{"id":783272,"date":"2011-10-11T20:30:34","date_gmt":"2011-10-12T00:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/homeschoolblogger.com\/neveradullmoment\/?p=783272"},"modified":"2011-10-11T20:30:34","modified_gmt":"2011-10-12T00:30:34","slug":"t-tapp-tuesday-look-out-girls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/agracefullplace.com\/?p=783272","title":{"rendered":"T-Tapp Tuesday–Look Out Girls!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sometimes, you just need a bit of inspiration.<\/p>\n

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You need to see that a “normal” person can make this work while balancing family life, homeschooling, cooking meals, taking care of parents—life!<\/p>\n

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Remember–I did 80% shorter workouts. \u00a0MORE, Basic Workout Plus (or variations), Step Away the Inches, or Total Workout split up. \u00a0 15-25 minutes, with most of them 20 minutes or less.<\/p>\n

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I didn’t work out for hours a day, neither did I always do 6 workouts a week. \u00a0The first year or two I would work out 4-6 days per week–but I didn’t have a lot of 6 days-per-week times. \u00a0So an average is probably more 4-5.<\/p>\n

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And I had several times where I couldn’t work out due to either health issues (adrenals, miscarriage) or other “life” interruptions (my dad’s death, sick kids, mom’s death). \u00a0The longest period of time I couldn’t work out was actually a year ago after my mom unexpectedly passed away. \u00a0The first 7 weeks were maybe 1-2 workouts per week, then I had 7 weeks of no workouts at all. \u00a0 Even for the next 3-4 months it was more sporadic than consistent. \u00a0Yes, I gained a few sizes back, but I stayed connected to the T-Tapp forums<\/a> and I knew I was “coming back” when I could.<\/p>\n

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I’m not sure that I ever posted my “before picture” here:<\/p>\n

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That was me nearly 5 years ago. \u00a0 I was attending a 16th birthday party of a friend’s daughter and they took pictures of each family that attended.<\/p>\n

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I hated<\/em> that picture!<\/p>\n

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But without it, I would never have proof that I was a size 22W at one time.<\/p>\n

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Wearing mainly maternity clothes because nothing else would fit.<\/p>\n

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And having people ask me, 4 months post-partum, when my baby was due! \u00a0\ud83d\ude41<\/p>\n

(That’s where I was at in that picture–Isaiah was almost 4 months old!)<\/p>\n

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There were times when I didn’t “see” much change, even with inch loss. \u00a0 Sometimes I’d lose a size but it didn’t seem to really change the way I looked (and I still had people asking me when my baby was due!)<\/p>\n

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But I could look at this picture, maybe take another and place them side-by-side, and I could see changes in the pictures that didn’t even seem to show on the tape measure. \u00a0 \u00a0Like when I realized how my forearms looked smaller. \u00a0 Who measures their forearms?! \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n

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I highly encourage you, no matter how much you hate it, to take pictures along the way. \u00a0 At first you may not see much change, but then you may notice your posture is better. \u00a0 Or maybe a slimming in your hips or arms…or forearms! \ud83d\ude00<\/p>\n

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And then, one day, when you’ve lost 9 sizes, you can put a picture like this in your progress album:<\/p>\n

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That is my 18 year old daughter’s<\/em> jumper!<\/p>\n

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Look out, Girls! \u00a0 Mommy is about to raid your closets! \u00a0\ud83d\ude06<\/p>\n

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As trainer\u00a0Charlotte Siems<\/a> says, time will go by whether you work out or not–you might not be at your goal size in a year, but if you don’t work out at all……you won’t be any closer, either.<\/p>\n

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Keep on keepin’ on--Keep On Tappin’!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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