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Classification of Carbohydrates - Chocolate Update
August 16, 1999
Whew! Another deadline met and I think the October issue of Women’s Fitness will be the best yet. My assistant did all of the layouts this time around - including articles for the magazine (not just my editorial) so the deadline this past week was a major one for both of us. The owner of the magazine even called to tell me how good the graphics were. Thank goodness I have such a great staff with multiple talents.
Casey (our budding catalog model) starts university next week; she is a talented “artist” in both 3-D sculpture and photography. Jill is being considered for the same national Fox TV show, “Forever Young” as I am as a “guest” co-host. She is such a good athletic fitness model and university educated instructor. My new part-time staff member, Roseanne, is an athletic 18 year old (budding fitness model) that survived a year in the hospital. It is amazing how much more we value our health when we’ve lost it. Roseanne knows what it is like to struggle with “out of control” weight gain resulting from medication. Prevention is a lot easier! The T-Tapp Total Workout and CRT System have helped her maintain her health and not “relapse” - I like her fresh insight of first hand experience. We all enjoyed hearing her explain that doing the Hit the Floor caused every layer of her stomach to “complain” each time she coughed or laughed. She thought she was “in shape”, but regular exercise doesn’t work all layers like the T-Tapp workouts do!
I have received so many requests to discuss the difference within carbohydrates. With the T-Tapp System, I usually classify carbohydrates into two different categories: Man Made carbs (not so good) and carbs created by God Made (good). When I advise people who are trying lose a clothing size or more to control their carbohydrate intake (don’t eliminate them) - I am speaking about “Man Made carbs”. For those who are not familiar with this program, let me explain.
Have Man Made carbs on Monday, and then on Tuesday and Wednesday eliminate them. Instead consume soups, salads, veggies, fruit, whole grains, meat and vegetables. On Thursday allow Man Made carbs into your food plan, but omit them on Friday and Saturday. Keep repeating this plan with two days “off” in between each “Man Made” carb day. If you are trying to lose more than 2 clothing sizes, then adjust this type of consumption to three days off in between Man Made days for the first month. After four weeks, reduce the Man Made day off by one. Ultimately you will be able to have “Man Made” carbs every other day (without guilt) and your body will not convert/store them as fat! So when special events come (i.e.: vacation, holiday treats) you can consume those “forbidden carbs” every day for up to four days without disaster! Just return to the original 2 days off/1 day “Man Made” for a week or two. Then get back to every other day. You never have to deprive yourself again!
Here are some examples of “Man Made” carbohydrates: bread, bagels, pasta, crackers, pretzels, cookies, candies, and most breakfast cereals. All of those processed energy bars and granola bars come within the Man Made classification as well. Check those “diet meals” too. If 50% or more of the total calories come from carbs, then classify the meal as a Man Made carb.
Samples of carbohydrates created by God are vegetables, fruit, oatmeal (steel cut whole oats - not the instant stuff), brown/wild rice, and spelt. The exception to this is corn and white potatoes. Think about it… how do you fatten a cow quickly? With corn! The same happens with people, so until you reach your weight maintenance goal, consume corn and/or white potatoes on “Man Made” carbohydrate days. Be careful with fruit - over consumption can be converted to fat. I like to refer to fruit as being God’s “candy”. Always consume at least two colors of vegetables every day for optimal function of your body to achieve weight management. In fact, I consume one to two fruits a day only after I consume two colors of vegetables.
Controlled carbohydrate consumption combined with the T-Tapp workout will give you even faster results because your body will utilize its glucose reserves even when not working out. (i.e.: Krebs cycle @ resting rate). The T-Tapp workout quickly rebuilds the primary body functions that process carbohydrates - such as the Krebs cycle and citric acid cycle. I designed the workout to quickly rebuild metabolic rate and internal muscle density (primarily the spinal insertions) as well as rebuild the lymphatic system for optimal elimination. The T-Tapp Workout does a lot more that just burn fat and calories!
