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Two Meatballs: I’m Fat Again, Now What?!

April 23, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,#hikelly, and then I see the pic, baby steps, counterproductive, feeling chubby, gaining weight, get your head in the game beard, integrity, its so weird that I think I look like bey, let it go, lions are my spirit animal, move on, never going back to 340, New goals, reunited and on the right track, right after Kesha, rolling with change, thank you, too critical, too extreme, we need your support and positive vibestwomeatballsgetfit View all 18 comments

I feel like I’m at a crossroads. I find myself living life in the 275’s. And somehow it feels like I’m right back at the beginning. Somehow 275 equals 340. My family beach trip is quickly approaching and I looked back at pictures from last June and I don’t feel like I’m that different from where I was then.

And this is now!

Buuuut, do you know what was so different a year ago?! I was eating super healthy and I was super active every single day…I lost 5 pounds on vacation!

I was teaching water aerobic classes to my family and doing circuit training everyday. While everyone else ate shrimp Alfredo pasta, I made Paleo shrimp and girts with mashed cauliflower. I brought my scale with me and I ran up the stairs every single time. This weekend at the lake I ate carrot cake, cheese-its, ice cream, burgers, pizza…whatever the fuck I wanted and the most active thing I did was walk to the dock to lay out or climb the stairs to go to bed. #dammmit

Let me just say, I DON’T LIKE THIS FEELING. When I look back at pictures from this journey, I feel the prettiest and look the happiest when I’m doing the right things. All of the pictures that I looooove, I am chock full of integrity.

The pictures we’ve been taking lately I find myself picking my body apart…which I’ve literally NEVER done in my entire life.

This was my arm last week!

This was my tiny more defined arm from November. Ahhhhhhhh

I’m fed up. As per usual, Jenny and I joked today about starting a blog to get healthy and eating and exercising to lose weight. I don’t know why it gets me sooooo tickled but it really does! And we came to some freeing conclusions. I keep wanting to compare to where I was. For instance, I’m at 275 which would put me back at like an August weigh in. I have to stop thinking in those terms bc it is devastating to me and somehow not motivating me to move on. So today begins a new day and a new journey. I want to let it go (go ahead and sing it…you know you want to and if it makes you feel any better I’m singing it right now…somewhere my nephews are groaning!) and just breath and live meal by meal, moment by moment. I normally like a big picture. I want to figure out mathematically how long something will take me to do and with my old plan and no life interruptions and the amazing ability to continue to lose 10 pounds every single month without plateauing I would now be at 220 pounds. You guys!!!! That is not what happened and if I don’t let it go and move on, whatever is happening with my subconscious is going to allow me to continue gaining weight until I find myself right back here.

I never felt fat back then, because I wasn’t trying, I expected nothing out of myself ever. I had no idea what the word integrity meant in my personal life…I left that hard work at work. I will not go back there…do you hear me!? I WILL NOT GO BACK THERE. Even being here feels terrible on every single level…physically, mentally, emotionally. It’s harder to get around. I got used to being 25 pounds lighter than I am right now. And laziness begets laziness. Now the gym sounds like a crazy pain in the ass…and who has time am I right ladies?! I am out of control. Jenny and I went so far from center and for so long and then tried to send ourselves packing back to strict paleo and 5 times a week at the gym that it was a little doomed to fail. So our intermediate plan is to meet in the middle. We are going to add greek yogurt, a minimal amount of cheese and quinoa into our eating lifestyles. My vagina desperately needs more probiotics than I’m getting from KambuCha and pills and this will also give us a trillion more options while still being super healthy. And the hope is in a few weeks, we won’t even want that stuff anymore. #babysteps We are both excited about juicing and all the healthy benefits….even when we accidentally add in too many beets.

We need to start having our breakfast/business meetings again…look how cute and fun and healthy we look!

You guys…boxed water IS better!

We are going to continue doing yoga with Lila.

#mybey-beeboo #canthaveapostwithouther #sitdownkanye

I am going to ease myself back in at the gym. I’m going to start slow so I don’t hurt myself and find the joy in being physically active again and shake off the “burden” it has become lately. I’m going to stop lying to myself that what I’m doing is fine, or that I can start back tomorrow, or that sex is enough of a workout, or that 25 pounds isn’t that bad.

