Teresa Tapp offers a
couple of workout tapes which appear to be stretching, toning and
abs, plus supplements. As she mentioned, she tries to do the
exercises a couple of times weekly but sometimes takes time off.
What she DOESN'T mention is that she ALSO averages about 15-20 hours of other
activity a
week, some of it very intense like roller blading and on the weekends she also
does heavy farm work.
She claims to eat 2000-2500 calories a day and perhaps she DOES eat that much daily. Some very few individuals have an unusually high metabolism, lucky souls. But if you are overweight and reading this, you likely have a more normal metabolism and thus could not keep as slim as Teresa Tapp eating that many calories a day!
She also wrote to me that she avoids "man made carbs" every third day which might significantly lower her caloric intake for that day.
In any event, the idea which one would get from magazines etc detailing her program which seems a bit pricey for a program of calisthenics and stretching, is that if one does the T-Tapp tape a couple of times a week, the boot camp once in a while and avoids man made carbs every third day, one will be as slim as Teresa and this might be misleading especially if one doesn't ALSO participate in the 15-22 hours of activity IN ADDITION to the tapes that Teresa does weekly.
This appears to be the food plan from her "boot camp":
Eat breakfast - breakfast options: -1 c.Honey Puffed Kashi, Spelt Flakes or -1/2 c.Whole Oatmeal with one cup of organic milk....or 2 eggs any style with fresh tomatoes.
2-3 hours later: have one or two hard boiled eggs if cereal was for breakfast or fresh fruit with approximately 10 raw almonds if eggs were for breakfast. Take one capsule of CountryLife co- enzyme B-complex and two alfalfa capsules.
Half hour before lunch - spray 3x with pyruvyl-glycine
Lunch: 6 to 8 oz sliced turkey or roast beef with salad of romaine lettuce, green onions, tomatoes, and cucumbers.... low fat salad dressing (not fat free!) Bottled water or ice tea for beverage. Take another co-enzyme B-complex..
2-3 hours later: 2 fresh carrots with greens on top, 2 stalk of celery and 2 tablespoons of fresh peanut butter (or half cup of Geni-soy toasted soy nuts) Take 2 alfalfa, 1 fibertox, and 1 multi-vitamin.
One hour before dinner: spray with pyruvyl-glycine 2 to 3 x
Dinner: 6 oz filet mignon with 1 cup steamed broccoli or spinach and red bell pepper - one glass of red wine or sparkling mineral water.
2-3 hours later - one cup of fresh berries (strawberries, blue berries and raspberries) with raw almonds or walnuts or granny smith apple or cup of unsweetened soy milk with one teaspoon of molasses. Take 3 tablets CountryLife "Nerve and OsteoSupport" and 2 alfalfa.
This diet which like many drastic diets doesn't include some nutrients,
appears to be very low calorie which may not be healthy, according to several
studies.
The bottom line is that Teresa Tapp's tapes may be good and her diet may
work but if you want to be as slim as she is, you have to work out a whole lot
more than just doing the T-Tapp workout a couple of times a week, and probably
calorie restrict as well. And the tapes may NOT be as good for actually
cardio FAT BURNING as Richard Simmons and others.
T. Tapp is no longer affiliated with
"Women's Fitness" Magazine which has gone through a
facelift lately.
A former employee who worked for Tapp for over a year, told me she rarely if ever, saw Teresa eating anything.
Source:Teresa Tapp's tip of the week , correspondance
with Teresa Tapp
