R.W., Age 68

Dear Tamara, I've been to countless motivation seminars over my 68 years and expected this to be just one more "rah rah" event that took my money and time but gave me nothing that really motivated me to change. I've gained and lost weight far too many times to count and only came because my daughter-in-law kept pestering me. I've been in the depths of depression for two years crying every day – even hopelessly driving to this seminar. By the end of the first two hours I was in tears for a different reason. This was the opposite of anything I'd ever heard. I felt hope come back and light come back into my eyes. I honestly felt like a debilitating disease was finding a path to slowly drain out of my body. I have hope, and now I have tools. From this day forward I rejoice in the journey.

Marilee

“I feel like I have been on a "diet" or worrying about being on one for my entire life. I was always looking for the next best program for me. I jumped around from diet to diet or the next best pill or workout program. With Tamara's program I finally feel like I have found what I will be doing for the rest of my life. I am not looking for the next best thing because I have found the best program for me. I don't feel like I am on a diet. I love my workouts and I especially loved learning more about my core beliefs and how they were holding me back from being successful. When I started the program I didn't really believe that I could be successful. With age it has gotten more difficult to lose weight and I thought I was doomed to failure at this point in my life. I don't believe that anymore. I know that I can be successful with whatever goals I set for myself. I have already lost 15 lbs and over 20 inches and I feel great! Nothing can stop me now as I continue my journey. Thanks Tamara!"

Valerie, age 34

Full time Mom and Part time Bookeeper

"My experience during the 12-week program has been amazing. Not only are the workouts wonderful but I’ve truly become friends with my body again. Tamara’s core belief session helped me realize that I can and should listen to my body. I’ve realized that I haven’t really listened to what my body has been telling me since I was 14 years old. Tamara has given me the tools to know what I should eat as well as how much I should eat, but all the while listening to what my body needs. In past fitness regimens it has felt that I was in a constant battle with my body, trying to force it to be my perception of healthy. Now I trust my body, I know it will get stronger, I know that it will tell me when it’s hungry. I in turn will give my body the exercise it needs and feed it. I can do this for the rest of my life."

Nathan

Business owner

"I have lost a total of 25 lbs over the last few months, my pant size has gone from a 36-38 to a 34, I have lost inches in the waist and hips but more importantly gained muscle in the arms, calves and thighs. What a great program! I still remember Tamara telling us in our 3 keys to success that she was not going to teach us anything we didn't already know, she was going to teach us how to use the knowledge we have; and she was right. We know the foods that we should eat and avoid, we know that we need to exercise to be health, we know skipping meals is not healthy and that diets don't work. But what Tamara has done is create a program that takes this knowledge and teaches you how to use it. I believe "wisdom" is the application of "knowledge." And that is what Tamara has done, she gives you the wisdom needed to take the things you gain from her program and apply it to your life. The biggest thing that she has given me is the wisdom to EAT MORE!! That sounds crazy I know, it sounded crazy to me at the time. However, when I started to eat a breakfast everyday as well as eating more often throughout the day I saw not only changes in how I look, but how I felt. I didn't realize that I was walking around lethargic and fatigued until I started eating like my body needed. "

Kim, age 48

Doctor

"My background in medicine and health has taught me that the optimal approach to fitness is well rounded. It includes a focus on both what you take in and how you use that energy. There is also the very common and frustrating problem repeated by countless women who come to my office for their regular check ups. "I keep gaining weight as I get older." "I eat the same that I've always eaten and my weight keeps going up and up." Or, the heart wrenching, "I eat hardly anything and exercise everyday and I still can't loose weight." These women feel trapped in their bodies and helpless to change the "inevitable." In the past, I have commiserated generously, checked some lab work and given as much information as possible about caloric intake, the impact that advancing age has on muscle mass and any tips for exercise that I had read about or seen others try. Tamara seemed to approach weight loss and fitness in a very healthy and sustainable way. I was determined to try it for myself in hopes of having another tool to share with my patients (and, of course, reap the healthy benefits for myself, as well!) The food journaling gives you wide open choices, there are no forbidden foods. It's about choosing a balance of foods, not restricting. Tamara's program has affected me in ways that I never would have imagined. Her energy, her passion, knowledge and vision are contagious and empowering!!!"

"While at the gym, where I was basically living, I saw a flyer for TAMJAMS and thought it would be good to ADD to my regular program because I was getting board with all I was doing and needed some change in my routine. After the first week of writing down my food Tamara told me I needed to EAT MORE and I told her she was CRAZY. I also didn't need to workout so much. Again the word Crazy was mentioned but she was so positive I decided to give it a try. The first week I did what I was told I lost 6 pounds I was so shocked when I had been working so hard before to just stay stable. Tamara was right I needed to FEED MY BODY to have it work for me and I need to work it the right way with MIND MUSCLE and that would be enough. That changed my life that week and it also changed my families life because it gave me TIME back. The next thing to change was my mind. I still needed to FLIP my attitude. I still wasn't happy and was always looking for what I needed to do better or what could be better and finding all my faults. I was always telling myself "I'LL DO that WHEN I'M SKINNY ENOUGH or HEALTHY ENOUGH" so I was waiting to LIVE my life and my family was missing out on me. Tamara taught me to live my life NOW and stop waiting for UNTIL or WHEN. Be happy with yourself NOW. Picture your goal and work towards it but be happy with yourself and FLIP your attitude NOW. That in itself has been something my family has adopted as a family motto. I realize how much my health and constant diets were effecting [my two teenage] girls and how they feel about dieting. I can say that doing this program and how I feel about this LIFESTYLE CHANGE has effected my family in a very positive way FOREVER."

Dayna

"I love the vision and the knowledge; that has what helped me the most, well that and having fun while getting great workouts. Tamara is right, I am done dieting, I will reach my vision and have 'My body" back once and for all."

Shardae

"I wanted to do this program because I hated the way I looked and felt! I had bad self-esteem and I just wasn't very happy. I needed something to motivate me to change and get moving. This was just what I was looking for. It has turned out to be a lot more then I expected, in a good way! I have learned SO much."