From size 22W to a size 6–took 5 years but it was worth it!
First picture taken 1/27/07–second taken 2/08/12
This past weekend marked an anniversary–my 6th anniversary since doing my very first T-Tapp workout!
It was quite a feat, really! I had the book from the library, propped it open and attempted to do the 15 minute workout. It only took 1 1/2 hours at first! :p
But after 3 months of not losing anything and making myself more tired with what I had been doing before T-Tapp, the inches started to move off and I felt better!
I could never have imagined, 6 years ago, that I would now be a trainer, lose 9 sizes, and regain my health. And feeling better at 50 than I did at 44!
I’ve gained a few sizes back since a year ago, when I reached the smallest I had been in 23+ years–but I am feeling even better with all my adrenal challenges. I know the extra sizes will start to melt off over the next 60 Days!
Teresa introduced Senior Fit at the T-Tapp Retreat in 2010. I remember Teresa talking about it even in 2009, and I told my mom about it. She was sooo excited for it to come out! She passed away in May of 2010, and I decided then and there that when Senior Fit came out, I would do a giveaway in her honor.
You see, my mom believed in me. Whether it was making good grades, learning a foreign language or something on the flute, she believed in me. She encouraged me. My dad was into fitness the last 20 years of his life before a neurodegenerative disease silently stole his ability to move. I think he would have really liked Senior Fit, too!
I have to express my gratitude first of all, to my parents, for making me who I am!
Secondly, to Teresa Tapp for creating the T-Tapp workout, continuing to tweak it and add new moves, new variations, new workouts! Most of all, for her generous heart that provides so much information at the T-Tapp forums–as well as providing those forums free and without any annoying ads in your face!
Thirdly, to the trainers and veteran T-Tappers who have shared their wealth of knowledge. I really credit the forums and those who shared there as being a HUGE key to my success!
If you don’t know my “story”, you can click on the Trisch’s Transformation tab at the top of the page. It’s been an amazing journey and I still feel like it’s only the beginning!
So I want YOU to help me celebrate! In honor of my mom, Dorothy McGriff Smith, I’m having a giveaway of the newly released and highly acclaimed Senior Fit dvd!
Retails for $69.95 but you can win it FREE!
Here are the ways you can enter!
1. If you haven’t liked my Facebook page, Be Youthful ‘n Fit, please do! And please post a comment–maybe about your favorite post, or if you just liked the page, what you’d like to have me write about in the future.
2. Tell others about the giveaway! Tweet, blog, e-mail, Facebook, and whatever other social media you use! Leave me a comment here or on my Be Youthful ‘n Fit Facebook page that you did (and tag me if you do it on Facebook! Just use my name, Trisch Richardson)
3. Tell me why you want to win Senior Fit!
4. What is your biggest challenge in T-Tapp? Share that in the comments or on my Facebook page.
5. If you are doing the 60 Day Challenge, whether officially or unofficially, let me know that and what category if you entered.
6. If you have a “less is more” story, please share that in the comments!
7. What did your mother invest in your life? What one thing she did or said can you especially point to which made you who you are today?
The giveaway will run from today through midnight Sunday night (EST). I will choose a winner and announce who it is next Monday, February 3.
International readers may enter, but I may ask for you to split shipping with me. My 21 year old daughter works at the post office, so she can help me figure the best deal! 😀
So–who wants to CELEBRATE with me?!
Photo Credit: Jewels Globe
Hooray!!! Congratulations!!! What fun!! I hope I win!!!
I entered the 60 day challenge in the over 50 more to lose category! Yep – that’s where I am! I hope I win because I want to be where you are – youthful and fit at any age! 🙂
Hi, Trisch! Since I’ve procrastinated and not ordered Sr Fit yet, I thought I might as well enter your drawing. 🙂 I posted a link to this blog post on my wall just now so all my friends will see it, too.
Hi Trisch! I saw you over the weekend on a PBS healthy hormones special! It was great! I have done some 15 min workouts, but today decided to pull out the super slow DVD that I still need to return to you… Wow !! I did PBS and a few plies, and a few reach scoops.. And again was so surprised at how doing less movement.. But activating, focusing, and going slowly, made me feel it deeper and in more places!!! Amazing. I’m trying to balance doing some movement, with still not feeling well and not wanting to overdo either.. I would absolutely love to get senior fit for myself, but also for many older people in our church and community! I miss your class, but just can’t come these days!
