Daily Log: 24Jan07

Today, I received my book, and I got to finally take a look at what all the fuss is about. Maya and I went out for dinner (Mike had plans), and I half-read and half entertained a toddler over veggie pizza at Il Vicino (mmmmm).

So far, it all looks like common sense — just common sense that’s easy to forget. If this stuff is as “powerful” as its fans claim, I’ll be amazed and impressed. For now, I’m giving it two weeks. Or perhaps a month.

Activity tonight:

Learned the stance.
Worked my way through a primary back stretch (PBS) one. part. at. a. time.

Doing this with the book (rather than a video) is painfully slow, especially for a long series of instructions!

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First measurements (ie, more yipe, yipe, yipe!)

My darling husband recently told me that even if (as I insisted) I’ve not only not gained since we met — but I’ve even *lost* weight — that I’ve lost some muscle. As much as it pains me to admit it, he’s right, and my initial measurements bear that out:

Bust: ………………… 40″
Ribcage: ………………… (forgot this one)
Waist: ………………… 31″
Abdomen: ………………… 37″
Hips: ………………… 42″
Right Thigh: ………………… 24″
Left Thigh: ………………… 23-3/4″
Right Lower Thigh: ………………… 17-3/4″
Left Lower Thigh: ………………… 17-1/2″
Right Calf: ………………… 13-3/4″
Left Calf: ………………… 13-1/4″
Right Arm: ………………… 11-1/2″
Left Arm: ………………… 11-1/2″

I’m going to add a ribcage measurement to the mix on the next go-’round.

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Here goes nuthin’

Brave or Stupid? You be the judge.
Allison posts photos to chronicle what she *hopes* will be a transformation.
The rear-view photos scare me.

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Bikini shot, 24 January 2007
Additional photos to be added weekly. Or not.

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Yipe, yipe, yipe!

Later…

Oh.my.god. (heh, nice irony, eh?)

I took some “before” photos in a bikini. I took some measurements. Let’s just say I’m not going to post the photos just yet — at least not until I have a good set (or two, perhaps) of preliminary “after” photos. I know I have quite a butt on me, but c’mon…seriously? Seriously. Let’s just say that if this works, there’s plenty of potential for the dramatic transformation to which I alluded above. (eeek)

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Take a deep breath and dive in.

After seeing seemingly “normal” folks mention T-Tapp again and again, I decided to give it a go. After all, it’s been since last May that I gave Shangri-La a go (which turned into a NO), so I’m overdue for some wacky get-myself-into-better-shape program, right?


On the right, me at 20 (1991).
Any chance I can look like *that* again?

One thing I love-love-love about T-Tapp is that it is not. a. diet. Seriously. Everything that I’m reading so far focuses on building lean muscle and on building metabolism (more muscle will do that, you know). A friend tells me that from looking at the site, it just looks like yoga, repackaged. All I know is that there are plenty of long-time fitness freaks (including plenty with years of yoga experience) who swear that this is a better workout than anything they’ve tried, ever. Another plus for T-Tapp: the focus is posture, a feeling of health, and the results on a measuring tape rather than the results on the scale.


More recently, hiking
west of Colorado Springs.

I ordered Fit and Fabulous in 15 Minutes (hello, too good to be true?), and it arrives this evening (damned UPS never gets here until like 7pm. Tomorrow morning, I plan to take my first set of measurements and photos. In a bikini. Hell, if this is as good as everyone claims, I’ll be mad if I don’t step it up and take the bikini shots. They’ll be *dramatic*. I love good drama (as opposed to the marital variety).

Watch this space.

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