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In a message dated 2/18/00 4:40:25 PM !!!First Boot!!!, marys100@...

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<< From: " marie i. schatz " <marys100@...>

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I'm going to

concentrate on Senate and Congress Armed Forces Members and my own state.

*****

Good point in reference of who to contact about the anthrax vaccine. However,

a couple of suggestions....

I would also recommend sending correspondence to members of the Senate and

the House Armed Services Committee, and also members of the House and Senate

Appropriations Committee(they decide who gets how much money and where it

goes). Also, I would contact your Congressional representatives and ask them

about, and I'll put this in capital letters for emphasis, THE EFFECT OF THE

ANTHRAX VACCINE UPON READINESS.

That's right...readiness... this means the ability of the military to perform

its mission to the United States. This refers to the effect of the vaccine

upon people leaving the military-namely, people leaving the military to AVOID

the vaccine.

Therefore, because of the vaccine, and people leaving the military because of

the vaccine, readiness(national security) is hurt because of the decreased

numbers of servicemembers in the military. Also, consider the MORALE aspect

of the servicemembers when they " are forced " to take a vaccine that has not

been approved by the Food and Drug Administration(FDA).

Here's the AOL link to the members in the House Armed Services Committee.

List recipients, even if they don't have AOL, should be able to click on the

lettering in blue(below) and get the members, their addresses, and their

phone numbers.

<A HREF= " http://www.house.gov/hasc/members.htm " >House Armed Services

Committee-- Membership</A>

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Dani,

I would try using less wt when doing your lunges/squats. Maybe this

will ease your leg pain. Lunges are still very effective, even with

lt wt.

It's my understanding that you don't have to do the BFL program at

all to win the challenge. You just have to have used EAS products at

some point in the challenge and show awesome 12wk results.

It sounds like you are seeing results. Don't be too hard on

yourself. Take your 2 wks off of exercise and jump right back on the

wagon, girl. This is a good/healthy way of life. Tweak away on your

next challenge, just don't give up.

Take care,

Becky

> 2 more weeks!!! Then I'm taking a 2 week break & starting challange

> 5. Pam Brown, Mina Hobby, etc didn't have to do 5 challanges!

>

> I think I'll tweak the next one. I have always done it by the book.

>

> A few weeks ago I started doing lunges & squats the correct way

after

> several weeks of modifying them. For over a week my legs were like

> jello. I had a hard time walking, & doing cardio was out of the

> question. In the last couple of days I have been in pain where my

> left legs attatches to my hip, my left calf & my right foot. The

left

> calf & right foot also feel tight & cramped. I have a tiny bit of

> edema (swelling) in my shins. The same thing happened last summer.

My

> Dr's (an MD & a DC)didn't care they said 'it is natural because I

> have been working out. I should just take it easy for a few days &

> rest - everything will be fine.' Everything is not fine! I should

not

> feel like this! I stretch, before & after, I have a body massaging

> mat I use all the time. I soak in hot baths with epsom salt. One

> thing I need to do is get regular massages. If I played my cards

> right I could get a free 1 hour massage a day. I am a massage

> therapist & there are about 20 of us in town we should exchange

with

> each other.

>

> What if someone uses, lets say program. They ate &

> exersiced exactly the way RS told them to. Then they entered & won

> the BFL challange & said they did it the BFL way. How would BFL

know?

> I wonder how many people have done such a thing? I know they check

> with friends, family, co-worker, neighbors to see if you lost it

over

> the 12 weeks or if it took a year. But one could say they were

doing

> BFL but yet they were really doing some other program.

>

> I have been having more & bigger BM's - maybe that means I'm

getting

> rid of stuff.

>

> My bras are fitting better- not spilling over the top.

>

> My upper arms are getting bigger. I want them smaller. Maybe I'm

> gaining muscle but not loosing the fat. My triceps are still

flabby.

>

> Challange 1 - Jan - Mar 2002

> full of energy

> great complextion

> positive attitude

>

> Challange 4 - Jan 03- now

> no energy -lazy

> face broken out

> don't care attitude

>

> On this challange I think I have lost fat in: face, shoulders,

elbow,

> hands, hips, knees, feet. Why can't I loose it in: chest, waist,

> thighs?

>

> Underwear! Hanes her way. Before BLF I was wearing size 8 they fit

> great. About 6 months ago I started wearing size 7. I pull then up

so

> the crotch fits & then the waist band is up by my belly button & my

> mid back. pull them down so the waist is in the right place & the

> crotch is saggy. No mater how I have them one the waist is tight. I

> have other brands & the Hanes are getting old anyway so I am

tossing

> them & not buying any more!

>

> well that is all for now

> Dani

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> 2 more weeks!!! Then I'm taking a 2 week break & starting challange

> 5. Pam Brown, Mina Hobby, etc didn't have to do 5 challanges!

*****Don't compare yourself to others. We are all unique.

> I think I'll tweak the next one. I have always done it by the book.

******* Can't hurt.

> A few weeks ago I started doing lunges & squats the correct way

after

> several weeks of modifying them. For over a week my legs were like

> jello. I had a hard time walking, & doing cardio was out of the

> question. In the last couple of days I have been in pain where my

> left legs attatches to my hip, my left calf & my right foot. The

left

> calf & right foot also feel tight & cramped. I have a tiny bit of

> edema (swelling) in my shins. The same thing happened last summer.

My

> Dr's (an MD & a DC)didn't care they said 'it is natural because I

> have been working out. I should just take it easy for a few days &

> rest - everything will be fine.' Everything is not fine! I should

not

> feel like this! I stretch, before & after, I have a body massaging

> mat I use all the time. I soak in hot baths with epsom salt. One

> thing I need to do is get regular massages. If I played my cards

> right I could get a free 1 hour massage a day. I am a massage

> therapist & there are about 20 of us in town we should exchange

with

> each other.