25 pounds is horrifying on this journey, but it is not the end of the world. But it is the end of the sentence and the last time I let things get this out of control. I’m tired of hearing myself say the same things but this is reality. It is a lesson that I will keep learning and I don’t have to like it but I do have to respect it. It is so easy to gain it back…all that hard work can vanish in the blink of an eye…and it was hard work and it will continue to be. But I’ve never been scared of a challenge.

Now I’m going to stop tormenting myself an just fucking do it.

I’m going to start laughing again and we are going to find our way back to fun! That is when we are at our best.

These are my inspiration photos to help me remember how much more I liked 250 and actually losing weight.

Look how happy and teeeeeeeeny!!! I cannot deny that that felt a millionty times better. And lastly I’m going to remember how much I have loved this journey with my best friend. We will be good for one another again!

In closing I want to remind you and myself how grateful I am to be able to do this. To have a platform to share my feelings and struggles and victories and to have such a supportive community standing with us is so incredibly empowering. Thank you for your patience in this very real slice of time. We love you every single day.

Two Meatballs: When I’m Wrong, I’m Wrong!!!

April 22, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,#lakelife, conquering fears, family game night, family getaway, kayaking, Lake Gaston, Mom's birthday, paleo schmaleo, polar plunge, the worst food weekend I've had in awhile, Whole Foods Carrot caketwomeatballsgetfit View all 4 comments

If you know me, you know that I have a healthy but some say “unfounded” fear of lakes. I think that my logic is sound and foolproof naturally. Here are the following reasons that I am leery of the #lakelife:

1. Flesh eating bacteria…we all know it’s in there but don’t google it…it’s so gross and you can’t unsee it.

2. Gigantic helicopter eating alligators…we all saw Lake Placid 1-4 am I right ladies!?

3. All of the dead bodies.

4. And finally, the fear of touching the disgusting bottom of the lake.

I mean truer words have never been spoken if I do say so myself which obvi I do. Whenever a “Lake Person” asks me why I avoid the lake and I answer with the above list, after their obligatory eye rolling and several proclamations of me being “ridiculous”, they tell me it’s all about the boat and day drinking. To which I respond, I have the living worst motion sickness and I’m sober fool! With all of these super reasons not to got to the lake I literally haven’t since childhood summer camp! My buddy Nikki owns a place to which she has so sweetly invited me several times to which I adorably respond Ewwwwwwwwwwwwww!!!! And then I shudder for days thinking of all the showers I would need to be clean again. But, this year at the Bobbies, one of my amazing and thoughtful gifts from my bosses was a weekend getaway to their gorgeous house on Lake Gaston.

With my mom’s birthday coming up , it seemed like the perfect place to be together. So I swallowed my pride and fear and we took the hour journey to the da da daaaaaaaa….LAKE! I rode with my parents whom I love. How lucky can you be to find a real relationship with your folks beyond the parent/child one. My parents are hilarious and adorable and so much fun to be around. We left Thursday night. And drove the dark and scary ghost trail that is the Virginia pathway back to North Carolina! Hahaha oh geography you silly goose. We arrived and pulled up to the most beautiful home. We ran through the house like kids on Christmas, oohing and ahhhhing over every room and the beautiful decorations. This is the picture I sent Jack and Joelle to let them know that we had arrived!

I mean..how cute are they!?

Then after walking out to the dock and taking useless night time pics,

we set up shop on the screened in back porch!

It was so quiet and I think I finally understand the word “serene”. Eventually it got too chilly and we moved into the gorgeous living room. Dad need to acclimate himself, which I think means, snoop!

Then it was off to bed. We all slept like champs bc the beds were sooooo comfy! We all spent the morning doing what we love, puzzles, blogging, pinteresting!

I brought Grandma Apple with us…I felt her and my grandpa there the whole time, but especially on the porch. #oldspice

We got dressed and headed out to Tammy’s Place for breakfast…yum! It was super overcast so we did a little drive/exploring around are area and then went home and napped like champs. Talk about relaxing! Then Kelly and the kids arrived and the relaxation was over but the fun began big time.

The kids were so cute running around the house and falling in love with every room!

This is how excited they were!!! They quickly found their bunk beds!

And my sister the sun worshipper had us all in our bathing suits in under 10 minutes…the sun finally busted through those clouds and just in time!

We explored the two story dock, kayaked, polar plunged and squirt gunned it up!

Wyatt was so brave out there with PawPaw and Chase kept us all cool with his water gun! Jumping into that water was the living coldest…on to the top deck for snuggling, swinging and sunning…look at this view!

