Fat Loss Workouts - My Story

The Best Workout Videos

Whenever I used to rate the effectiveness fat loss workouts, a number on a scale was the ultimate measure of success in my mind.

A few years ago, this idea was challenged in my mind by Teresa Tapp, the creator of the amazing T Tapp fat burning workouts.

Diet & Nutrition in Pregnancy

Me, before starting the T-Tapp Total Workout.

Here I am, before starting T Tapp.

I was wearing XL and XXL size skirts at that point. This wasn't supposed to be a "before" pic.

I was sucking everything in LIKE CRAZY. Keep reading, to see my "after" shot.

With my last full-term pregnancy, I gained sixty pounds, and was very sedentary. SIXTY POUNDS!

Yes, you read that right. And I didn't have twins. Just one baby.

Let’s just say that my diet & nutrition during that pregnancy could have been less fattening.

Unfortunately, most of my past postpartum weight loss success came through restricting the types of foods I ate, and not primarily through exercise.

After six pregnancies, and little exercise during the last one, my muscles were very weak, especially my abs and back muscles.

The Best Workout Videos?

Picture of the "Yes You Can with T-Tapp" DVD

I had first read about T Tapp in the Spring of 2007 on one of my favorite blogs, Large Family Logistics. Its author, Kim Brenneman, called T Tapp fat burning workouts her favorites.

I took this to mean they were the best workout videos she had found. That caused me to spend some time looking up the T Tapp website.

When I saw the price of the DVDs, and learned that Teresa spoke during each entire workout, without music, I was a bit put off. I was used to paying far less for what I, at the time, considered the "best workout videos."

All of the video workouts I had ever used had music in them. I was very skeptical about whether I would like fat loss workouts without music, and had a hard time believing that it could be that much better than many of the fat loss workouts I already owned. 

Best Exercise for Fat Loss

Several months later, I learned that one of the new women at our church used the T Tapp videos. I asked her how she liked them.

She gushed about the wonderful results she had with T Tapp.

She more or less said that in her experience, T Tapp workouts were the best exercise for fat loss.

Before I knew it, she showed up at church with a copy of the T Tapp Basic Workout Plus for me to borrow.

Lower Back Pain Stretches

It took me a while to actually get around to trying it, but once I started, I realized that this short, 15 minute workout was not only providing me with the lower back pain stretches I needed for my back to heal, (I had terrible back problems at the time, which made it almost impossible to work out, let alone walk or sit), but it also was building strength in my stomach and back, strength that was absolutely crucial for keeping up with my six young children.

I purchased my own copy of the full-length T Tapp Total Workout, (I got the Total System, actually) and spent several months working out pretty consistently.

Me, after several months of doing the T-Tapp Total Workout and losing 41 inches

Here I am after losing my first 41 inches, in a Medium sized skirt!

T Tapp has the Fat Loss Workouts for Me!

I was hooked.

I knew I needed to take my measurements and follow the fat loss workout program as directed by Teresa Tapp. So I did.

She said to ignore the numbers on the scale, and instead focus on inch loss.

I had hoped I could do both, lose inches and weight, but decided to listen to what she said, and relax about what the scale said.

Boy, am I glad I did. Though I only lost about 10 pounds that year, I lost over 41 inches!

Clothing that I could wear when I was about 20 -25 pounds lighter, fit me again!

But that is not "The End." I've Lost More Since Then...

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How can you start the T-Tapp Total Workout?

In years past, the Total Workout cost $80 or more. Unfortunately, when Teresa Tapp passed in 2018, she did not have a will. Her business has since closed, and her products are no longer for sale.

But some YouTube channels have posted many of her workouts. So now you can start today with the same workouts I used.

T-Tapp Total Workout Instructional Video (at a slower speed) 1 & Basic Workout Plus (the same workout, at regular speed)

To make the most of the workouts, Teresa recommended doing the instructional workouts a number of times, until you fully understand how to use the correct form.

I recommend starting with the T-Tapp Total Workout Instructional Video 1. Once you master that, you can go on to do the first part of the Total Workout, which is a 15 minute program called Basic Workout Plus. I have done the Basic Workout Plus more over the past 18 years than any other workout. I love it! And love what it does for me.

T-Tapp Total Workout Instructional Video 2 (at a slower speed) & The Total Workout (at regular speed)

When you're ready for the full length Total Workout, you can start with the T-Tapp Total Workout Instructional Video 2. Once you've done it a number of times and feel ready, then you can do the complete T-Tapp Total Workout. I have embedded the full video below, so you can see what it's like. Feel free to bookmark this page so you can refer to the links to the videos, or do the Total Workout, below.

The T-Tapp Total Workout:

What if the Total Workout looks like too much for you now?

I would start with the T-Tapp More Workout, ideal for people with more "candles on the birthday cake", or who have been sedentary for a long time. I have heard that some T-Tapp trainers say it's one of the most effective workouts for inch loss.