Grand Prize Winner
More to Lose + Health Improvements Category

Jean K.

My name is Jean, 51 years old, and mother of two wonderful adult children. My history with weight has been one of self denial, never admitting being overweight, my base weight was usually around 135 lbs. I realized it was true, after the additional thirty pounds and size 14 clothes I had to buy for work. I was dealing with my husband's diagnosis of terminal kidney cancer, all the coping mechanisms were there for me to indulge in: food was comfort.

Due to a neck injury as a child, I have always needed to protect myself, and overcome the alignment challenges it posed. So, I let myself get out of shape, and it was up to me to make it my responsibility. Then, a year ago Valentine's day, my husband Bob passed away. Although my grieving had begun many years earlier and thinking I was "normal", I suddenly found myself sitting on the couch after getting home from work, and hours would go by without notice. I lost 7 lbs just not eating much for those first months becoming tired and sluggish all the time. Bob had made me promise to follow my dreams and take care of me, when he was gone. So, I began forming my own Voice Over business, and bought your T-Tapp program I'd seen a few years back on the Internet.

Amongst all the changes going on in my life, my health is priority now. So, I did a 14 day bootcamp, and after a month noticed my jeans were getting loose! Then, I began sharing my excitement with my daughter, and after finding T-Tapp Trainer Jennifer Klever, we both signed up for the January Jump Start Inch Loss Challenge! (My daughter reached out to her friend Tiffanie and she has begun working out too.) Jennifer has helped us with form, introduced the techniques of the body brushing system, and of taking salt baths to help with detoxifying and soothing sore muscles. I also use PG spray, and began using Blow Your Buns oil about a week into the challenge, which really helped! I've lost 6.25 inches off my waist, and 3.675 from my abs! My clothes are definitely roomier, and thoughts of two piece swimsuits are now entering my mind after years!

Throughout this month I have found that I'm craving certain new things like bananas and nuts and lots of what you say are "God made" foods. But there's no guilt in sometimes having a chocolate, because T-Tapp can melt it away! I used to have trouble sleeping through the night, and now I'm waking up rested and ready to go! I can see areas of change in my body, like my "lats" trimming down (no bra bulge!) and my upper abs getting stronger. Not to mention that "derriere" also slimming! It feels good to "feel the heat" and to stand up straight, tall and confident. It has become a mindset and it's making me healthy.

I feel totally different from the inside out: as I climb (jog) the stairs at work, or correct my posture in my office chair, so to activate muscle groups that keep me trim. When I told my coworkers my final inch loss number after only 30 days, everyone of them was stunned. We may have more "Tappers" coming on board to get some! Now I have energy and strength, looking forward to a life with T-Tapp challenging me for years to come. Thank you Teresa, you're a treasure.

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