And at this home!!!

Chase wanted to warm up in the tub and my pale skin had seen enough sun for the day…Wyatt quickly followed!

These boys sure know how to relax 😉

That night we had pizza and went to bed early, but not before cutting into Nana’s carrot cake! Needless to say this was a very unpaleo weekend, but what’s new?!

Happy birthday Nanney!!! It was so good! The next morning started with my favorite out of town ritual with the kids. They help me get ready. We all put on deodorant, I teach them how to fix their hair, they use product, we all exfoliated our lips, moisturized and then they wanted makeovers….my dream!!! And these are my little beauties…don’t miss Wyatt’s bow! #dreamsdocometrue

They both were so intrigued with blush…ugh I love them! Then we got into bathing suits and did it up! Kelly took on kayaking today! Look at her go #againdreamsdocometrue #iwantaboat #bester #hikelly #roastedyoufuckers #suckabutt

Mom found her permanent home in the swing!

Then we sort of got dressed and headed to a place called The Pointe…

Where we heard there were BIG fish to feed here and much needed lunch. It happened to be a huge music festival/oyster roast! The place was packed!

Chase serenaded us with Uptown Funk You Up and it was hilarious! We cheersed to Mom’s birthday, Grandpa Apples birthday and my sister said some amazing things about my win of the weekend getaway. I am so thankful that my family wants to and enjoys time together!

We had a lunch and fed the biggest catfish ever!!!

Later we went to dinner and then back home for family game night which consisted of Yahtzee!!! Auntie Katie, you would have been proud…I taught them how to sing YAaaaaahtzeeeee every time they dropped the dice and the kids picked it up like champs!

Mom looked at paint swatches…they are having the outside of their house painted!

And just like that, everyone was in bed and it was our very last night at the lake. The next morning we gave Nanney her gifts!

And after a rousing game of basketball and frisbee and a game called the Lobster Claw…

We cleaned and packed and this tired kid was ready to go!

I was ohhhh so wrong about the lake. What an amazing gift my bosses gave us. You know how I feel about time and this was the best getaway to spend time doing fun activities and taking in nature with my sweet little family. Happy birthday mom and Jack and Joelle…thank you so much from all the Beards! It was heaven and the most magical place. I can see why you love spending time with your family here. XOXOXO.

Two Meatballs: I’ve gotta fevah and the only prescription is pizza?!?!?

April 21, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,twomeatballsgetfit Leave a comment

so Thursday of last week, I woke up to at 6 a.m in excruciating pain. This was the beginning of a three day migraine.

A fever is not my best look, haha

I had to let Sandra ( the trainer) know I was not going to make it in. So I went back to bed. I didn’t have to be into work until 1pm. Well there was no way that was going to happen. My body was not leaving the bed. I don’t jump and go to the doctor for anything. I usually let my body work things out on its own. But by day two I knew I was going to need something a little bit stronger to get through this shit storm. So in I put my sweaty, achy, throbbing body in the car and checked in at urgent care!!!!

I got my meDs and passed out with miss Tina Myles ( yo yo)

London ended up sleeping at my moms that second night. times like these you just need your mom to save the day. And she did . I was able to sleep the day away, uninterrupted , and in the dark. This was exactly what I needed. When I woke up from my coma covered in sweat, I started feeling significantly better and all I could think about was foooooddd. I hadent eaten in a day and a half and all I wanted was a shitty cheap pizza! More specially my mind was repeating, dough dough dough!!! Why are these foods still so comforting!??????? yes, I made all my dreams come true and ate pizza until I could eat no more. And then right after I ate it, I thought about our journey. And then slept again!!! Who knew migraines were so exhausting???? We’ll know I’m better!!

Wheres my little mcnugget?????? Miss her!!

Finally things can get back to normal!!!!! So let’s do some hair!!!!!! Class time again at Samuel cole salon!!! It was a class that required a model. So guess who showed up to be my beautiful model?!?!?

Yesssss Sandra Axeman!!!!! She was in for a good time, look at what we are doing.

sandra was awesome. She was down for the ride, she asked no questions and was cool as a cucumber. And just let me go nuts on her hair!

Look at this girl!!

Look number one!

And look number two!

I had so much fun hanging out with Sandra outside of the gym!!! Love you lady, best model ever! I’m so happy to be going into work this week!!!!! I hate sick days. 10 days until May……….wtf, I gotta make something happen here! The pizza regrets are setting in. Ahhhhh! Will I ever learn??? Xoxo

Two Meatballs: The Power of Thank You!

