Re: Monday - 1 Week of Life Lift

May 17, 2004

Hi Bonnie,

You're doing great with your LL breaths and your losses already. It's

wonderful that your hubby is doing it with you. My husband lost quite a

bit a couple of years go by doing deep breathing exercises while driving

to and from work.

I like you suggestion about doing a few LL breaths before you get out of

bed in the morning I think I'll start doing that.

I've been doing LL for about 4 yrs. I've lost 30+ lbs. and gone from a

size 18 to between a 4/6 to a baggy 14. I've lost quite a bit of inches

in my body by doing LL without any other exercises or dieting. I added

LL walking to my routine several months ago to give my body a thrill and

now I'm hooked. I love what the combination is doing for my most

troublesome spot, my abs, they're getting flatter. hooray!!!!!

I'm glad you're here!!!!

Keep up the great work!!!!

Love, Liz

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On Mon, 17 May 2004 13:24:27 -0500 " Bonnie Mathis "

<bmathis@...> writes:

Hi All,

I've been doing the Life Lift exercises (alternating Video#1 with the

basic video) each morning, and occasional " extra " breathing exercises

throughout the day. My " results " at this point are:

* Lost 1/2 pound and 1/2 " from my waist. Don't see any loss yet

through my hip measurement, but my belly is definitely smaller.

* Yesterday wore a pair of shorts that I couldn't wear last summer!

And they fit comfortably!

* Woke up each morning clear-headed (rather than my usual groggy

fog) at 6AM -- including Saturday and Sunday. When I first wake up, I do

3-4 Life Lift pelvic tilts (in bed), really seems to get me going.

* My noon-time (very hilly) walk is getting easier and easier -- I

had to wait at the crest of each hill today for my walking partner to

huff and puff and catch up with me (and she is an in-shape 30-year old --

1/2 my age!)

My husband has even been joining me with the breathing exercises -- he is

really impressed with my increased stamina and said that he didn't want

to be left behind! On weekends, we take our dogs and go for a 3-4 mile

walk -- this past weekend, we stopped and did 2 breathing exercises every

so often (mainly when the critters wanted to stop and sniff something!).

And he really likes how I'm getting up in the morning (he's a very-early

morning person -- I always slept in on weekends a bit....).

Question for le: I am going to take the initial video with me when

I visit my 83-year-old mother (in July) and, if I can convince her to try

this, have her start the exercises. She is starting to have difficulties

standing (describes her legs as going numb) -- she has neuropathy, and

her doctor holds out absolutely NO hope of recovery, he just said that

she'll be in a wheel chair before long. Will some of these exercises help

her, at least to the point of extending her ability to use her legs?

So how is everyone else doing? I am really curious to hear others'

results. And maybe how you've tweaked things to work for you (for

example, I now do 2 breathing exercises [here at work] each time I go to

the rest room -- figure it's an easy way to add a few more to my day).

Bonnie

May 17, 2004

Hi Liz,

What is LL walking? Any special technique?

So far, when I walk, I stop to do an exercise -- can you do it and continue with

your motion? (how do you tuck your rear in and still move forward????). Also, I

noticed that I tend to hyperventilate faster than usual when I combine the

breathing exercises with walking -- is this simply something I have to work

through?

I walk several miles each day, and at least 4 extra miles/day on weekends --

frequently I have a dog leash in one hand (though the critters are pretty

patient when we stop and do our exercises) -- I would love to get even more good

out of LL by combining it (correctly) with walking....

And wow, 30 pounds off! I'll be happy to lose 20-25 pounds, though 30 would put

me back at high school weight -- it seems that all I've done for the past

several years is diet and yet slowly gain weight.....