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) <\/p>\nI’ve mentioned T-Tapp from time to time. And there’s a link on the sidebar to their site! I’ve been "T-Tapping" for 2 years as of the end of January. I was in a Women’s Plus Size 22\/24 (I just kept wearing my maternity jumpers, even though my son was almost 4 months old! ) <\/p>\n
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I had tried different exercises–Core strengthening, Pregnancy Without Pounds, (and Mommy Without Pounds), rebounding and walking. I lost nothing! <\/em>Nada, zip, zilch! It was very discouraging! I remember telling my husband, "Well, I’ll be fat, but at least I’ll be flexible!"<\/p>\n <\/p>\n When a friend told me about T-Tapp, and how she lost inches rather quickly, I was all ears!<\/em> Another friend loaned me her Basic Workout, I saved my change, and later started with the Total Workout and Step Away the Inches. For the first time in a l-o-n-g time, inches were coming off! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n I had been in First Place, a Bible Study weight loss accountability program. But the problem is, it focuses on pounds. The scale does NOT tell the story! And focusing on not <\/em>eating made it hard for me! I hate being on one eating plan and not able to eat with my family. We already eat a lot of whole foods, organic produce, home raised chicken, etc. When we have sweets, we make them and control the sugar in them. I did have a Milky Way habit, though! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Over the past two years I have seen the inches and sizes drop! I have seen wonderful health benefits as well. In fact, at this point, I really T-Tapp for the health benefits and inch loss is second! (A close <\/em>second, mind you! <\/p>\n Just a week ago, I hit the BIG mark of having lost 100 inches! WOO-HOO! AND 7 sizes! I am now in a size 10! I actually can take some things in to an 8, but my bottom half is definitely a 10! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Now to prove that weight doesn’t really matter–I have only lost 17 pounds! Muscle weighs more than fat, and if the inches are coming off but pounds aren’t as much, I have learned that you are building muscle and bone. And that is good <\/strong>weight! I do weigh occasionally, but I am no longer a slave to the scale. I got tired of it robbing me of my success! I have lost pounds before and nothing shows! But to lose inches and sizes–well, who cares what I weigh?! My husband hasn’t tried to pick me up much since he carried me over the threshhold almost 26 years ago! <\/p>\n I highly recommend T-Tapp–it is rehabilitative, it can work for any fitness level (don’t let it fool you–it is more difficult than it looks!). There are all kinds of workouts, but the "meat and potatoes" is the Basic Workout Plus or Total Workout. The Basic Workout, or BWO+, as it’s known, is the first 15 minutes of the Total. You can check out Teresa’s book Fit and Fabulous in Fifteen Minutes.<\/a> It does have the moves well photographed, but it is hard to learn just from the book. You will learn how it came about and the theory behind it as well as testimonies–from all sizes. There are NOT just pics of skinny size 2 models, but real people! <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/include\/fckeditor\/editor\/images\/smiley\/msn\/wink_smile.gif\")
) I have a hard time fitting in the longer 50 minute workout, although I have done it. Most of my workouts have been the shorter ones–half an hour or less. The consistency of doing them 5-6 days a week has paid off!<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"\/include\/fckeditor\/editor\/images\/smiley\/msn\/teeth_smile.gif\")
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