European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Miller continued from Page 15 could have Popcorn without Salt or butter. All food needed to be measured in exact portions. A a the first few weeks of the diet. Miller says were hard she was nervous occasionally depressed constantly on a Edge a and hungry. But after a while her body became accustomed to the decreased food intake. She began a moderate exercise routine walking a half hour each Day then gradually increasing the time when she had Tost 50 pounds she started Low Impact aerobics a i Wofe sweats at first and i was Way in the Back of the class. Finally i moved up to the front Quot she says. Quot when. Yog re big like that you re self conscious but you have to want to better yourself to me As Long As you re in there putting Forth that Effort you can t be embarrassed quo these Days Miller is a exercise fanatic. She works full time and still puts in an hour of High Impact aerobics. Followed by 1 hours working out on Nautilus equipment three Days a week she alternates that with three Days of jogging 2w Miles again followed by 1 vie hours of Nautilus workout. Five mornings a week she does about 20 minutes  and leg exercises. Miller s biggest concern about losing weight was How her husband Mike would react. He had been sent to Germany a by the army and it would be eight months before the a Millers housing came through and she could join him. Miller had t told him that she was dieting just in Case she failed a but by the time she arrived she had lost 90 a. A pounds. A a a when Mike went to pick her up at Frankfurt Airport he. Did no to recognise her. Quot i looked around for her and even passed her once but i just kept on going walked right by her Quot he recalls. Quot. ,. A. When  tapped him on the shoulder he turned and asked Quot Stephanie is that really you Quot Quot of was shocked a pleasantly shocked a that she was that Small Quot he says. A. A Miller s happiest moment came the first time Mike picked her up. I always a wanted to be carried Over the threshold it never happened she says. We were married four years therrol came to Germany and he was Able to do it Milter is facing the hardest part of her struggle to lose weight shedding the last 30 pounds and keeping them off. It was . P a. A. \. Miller now weighs 160 pounds her blood pressure has dropped to 110/80, her cholesterol level is 155 and her. Sugar rate is 189. A a a a. She knows she has a Way to go before she looks like her role Model actress Heather Locklear. She knows that keeping1 the weight off will be difficult and that Shell have to watch what she eats for the rest of her life. A a. A she a had to learn to do some things gradually a Quot like crossing my legs i never could do it  and he husband has had to learn to live with his Quot new wife. Quot its really proven that we. Love each other by staying through this because it s really been hard on him Quot Miller says. Quot he  Deal with the fact that in a not baking cookies Anim not sitting at Home Reading books Quot. Quot Miller says her doctors believe she May eventually. Need breast surgery and stomach liposuction to get rid of the excess fat. But she s hopeful that through exercise she can tone her body. A a v. Quot you Shell soon have her own aerobics class in the Mannheim area and when she returns to the United states in 1992, she wants to go  full time to a become a dietitian. A Quot that s my biggest goal now. I be lost the weight and now i want to help people.�?�. A. A. A a a in the meantime Miller Hopes to help people in r a a Europe a a a a. A \. Quot if there s anybody who would like to have any kind of. Guidance or help a ill be Here for them because knowing that somebody has been through something helps a lot regardless of what it is because no one will understand what it s like to go through that unless you be been through it yourself Quot she says. Her most important advice a Don t  and done to give in. Because you can win at anything you want  Miller has offered her address for publication for people who would like advice or guidance you can write to her at Stephanie Miller p cd Box 3/77 a in Apo new York 09086. A readers action line when Willow station permanent changes of station were halted As a result of Stop loss. Can any Light be shed As to when permanent changes of station writ resume n addition some units Are very Liberal in granting exceptions to policy in dealing with permanent changes of station while other units seemed to establish a very stringent criteria. Can some details be Given As to what criteria warrant granting an exception to policy a name withheld Sundhausen Germany in Denis Keating marketing and advertising office office of the Deputy chief of staff for personnel department of the army replies planning is ongoing for redeployment of our desert storm forces although we cannot provide specific Dales. We can describe our redeployment strategy. V As you know we took two major actions to stabilize the Force As we entered operation desert shield storm. / a we initiated Stop loss to immediately increase the army a inventory. A. A Quot a. A we involuntarily extended All foreign service Tours to sustain readiness across the. Entire army reversal of these decisions is therefore a two stage process. A a. A a  must release those soldiers who were involuntarily retained on Active duty and who wish to be released ,.aa. A a a a then we must jump Start our Continental United states outside Continental United states conus Uconus rotation scheme. Although the timing of both of these stages is a. Dependent upon political decisions we believe that we. Will be Able to lift Stop loss. In the immediate future. Story on Stop loss cancellation appeared in mondays paper. Editor re initiation of our conus Uconus rotation scheme will probably Trail the Stop loss exodus by four to six months. The reason for the delay is two fold. A first we need to stabilize the desert storm   get reacquainted with their. Families., a second we need to create a conus sustaining base Large enough to begin the backfill of Usa eur and other Uconus locations without drawing Only from. Those installations which have been non participants in operation desert storm j a a As we redeploy  from Southwest Asia we must be Ever mindful othe need to maintain army wide readiness. And we must balance of desire for. Readiness with a concern for. The readjustment of our soldiers and their families Quot. Regarding exceptions to permanent change of station policy the 6nly criteria for those exceptions is personnel readiness. ,. To write us. Readers action line is the readers Quot court of last resort Quot striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you  question and Don t know where to turn forthe. Answer write to readers1 action line co the stars and stripes Apo 09211-4211. Alt letters must be signed and preference will be Given to those seeking information of general interest to our readers. R. Page 16 a the stars and stripes tuesday March 12, 1991