Lose Weight Without Being Hungry!

Do you equate losing weight with being hungry, cranky and deprived?  How would you like to lose weight without being hungry?  The key is learning how to eat to turn off your hunger hormones!

If you learn how to eat to balance your hunger hormones, you will lose weight easily and you won't be bothered by that constant, nagging hunger.  This is done by eating in a way that balances out your blood sugar.  Balanced blood sugar will normalize your insulin (the hunger hormone) and leptin levels.  Your body will be forced into utilizing your own storage form of energy (your own fat cells) and your hunger will be a thing of the past.

The best way I've found to do this is by eating 5 – 6 small meals of lean protein combined non-starchy vegetables.  Add a small amount of "good fat" like olive or coconut oil and you've got yourself a hunger-busting, fat melting combination. 

How do you know if you are doing it "right"?  You should feel satisfied for 3 – 4 hours.  Satisfied means you aren't hungry (this isn't the same as being full), you have good steady energy, good mental focus and you aren't cranky. 

If you find you aren't getting those great results, begin adjusting the ratios.  Eat a little more protein and a little less carbohydrate and notice how you feel 2 hours later.  Your body is the perfect feedback mechanism and it will let you know when you hit your individual "sweet spot".

You can lose weight without being hungry!  You just need to learn how to apply this formula and adjust the ratios until you find the best combinations for you. 

If you'd like more specific coaching around your hunger-free, belly busting plan, contact me and together we'll find the perfect combination for you!

Are You Ready For A 60 Day T-Tapp Challenge???

There is something about a sponsored Challenge that gets us back into our healthy routine.  I don't know if it's our competitive nature, the fabulous grand prizes or just a reason to be consistent. but whatever it is…it's all good!

Jennifer Klever (Master T-Tapp Trainer) and I decided it would be a blast to do a 60 Day Challenge Support Group together this year.   Jennifer was a Challenge winner herself several times and she knows what it takes to get the inches off…and win the grand prize!!! 

We are going to have a kick off call tomorrow night (Tuesday evening, April 10) at 10:00 EST.  She and I are going to share with you our T-Tapp journey and give tips for you to get the best out of this year's Challenge.  We will also be recording this call and will share re-play information on our Facebook group after the call.

The call in number is  (218) 632-0550 and the access code is  1063649# .

We'll be doing these calls once a week on Tuesday evening at 9:00 EST starting next week and guess who will be our Guest on the call?  None other than Teresa Tapp herself.  We can't wait to see what tips she shares with us!

The Facebook Group we have started is called 60 Day T-Tapp Challenge with Jennifer and Renee. To be in the group, you have to search for the group and ask to be added or be friends with either Jennifer and/or me.  Let us know you want to be added. 

T-Tappers are so wonderful at creating supportive communities.  We love to help, share and inspire others with our insights.  That's what this group is for.  Lurkers are fine but participants are even better.

The one thing Jennifer and I won't be doing is giving customized workouts or program for you on this group.  We would love to do this for you and we both created a special 60 Day challenge packages for you.  You can find these on the T-Tapp events page.

Please don't use the excuse "there's no trainer near me" to sabotage your results.  Skype is a fantastic way to get the trainer assistance you desire.  It's very effective.  I can watch you for just a few minutes and give you the tips you'll need to really sky-rocket your T-Tapp results. 

If you don't have Skype or are unsure how to use it, it's super simple and Jennifer and I can walk you right through it.  Again…don't use that as a reason to not give yourself the help you want. 

I'm so glad this year the challenge is 60 days.  This gives you enough time to cement your new healthy habits.  Can't wait to celebrate your amazing results!  See you on Facebook!

5 Tips To Balance Your Hormones!

Are your hormones driving you crazy?  Want some tips on relieving the symptoms of hormone imbalance like hot flashes, mood swings, bloated belly, fuzzy brain, exhaustion, breast tenderness, dryness… Did I get all the crazy symptoms we women tend to enjoy at different periods of our lives?

When I first became a T-Tapp Trainer, I wasn't at the point where I had any of those above symptoms.  But so many of my clients were.  So I listened carefully at what they were going through and what they found worked!

I hate like heck to admit this but…I'm now there.  URGHHH.  It's no longer about me teaching what works without actually having experienced it.  No ladies, I'm right there with ya!

So I've pulled out my notes on what you've shared with me over the years and here are 5 tips on how to balance your hormones that I have found WORK!!!

1.  Get off all sugar!!!  This includes bread, rice, pasta, bananas (No you don't need them for the potassium.  You'll get plenty from the dark, leafy greens!), potatoes, cereal along with the things you already know have sugar.