We all need carbohydrates for energy - they are not “bad” for us. In fact, research at John Hopkins confirms that women need to consume at least 55% carbohydrates to maintain proper bone density. We just need to consume more of the “God Made” carbohydrates and increase our internal muscle mass (via the T-Tapp Workout) so that we have better utilization and less conversion to fat. And for those who are interested, the T-Tapp Workout promotes bone density because it is “weight bearing” even though it doesn’t use weights!
Update on chocolate: I have discovered some of the best chocolate ever. It is produced by “The Endangered Species Chocolate Company” and can be found at most health food stores. The dark chocolate (my favorite) bars are dairy free. They have many different mixes (i.e.: mint, cracked espresso beans, toasted almonds, cranberries, etc) and each bar benefits a certain endangered species. Now you can enjoy your chocolate - even feel “justified” - with consumption helping our wildlife friends. I think my staff and I have tried all of their chocolate bars during the week of magazine deadline (thank goodness I take Nerve & Osteo Support by Country Life - 1-888-929-0634 @ 10% discount and free shipping) I thought you’d like to do your own taste test - at least you will consume good chocolate that has nothing but pure natural ingredients in each bar (no paraffin) - at a much lower cost than imported premium chocolate. Check out their website at www.chocolatebar.com (http://www.chocolatebar.com).
Last of all, I would like to congratulate Margie Hoffman (now Weiss) on her marriage to Michael Weiss. For those of you who haven’t seen Margie’s before/after photos in Women’s Fitness, she went from a size 14 to a size 6, lost 27 inches within 4 months. New Body, New Attitude, New Man, New Millennium! I was able to attend her wedding; she was such a beautiful bride (her beautiful teenage daughter, Rachel, was maid of honor). To handle all of the “stress” of planning the wedding she did the T-Tapp workout 4 days a week for the two weeks prior to the ceremony. Normally she does it once or twice a week to maintain her size 8 figure. Yes, she is up a size but looks and feels great and eats whatever she wants! Remember it isn’t what size you are but how firm, fit and healthy you are with all body functions working well! As I quote from Margie - “Besides, I just have more playground to play with!” Congratulations Margie, we are all happy for you!
Until next week,
Teresa Tapp
August 16, 1999
Whew! Another deadline met and I think the October issue of Women’s Fitness will be the best yet. My assistant did all of the layouts this time around - including articles for the magazine (not just my editorial) so the deadline this past week was a major one for both of us. The owner of the magazine even called to tell me how good the graphics were. Thank goodness I have such a great staff with multiple talents.
Casey (our budding catalog model) starts university next week; she is a talented “artist” in both 3-D sculpture and photography. Jill is being considered for the same national Fox TV show, “Forever Young” as I am as a “guest” co-host. She is such a good athletic fitness model and university educated instructor. My new part-time staff member, Roseanne, is an athletic 18 year old (budding fitness model) that survived a year in the hospital. It is amazing how much more we value our health when we’ve lost it. Roseanne knows what it is like to struggle with “out of control” weight gain resulting from medication. Prevention is a lot easier! The T-Tapp Total Workout and CRT System have helped her maintain her health and not “relapse” - I like her fresh insight of first hand experience. We all enjoyed hearing her explain that doing the Hit the Floor caused every layer of her stomach to “complain” each time she coughed or laughed. She thought she was “in shape”, but regular exercise doesn’t work all layers like the T-Tapp workouts do!
I have received so many requests to discuss the difference within carbohydrates. With the T-Tapp System, I usually classify carbohydrates into two different categories: Man Made carbs (not so good) and carbs created by God Made (good). When I advise people who are trying lose a clothing size or more to control their carbohydrate intake (don’t eliminate them) - I am speaking about “Man Made carbs”. For those who are not familiar with this program, let me explain.
Have Man Made carbs on Monday, and then on Tuesday and Wednesday eliminate them. Instead consume soups, salads, veggies, fruit, whole grains, meat and vegetables. On Thursday allow Man Made carbs into your food plan, but omit them on Friday and Saturday. Keep repeating this plan with two days “off” in between each “Man Made” carb day. If you are trying to lose more than 2 clothing sizes, then adjust this type of consumption to three days off in between Man Made days for the first month. After four weeks, reduce the Man Made day off by one. Ultimately you will be able to have “Man Made” carbs every other day (without guilt) and your body will not convert/store them as fat! So when special events come (i.e.: vacation, holiday treats) you can consume those “forbidden carbs” every day for up to four days without disaster! Just return to the original 2 days off/1 day “Man Made” for a week or two. Then get back to every other day. You never have to deprive yourself again!
