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COMBAT THE FAT CHALLENGE — PROGRESS REPORT!

Identified by their call signs:

Puddin Head - down 4.71%

Rising Sun … no report today.

Lady Bug - down 6.78%

Gurkha Woman - down 4.2%

Dumplin - down 6.46%

Houdini - down 6.64%

Drake - down 5.6%

Lunchbox - down 5.96%

Bubbalicious - down 7.03%

Heavy G - down 9.92%

Way to go everyone! As you can see, Heavy G is still in the lead at 9.92% down, followed in second place by Bubbalicious at 7.03% down, and coming in third this week at 6.78% down is Lady Bug! Awesome job guys!

Here’s how to determine if what you’re doing is working:

Are your numbers going down?

Are they going down at a rate of at least 2 pounds per week? (More than that is quite possible at this stage in your weight loss journey.)

Tips for success:

1) eat less (duh)

2) work out more (mo duh!)

3) don’t eat after 8 PM

4) drink more water

5) eat slowly

6) don’t eat while watching TV

7) eat more protein

eat foods that are nutritionally dense

9) workout with intensity and purpose

Don’t forget your one hour of cardio this weekend!

Have a GREAT weekend everyone!

Sergeant Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
5358 Denwood
Memphis, TN 38120
901-644-0145

www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

www.shaklee.net/tonyludlow/main

Hello All!

How ’bout them TIGERS???

The last time we were in the Final Four I was an undergrad sitting in class with Keith Lee and Andre Turner! Well, I at least SAW them on campus! (How many of you remember the chat of “DOOM!!!” from those days?)

I’ve got THREE things for you on this Sunday evening.

#1

USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP will participate in an expo at the Agricenter this Saturday, the 5th. It’s called “A Healthy You” and it’ll be full of health, wellness, and fitness companies, vendors, and services. The expo is FREE and goes from 10 AM to 6 PM. Make plans to stop by and say hello! Bring your slacker friends!

#2

COMBAT THE FAT CHALLENGE — PROGRESS REPORT!

Our 10 Combat Challengers have completed their first of six months on the road to a new life and new lifestyle! All have lost weight and are doing really well! Say a word of encouragement to them!

Identified by their call signs, you can see their progress below:

Puddin Head - down 4.05%

Rising Sun - down 1.9%

Lady Bug - down 5.78%

Gurkha Woman - down 3.05%

Dumplin - down 5.10%

Houdini - down 5.97%

Drake - down 5.4%

Lunchbox - down 4.33%

Bubbalicious - down 4.06%

Heavy G - down 7.7%

Congratulations to all of you Combat Challengers!

#3

APRIL IS OUR ANNUAL “BRING A FRIEND TO BOOT CAMP MONTH”

My friend Tom Farrar was a great guy and an excellent CPA. Former Air Force vet and a numbers genius, but an overweight, hyper-type-A personality that concerned me from the time day I met him. I worried that Tom was a walking time bomb … a heart attack just waiting to happen. Tom was my CPA and I badgered him, sweetly invited him, tried to shame him, and attempted to humiliate him over the years in an effort to get him to take care of himself and get in shape. I tried everything to get Tom’s attention and help him. “Tom, you need to come to Boot Camp … I promise not to kill you.” Tom would always laugh it off and promise me that he’d come “one of these days.”

Tom’s days ended last April.

He never came to Boot Camp. He never let me help him.

Tom walked out to pick up his morning paper last year, had a heart attack, and died in his front yard.

Since last year, in honor of my friend Tom, I’ve made April our “Bring a Friend to Boot Camp Month!”

You can bring a friend to Boot Camp during April for a FREE DAY! No strings attached.

What’s in it for you?

The Boot Camper who brings the most friends in April will get $100l!! US Legal Tender. Not 100 Dollars in Boot Camp Bucks!

Here are the only rules:

1. Your visiting friends must be prospects for membership, so no out of town visitors will count toward your total number of friends for the contest.

2. Repeat visitors don’t count beyond their first visit - so you can’t bring your friend Bob 15 times during April and count it as 15 friends!

In addition, your friends can join USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP for only $90 in April! Only your friends and family can take advantage of this deal. New recruits taking advantage of this special discount MUST have a sponsoring friend who IS a Boot Camper in good standing. It’s for our friends and family only.

See you all on the Quarterdeck this week!

Sergeant Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
5358 Denwood
Memphis, TN 38120
901-644-0145

www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

www.shaklee.net/tonyludlow/main

Sergeant Tony is Looking For a Few Good … People!

I’m looking for 10 committed people ready to lose weight and change their lives!

These won’t be just any people needing to lose a little weight. These will be people who need to really lose some weight and really transform their lives! These recruits must be at least 50 pounds over their ideal weight.

In addition to the obvious weight loss benefits that will come for those challenge members, one of those 10 will win $5,000!

