T-Tapp Continued - Or Not

Okay. So it's been two weeks since I last exercised. After weighing and measuring myself again I was discouraged to have lost nothing from the waist down. It occurs to me that perhaps I need to go back to the instructional video and fine tune my exercising. To have lost nothing in such a target area signifies to me that perhaps I'm not doing something correctly. 

But I don't wanna! (Whine) It's so boring! (Whine) So, thus far, I haven't. I realize I'm being childish. I know I need to "get back on the wagon." I also experienced a bad case of PMS a week ago. Followed by a week of cramps. So I allowed my body to slack off. So what, I'm human.

I will spend time this coming weekend psyching myself up again and come Monday I will pull out the instructional dvd.

Go me.

Sigh.

T-Tapp: Beginning Week 3

2 pounds lost. I know that doesn't seem like much at all, but the fact that I have actually gone down 1 pound two weeks in a row instead of going down then up again is very encouraging to me. And the best news . . .

2 1/2 inches lost! All around my upper torso, nothing around my mid section - but I'm big everywhere, so I'll take what I can get. It would be really nice to not have so much bra chaffing. Especially since it's been so hot out!

So I feel the arm motions have been working. I'm not so sure about the tummy tucking. I do move my body into the positions, but I almost feel that my brain is disconnected from any stomach muscles I may have had four kids (and 20 years ago). I find myself tightening my stomach as I'm driving in the car, or standing in a store. That's kinda weird, because I certainly haven't done that before. But I figure it's good, my body is trying to connect to and strengthen those muscles that I haven't thought about in years.

So at this point I would say that it's worth it to me to keep going.

T-Tapp:Week 2 - Continued

I did T-Tapp yesterday. Really I did. I just forgot to post.

I am thankful that we have moved on to the actual workout instead of the instructional video. It's so much faster and leaves me feeling like I did something. The Hoe-Downs (sadly) leave me breathless.

I worked out again today. The amount of my children joining me vary depending on the day and time. I'm still not telling my husband.

I've decided on a goal. We just had a graduation party for my oldest daughter this past weekend. We are having a 50th anniversary party for my parents in mid/late August. A lot of the same people will be attending and I just want one or two of them to say "You look thinner - are you working out/dieting?"

T-Tapp: Week 2 ?

Monday morning - I weighed and measured myself again - and - nothing. I lost 1 pound and gained a 1/2" around my abdomen. I figure I probably had the measuring tape in a slightly different place than last week - it's hard to tell. I spent most of last week doing the instructional video, so maybe that didn't really count? Maybe part of this is doing the 8 reps consistantly without the pauses for instruction?

This morning we did the regular 15 minute workout with the "hoe-down". We'll continue with that and see what next week brings. I am a bit discouraged right now. It doesn't help that my husband is a jerk and spent time pointing out every mistake I made all weekend just before leaving for work. He won't give me input when planning something, but he sure can critize when it's over. One of the many reasons I won't tell him about my exercise committment.

T-Tapp: Day 5

I got up early this morning to fit in my "workout". (Should someone call just 15 minutes a workout?) For the first time I did the non-instructional video. It was nice to simply go straight through. I still need a screen on my floor though.

Busy, busy this weekend - so I don't know if I'll fit it in, but I do know that I won't have time to post. So catch you Monday :o)

T-Tapp, Day 4

I really don't feel like tapping when I get up in the morning. So I remind mmyself that it's only 15 minutes or so. It still took me a long time to motivate myself today. I don't know why. I feel better when I'm done. Winded sure, but more energetic. I'm starting to remember some of the routine. Maybe soon I'll be able to do the video without the step by step instruction. I did do it though. Just in case you were wondering :o)

T-Tapp Day 3

Got up before the rest of the family to get in my workout. I'm breathing heavily by the end, so it must be doing something. I figure it will take months before I can get enough flexibility (and weight loss) to get all the position's correct. I think the one larger person they have in the video should be closer to the front. When I can see her trying to get into the positions I think that perhaps I'm not so far off after all.

My husband doesn't know I'm doing this. I won't tell him either. He thinks he's encouraging when I diet or exercise, but instead he tries to control everything. "Should you be eating that? Is that on your diet? Weren't you going to walk today?" How nice that you have the will power to tell me what to do, but you can't control your own actions.

Happy Fourth of July. Hopefully by next year the heat won't incapacitate me due to my size :o)