2. No alcohol. Yes…this includes your sacred glass or three of wine.  Come on!  You know it's true.  Drink wine and have hot flashes all night long. 

3. Take Better Body Basics brand Premium Blend Alfalfa!  I've been preaching about the benefits of this alfalfa for years.  I've used it to reduce water retention, balance blood sugar, help with skin tightening and cellulite removal.  But I'm here to tell ya…it works to stop the darn hot flashes.  How many do you need to take to stop flashing?  Enough.  My number is 12 spread throughout the day.  Take 12…no hot flashes.  Take 6…flash. Find out what your number is.  Want to order some of your own?  Click HERE!!

4. Do T-Tapp!  It absolutely works to balance your hormones.  Why?  Who cares????  I could give you all the reasons but it doesn't matter and it would be a guess-timate anyway.  Just do it!

5. Use the essential oil Peppermint!  I LOVE my peppermint oil and use it all day long.  Put it on the back of your neck, chest and wrist and feel the cool breeze it brings. It is miraculous.  I keep it in my T-Tapp studio and when we are "feeling the heat", the peppermint oil is there!  By the bedside.  Wake up a little warm?  Peppermint to the rescue. 

Try my 5 tips to balance your hormones.  Come back and share with me how they are working for you. 

Shattering the “Perfect T-Tapp Form” Myth!

Have you read you can only get good results with T-Tapp if you are doing it with “perfect T-Tapp form?”  If so…what was your first thought?

My bet is that you figured you’d never be able to figure it all out so why even try.  You won’t do it with perfect form, so why even bother?

Stop the insanity!!!!

The “perfect T-Tapp form” is a myth.  It doesn’t exist!  Stop sabotaging your results by not doing the workout because you can’t do it perfectly.

There is only one way to not get results with T-Tapp.  Don’t do it!  That’s it. 

I talked to a woman who started doing T-Tapp 5 weeks ago.  Already her clothes are looser and she is feeling better.  But get this…she has edema and blood clots.  She claims this is the first workout she can actually do and she tells me she feels wonderful for at least a few hours after she does her morning T-Tapp workout.  As good as before her blood clots. 

She then told me she wanted to come to my clinic next week just to make sure she is doing the workout right!  Excuse me????  Sure sounds like she doing something right! 

Is she doing T-Tapp perfectly????  Does it really matter?  She is getting fantastic results.  Now she can improve her form and get even better results.

Yes…form matters.  But don’t let the “perfect T-Tapp form” myth stop you from just doing it!

If you’d like to improve your form (notice I didn’t say perfect it) and you can’t get to Atlanta to see me in person, I’m also doing online Skype training.  No!  It’s not perfect.  But it’s the next best thing to being here.

T-Tapp Lets You Feel Like The Energizer Bunny!

Are your workouts leaving you feeling sore and exhausted?  Do you feel even worse 2 days later?  If so…it's time for T-Tapp!

Extreme exercise is stressful!  It might seem like a great stress release. And for many people, that intensity is what they are craving.  But it's actually adding an additional stress to your already stressed out body. 

Most of us women already have adrenal fatigue.  We are always in "fight or flight" and our cortisol levels never go down.  There is a cortisol/insulin correlation.  Cortisol stimulates insulin.  Excess insulin creates all kinds of problems including an increased cravings for sugar, mood swings, fatigue, hunger and yes…belly fat!!!

Ever noticed you seem to get bigger in the middle when you are under stress?  There you go!

What's a stressed out girl to do? 

You guess it!  T-Tapp! 

T-Tapp has been designed to LOWER stress and increase your energy.  You stretch your muscles in a way that relieves tension.  When your tension starts to fade away, your body is able to relax and move in a less inhibited way.  Pain is relieved and energy goes up. 

I just did a quick post on Facebook about why we tend to yawn a lot when doing T-Tapp.  It's because you are moving the energy stuck in your body due to stress.  As the energy is released, we need more oxygen.  Add that to the lymphatic pumping action and you get one healing workout that tighten and tones.  AND let's you relax and enjoy the added energy you get from doing it!

Don't believe you can exercise for 15 minutes and feel like an energizer bunny?  You don't need to believe me.  Just do it and see for yourself. 

Not sure where to start?  Click HERE to find out which DVD is right for you.  The click HERE to order that DVD. 

Or click on my Classes and Events page to find out when I'm teaching class.  Not in Atlanta?  I'm still not going to give you that excuse.  I do on-line personal T-Tapp training.

Try it and let me know how T-Tapp has changed your life!

Yes!!!  Size Matters!

Are you eating healthy but still can't seem to lose any weight?  Have you lost weight in the past only to gradually watch it creep back up?