April 17, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,say thank you dammittwomeatballsgetfit View all 4 comments

Greetings from the beautiful Lake Gaston!!! My amazing bosses offered us their home away from home this weekend for my mom’s birthday!!! This will be my writing home for the weekend….what a view!

This theme has been popping up all over the place in my life lately so I took it as a sign to write. Sorry this post is a little late, Jenny has the living worst migraine and I hadn’t found the password for the wifi at the lake!!!! Sawwwy! Back to the blog…have you ever noticed that people don’t accept your compliments? Or that you yourself automatically bat them away??? This is a little thing that I think has a huge impact on the way you see yourself and the way you interact with others and not to be dramatic, but your overall well being! I read somewhere that a compliment you hold inside is wasted, so at every turn I like to take the opportunity to tell someone what an amazing job they are doing, how grateful I am for their help and support, how much I love them! With my clients I love oohing and ahhing over their clothes, makeup, hair, new bag, etc and since my job is beauty based I love to explore all of the ways to enhance peoples natural beauty…with this comes lots of compliments. But what I’ve noticed is this; compliments make people feel very self conscious and embarrassed,

people feel a need to deny what you’ve said

or to offer a counter point i.e.: “you have such beautiful skin”, “except for my adult acne, rosacea and all these lines…I look so old!” or just flat out…you’re crazy!

Why!? Why are we so afraid for people to tell us the truth? A long time ago I adopted the theory of simply saying Thank You, when someone compliments me instead of devaluing what the complimenters words. I’ll admit, it was hard at first. We don’t feel comfortable being talked about, thought about or being the center of attention. We don’t feel worthy of the kind words or we simply are so hard on ourselves and bodies that we abhorrently disagree. Or maybe it feels too self indulgent or too exposed…there are so many reasons why this is a thing and I think it all boils down to self esteem. Saying Thank You is incredibly powerful. Denying a compliment isn’t so kind to the giver of the compliment…we are criticizing the other persons opinion. Overtime you go on the counter point defensive from someone else’s kind words, you are really saying, “You have no taste. Your opinion is wrong.” I think that it is certainly not the intention of the receiver to disrespect the opinions of the complimenter, but that is precisely what we are doing.

What do we have to lose by saying a simple thank you to a lovely and heartfelt compliment? And what do we have to gain if we believe the kind words that someone else has to say about us!? I think we have nothing to lose and everything to gain. Start slow, try to catch yourself from making a rebuttal.

And after all…You are beautiful, You are lovely, You are a wonderful person and You deserve to hear it every single day.

Embrace the power and simplicity in a thank you. Then over time, my hope is that you will believe their words and feel them for yourself. Embrace the compliments people!!! They are true and they feel sooooooo nice and warm and snuggly. A compliment is the best hug. You would always say thank you to the giver of a gift and what better gift is there than a compliment?! Here are some closing inspirations! Love you all and thank you for being you.

Take the love and give the love…it can only make the world brighter. Xoxo

Two Meatballs: Sippin’ on Ginger and Juice!

April 16, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,hi kelly, new friends, the power of juicing, yummmmtwomeatballsgetfit View all 4 comments

Last year, a woman named Theresa reached out to us through Two Meatballs on Facebook. She passionately offered to teach us all that she knew about juicing, Mind you this was long before Ahhhh Juice It Juice it Real Good! Jenny and I were so excited to try something new but between scheduling conflicts and life in general, it took until tonight for us to finally connect!!! Along the way, I realized that Theresa used to work with my beloved sister…small world and strangers no longer! So today, she sent me a grocery list and thanks to my amazing client and love of my life, Ruth, I now have my own juicer. #preparedashell #lovemypeople I got pineapples, carrots, celery, cucumbers, cilantro, spinach, strawberries, beets, ginger, limes, lemons, a sweet potato and apples! So excited to not be intimidated by my fancy juicer! #knowledgeispower

So at 7:30 sharp, Jenny and our new bff Theresa showed up!!! Instant friends!

She told us a little bit about her passion for juicing and healthy living…super inspiring! It’s always so great to meet people who are passionate and want to help others…love at first sight! We jumped right in with recipe # 1!

Here is the recipe! It’s important to deseed the apple and cut the tops off of the carrots. Let the prepping, writing, naming and juicing begin!

Juice number 1 Complete!