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When my older brother, a Staff Sergeant in the Marine Corps at the time, attended my graduation from Parris Island he shook my hand and said, “Now we’re brothers twice!”

Tony

HOUSE FOR RENT IN EAST MEMPHIS!

My house on Southern in Colonial View, the neighborhood between Target on Colonial and The Half Shell on Mendenhall, will be available for rent April 1. Two bedroom, one bath, 1000 sq.ft, central heat and air, hardwood floors, washer and dryer included, fenced in backyard. Awesome location! Call or email me: 644-0145 or TonyLudlow@aol.com

Tony and Wendy Ludlow, along with US Coast Guard Chaplain, Captain Arnold on Tony & Wendy’s wedding day! Central Park, New York City, December 22, 2007!

Wedding day celebration at Tavern on the Green!

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 26, 2007

Greetings All!

Is this Seattle? Portland? Southeast Asia during the monsoon? I’m officially over this wet weather and will give a FREE YEAR OF BOOT CAMP to whoever ends it and lets the sunshine in!

RACE FOR THE CURE
The Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure is tomorrow morning at 8:30 at the Shops of Saddle Creek.
http://race.raceforthecurememphis.org/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1070 This is a GREAT cause and a fun race. I think there’s a store front in the Carrefour Shopping Center (Kirby and Poplar) that’ll be open today from 4 to 9 for registration. There is no race day registration. I FULLY intended to include this in Wednesday’s newsletter. My apologies.

NEW YORK CITY MARATHON & TEAM FOR KIDS!
Thank you, one and all, who’ve given toward this wonderful charity! Monday is the last day to make online donations. I’ll bring my two Team for Kids shirts to Boot Camp next week and I’d like everyone who has donated to sign their name on my shirts. I’ll wear those shirts in New York! Thank you again, so very very much!

GURLZ NIGHT OUT
OK, you can stop! I’ve heard you! There will be a Girl’s Night Out too! I’ve been told that you girls want a night out too and that Sergeant Tony can be an “honorary girl” for the night! OK, fine! YOU suggest the day, and I’ll get the word out!

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A GUY’S STORY — (This story was requested this morning at 0530. Thought some of you might enjoy it too.)

I was going to tell you a story about my philodendron, but I’ll wait until next week!

Instead, I offer you this little story about a “guy.”

A few years ago this guy showed up at the 0530 class. He was quite the metro-sexual. He had highlights in his hair, a year round tan, and wore very colorful spandex tights over his skinny legs. And even though he was in his late thirties or early forties, he sounded a lot like Bill & Ted when he spoke. Lots of “kewl dude” and “wow, man” and “that’s sooooooo bowwwwwgus.”

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Sad News

Good afternoon everyone!

I wanted to pass on a few important things before the weekend.

— I regret to inform you that Lisa Holt’s father died suddenly this morning (Friday). Lisa is a 0830 Boot Camper and a friend to so many of you who know her through Boot Camp and several other connections that Lisa has in the community. She also works part time at Fleet Feet Sports. Please keep Lisa and her family in your thoughts and prayers. This is a real tough time for them.

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Good Tuesday All!!

PARTY TONIGHT, PARTY TONIGHT, PARTY TONIGHT — NO BOOT CAMP!
Fox & Hound on Sanderlin by The Racquet Club and the Double Tree Hotel. Come and go from 6 to 8! I’ve had a lot of people to send me their regrets and I’m beginning to worry that it will be just me and our departing Kevin Jenks sitting in that big party room drowning our sorrows in our beer! Your family and friends are welcome! If you’re reading this, you’re welcome! Hope to see you all tonight!

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Doctor Rebecca Walker, Boot Camper and medical genius, sent this to me yesterday:

“Tony,

This just came out in the Annals of Internal Medicine…yet another reason to do Boot Camp.
Conclusion: Either aerobic or resistance training alone improves glycemic control in type 2 diabetes, but the improvements are greatest with combined aerobic and resistance training.”

Amen, and amen!

Have a great Tuesday afternoon everyone!

Tony

Sergeant Major Tony Ludlow
USMC Fitness BOOT CAMP, Commanding
4888 Southern Cove
Memphis, TN 38117
901-644-0145
www.usmcfitnessbootcamp.com

Malingering = intransitive verb. ma·lin·gered, ma·lin·ger·ing, ma·lin·gers
To feign illness or other incapacity in order to avoid duty or work.

Dear Battalion,

Please excuse Tony from Boot Camp while he recovers from … uh … the bubonic plague, I mean … ah … er … the Ebola virus, yeah, that’s it … the Ebola virus. Which he got while he was … in … ah … Africa … that’s right, he was in Africa last week … umm uh … running with Kenyans … yeah, that’s the ticket … he was in Africa running with KENYANS!

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