Hello. My name is Gina G., and I am a thirty-year-old, happily married, stay-at-home mom.

I spent many years enslaved by the scale, with the goal of trying to be as close to a size zero as I possibly could (I never quite made it that far). Like an addict, I would compulsively check my weight several times a day. I was neurotic! You'd think that, obsessed as I was, I was always thin, but that just wasn't the case. Like the stock market, my weight would always fluctuate. My all-time low (which was achieved only through extreme means), was ninety-five pounds, while my all-time high was one hundred and sixty (big difference).

Furthermore, I am a true long torso, of British descent, with a blood type of O—in other words, I'm about as prone to cellulite as one can possibly be (lucky me). Throw in my poor eating habits, and lack of exercise, and...well, you get the idea.

I ordered the Total Workout in 2001, when the cover of Woman's World magazine, which featured an article about T-Tapp, caught my eye. (“'Lose a Size in Two Weeks'? Yes, that sounds good!”) But, only in the past year did I finally buckle down, and become consistent (yeah, it took me that long). Up until then, I would only work out occasionally, allowing fatigue after a busy work day to justify putting off my workouts “until tomorrow”. Always tomorrow. My longest consistency streak was probably about two weeks. Then, I had a baby, and I really learned the meaning of words like “busy” and “fatigue”.

When my son was around ten months old (at which time, I was about a size eight), I realized that, if I was going to get into shape, I would have to stop making excuses, and suck it up. Let's face it, T-Tapp is a great workout, but in order for it to work, you have to actually do it.

But, I also knew that I would have to go about it realistically. Knowing my maternal duties would never allow me to carve out a full hour, I decided to just squeeze in as much as I could. Only on a rare occasion—a very rare occasion, mind you—was I able to complete the entire Total Workout. Most days, I was only able to get through Instructional 1. And, some days, I wasn't even allowed that much.

Other than upping my water intake, and adding more veggies, I didn't make any major changes to my diet. However, I did exercise portion control by eating only when I was hungry, and only until I was satisfied.

But, I think the most important change I made was to stop obsessing. That way of life had gotten me nowhere, and I was exhausted of it. So I threw out every measuring device I owned—the scale, and every tape measure I owned, all went to the dumpster (and I cannot tell you how incredibly liberating it was to do that). If I was experiencing a fat shift, it was better I not know about it. I also stayed away from the mirror whenever I brushed (sometimes, things get worse before they get better, and that's something I definitely did not want to see). Instead, I set my sights on the solution. I faithfully stuck to the workouts, took the supplements, and brushed, trusting that results would eventually happen.

And, happen, they did, even with the time constraints I was under! Almost immediately, my posture began to improve. Before long, I noticed my muscles becoming more defined, and my tummy was looking more and more pre-baby. Eventually, the cellulite began to decrease. The more apparent these improvements became, the less important size was—as long as nothing is dimpled, or jiggly, then who cares whether you're a two, or a ten? I am still a work in progress, but I feel better about myself than I ever have before.

T-Tapp has taught me that numbers are unimportant. What matters is the day-to-day choices we make to take care of ourselves. The body wants to be healthy and beautiful, but it's up to us to help it.