Hi Shellie (aka "My Idol")!

I know that you probably receive hundreds of emails a day from dedicated TaeBo-ers, but I thought I would add mine to the stack. I started doing Tae-Bo in 1999. I got on auto-delivery for the Advanced Tapes and did Basic every morning (the same one!), and Advanced every night after work and on the weekends). I lost 50 pounds between March and September of that year. I DID keep the weight off for a good two-three years until it started creeping back on again (life got in the way and I stopped exercising).

In March of this year, I started doing Tae-Bo again (twice a day) and have so far lost 33 pounds. I now have a huge library of Basic and Advanced Tapes, including the "latest" Tae-Bo Totals (I have over 40 tapes all together), and I have them in rotation (every morning I pick the next Basic from the pile and every evening I pick the next Advanced). This has kept me and my body from getting bored with the same tape every day. People at work ask me (daily) what I have been doing because they can see the changes in me.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE Tae-Bo. Not only does it make me feel better physically, but I also feel stronger mentally. I love that I can laugh during the tapes when Billy miscues something, or sings the wrong words to the songs. I love that I can laugh at myself or yell at the TV when Billy is pleading for just one more set! I love that there are real people getting hot and tired and grimacing in pain. I love that there are real people in real clothes who can be uncoordinated or weak, but no less motivated.

Even though I still have weight to lose, I consider myself to be more fit than anyone else I know (short of the marathon-runners I work with), and I also feel that I am a two-time success story!

I am so excited about the new releases set for October, and I would love to take part in motivating others to join the Tae-Bo phenomenon. I would also (ultimately) be interested in getting certified to be an instructor.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read my comments (if, indeed, it is actually you).

Sincerely,

Stacy

P.S. - I should note that I sent this letter [to Shellie Blanks and the infomercial people] on 8/6. As of this past weekend, I have now lost 40 pounds! I have gone from a size 20-22 to a 14. I know that I am at the stage that some people would consider their "before" picture, but I am about 1/2 way to where I want to be, and I am 200% more confident than I was, and I feel fabulous - inside and out!