So easy and so delish! On to the next one!!!

This one was so refreshing!!!

This one was super refreshing! Numero trace!

Ummmm yummmm!!! Next!!!

I loved this one…this is how Jenny felt about it!

And a bonus #5! Yummy strawberries!

Theresa!!!! Thank you so much for teaching me how to use my juicer!!! And now we have so many yummy and easy options!!! Drinking juice makes you feel so healthy and makes your skin look fantastic. This is def something I want to become part if my life! Theresa, You are the living best. And get this, she left us with an awesome parting gift…a Jamberry sampler!

So fun!!! Here is her info…you should get something, these things are adorable!!!

Try these juices…shout out to Paul Puckett…here are the recipes I was talking about! Ok love y’all…get to juicing!

Two Meatballs: Paleo, Periods and Peppa pig!!

April 15, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,twomeatballsgetfit View all 2 comments

Have I ever mentioned my shitty period?!?! So the older I get the worse it is getting. Growing up my period had little to no effect on my daily life. I was pleasant , active, and pain free! I took so much pride in my none existent friend. Brandon use to think I was the “cool” girl, with rational emotions and always logical decisions. Well…….things have slightly changed!!!

I am exhausted, and full of cramps!!!

I feel extra fat

And last but not least………

this shit does not help with my plan to get healthy. I have allowed myself to give into these “needs” for too long. And I am just sick and tired of being sick and tired of myself!!!! I am always at my worst when I am tired. The voice in my head says, “microwave peeps with chocolate and put it over cool whip and cover it with sprinkle!!! I’m fucking Elf you guys!!!!!!

I can control myself!! I think?!?! I have to. I want to lose weight again, and I am disappointed that I have given into all my child like wants! I have to paleo it up! Paleo is full of good fats, this can be satisfying. So I started the morning with eggs and bacon!!!!

Ummm delicious. So far…..project Crush period with Paleo is going well.

I had a fast work lunch, so I have no pic, I had tuna and avocado, which a lot of people think is odd, but it is great!! #avocadosalldayeveryday

I had an internal struggle all day. I tried to talk myself out of going to the gym all day. I went.

Then I came home and made spaghetti!!!

But I didn’t eat it!!!!! I roasted veggies and put them over meat sauce.

Then I got some play time in with London.

This girl loves her Peppa pig. #britishcartoons #obsessed #muddypuddles

Then the chocolate cravings started to set in. So coco coconut cream it is!!

It is important that the can of cocunut milk has been in the fridge for 12 hrs. And then separate the cream into a bowl and add 1/3 cup of the water to it. A tsp of vanilla

Add 1 tbs of dark baking coco powder and a tbs of honey and blend

Amazing. How did I forget how great Paleo can be?!? I feel like I enjoyed it more then my typical cool whip binge because it was Paleo. It was guiltless. A total mind fuck.

the day is over and I had a successful Paleo period day. I am totally celebrating this small success. It is all just a reminder that we can do this. We can get back on track even when we are feeling like shit. I plan for tomorrow to be as successful as today!!! #backtobasics.

Two Meatballs: Meet Me in the Gymacafetorium!

April 14, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,#hikelly, busting out of school, Dates with my fam, field trips, happy birthday GiGi, ill fated beach trips, kids getting awards, my babies, National Siblings Day, NC Museum of Natural Science, the suns just going to bust through the cloudstwomeatballsgetfit View all 4 comments

This week/weekend was literally filled with my baby boos! My sister told me that my oldest nephew Wyatt was receiving an award and low and behold…I had a break in my day, so I was able to go Thursday. We met at my sisters and walked to the elementary school…

…on the most humid day of my life! #isthatyourhairorareyoujusthappytoseeme

We packed into the gymacafetorium just in time to see all the second graders file in.

Kids are the living cutest. The energy was at a fever pitch. The super sexy principal came out to acknowledge all the students who worked hard all year! The awards were so cute… A great friend to everyone, Friendliest smile, Great improvements in math…adorable. And my little nuggy won Most Improved Writing!

Look how grown up and tall and handsome!!! #literallytoocoolfroschool And how fun to be back on an elementary school campus. Congrats Wyatt….Mo is soooo proud! Then on Friday morning I met Kelly and the kids for breakfast, we took Wyatt to school and then headed downtown for a Natural Science Museum filed trip…with a sea of preschoolers….SOOOOO MUCH FUN! It is rare for me to see the kids with their friends. And honestly what is cuter. Chase talks about Cam and Henry all the time and to see the three of them together was so flipping cute I could have keeled over dead on the spot #theyrethethreebestfriendsthatanyonecouldeverhave Also, the teachers and parents were so kind to warmly accept the weird tag along aunt! Thanks y’all! First we walked through the Capitol on the way to our destination..but not before coffee and a cookie!

