evening after the kids go to bed. I'm out of shape from having my 2nd (not 14 mos old, so I have to get my butt in gear to get rid of this belly flab!), but have had a hard time finding motivation/or finding some system to make a routine stick. I'd love to hear suggestions on what you do to stay motivated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 5, 2007 Report Share Posted November 5, 2007 On 05/11/2007, Tracie Cross <mymenagerie_2004@...> wrote: > My name is Tracie. I am new to the group and new to natural perfumery. > I may lurk alot at first just to absorb information, I tend to do that > when I am new. I have dabbled for a few years at using hydrosols, > essential oils with carrier oils, and other actives in natural base > creams and serums to manage my rosacea and help my skin heal (there > isn't a cure, only sustained management of the disorder). My husband > and I just started our own online business. It is my goal to learn how > to create a quality natural line of perfumes, and possibly also skin > care using essential oils. I want to thank you for this opportunity. Hi Tracie Nice to see you here, settle in and have a good read through the archives / > It is my goal to learn how > to create a quality natural line of perfumes, Well you are in the right place! LLx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 > On 05/11/2007, Tracie Cross <mymenagerie_2004@...> wrote: > > My name is Tracie. I am new to the group and new to natural perfumery. > > I may lurk alot at first just to absorb information, I tend to do that > > when I am new. I have dabbled for a few years at using hydrosols, > > essential oils with carrier oils, and other actives in natural base > > creams and serums to manage my rosacea and help my skin heal (there > > isn't a cure, only sustained management of the disorder). My husband > > and I just started our own online business. It is my goal to learn how > > to create a quality natural line of perfumes, and possibly also skin > > care using essential oils. I want to thank you for this opportunity. Hi, . Welcome to the group, Hope you find a natural line in perfumes. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 6, 2007 Report Share Posted November 6, 2007 > On 05/11/2007, Tracie Cross <mymenagerie_2004@...> wrote: > > My name is Tracie. I am new to the group and new to natural perfumery. > > I may lurk alot at first just to absorb information, I tend to do that > > when I am new. I have dabbled for a few years at using hydrosols, > > essential oils with carrier oils, and other actives in natural base > > creams and serums to manage my rosacea and help my skin heal (there > > isn't a cure, only sustained management of the disorder). My husband > > and I just started our own online business. It is my goal to learn how > > to create a quality natural line of perfumes, and possibly also skin > > care using essential oils. I want to thank you for this opportunity. Hi, . Welcome to the group, Hope you find a natural line in perfumes. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Vitamin E helped my mother in law. Karma Hi Everyone! Sometime ago Rashelle recommended something for hot flashes. Was is primrose? I can't remember. Mine is driving me CRAZY! I bought some protein soy powder and soy milk...Anybody else have any suggestions? I have tried herbs to no avail :-( Have a great day! Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Thanks Karma, I used to take it , then there was that big whoop de do about it causing heart attacks and my husband and I both quit taking it. But maybe if I tried it in lower doses hmmmm Thanks again. Connie Hi Everyone! > > > Sometime ago Rashelle recommended something for hot > flashes. Was is > primrose? I can't remember. Mine is driving me CRAZY! I > bought some > protein soy powder and soy milk...Anybody else have any > suggestions? I > have tried herbs to no avail :-( Have a great day! Connie > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Hi, Connie. You know I was telling my fellow Senior Division karate buddy the other day that the weather was driving me crazy. I'm hot or cold, all night long, constantly pulling on or taking off covers. She laughed and reminded me that I'm 47 and it's probably hot flashes. At any rate, I started taking Maca (an adaptogenic herb) for thyroid and adrenal issues. Low and behold I noticed that when I take the Maca, I don't have the fluctuations in body temperature. I started researching on the internet and found that it is indeed good for just that very thing. It's not very expensive and it's certainly worth every penny. Love, Melinda ) Hi Everyone! Sometime ago Rashelle recommended something for hot flashes. Was is primrose? I can't remember. Mine is driving me CRAZY! I bought some protein soy powder and soy milk...Anybody else have any suggestions? I have tried herbs to no avail :-( Have a great day! Connie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Thank You Miss, I wrote it down and will look for it tomorrow . Connie Hi Everyone! > > > Sometime ago Rashelle recommended something for hot > flashes. Was is > primrose? I can't remember. Mine is driving me CRAZY! I > bought some > protein soy powder and soy milk...Anybody else have any > suggestions? I > have tried herbs to no avail :-( Have a great day! Connie > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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