This is a Live Lighter special announcement: My Mom (reader by default :)) reports that she loves the rebounder she got this past Christmas… so much so that she’s lost 10 lbs since then! She says her goal is to lose another 20 lbs and start working on her other ‘09 resolution, to become smoke-free. Yay, Mom!
And that’s not all!

Our conversation was especially full and lively tonight, her excitement and happiness triggered mine and it gushed. Her energy level was noticeably higher tonight and it totally made sense when she told me how much she was rebounding a day. This amazing, strong woman went from a sedentary lifestyle to rebounding 5-8 times a day, 2.5 minutes to 10 minutes at a time, depending on how she feels.
Mom’s using the secret to making getting healthy easy! She’s found a type of exercise and a tool that gets her fitness mojo going. (She’s even inviting her friends over to try it out!) This has left a positive impression on Mom and I’m sure she’s hooked on fitness now. Soon she’ll be asking to borrow my DVDs and I’ll have lots of future gift ideas.
She also reports increased quality of sleep and has gone from a “normal” 5 hours (which left her very grumpy at times) to 7 hours a night! Please keep in mind, though, these results also reflect the healthy nutritional choices she’s been making since being diagnosed as a borderline diabetic last year.
The picture is of Mom and me at Grail Springs, the holistic health resort Live Lighter reviewed in September. Mom tells me, “While you were doing yoga, I was in the the gym trying out the rebounder. Every time I passed the room, something told me to try it out.”
This is great news!
Do you have any recent health success stories or any timely gifts you want to share with us?


Have you ever pondered the calendar and noticed just how many holidays we have in every culture? It’s because we love life, appreciate it and want to celebrate it every chance we get. In addition, I’ve noticed that the major holidays usually mark the death or end of something, and the birth or beginning of something new.
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If you had any success with last year’s post,