What do you think that means?

I have been trying to figure that out and it seems it means that we are trying to get better than we are at this moment.

That seems to be the way most of us "normally" feel.

What do you think would happen if we try a new approach? How about if we decide this year to love ourselves exactly as we are now, this minute. Wow! what a concept. Well, guess what? After a great deal of research I have determined that the only way you will improve who you are now is to accept and love yourself as you are this very moment. OUCH!!! Did I hear you say OUCH!!!

Maybe, probably. This would be a good time to look closely at how you really feel about yourself.

When you realize and acknowledge that you are as wonderful now, this minute as you will be when you reach all of your goals of being thinner, stronger, more toned, and richer you will be able to succeed at anything you try to achieve.

Oprah Winfrey is a perfect example of this. She was just as loving and lovable, just as caring and successful when she weighed over 200 pounds as she was when she was thin. She is admired and loved regardless of her weight. She has reached for some pretty amazing goals and she has achieved them, some when she was heavy, some when she was thin. So why would you think that you are any different? Why do you think you have to be perfect? Why do you think you have to be perfectly thin, perfectly whatever to be really successful and happy?

Before I give you any more information to help you improve your health or your life will you please just take a moment to ponder this?

Did you take a moment to ponder the possibilities of allowing yourself to feel great just as you are?

If you did then I am impressed with you. This is not always easy, but believe me, the rewards are worth it.

Oxygen is the Key to Life

Testimonial of the month

"Dear Rashelle,

I just wanted to thank you for creating LifeLift. After my first session last night, I was hooked! After my second session this morning, I feel terrific! As a life long asthmatic, I've always stayed away from sports or exercising per se because I had such horrible lung capacity. I thought that breathing programs such as Body Flex or Oxycise would help and they did, to a degree, but I became bored with the programs and I quit. Needless to say, my asthma came back with a vengeance! After just one session with LifeLift I could tell that my lungs were growing stronger. I could hold my breath halfway through the video for the same amount of time as you were, without wheezing or pain. It's absolutely incredible!

Asthma wasn't my only reason for ordering LifeLift. I'd like to rid myself of ten to fifteen pounds, as well. I was a scrawny little kid, then became plump pre-teen, a very skinny teenager, and then, once college hit, I started battling the pounds. Fortunately, in the past twenty-four hours I feel as though my body is actually shrinking, a feeling that was intensified this morning after my second workout. I know that I'll lose the excess inches and pounds by faithfully doing LL, especially since nothing else (weight training, swimming, tennis) has worked in the past. I have great faith in this program, largely in part because of you. I'm usually very skeptical of "exercise gurus," and yet you simply don't fit the bill. Your sincerity is apparent throughout the entire video. This is a very nice change from other workout videos. I also appreciate the fact that you have a much more gentle manner than I had previously seen in Body Flex.

All in all, I am completely ecstatic about this breathing program.

Thank you once again,
H.M. Taylor

The Importance of building good muscle tone. Why simply losing weight is the wrong goal
Long term studies have clearly shown the fact that the average person’s lean body mass declines with age.

Body fat is metabolically inactive. It's energy storage tissue.

Hundreds of years ago body fat was necessary to prevent starvation, but today most of us are not starving and instead of keeping us from dying it is often causing serious health problems. Many diseases such as heart disease, hypertension and diabetes have been linked to having too much body fat.

How does building muscle help solve this problem?

Often when someone starts doing LifeLift they wonder why they lose many more inches than pounds. The answer is very simple. They are ridding themselves of excess body fat, but adding wonderful lean muscle to their bodies and muscle weighs more than fat, so as they are actually dropping off many more pounds of fat than will show up on their scales they are adding pounds of healthy lean muscle. I remember many years ago when I was in a car accident and unable to do much of anything, I started to feel my muscles were somewhat mushy, yet I did not get smaller. When I got on the scale I had lost somewhere between 8 and ten pounds of good solid muscle. I was the same size. It was the poor muscle tone that made the difference. I was very happy when I started doing LifeLift again and gained back the muscle tone, and along with it the weight.

The body's biologically active tissue consists of muscle, bone, and vital organs (lean body mass). This tissue, especially muscle, needs a far greater amount of caloric fuel to maintain itself compared to passive tissue. It takes fewer calories to maintain inactive fat tissue. This is why people with more body fat cannot eat as much without gaining weight as someone with more lean muscle, which requires more fuel or fat to function. When you speed up your metabolism by creating more lean muscle tissue you are able to eat more food without gaining weight, it is that simple. Your wonderful new lean muscle will help you burn off those calories from the excess food. Have you ever noticed how much muscular, thin people can eat?

Speaking of eating, this brings me to a very important point. It is as important how often you eat as it is what you eat.

Think of it this way. If you keep your body fueled by feeding it 3 good meals and 3 small snacks daily it will not feel it has to go into starvation mode thus holding onto the fat. It will be able to release the fat only if it feels safe that you are not going to starve to death. If you go without eating your body will be freaking out and hanging onto that fat for dear life!! Remember the rule, eat every few hours and drink plenty of water so your body will not feel it has to set up a storage system. Don't make your body feel it has to be ready for the Y2K disaster with pounds and lumps of extra fat and tons of water reserves.

Two things determine how much muscle we have. The first is how much we use our muscles and the second is the level of anabolic tissue maintaining hormones and oxygen are circulating in our blood streams.

Remember to use those muscles. Oxygenating those muscles with LifeLift with some good stretching and flexing will give you the kind of muscle tone you want and deserve to have.

Don't Be sad, eat seeds!

Thanks for inspiring me to finish the workout DVD/s and Videos

Here is something I was inspired to write because of the messages I have received from so many of you and because of the great interaction I see on our own LifeLift support lists.

Who am I really? And who are you? Are we more alike than we are different? Are the walls that keep us separate just an illusion? If we would just dare to walk through the invisible wall could we find each other, and in finding each other would we better discover ourselves? Don't think you are alone out there. There are more who care than you can imagine.

Because it seems so many of you share the same questions I will highlight some of them in future newsletters or on my  web sites so please check back often.

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Pease come back and visit often. You will find updated information on how to get the most from LifeLift * OxygenLift at my web sites at www.oxygenlift.net and www.lifelift.com.

LifeLift * OxygenLift is designed to help you find balance for your body and mind. LifeLift is not a one dimensional program. LifeLift offers all the tools you need to be healthy, happy and successful in all areas of your life. 
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