If this sounds like you, you are not alone. I'd like to share with you one quick tip that can make all the difference for you.

Size matters!

I couldn't seem to blast the last 10 pounds off my short body even though I was eating all organic, whole, healthy food.  I know how to balance my food and spread it out throughout the day.  So what was I doing wrong?

I was eating too much!  Yep…too much organic, healthy food can still keep you overweight. 

I found that missing ingredient when I discovered the Balanced Eating Program and watched that excess 10 pounds melt away. 

When I say you need to eat 6 SMALL, balanced meals in the day, I kept overlooking the SMALL part. 

If you are having trouble losing weight or if you've lost it but are finding it again…take our your measuring cup and scale and start finding out exactly how much you really are eating.

Don't want the structure of the measuring devises, then use something that's always with you.  Your hand!

You can eyeball the amounts you are eating by comparing the size to parts of your hand.  For example, when you are about to eat your lean protein, compare it to the size and thickness of your palm.  That's about the correct portion of lean protein for your body.

On to the non-starchy veggies.  Two big fistfuls!  2/3 of your 9" plate should consist of non-starchy vegetables.  If you are on a maintenance plan and are eating some starchy vegetables, you can have on small, tight fistful. 

Add a small salad and the dressing should be about the size of one thumb knuckle.  That's close to a tablespoon.  Size really matters when it comes to foods that are calorie dense like salad dressing. 

Here's a good tip for enjoying your dinner while dining out.  Choose an appetizer instead of a whole meal.  Or split an entree with a friend and add an extra salad.  At first it might not seem like enough food, but I bet, if you sit back after eating and pay attention, you'll find that you aren't hungry anymore. 

You'll feel better and save some money at the same time.

Hope these tips are helpful.  Give them a try and either leave a comment here or come over to Facebook and let me know how they work for you. 

Want  a Gluten Free Bread That's Low Carb too???

Are you hearing the buzz about the benefits of going "gluten free"?  Seems like everywhere I go I see more and more products claiming their gluten free status.  I love that people are becoming aware of the dangers of gluten.  Not just for people diagnosed with celiac disease, but for most of us.

It's not just the gluten that's the problem.  It's also the genetically modified wheat the food industry uses to make our bread and other products.  Dr. Mark Hyman wrote an excellent blog post today that is titled "Three Hidden Ways Wheat Makes Us Fat".  You can read it HERE!

He talks about the health problems associated with this new wheat.  This includes the new Super Starch that is super fattening and super inflammatory.  Dr. Hyman also lists five ways gluten makes you sick.  The last one he listed is eating gluten free food.  That sounds odd, huh?  It's because when most companies take out the gluten, they add in other high glycemic starches that spike your blood sugar and increase your weight. 

I'm happy to say I've found a company that has an outstanding line of gluten free products like bread, without those kinds of starches.  They use resistant starches instead.  These don't spike your blood sugar.  In fact, they've been shown to help people lower blood sugar and lose weight.  It's called Julian Bakery and you can order the products right on their site and have them shipped to your door.  Click HERE to check out their entire line of great products. 

I ordered several of the gluten free, low carb breads and love them.  They taste great and freeze well.  You know I'm all about the protein to carb ratio.  Get this…1 slice has 10 grams of protein and 10 grams of carb of which 7 grams is fiber.  1 gram of fat and 73 calories.  This is the bread dreams are made of. 

Check it out and let me know which bread is your favorite.

Donna Blasted Off 50 Pounds Using T-Tapp Consistently!

If you are at a place in your life where you believe nothing will work for you, please watch this video!  This video isn't going to promise you instant results with no effort.  If that's what you are still looking for, there are plenty of people who are willing to sell you a dream.  But let's face it…you know in your heart there is no quick fix.  Not bariatric surgery, not hcg shots, no fat-burning drugs and no fairy godmother with a magic wand.

What this video will show you is a women who wanted to heal so badly, she was willing to come to T-Tapp class consistently, even when all she could do in the beginning was sweat her way through about 10 minutes of class. 

Nothing else had worked for her.  She couldn't get her weight below 200 pounds no matter what she did!!!  She had no reason to believe this was going to be any different.  But in her heart, she knew she T-Tapp was different. 

Donna made a decision to keep coming to T-Tapp class even if it was just one or two times a week.  She never gave up. Even when she'd go through the motions and not really feel anything.  She just knew to keep going.

When she'd realize she was focusing on negatives, she'd immediately shift her focus.  She kept a page of positive affirmations on a sheet of paper and she'd read them over and over again.  Donna also taped positive and helpful posts that I'd written and she'd listen to them repeatedly instead of running to the kitchen to eat. 