Like most boys, Chase is obsessed with anything Army…guns, dog tags, bayonettes, grenades…you get the gist! Look at the pure joy here…

We finally made it to our meet up spot in front of the museum!

Reunited and it feels so good!!! Look at these happy boys!

Scavenger Hunt time!!! Let the fun begin…my new 50 millionth dream job is a photographer!

I don’t know if pictures are doing this friendship enough justice…they were inseperable. And so sweet to each other and giggly and they ran everywhere!!! And of course there is always silly time with Mo!

On to more exploring!

After a thousand years of coming to this museum, the sloth was finally out!!!! Snack time!

And finally, on to the main event…the Discovery Room! I don’t know who was more excited!?

Chase was such a little participator and such a good listener…he wasn’t afraid to chime in and volunteer…bestill my heart! Too much cute for one day. But this pic is my favorite and I think sums up the day the best!

Chillin in a Dino footprint! Today was a huge realization that I have trained the kids to be on for photos at all times! When I asked the boys to act scared in the mouth of jaws, Chase lit up but Henry and Cam needed time to warm up! Adorable #familyofablogger Some last minute pics with my baby before we part ways!

On to part two of the best day of my life…a date with Wyatt. You know when you know a kid just needs to be sprung from school!? Wyatt and Chase are going through growing pains and Wyatt seemed to be having a tough day. So I asked Kelly if it was ok if I took him out of school early on Friday. I felt like a fugitive. I walked into the office, sweating. I asked if I could sign Wyatt out for a doctors appointment….I almost threw up. I just kept imagining him walking into the office and being like ” i don’t have a doctors appointment and if I did, she would’t be the one taking me!” So when he walked in and saw me (and that face lit up, I could have bawled right there) I just said get out…lets go, don’t talk! He backed out of the office and we set about our day. He was red faced and sweaty from a new game him and his friends made up at recess…something about hugging a pole and running. We made it all the way to the car before he said, Ummmm whats going on!? I said, you looked like you needed a break and he gave me a hug…bestill my heart part deux! We went to Coquette bc this kid shares my affinity for steak frites. We got fancy and dined al fresco!

Pinkies up! HE is so grown and polite. And he talked my head off. I just kept saying, I couldn’t love you more Bubba and he kept patting my arm. Oh how I love these kids. Our lunch was amazeballs…then we walked over to the movies and watched Home…so sweet and funny!

We talked a lot about Gigi, it was her birthday on Thursday and she would have been 81. We talked a lot about everything and nothing. He is such a joy. I couldn’t be a luckier auntie to have these two sweet babies in my life. They are just growing up so fast and time with them is my favorite way to spend a day. Plus they are just so damn funny. #bleepbloopS Unbeknownst to us, it was National Siblings Day and I’d say Kelly and I hit it out of the park….literally!

Man do I love this girl. She is such a joy, she always has a smile and a belly laugh and looves to dive soooooo deep and solve all the worlds problems…it feels like being with Gigi. So we woke up extra early to continue our new yearly tradition of weekend day trips to the beach.

It was so warm and sunny in Raleigh. We had breakfast and then headed out. about an hour into the trip it got real dark…which for the first time prompted us to look at the weather….DAMMIT! Windy, rainy and cold. Well we were already halfway there so Kelly said the sun would bust right through those clouds…thats a thing! So we DJ’ed it up, sang our favorite songs and had so much fun. Two uninterrupted hours together alone….word!!! So we made it to Wrightsville and it was pretty shitty out. But we changed into our bathing suits in the parking lot and sun screened it up #youcanneverbetoocareful #irishashale and trekked down to the ocean. Beach Please…it was miserable but we weren’t ready to accept defeat quite yet!

After almost an hour we packed up and went to lunch at The Oceanic…yum!!! And we stupidly sat outside. #wedontlearnlessons The view was gorg!

We were far-reezing!

