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This month Lynn Lingenfelter will share some more of his amazing story with us in “My 2010 Comeback” Evey Lingenfelter will share highlights from the family’s most recent trip to… “Dallas: An Incredible Experience”. Deb Frederick will remind us that she is “MAKING PLANS FOR MY TRIP TO LYNN’S”.

Enjoy our Recipe Section that we include every month for your convenience and inspiration and please read carefully our Current Events Section to keep up to date on all our current programs.

By Lynn Lingenfelter

The day before I turned 41years old I was slurring my words, had fuzzy thinking and felt my sight was going. My wife took me to the emergency room where they promptly told me nothing was wrong with me (I did not have a stroke) and to go home. Knowing deep inside that something was not right with me I made an appointment with my regular doctor for him to check me out. We made the appointment for the next day (my birthday). Though reluctant to face this challenge, I drove myself 30 minutes- with my vision definitely changing back and forth, my speech impaired and my thoughts very slow. I made it to the doctor’s office in one piece dazed, confused and annoyed. With one look from my doctor (as he notices my mouth drooping as I talk), he leaves the room and comes back with two more doctors, all very concerned. I believe they immediately thought I was in the middle of a stroke. They told me I was going straight to the Emergency Room. Ten minutes later I’m in an ambulance with an IV stuck in my arm with about 100 questions shot at me.

They admitted me to the hospital and then began the long stay (three weeks) with many, many tests to determine what exactly was wrong with me. No one would know anything was wrong to look at me until I spoke. Then I would slur and the left side of my mouth drooped. I was at that time physically strong and mostly stable on my feet. I had lots of visitors the first 3-4 days and then I had a seizure that lasted over 13 minutes. Unfortunately I was looking in a mirror as it occurred so I had the agony of watching my face jump around uncontrollably. While in the midst of this seizure I felt people grabbing me and laying me flat to inject me with anti seizure meds. Scary, scary stuff. Well I started to hear things like it has to be a stroke – thin his blood. Let’s do blood work and scan his whole body for clots. Next thing I know I have 5 specialists working on my mystery illness. Well the initial tests and future tests kept coming back over and over as clean. Vital organs are perfect, even the spinal tap was clean. So from the neck down I had no diseases.

Now the MRI of my brain showed some dark spots or lesions in different lobes of my brain. Then a week later they found more lesions and they were increasing in size. After many tests and 2 ½ weeks later they basically told me I would have to get a brain biopsy to have a chance of discovering what the heck was going on in my brain. Even with the biopsy there was still a 35% chance they would not be able to figure out what it was. BUT what was understood is that if something did not change I was going to die from whatever was killing my brain. As I am undergoing all these tests my body is shrinking fast. I was also losing a lot of abilities most of us take for granted. At the time of the brain biopsy I could not swallow liquid unless it was thickened. I could not see clearly. I was very unsteady on my feet. I was paralyzed on the left side of my face which in turn affected my speech. At this point I was just mumbling a lot of sounds that were very difficult to understand. I lost a lot of strength on my left side. In fact I was down about 30 pounds and looked very gaunt. And still no answers.

So brain biopsy it is. So the neurosurgeon comes to explain exactly what it is he is going to do. Basically he is going to cut a hole in my head like a cookie cutter, take a big chunk of damaged, dead lesion of the brain(so they could do lots of tests on it to determine what I had), put the cookie piece back in and close it up. Piece of cake. I would like to say that I felt sorry for myself at this time but I didn’t. Everything was all a big confusion to me. It was a mystery and I had a strong faith that we would get answers. The surgery went well. I survived and was taken to ICU to recover. I had my brain biopsy on Thursday and by Saturday the mystery was solved.

I had been moved to a regular room (my 5^th room) the night before and around 9am on Saturday morning my infectious disease doctor comes in smiling. He is so happy that they have discovered what exactly it is that I have. He says “you have PML. It is a very rare brain virus and there is no treatment and no cure. But at least the mystery is solved.” I was very upset to realize that I went through all- this BS to realize that I was dead meat. I could not reach my wife at the time as she was dropping the kids off at a friend’s house for the day. I finally reached her on the phone (I was unintelligible at this point, even more so on the phone) as she was on the way to the hospital. I had a bit of time to think through this situation before she arrived. So I had a lot of time alone with GOD. I have to say at this point God was with me through-out this entire time in the hospital. I was praying daily if not minute by minute.

When my wife got there we tried to figure out exactly what it was that I had because I was very fuzzy at this time. No Doctor’s were available to answer questions for my wife. We only knew what they had told me earlier that morning. I did have another Doctor, who thought I was dying and felt sorry for me, come in and try to prescribe me prosaic to help me handle the fact that I was dying. Evey and I were very upset, crying and basically unbelieving that this was happening to us. Evey called my dad and told him what the diagnosis was. We called all the family to let them know what was wrong with me. My Mom had come to town unexpectedly the night before and came in to support me and Evey. We all prayed together.