******* The jello-legs sounds normal but not all the pain and

edema. The massage thing sounds like a dream.

> What if someone uses, lets say program. They ate &

> exersiced exactly the way RS told them to. Then they entered & won

> the BFL challange & said they did it the BFL way. How would BFL

know?

> I wonder how many people have done such a thing? I know they check

> with friends, family, co-worker, neighbors to see if you lost it

over

> the 12 weeks or if it took a year. But one could say they were

doing

> BFL but yet they were really doing some other program.

********* The only requirement to enter the challenge is to use

EAS products. The really don't care what kind of work-outs you do.

> I have been having more & bigger BM's - maybe that means I'm

getting

> rid of stuff.

*******Decreases your risk of colon cancer!

> My bras are fitting better- not spilling over the top.

********* YAHHHHHHHH!

> My upper arms are getting bigger. I want them smaller. Maybe I'm

> gaining muscle but not loosing the fat. My triceps are still

flabby.

******* Hmmmmm.

> Challange 1 - Jan - Mar 2002

> full of energy

> great complextion

> positive attitude

>

> Challange 4 - Jan 03- now

> no energy -lazy

> face broken out

> don't care attitude

>

> On this challange I think I have lost fat in: face, shoulders,

elbow,

> hands, hips, knees, feet. Why can't I loose it in: chest, waist,

> thighs?

>

> Underwear! Hanes her way. Before BLF I was wearing size 8 they fit

> great. About 6 months ago I started wearing size 7. I pull then up

so

> the crotch fits & then the waist band is up by my belly button & my

> mid back. pull them down so the waist is in the right place & the

> crotch is saggy. No mater how I have them one the waist is tight. I

> have other brands & the Hanes are getting old anyway so I am

tossing

> them & not buying any more!

********* I also hate underwear that doesn't fit right.

> well that is all for now

> Dani

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I do eat way, way too much on free day!!! But I do keep it to 1 day.

Yesterday (Saturday) was free day. i feel bad today. I had:

2 biscuts with sausage gravy, 2 donuts, 2 sausage patties, 1 glass of

chocolate milk, 1 grilled cheese, 3.5 sausage links, a pitcher of

tea, 2 candy bars, 1/2 slab ribs, 1 large order of fries, 1/2 order

of BBQ wings, 1/2 order of cheesy bread, 1 apple turn over, 1 glass

of water.

I change my workouts every 6 weeks.

I think you should have to do BFL if you are entering the BFL

challange. But who am I to say how they should run their business?

I'm not using in any weight for squats & 12lbs is the heavest I use

for lunges.

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LOL, your mum sounds like my mum, no matter how often we talk about

my lifestyle, she doesn't get it. She's not going to do it though,

no way, so that's different. hehe.

> cardio - my legs hit about an 12 while my heart & lungs are only

> about an 8. my legs just give out.

That happens to me on the bike. That's why I like crosstrainers and

treadmills instead. And rowing is a joke, my arms give out before

I've finished my warmup! lol. If you stick with it, you'll find your

legs will continue to get stronger and slowly catch up with your

cardiovascular fitness. At least you know you have a good heart!

>

> cardio - DH & I both hate 4mph. It's kind of between fast walking &

> running. Anyone else notice this?

Heehee, I use Kilometers, but there is a speed there... about 8kph, I

suspect it's the same. I just avoid it. I do this at the moment

warmup 7kph (fast walk)

peaks... 8.5, 9.5, 10.5, 11.5 (final minute is 12.5kph, it kills me)

so I just skip over it.

Can't help you with the protein thing. I'm a bit clueless in that

area myself. I have a lot of protein shakes, with real food carbs,

coz I find it easier that way.

> stomach - Why wont it go away!!! my chest & hips are size 1x & my

> waist is a size 4x!!! If I get my chest & hips small enough to fit

> into a size 7 is my waist going to me a size 14? I am sooo tired of

> this!! I look like I'm about to give birth!!!

Hmmmm... I can't say for sure, but I doubt the ratio will stay like

that. I know that it is gonna feel that way for a while though, the

bit we hate most is always the last to go (because it's the biggest,

which is logical in a really stink way!). The thing to remember is

that fat comes off ALL over, so if you're shrinking, so is your

stomach and it will have no choice but to go eventually!

Phoenix

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Phoenix,

Where are you at? I'm in East Central Illinois.

I looked up the differance between kilometers & miles.

4mph = 6.44kph.

8kph = 4.97mph.

Our treadmill goes up to 10mph or 16.5kph.

Here is where I converted it.

http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/miles

Dani W

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I'm in Auckland, New Zealand, which is why most of my posts (not this

one though!) seem to be at crazy hours like 3am for you guys.

I find I can walk fast at 7.5kph and jog (slowly) at 8.5kph, but 8kph

is just annoying, so i skip over it. LOL I have no clue what our

gym treadmills go up too, but I couldn't really imagine needing to go

faster than 16.5kph! The 12.5 I mentioned just about kills me at the

moment.

Phoenix

>

> Phoenix,

>

> Where are you at? I'm in East Central Illinois.

>

> I looked up the differance between kilometers & miles.

> 4mph = 6.44kph.

> 8kph = 4.97mph.

> Our treadmill goes up to 10mph or 16.5kph.

>

> Here is where I converted it.

>

> http://www.teaching-english-in-japan.net/conversion/miles

>

> Dani W