T Tapp, first class

So last night I broke the long silent streak of not attending exercise class. I swim, I walk, I work out with weights, but my belly is getting the "old lady" pooch. My long time friend, Maggi, wrote me about T Tapp a couple years ago, but I told her I was happy with my routine of swimming, walking and weights. Then last year we moved to Safety Harbor. Maggi wrote me again telling me that was where T Tapp started and that she thought Teresa Tapp was from Safety Harbor. She again encouraged me to try it out. I did a little, very little, research. Found the web site and even followed some instructional video to try it out. Ho Hum, I just wasn't motivated. I did notice that they had a fall convention at the Resort/Spa just a couple blocks away. Again a week ago Maggi writes me again about it; three times the charm? Ok, Ok, now she was offering to PAY me to attend a class so I could help her out. Seems it is an East Coast phenomenon that hasn't quite made it big on the West Coast. She wanted help with her form and mentioned that the workouts she was doing with the video did make her break a sweat. So she gives me a link to a T Tapp instructor. I do a little research and make a phone call to Jeanne and find out that there is room in her beginning Tues/Thurs class. Well, I finally went last night. Jeanne was great, Joan the only other student, was great. The workout was great and I woke up so hungry this morning that I made a big weekend style breakfast for Lou and me before he took off at 7:30 am. No, I won't bill Maggi for the $15 class.

I like to have goals, plans, things to look forward to. Trip planning makes me as happy as the actual trip. Looking forward to visitors makes me love the preparation; housework, stuff that usually gets put off until I can't stand it anymore. I started this blog to mark my course through the T Tapp getting in shape program that I have put out there as my goal. I will be 57 this year, yup, same age as my mother. At least in my mind. Things are not as they used to be, mostly because of my lack of ambition in the body dept. and honestly I just haven't believed until recently that I could look as good as I did in my 30's, heck at 49 when Lou and I got married I looked great, felt great. T Tapp is intense and focused. I like that it isn't the jumping around. I did Jazzersize for years and loved it, but it doesn't inspire me any more. T Tapp does. I won't make you wash your eyes out with soap by putting a before picture up....when I am there (weight wise) I will post the before picture. Until then I may share pictures of my kids, my wildflowers and even a sunset view from the dock, but no pictures in yoga pants/wifebeaters side view until there is one that looks remarkably better than the "before."

BTW the "Life Chapter 5.5" is in reference to being in the 2nd half of my 50's decade.