About That Tummy
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QUESTION: I really don’t like to exercise. Do you? Was the motivation to lose weight enough to keep you going? I’m having a hard time staying motivated. QUESTION: I tapp for awhile (like a month or longer) and then life seems to get so busy with running the kids around, homeschool lessons outside of the…
A Walk Down Memory Lane: Fifty Pounds Ago by Charlotte Siems Sometimes a little walk down memory lane serves us well. Returning to a familiar place often brings back memories. Having just attended a T-Tapp event at the Safety Harbor Resort and Spa in Florida, I was reminded of my very first trip there five…
Driving home through dark neighborhoods at night, it’s fun to peek into houses with lighted windows that look friendly and inviting. We can peer through the open curtains as we drive by, to catch a glimpse of what color the living room is painted and how the furniture is arranged. In the same way, we like…
Angel Food Cake in a Cup by Charlotte Siems Over the years, the kids have brought home fun “stuff” from Grandma’s house. Noise-making toys, clothes, stuffed animals and snacks have been produced from the luggage upon their return home. Last week was no exception, except this time the girls brought home a recipe….
Don’t you just love Spring? The pear trees are dressed in bridal finery, with their veil of snowy white blossoms. Daffodils nod their cheery heads in the flower bed, and forsythia branches burst forth with yellow blooms. The outdoor world looks fresh and green, full of new promise. We have an urge to bring springtime inside, and put away…
The Last Known Photo by Charlotte Siems “What would you do if a tornado destroyed everything you owned?” This question came up in a discussion of the recent tragic tornadoes throughout the South. We tried to imagine where you would turn in such a catastrophe, and how you would start over if your home and vehicles were…
I’m convinced that being conscious of having ribs up and lats set as I have gone throughout my day (not just my workout) this first year of t-tapp is one of the ways my body has allowed my chronically bad lower back to heal. This is the first year in almost 20 years that I have lived a pain free lifestyle! I sometimes still have twinges of a weak back (stemming from a weak core) but NOTHING like it used to be. I’m very grateful.
Thank you, dear! Such a timely post. As usual?
Thank you Charlotte for the encouraging and enlightening posts. I attended your Stillwater ‘form tweaking’ class last week. I cannot tell you how glad I am that I attended. Your adjustments to my form have made such a difference in how my body feels as I exercise. I am sure it will make a difference in how my body responds as well. Your posts also reflect your attention to your pupils. Comments are timely and encouraging. You are an inspiration to me to ‘keep on keeping on’. Thank you.
Thanks Charlotte! What wonderful encouragement!
That’s exactly what I’ve been going through… loss from edges toward the middle. 🙂
Lift ribs and keep TTappin’
Thanks for your good words and your constant encouragement!
Thanks for the reminder! After an incredibly hetic summer with barely a full workout, it’s good to get a remotivating reminder!
I am so excited to read about your experience because it confirms my own. I have lost five inches off each thigh but only 2 inches from my upper abs. I wondered about loosing from the periphery first but no one else seemed to know about it. I believe it will be easier to keep working out having the hope that the abs are going to get smaller later. Thank you sooo much. I feel so validated.
So glad to encourage you all–true story!
Thanks for that encouragement Charlotte. My 7th baby is almost 9 months now and I feel discouraged like never before. When I do look at you and your experience, it gives me hope 🙂
Hi Charlotte!! I have nine children and my 6th was 11 1/2 pounds. I also have a 6’4″ college sophomore. Your story is very encouraging. I’ve been T-Tapping for about three months, and it is exactly what I needed for so many reasons.
Donna, hang in there! My tummy was the last to go, but bless its heart, it’s been through a lot! Be patient and stay consistent!
Hi Charolette, could you give some specif tips on what you mean by lifting ribs and setting lats? I’m having trouble figuring out what that feels like. Thanks!
Hi Diana,
Lifting ribs is really just good, tall posture, keeping the entire spine as long and straight as possible. Weak abs want to let the ribs sink down into hips, causing the belly to relax and pooch out. When you stand up tall and straight, you not only look more confident, younger and slimmer, the muscles on the sides of your back (lats) tighten and are engaged. Chest will be out, shoulders gracefully back. Hope this helps! (I slumped when I walked and sat for years so it took a while to get used to this!)
Thank you so much for your quick reply! I see what you mean and can really tell how far off my posture is from this. I am exclusively breastfeeding our second baby so I seem to feel perpetually hunched. Actually pulling myself up helped me see where I am and where I need to work to be! Thanks again!
I am wondering about your “after” picture? 🙂 🙂