My wife leaves much later to go get the kids from our friend’s house. Researches PML at home and comes back to spend the night with me. She is determined to see that Doctor who so nonchalantly declared my disease and then vanished for the day. It was a long night but Evey kept saying “I believe you can beat this. It say’s right here (computer print-out of PML) the ONLY way someone can survive this is if they are HIV+ and have not taken HIV meds. If I got this being HIV- or if an HIV+ person got this who was taking meds they would be dead in 3 months. NO HOPE. But there is a lot of hope for you Lynn. You have not been taking HIV meds ever for long periods.” And so it went. I did recover. I recovered because HIV impairs your immune system. HIV meds suppresses the HIV virus which then allows my immune system to get stronger and fight back the PML. I am living proof that amazing things can happen in this thing called Life.

Now I have a purpose. Just recently I had the opportunity to get involved with Bill Phillips and his online community Transformation.com. Thank You Bill for your generosity for Dallas, the Lifetime Achievement Award and the $10,000 award money. I am looking forward to being more involved every day with this incredible community. I have been a little slow in getting it all happening but I am still working on getting all my faculties working again. In fact I am a very slow typist and have been unable to read well until very recently….now I am just slow with the tracking. So for all my new friends if you have written to me I will respond back either in a personal note on your page or in a blog entry. Please be patient with me.

Looking forward in great anticipation to an amazing 2010.

Psalm 71:1 For you have been my hope, O Sovereign LORD, my confidence since my youth.

DALLAS: An Incredible Experience

By Evey Lingenfelter

Somewhere around the middle/end of February Lynn received an email from Bill Phillips assistant asking him if he would come to the Dallas Summit with his family (that would be me and the kids) and share some of his story. And all expenses would be paid for…yay! Well this was astonishing! How did this happen you may be asking? Just a few weeks before Lynn (and me) started to get involved in Bill’s online social, health and fitness community called www.Transformation.com and so it all began…

To say we were excited would be an understatement. It was totally unexpected by us. We had both decided to get onboard with Bill’s community because it is really such a great resource and we really wanted to help out if at all possible. Being as Lynn was an original BFL (Body for Life) winner he felt he could really make an impact on people’s lives. So we planned on getting involved and starting to train for the Denver event in October that we would go to and where we would both run the ½ marathon. Well we still plan on doing that but Dallas came first.

If you can envision an entire weekend dedicated to listening to people’s stories of how they took control of their health and fitness form both inside and out regardless of adversity, meeting and greeting people from all walks and from all over the world…WOW that is all I can say. The energy and excitement was palpable in the air all around. Everywhere you looked people were hugging, sharing, being involved with others that maybe up to this time they had just talked to online. Now they were meeting and so very overjoyed with emotions. Well it was wonderful to behold.

When Lynn was asked on stage Bill presented him with the Lifetime Achievement Award for staying involved in spreading the word on health and fitness with his own studio since winning BFL back in 1997. Needless to say we were very surprised by this award and even more surprised by the $10,000 award check that came with it! Bill you have always been a very generous person and we want to thank you from the bottom of our hearts for the recognition, the money and the opportunity to be involved in this impactful organization. We will help you achieve your goal of transforming our country “From worst to first”

You have to love it when you get a large group of people in one area focused on a certain theme and you know you can just feel the energy surrounding you all. That was Dallas. And Thank God that theme is health and fitness. Because boy-do we all need that. It’s time for us all to step forward and commit to doing the very best we can with our own health and fitness. Let’s get educated, motivated and inspired to be “the example” for others. Bill Phillips has created an amazing forum for all people to get information, inspiration and motivation without ever leaving your computer. Take advantage of this great resource and get involved NOW!

www.Transformation.com

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MAKING PLANS FOR MY TRIP TO LYNN’S

By Deb Frederick

Recipes Section

Quite often in our dialog with clients they will disclose how they feel stuck with a very limited kind of food they can eat everyday while becoming healthy and fit. It often seems as if that is so but if you venture into new territory and commit to trying some new recipes we hope you will discover that indeed there is a very wide selection of foods that are very, very good for you. Hopefully this section will inspire you to step out and try a new recipe and be pleasantly surprised with the results.

Mexican Pizza
By Oxygen Magazine

1 whole wheat wrap
1 egg white
1 whole egg
Nonstick cooking spray

¼ bell pepper, diced

½ onion, diced

½ cup low-sodium salsa

¼ cup part-skim mozzarella cheese, shredded

Preheat oven to 350*F. Bake wrap for 10 minutes.

In a small bowl, scramble egg white and whole egg.

Spray a skillet with cooking spray, sauté vegetables for another 5 minutes. Spread salsa on tortilla, top with cooked egg mixture and cheese. Serve

Calories: 380, Total Fats: 15g, Saturated Fat: 4g, Trans Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 195mg, Sodium: 740mg, Total Carbohydrates: 29g, Dietary Fiber: 5g, Sugars: 9g, Protein: 34g, Iron: 2mg

Protein-Packed Pancakes

By Oxygen Magazine

Olive oil spray

1/8 cup low-fat cottage cheese

¼ cup egg whites

11/2 scoops chocolate protein powder

1 medium banana, sliced

1 tbsp sugar-free maple syrup

Spray a nonstick pan with oil and set on medium heat.

