Results of T-Tapp that You Can't Measure

[BlessedMama]

Sometimes, on our journey, we find ourselves in a spot where the scales don't show much, and the tape measure slows down or stops, too. It's soooo easy to be discouraged, and you hear, "Focus on health benefits" or "Focus on improved stamina/flexibility/etc." We hear that, but down deep, we want that tape measure to pull in tighter!

If we're not careful, we'll let numbers steal our joy! I found that true with the scales! I have "only" lost 20 pounds in just over a year of tapping--but 70 inches! I finally decided to not weigh regularly anymore. This is the second week I didn't weigh, and it wasn't even tempting! Too many times, the tape measure showed 1.5-2.5 inches of loss, but the scales showed nothing. Then I let that depress me. Steal my sweetness of success. I decided "Forget it! NO more!"

Well, the tape measure has been slowing lately, too, even though I'm not LTL nor close to goal! January and February found me fighting with the same .75 inch over and over and over! Finally I lost a few inches, then nothing. Then 2.5 inches, then nothing. Then nothing again! I have a choice--get down over it, or look at benefits--things you can't "measure"!

So, here are some things I thought of:

~I've posted before about my "lump" under one arm. It appeared 21 years ago when my oldest dd was born--a "misplaced milk gland" the dr. said. It fluctuated over the years, but after gaining all this weight, it was bigger. I noticed last summer it seemed a bit smaller, so I tried to "measure" it. I couldn't measure it with a tape measure easily, so I used my fingers. It was 3 fingers across (not encompassing it) and stuck out almost 3 fingers. It is now 3 fingers across all encompassed (meaning I can enclose it with those fingers) and sticks out just a little over 1 finger! The "gland" or lymph node inside used to be much bigger--maybe the size of the end of my thumb. It is now about pea sized! THAT is a biggie for me, as I have been keeping a close eye on it!

Okay, that was a long one! Here are some more:

~Better stamina (especially during the workouts--and I can't use PG spray right now due to breastfeeding)
~Stronger quads (I used to not be able to last on a bike--last summer I biked around a campground with both my boys in a trailer with hardly a thought about it!)
~Better posture
~More energy (I don't HAVE to have a nap now! )
~Less problems with my feet (I've had plantar fasciitis before, and I also cracked a bone in my foot a few years ago, and T-Tapp has helped the pain of both)
~Knee fat diminishing
~Pecs a bit perkier (amazing feat since I'm nursing my 9th!)
~Stronger back
~See the chiropractor less (which has PAID for the workouts I own many times over!)
~Less cellulite
~Buns lifting
~Skin tightening (especially in my belly area which has been my worst--I looked 7 months pregnant when I started and I was 3 months post-partum! [:0])
~I look younger (So I've been told!)
~More firming
~Don't need the supplement I used to take to help keep me "regular"
~Hormones more balanced (PMS not as bad!)
~Better immunity
~Less brain fog
~Better eating habits
~More awareness of my muscles--especially the lats and transverse abs!
~I've lost sizes--FIVE now--and listen--

You just read how I've lost just 4.5 inches since the first of the year. Most of that time it was nothing or the gain cancelled the loss. In late January, I could not fit into 14s comfortably. So I had to say I was a comfortable 16. I've been a 16 for almost six months. So imagine my surprise today to not only fit comfortably into 14s, but I could put on 12s, button and zip them!!! (And still could breathe! Although they wouldn't be comfortable long-term just yet! [])

WOOOOOO-HOOOO!

And yet I haven't lost much inch-wise--but it is getting "jigglier"! And I still lost size-wise! So, sometimes, even when the scales and tape measure don't show a loss, the obvious drop in a size says something is happening!

Please be encouraged--you might be stalling, you might be slowing down--but your body may be rebuilding from the inside out or regrouping! Hang in there, and in the meantime---

Look for the results that you can't measure except in how good you feel!!!