Why do I want to win Sr Fit? Because I simply MUST have it! It’s been a long wait. 😉
My biggest challenge in T-Tapp is probably keeping at it even without seeing even one drop in size. I’ve seen enough other postitive results to make me a believer, though. I can’t remember the last time I had to take Advil for anything, and I used to take it every night. I love the improved quality of life I have now.
My Mom died when I was just 28 years old from complications due to diabetes. I’m committed to being healthy because of what I saw her go through. I so wish I had been able to really know my Mom as an adult. I lost her too soon.
I appreciate all the encouragement you’ve given me along the way, Trisch. Thank you, thank you.
I am a 65 year old female who is 5′ 4″ tall and weigh over 270 pounds. I have fibromyalgia, diabetes, high blood pressure (controlled by meds) and high cholesterol (somewhat controlled by red yeast rice). I feel that God let me find this site and praise God, He did. I believe this will be what will help me reach my goal of weight loss and better health. Thank you for offering this giveaway. I am not on facebook or any of the other social media but I will be telling my friends about your site.
Willie, just by way of encouragement, I’m nearly your age and though I don’t have the weight and health issues you have, I can attest that T-Tapp WILL help you improve your health in more ways that you can imagine. Baby steps, you’ll get there. 🙂
Peggy
Hi Trisch, I think you want me to enter each thing separately… so this is to say I follow your FB page!
And I shared the giveaway on fb!
I would lovvvvve to win Sr Fit! Two things: one because of my health issues, and secondly because I have heard so many good things about it from you!!
am doing 60 day challenge for the more to lose health issues category.
My mom homeschooled us back in the day when it was very very rare — and blurry legally. That set me up to be who I am today.
Already liked your FB page – and enjoying reading it!
I don’t yet own Senior Fit but would love to – all of the great testimonials on the forum have piqued my interest.
My biggest challenge – right now it’s keeping the motivation going. I’ve been tapping awhile now and lost two sizes on top but have yet to get into smaller sized pants. But I’m in this for the long haul.
I am in the 60-day challenge – officially! This is my second year – last year I lost 13inches. This year I hope to lose a clothing a size. I entered the under 50 more to lose, no health challenges category.
Less is more – last year my goal was just to focus on consistency – three short workouts a week. For the most part I accomplished that goal. This year I decided that I needed to really focus on form and I’m finding that, when I am going to my max – ribs up, tucked, knees out, that the workout is even harder than it’s ever been! I have to do less because I’m pushing myself harder! This workout will always be enough because there will always be a new personal max.
My mother gave me a family. I was adopted when I was six years old after being in the foster care system. They already had three children but decided to add three more (my two brothers and myself) and I am continually grateful for the sacrifices they made to add us to their family.
That is wonderful, Tonia!
I want senior fit because of the awesome warm up that I have heard about….as well as all the tweaks I learned from the retreat.
My biggest challenge is consistency or health issues, which hinder consistency.
I am in the challenge as more to lose with health benefits.
My less is more story is my essay from the 2012 60 day challenge – http://t-tapp.com/challenge2012/christinew/index.html
AND MY MOTHER – she taught me to laugh – full and free, and that no one, no matter who they are, or their ability, or their ancestry, or their living conditions, deserve full love, care, and respect. And a BIG smile!
Your comment is awaiting moderation.
Is this where I post why I want to win SF? Well I will of it is or not! Lol
Mu reason os pretty simple. As you know we all have waited for SF for a long time…and it has come out finally when it is financially impossible for me to buy it. I know I can just wait awhile longer til things change for my family but I would love to win it.
(I posted this on the wrong blogpost so I am posting it again…sorry Trisch!)
OK, I have liked, shared, and told one of the reasons I would like to win this DVD. I would ALSO like to win it because my WO’s could use some further activation and variety. 😉
I love your story, Trisch! I’m doing the 60-day challenge, the category to lose 2 sizes, no health challenges. After one week I can wear one of my rings again!
–Gena
I just liked your FB page, Trisch. Congratulations on your sixth anniversary with T-Tapp!
I just liked your facebook page and have just recently heard about t-tapp. I am placing my order for HHMM and I would love to get Senior Fit.
1. I liked your Facebook page a long time ago. My favorite post was the one with the ladybug picture. 🙂 I still love that quote about the worls being poorer because of people imitating each other.
