I'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!    )  

I had tried different exercises--Core strengthening, Pregnancy Without Pounds, (and Mommy Without Pounds), rebounding and walking.   I lost nothing!  Nada, zip, zilch!   It was very discouraging!  I remember telling my husband,  "Well, I'll be fat, but at least I'll be flexible!"

When a friend told me about T-Tapp, and how she lost inches rather quickly, I was all ears!   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!  

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 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!  

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 second, mind you!   )  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!

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!  

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 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!  

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.  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!  

Here are Try Before You Buy exercises--some are on video and others are print outs.  Definitely check out Hoedowns (first video)--they are proven to lower blood sugar!   And you definitely feel more alert after doing them!   It is a coordination challenge--just do your best!

There are also free forums (you do need to register--it helps keep spammers out--but you would never have to post anything and can read lots of tips!) where the trainers and veteran tappers offer advice and help, as well as encouragement.  I am convinced that I would not have been quite as consistent without the support there!

If you need to lose some inches, rehab some knees/hips/shoulders/whatever, or want to take your workouts up a notch, give it a try.   I guarantee you it will help move the lymph like nothing you've ever tried, and you will feel better--and probably lose some inches, too!   It is progressive, so you never "outgrow it" nor do you ever have to do more than 8 reps--your body becomes its own resistance, and you need about 4 sq. ft. of space to do it in!  Very portable, too!  I've done it in hotel rooms, outside our camper, and different areas of my home!  

Oh, and I didn't diet!  I did give up my Milky Ways....I like Endangered Species dark chocolate now, and it's "ruined" me!  I can't stand the usual variety of candy bars at the checkout now!   I eat with my family, I don't deprive myself.  I do try to not overdo it on bread and sweets, and try for 2-4 veggies a day (lately it's been a bit harder due to the craziness of life!).  But other than that, no major changes and no "dieting"!

Here is a picture of me when I started T-Tapping--at a size 22/24 Women's.  The dress was the nicest one I fit into, and it was tight!

This was last October--down 90+ inches and size 12 misses:

I'll have to get another taken and post it soon!

So there you go.  Real people.  Real results.  T-Tapp.

No, I didn't get paid for that!  LOL!   Seriously, check it out!    It has worked like nothing before, and I'm going to keep on "tapping" and see about losing the rest of my extra inches!

Blessings!