[karma]

What an absolutely wonderful post, Trisch! Thank you so much! Posts like this keep me motivated. Me? I'm kinda stuck in 16's right now, but I'm working hard. Here's my list:
No more back pain
No more neck pain
No more feet pain (which was excruciating every single day for many years)
Much more energy...even after working out
Better posture
No more duck walking
The ability to sit cross-legged
The ability to tie my shoes without problems
Not huffing and puffing walking down the hallway at work

Those are the immeasurable results that T-Tapp has given me.

karma
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[eshlemania]

Trish,
You are so right!! I don't weigh or measure any more, but I am so pleased with my results. I haven't really dropped sizes any either. I am a less to lose. But what is happening in the inside is what I am going for. With my age, T-tapp is like medicine for my body. I love the rehabilitative aspect of tapping. It works on the mind and body. I am building a better body for the future. I am stronger and more balanced hormonally. And when I exercise, my mind is engaged. Has to be to keep form. [] And as I go on this journey I fully expect to drop some back fat, saddle bags, hip pads and the little fat tummy. I am just not concerned as to when. I know it will come.

Bev

A newbie looking to firm up so jello she has been carrying around too long.

[fruitvine]

Beautiful, wise post, Trisch! I'm so proud of you for your consistency and encouraging attitude--not to mention that 5th size! Congratulations on ALL your T-Tapp benefits!

Charlotte
Blessed and busy mom of 12, ages 2-25
T-Tappin' since 03/01/07
101" and 86 lbs. GONE so far!
starting size: 22W, current size: 8/10

[catzrule]

Trisch, thanks so much for sharing this! Truer words could not have been spoken. T-tapp gives us SO many benefits beyond the scale and the tape measure.[:I]

Cheryl

Progress pics (updated 10-15-07)

[Lenore]

Great post, Trisch!
Great attitude! (Now we just have to remember to remember!!)

I would say that I've noticed in myself better posture. I, personally, think our posture is VERY important as it can lead to lots of problems, such as a foward head posture can lead to TMJ problems. Extra curve inward in the lower back sets people up for herniation in disks, weak abs, organs out of place and so on.

So I'm thankful for the better posture and the awareness of posture.




Lenore
Ft. Lauderdale, FL.

Just begun is half done!-Mary
Poppins

[Asha]

Trisch, thank you for sharing! Your journey has been such an inspiration. You are so right. Thanks for those reminders about all the extra benefits of tapping.

Asha

[Arghlita]

Thank you so much for sharing. I was really discouraged that I've lost .25 inches in the past two weeks after gaining for a month... but I know I have so much healing going on that's more important than what size I wear. In November I couldn't finish the MORE version of PBS... so every day I do the MORE workout, that's a triumph.

(It's still nice to see those sizes drop.)

All good things come to those who work for them.

Check out the Livejournal group I created - and feel free to join!

http://www.livejournal.com/community/t_tapp/

[BlessedMama]

Thank you,everyone, for sharing your triumphs, too! Then go write them down for the next time you get discouraged! (Me, too!) It's so neat to see the benefits in all areas when we think about them. Please share more! It encourages me, too!

And believe me, Arghlita, I agree--it's nice to see those sizes drop! But how wonderful you can do MORE now! I know exactly what you mean! I used to absolutely have to kick out during PBS--usually 3-5 times! I can sometimes go all the way through now, but usually need to just kick out once, sometimes twice! That's an improvement (well, as long as I'm not losing form! ) And I finally am able to do front lunges without falling all over the place! []

Lenore, I never thought about the posture connection to the problems you mentioned, but that makes soooo much sense! So it's not just for looking more graceful! (Although that's certainly not a bad thing!)

I love the overall good feeling T-Tapp gives me. Before I found T-Tapp, my exercise routine not only didn't give me results, but I would be so tired after the initial 45 minutes of euphoria after a workout! That was one of the first things I noticed after starting T-Tapp--my muscles might be a bit tired and sore, but my mind was less foggy and it didn't go away after 45 minutes! In fact, I would feel even better! I didn't feel like I had to have a morning nap to get through the rest of my day!

Cheryl and Webra shared at the Indy clinic in January the thought about the body working on things on the inside--if there are serious issues, the body doesn't care that I want to lose some inches! But we don't always know what's going on inside. I had heard something similar about supplements--that's why two people can try the same high quality supplement, one gets immediately felt benefits, the other doesn't see any changes for quite awhile. Sometimes we just have to do what we know is best for us, and trust that we will eventually see results as well as feel them.

Thank you again for sharing your benefits, too!

Trisch

Blessed Mama of 9
Down 70" and 5 sizes since 1/26/07!

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[Gemma]

Trisch!

What a FABULOUS post! I am off to compile my own list!

Gemma