Donna has lost over 50 pounds.  It hasn't been easy. There have been bumps along the road.  But there was always a T-Tapp class to come to.  There were her T-Tapp friends that would continue to inspire her to stay the course. She knew to surround herself with positive people instead of the rest of the world who were always boo hooing about everything.

There is one more interesting twist to this story.  Three weeks ago, I came back from Safety Harbor with some new muscle activation tweaks Teresa Tapp had taught us.  I immediately added them to our classes. 

You never know when someone is going to get their big "ah ha" muscle activation moment but Donna got several.  All of a sudden she was able to feel her "lats".  When she was doing some of our stretches, she realized she had been focused on her tummy instead of her back muscles.  When she switched her focus, her activation increased. 

Typically when Donna would stretch, it wouldn't feel good to her.  I'd always be saying "doesn't that feel great?"  Donna would be thinking "NO!!!" All of a sudden, she realized that stretching her muscles could feel good.  This was a huge shift for her.

Over the last two weeks, Donna has lost a shirt size!!!  She's learned how to activate those muscles and the cinching in is happening!!!  She is shrinking right before our eyes. 

Yes…it took Donna 7 years to get here.  But she's here now.  Feeling so much better.  Her blood sugar is stable, her blood pressure is good, her mind is positive and active. She has her body back and life is good.

Donna…I love you and thank you for having the courage to share your story and help inspire other women who have lost hope. 

As Teresa would say…YES!  YOU CAN!

T-Tapp Works For ALL Body Types!

Have you ever committed to a workout, done it faithfully and found yourself not looking any different?  Yes…you probably felt better.  But your thighs didn't get smaller and tighter (as a matter of fact they might have even gotten bulkier), your tummy didn't shrink and your arms still have bat wings.

If this sounds like you, you haven't tried T-tapp.  T-Tapp was designed to work for all body types.  If your hips,thighs and tush are your main "areas of concern", running, lifting weights, doing traditional squats are only going to bulk you up.  T-Tapp's moves are designed to sculpt your lower body.

By the way ladies…you won't lose your diva tush.  But you will tighten, tone and lift it up!!!  T-tappers look great in jeans!

Tummy got you down?  Been walking or running for miles but your belly hasn't budged? You've got to activate all those muscles that attach to the spine.  Bending and twisting are all part of the Basic workout and this is why belly fat is blasted off in record time.

I get asked all the time which T-Tapp moves are the best for individual trouble spots.  My answer is always the same…they are all good for all spots.  Teresa Tapp designed this workout with all body types in mind.  This workout will work for you regardless of your body type.

So you don't have to worry about picking out the moves you need.  All you need to do is …The workout.  Get out your Basic Workout + or Total Workout and just do it.  Want to accelerate your results?  Focus on muscle activation while doing the moves. 

It's helpful to understand your body type so you know what results you can achieve.  But even more important is loving the body you were born with.  Stop wishing you were a different type or could achieve some perfection that isn't possible given your unique type.  Focus on the perfection that is already YOU!!!!

Secret To Eliminating Body Odor With NO Toxic Chemicals!

Have you heard you shouldn't use regular deodorant because it has aluminum in it?  Especially right after you've shaved and your pores are wide open.  The toxic chemicals go right in through those pores in your skin.

I know this!  I really wanted to find an alternative to the nasty deodorant issue.  But, quite frankly, I've never found a "natural" deodorant that really worked well.  I hate to say this but it's true.  What is a girl to do?

One thing I have found to be really helpful is taking my Better Body Basics Alfalfa.  Alfalfa is a green plant protein that has chlorophyll in it and that is a natural internal deodorant.  Under most circumstances taking my alfalfa takes care of the issue.  But if you're under stress or hormonal imbalance…sometimes it's just not enough.

I have been using Young Living Oils deodorant called Meadow Mist.  There are no nasty chemicals in it and the essential oils do work pretty well to keep odor at bay.  But it still wasn't like rolling on the Secret.  If you know what I mean.

At the T-tapp Beauty Boot Camp last week, a T-Tapp had a great tip.  She told me to take a pea sized drop of the Young Living tooth paste called Thieves Dentarome Ultra.  Pat that under the arms.  She swore by it.   I tried it and was blown away.  Secret had nothing on the toothpaste.  Worked like a charm even after 4 hours of working out with Teresa Tapp.

Had to share this great secret because we all want to smell nice and clean and adding a bunch of toxic chemicals is not in the health game plan.

Want to get your own Dentarome Ultra?  Click HERE to go to the Young Living site.

Try it and let me know what you think!!!