2. I shared the giveaway with a Facebook group of which I am a member. It wouldn’t let me tag you since you’re not in the group, but I really did do it!! 🙂
3. I want Senior Fit because I want to learn the new tweaks to take my workout to another level.
4. My biggest challenge in T-Tapp is lack of company. Even hanging out at the forums didn’t make up for not having someone to get together and tapp with.
6. I recently did a p90X workout with an exercise group. Doing 45 minutes of mostly cardio and flailing around left me feeling as though I had done less of a workout than 15 minutes of T-Tapp does!! 🙂
7. What my mother invested in me was a decision to love her fifth child (me), even though she really did not want another baby at the time. She made up her mind to accept and love that baby, and she has been loving and supporting me ever since.
I’m already an email subscriber. Do I need to opt-in again? Thanks so much for this giveaway, and hearty congratulations on your (continued) success!!
1. I “liked” your FB Page.
2. I was hoping to get Senior Fit for my mother who is 84 years old and struggling with mobility. However, we are now pursuing an adoption and all our funds are earmarked for that – would love to win this for my mom!
3. I’d love to hear how this compares with More 1 and 2!
4. Right now my biggest challenge is rotator cuff issues, but since I’ve been doing MORE 2 again for over a week I think it’s improving a little.
I don’t have Facebook, but could I still enter? 🙂 I am not doing the 60 day challenge, as it seems that my life right now is more about raising these five, little people that call me “mommy” and I can’t ever seem to finish the challenge…that’s embarrassing, so I’m just doing my own “challenge” :)~ But I would love to have the workout, just to add to my BWO+ to mix things up a bit.
My biggest challenge with T-Tapp is being consistent and I know that’s just my fault. 🙂
I can share about my mother. She is just a huge blessing to me. Is is an encourager and will drop everything and drive the 7 hours in a heart beat if I told her I needed her help. She never settles for less than the best and she has taught me to live like that that. Most of all, she has taught me (along with my dad) that keeping God front and center of your life is the most important thing in the world, even if you don’t accomplish anything else in life. I’m so grateful for my parents.
Thank you for the giveaway, Trisch, and if I’m not eligible to enter because of FB, that’s fine – I understand.
Have a great week!!
~Crystal
You can certainly enter, Crystal! Even if you tell your friends face-to-face, it counts! 🙂
You have a wonderful legacy from your parents! Thank you for sharing!
God bless you, Trisch. You are so sweet & I know you miss your parents terribly. I’m not commenting to enter, by the way, just wanted to stop by & say “hi.”
Thank you, Grace! HUGS to you!
Doing the 60 day challenge! MTL with Health Improvements. Super excited that I’m seeing results ALREADY! 🙂
Hi Trisch, I have entered the less to lose category (I think) :). I just read your post on what to do when you can’t TTAP, which I love, as I seem to be suffering through bronchitis this week and have not had the stamina to do ANYTHING! Thanks for the encouragement.
I get your blog updates through email. Today’s was great about “doing” T-Tapp when you can’t do T-Tapp.
–Gena
Hi Trisch,
I want to win Senior Fit because I have come to see that it is a phenomenal workout Believe me it is not just for seniors:) I would really like to give it to someone who can’t afford it but would love one and could greatly benefit from it.
My biggest challenge in T-Tapp was realizing that less is more with T-Tapp. I entered the Senior Fit category in the 60 day challenge & have come to that realization. Let me explain. Last year when I entered the 60 day challenge I worked out 6 days a week. At first I did the total workout which is about 50 minutes long. Well in 3 weeks after I measured myself I had only lost 3″ So discouraging. After I went to a workshop by one of the certified trainers and learned how to tweak my moves and learned working out more didn’t bring more inch loss, if I wasn’t activating muscles it was in vain. I didn’t need to work out harder just smarter. I lost 38.8 inches by the end of the challenge.
Fast forward to this challenge. The first week I did just the Senior Fit instructional 4 days and 1 day did workout # 1 just half way through. Well my first week inch loss was 6.8″ this challenge. “Less is definitely more with T-Tapp” 🙂
One of the things I can recall my mother instilled in me was to look at the inside of a person, not the outside. She would encourage me to invite girls over from school who were from the worlds standard not well off, those that were shunned at school. It was hard at first learning that lesson but it really helped me to realize a person is not what they have on the outside but what is on the inside is more important. It taught me to stand up to peer pressure and not care what the majority thought.