Here are some examples of “Man Made” carbohydrates: bread, bagels, pasta, crackers, pretzels, cookies, candies, and most breakfast cereals. All of those processed energy bars and granola bars come within the Man Made classification as well. Check those “diet meals” too. If 50% or more of the total calories come from carbs, then classify the meal as a Man Made carb.
Samples of carbohydrates created by God are vegetables, fruit, oatmeal (steel cut whole oats - not the instant stuff), brown/wild rice, and spelt. The exception to this is corn and white potatoes. Think about it… how do you fatten a cow quickly? With corn! The same happens with people, so until you reach your weight maintenance goal, consume corn and/or white potatoes on “Man Made” carbohydrate days. Be careful with fruit - over consumption can be converted to fat. I like to refer to fruit as being God’s “candy”. Always consume at least two colors of vegetables every day for optimal function of your body to achieve weight management. In fact, I consume one to two fruits a day only after I consume two colors of vegetables.
Controlled carbohydrate consumption combined with the T-Tapp workout will give you even faster results because your body will utilize its glucose reserves even when not working out. (i.e.: Krebs cycle @ resting rate). The T-Tapp workout quickly rebuilds the primary body functions that process carbohydrates - such as the Krebs cycle and citric acid cycle. I designed the workout to quickly rebuild metabolic rate and internal muscle density (primarily the spinal insertions) as well as rebuild the lymphatic system for optimal elimination. The T-Tapp Workout does a lot more that just burn fat and calories!
We all need carbohydrates for energy - they are not “bad” for us. In fact, research at John Hopkins confirms that women need to consume at least 55% carbohydrates to maintain proper bone density. We just need to consume more of the “God Made” carbohydrates and increase our internal muscle mass (via the T-Tapp Workout) so that we have better utilization and less conversion to fat. And for those who are interested, the T-Tapp Workout promotes bone density because it is “weight bearing” even though it doesn’t use weights!
Update on chocolate: I have discovered some of the best chocolate ever. It is produced by “The Endangered Species Chocolate Company” and can be found at most health food stores. The dark chocolate (my favorite) bars are dairy free. They have many different mixes (i.e.: mint, cracked espresso beans, toasted almonds, cranberries, etc) and each bar benefits a certain endangered species. Now you can enjoy your chocolate - even feel “justified” - with consumption helping our wildlife friends. I think my staff and I have tried all of their chocolate bars during the week of magazine deadline (thank goodness I take Nerve & Osteo Support by Country Life - 1-888-929-0634 @ 10% discount and free shipping) I thought you’d like to do your own taste test - at least you will consume good chocolate that has nothing but pure natural ingredients in each bar (no paraffin) - at a much lower cost than imported premium chocolate. Check out their website at www.chocolatebar.com (http://www.chocolatebar.com).
Last of all, I would like to congratulate Margie Hoffman (now Weiss) on her marriage to Michael Weiss. For those of you who haven’t seen Margie’s before/after photos in Women’s Fitness, she went from a size 14 to a size 6, lost 27 inches within 4 months. New Body, New Attitude, New Man, New Millennium! I was able to attend her wedding; she was such a beautiful bride (her beautiful teenage daughter, Rachel, was maid of honor). To handle all of the “stress” of planning the wedding she did the T-Tapp workout 4 days a week for the two weeks prior to the ceremony. Normally she does it once or twice a week to maintain her size 8 figure. Yes, she is up a size but looks and feels great and eats whatever she wants! Remember it isn’t what size you are but how firm, fit and healthy you are with all body functions working well! As I quote from Margie - “Besides, I just have more playground to play with!” Congratulations Margie, we are all happy for you!
Until next week,
Teresa Tapp