In a bowl, combine cottage cheese, egg whites and protein powder. Use a handheld blender to mix thoroughly.

Pour batter into pan. Cook each side for about 2 minutes or until pancake is golden.

Top with banana slices and syrup.

Calories: 330, Total Fats: 3g, Saturated Fat: 0g, Trans Fat: 0g, Cholesterol: 0mg, Sodium: 720mg, Total Carbohydrates: 33g, Dietary Fiber: 4g, Sugars: 16g, Protein: 46g, Iron: 1mg

Veggie Lasagna

By Fitness Magazine

2 tsp olive oil

1/3 cup chopped onion

21/2 cups zucchini, sliced

2 cups sliced portobello mushrooms

1 cup fat-free ricotta

3 tbsp finely shredded Parmesan

¼ tsp black pepper

6 whole-wheat no-boil lasagna noodles

2 cups prepared pasta sauce

1 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella

½ cup chopped, seeded tomato

Heat the oil in a large nonstick skillet over med-high heat. Add the onions, zucchini, and mushrooms; heat 5 minutes or until tender, stirring. Remove from heat; set aside. In a small bowl, mix the ricotta, Parmesan and pepper.

To assemble, place 3 lasagna noodles in the bottom of a 2-quart rectangular baking dish. Spoon half the ricotta mixture over the noodles. Top with half the veggie mixture, half the pasta sauce and half the mozzarella. Layer with remaining noodles, ricotta mixture, veggie mixture and sauce.

Bake, uncovered, in a 375* oven for 30 minutes. Sprinkle with tomato and remaining mozzarella. Bake 5 minutes more or until heated through. Let stand for 10 minutes before serving. Cut into six pieces.

Calories: 251, Protein: 17g, Carbohydrates: 32g, Total Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Fiber: 7g

Almond Butter Chocolate Chip Cookies

By Clean Eating Magazine

1 cup unsalted almond butter, stirred well

¾ cup Sucanat

1 large egg

½ tsp baking soda

¼ tsp sea salt

3 oz dark chocolate (70% cocoa or greater) broken into small pieces

Preheat the oven to 350*F. In a medium bowl, stir together first ingredients until blended. Stir in chocolate.

Drop dough by rounded tablespoons onto parchment-lined baking sheets. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Let cool on baking sheets for 5 minutes. Remove to a wire rack and let cool for 15 more minutes.

Calories: 110, Total Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 1.5g, Carbs: 10g, Fiber: 1g, Sugars: 3g, Protein: 2g, Sodium: 55mg, Cholesterol: 10mg

Current Events Section

Weekly Walk/Run group;meeting every Saturday morning at 8am on EE Williamson at the bike trail, next to TreadZ gym. Evey and Lynn will be organizing the event with one leading a walk group and the other leading a walk/run group. Depending on your interests and abilities you can choose which group you would like to participate in. It will be a great opportunity to spend time with other like-minded folks out in the beautiful weather. Cardio may actually be fun this way…Everyone in the community is welcomed! FREE

New Personal Training Packages

Healthy Eating Package: 4 – ½ hour sessions. We make daily/weekly meal plans for you with food you like to eat. Teach you how to prepare the food for the most nutritional punch and create accountability of your eating habits. Sometimes small changes can have a great impact on your health and fitness. $120 per month

Cardio Package: 4 – ½ hour sessions. You meet with a personal trainer in a venue of choice (ie: park, treadmill, Zumba class, pool or wherever) and work on your intensity level. Learn to make your cardio sessions work with a HIIT type program; boot camp type program and mixing it up to make your time doing cardio really count. $120 per month

Mix and Match Package: 4 – ½ hour sessions with a personal trainer either meeting for a healthy eating session, a cardio session or a personal training session. Excellent package for anyone on a maintenance program. $120 per month

Personal Training Packages

Rate per ½ hr session

18 week package training 2 x week $40

18 week package training 3 x week $35

36 week package training 2 x week $35

36 week package training 3 x week $30

Rate per 1 hr session

18 week package training 1 x week $65

18 week package training 2 x week $60

18 week package training 3 x week $55

36 week package training 2 x week $55

36 week package training 3 x week $50

Individual Training Session - 1 hr session = $75

Individual Training Session - ½ hr session = $45

*No contracts: all clients pay by week/month…as you go.

*Journals are supplied to all personal training packages

*Registration Fee of $89 due for all packages

REFERRAL PROGRAM

All clients who refer a client to us that completes a 16 week or greater package (at least 32-78 or more sessions trained), with a minimum or two or three personal training sessions per week, with each training session being ½ hr., you will receive from Fit Transformations a $50 check upon the client completing the package.

If you refer a client to us that completes a 16 week or greater package (at least 32 – 78 sessions trained), with a minimum of two or three personal training sessions per week, with each training session being 1 hr., you will receive from Fit Transformations a $100 check upon the client completing the package.

Looking for Established Trainer’s to rent space monthly in a clean, safe, and positive environment to train their clients. 1600 sq ft of free weights, machines and cardio equipment with plenty of parking spaces. Everything you need to help your clients achieve their goals. If you are interested in finding out more please call 407-435-5008. Spread the word…