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Hey Sharon,
I just wanted you to know, t-tapp CAN cause lots of inch loss, but 
keeping form is hard hard HARD!!!! I TOTALLY understand your 
frustration! I did initially lose lots of inches about 2 years ago 
with t-tapp, then I got pg and that was that : ) But when I lost my 
inches, I ended up doing a 14 day boot camp and then going to the 
every other day, and lost something like 24 inches in a few months. I 
don't think my form was perfect at all, either, being a newbie to the 
program. It was after that initial loss that things started to slow 
to a crawl, and it was then that I attended a clinic and was told my 
form was way off... but it worked for me initially(?). As far as the 
measurements go, when I started t-tapp I only did measurements of one 
arm, one calf, mid-thigh, hips, belly, and bust, and I still lost a 
total of 24", so I have no idea how much more I actually lost total 

according to t-tapp measuring. Anyway, I am doing the Basic Plus 
workout for the book contest along with no-s, so we will see where I 
am in 2 months. I don't honestly have the time or energy to do the 
full workout right now, so we will see how effective the first 15 
minutes is.
Beth
--- In , "Sharon Wilkins" <skwilkins@v...> 
wrote:
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> Deb,
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> I found out about this diet from the T-Tapp website too, and have 

been
> "tapping" off and on for 4 years. It's good for strengthening the 

core
> muscles in the torso, and the ab workout is great, but I think it's 

a little
> over sold on the web site - not to mention the expense of the tapes.
> 
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> Maybe all fitness web sites do this, but when they say someone lost 

X number
> of inches, I tend to think of that as a combo of waist, hips, 
thighs, chest
> & arms. What they actually do is make several measurements up your 

arms,
> legs and torso and then combine all the "lost inches" from way more 

spots
> than any normal person would consider measuring. Like I said, 
maybe it's
> commonly done, but it seems a little dishonest to me.
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> The other thing is the mega-extreme emphasis on form. Your starting
> position (before you do any of the exercises) is this:
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> 1.	Legs hip width apart
> 2.	Knees bent
> 3.	Knees twisted out (from the hip) so they are over your little 
toes
> 4.	Butt tucked under - way under
> 5.	Abdominals tight
> 6.	Shoulders back and down (not pushed down with your traps, but 
pulled
> down and together with your lats)
> 7.	Chest out
> 8.	Arms relaxed by your sides with palms forward.
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> After that it gets complicated, and any failure to lose has the 
trainers
> immediately attributing it to your not having done one of the above
> perfectly.
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> I've found that it's great for improving balance, and I use it for 

that, but
> for fat burning, nothing beats the old treadmill/exercise bike 
combo for me.
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> Sharon
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: oldiesrbest [mailto:oldiesrbest@y...] 
> Sent: Friday, January 07, 2005 4:08 PM
> To: 
> Subject: [nosdiet] Re: Allow myself to introduce...myself...
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> Hi Deb, 
> If T-Tapp (Teresa Tapp) is done correctly, I don't think that you 

> would ever "Out Grow" the benefits of this exercise program. 

Teresa 
> has a very long list of credentials and a lot of work in the 
progress 
> of this program. Is it for everyone, probably not, worth 
> investigating, it's up to the individual. Take a look, it's a lot 

> harder than one might think at first glance, and about the time you 

> think you've got it, it gets harder. Nothing against your trainer, 

> but that's usually the response from someone that hasn't tried it. 

> Okay, so back to the NoS subect, how long have you been on this WOE 

> and what type of results have you had. 
> I noticed last night that after preparing heaping plate and 
couldn't 
> finish the whole thing, maybe there's hope for me. I haven't felt 

> guilty about anything that I've eaten either. Yea.
> Bye for now.
> Joyce
> 
> 
> 
> --- In , "Debbie Feder" 
<deborahfederlmt@h...> 
> wrote:
> > 
> > 
> > --- In , "oldiesrbest" <oldiesrbest@y...> 
> > wrote: 
> > > It's difficult to explain, but the exercises are designed to 

> > fatigue each muscle group without weights by using isometric 

> > movements. 
> > ....Hi Oldies :)
> > I will check out your TTap site... From what I understand, 
> according 
> > to my muscle bound personal trainer who is definitely a very big 

> guy,
> > isometric movements won't do much for the muscles because you 

have 
> > to work the muscle to the full extent of its range of 
motion...yes 
> > you will develop some endurance and burn some calories to be 

sure, 
> > but to really see results and improve your muscles you have to 

do, 
> > what he called, "progressive overload"... ie, if you don't 

continue 
> > to challenge the muscle, your results won't be optimal.
> > But do what you like, because that is a very important factor, 

and 
> > it is usually the deciding factor on whether or not you continue 

> any 
> > exercise regimen :)
> > Hope NoS is going well for you
> > Deb
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