Something New to Try

A friend posted on Facebook that she was doing an exercise program called T-Tapp. I didn't pay a whole lot of attention until two weeks later when she posted that she had to buy smaller underwear. Somehow that did it for me. I decided to check out the website here. 15 minutes a day, and I'm going to lose inches!?!

Yes, I know I'm fat. Let's be real - I qualify as morbidly obese. I've tried to exercise - mostly walking, which the dog enjoys. I have tried following exercise programs - like those "5 easy exercises to a new you" kind of things printed in magazines. I'd follow them for a month and nothing. No change. And I know because I weigh myself weekly and measure myself every now and again. I've tried dieting. Still nothing. Instead I watch myself go up 5 - 10 pounds every year.

I watched Dr. Phil's weight loss challenge, the Biggest Loser, and more recently Extreme Makeover:Weight-loss Edition. The people start out bigger and bigger. At this point I can console myself with - well I'm not quite that big. But I can also think - give me a couple of years...

I started taking iodine back in February to help my Thyroid. My Grandmother had a goiter, my Mom takes some synthetic stuff - so I figure chances are likely that I have or will have a problem. But me, go to the doctor? No thank you. So maybe the iodine will help, but it shouldn't hurt at least. I don't feel depressed anymore, but I can't say that it's helped my weight.

So anyway. T-Tapp. I ordered the basic workout DVD. It came with the 90 minute seminar that I watched over the weekend. Today was day 1. My oldest DD and my youngest DD are doing it with me. The instructional video takes 23 minutes. We laughed quite a bit as we tried to get our bodies in the same positions that we saw on screen. I want a screen on the floor. The first move you bend over and you have no idea of what to do next because you can't see the screen anymore. My 10yo quit halfway through. Many of the positions are difficult only because my body fat gets in the way, not because they're hard to do. In fact, they're kind of not. We finished and looked at each other "That's it?" We'll see.