Lunch was great and the company was even better. Did I love you like woah and honestly lesson learned, we will check the forecast next time. Mother Nature 1 Beard Girls 0 But the conversation is the relationship so Beard Girls 1,000,000!!!! Love you Kel!!! We then drove home and watched the Comedy Central Roast of James Franco #suckabutt and died laughing. Greatest weekend of all time!!! Hope yours was! Xoxox

Two Meatballs: We use to be really fat….and now we are less fat!!!

April 10, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,twomeatballsgetfit Leave a comment

Hellllooo!!! So on our journey to getting recommitted, why not have a Ton of Fun Finally meeting at Fleet Feet with all our favorite buddies. Being around all of these other committed healthy life seekers was so inspiring. Sara and I always enjoy talking to people and hearing there personal journey. So this was just a total love fest of everyones hard work!

And our buddy Carrie (Event Coordinator) at Fleet Feet made us feel welcomed as always!!

The store was full of energy. Costumers were greeted by MEATBALLS! and we couldn’t get enough of it!!

Sara and I are always excited to hear that people actually read our blog. It really helps us be better! I know I left last night ready to rewrite the last three months!!

And Asiscs were thee again! I love my shoes. So wanted to try on every pair!!

So I went out into the world to see what a power walk in these bad boys felt like.

And they gave the Meatballs some cute gym bags! looooove.

Here are our raffle winners!!! You guys know we work at a salon right! Well we decided to raffle of some amazing products from the salon. A little bit of Oribe!!! and Bumble and Bumble products!

And here we are jackassing around

We had the best time. Looking forward to seeing all of the Ton of Fun participants again!

Well now that we are bubbling with recommitment why not Start the next morning with a little bit of Sandraaaaa!!!!!

This workout was probably the hardest workout we have done in a long time. We were sweating our asses off! it hurt so good sandy!!!

We started with a lot of squats and lifts!!

we then did a 20 secs on 10secs off of sprints

Crunches with presses, and butterfly lifts

push ups

this was FFFFing awful, planks with weights! When Sandra does it first to show us, it looks like no big deal. hahah Im so dumb!!

ropes!!!!!! 20 secs on 10 secs off!

Tricep push ups!! These feel crazy!

At the end of a sequence Sandra would tell us to do a 30 sec burn out and basically that is doing what ever you were just doing but just doing it in small pulses. Sweaty!

We did crunches with 5 lbs punches up and down!!!

Lunges for days!!! I look like a crazy woman!!! So beefy

It felt so good after we finished this hard ass work out!!! feeling proud! Thank you Sandra for always pushing and believing in us!!

Two Meatballs: Yoga-taaaa Be Kiddin’ Me!!!

April 9, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,be in the moment, breathe through the pain, confessions of an addict, find your balance point, finding your gifts, hi kelly, just breath, let it go, Love you Lila, move on, new ways to exercise, recovering addict, stay grounded, struggles, take it day by day, yogatwomeatballsgetfit View all 6 comments

You guyyyys….ummmmm have you tried yoga cause it’s amazing!!!! One of my lovely, long time clients, Lila, is training to be a yogi so we were lucky enough to be her guinea pigs! Jenny and I got our zen on, grabbed our yoga mats and headed over to the most gorgeous home of sweet Lila.

All of my weight has settled right into my back fat y’all!!! And as Jenny and I always do, we had an awesome, deep convo in the car on the ride over. She said something that really resinated with me. We were talking about why it’s so hard to be good over the holidays and why its so tempting to do what you are not supposed to do…she said, we’ve relapsed! I know she shared with you on Tuesday her addiction to sugar. We both lived a really unhealthy lifestyle for so long….for me nearly 30 years. We have completely changed our lives over the past year BUT we have experienced a relapse lately. Mine has been on and off for three months. Naming it with “relapse” gave me so much insight, so much acceptance and the power to simply move on. I am an addict…in ohhhh so many ways. Changing your life and giving up your unhealthy vices doesn’t happen over night. And sometimes you slip back into old patterns. But what has changed is that it doesn’t feel as good anymore. Now when I eat pad thai, I feel like a junkie shooting up heroine in a gas station bathroom…and it really doesn’t feel that different. The guilt is overwhelming because I want to get this right this time. I don’t want to waste any more time. The thought of gaining this weight back instantly reduces me to tears and the disappointment is too much to bare. What if I gained all of the weight back?! It just isn’t going to happen. I know better and that is why I don’t feel as fulfilled as I used to when I gave in to my momentary cravings. Sure the Robin’s Eggs on Easter were good, but the guilt wasn’t and to be honest…they just aren’t worth it. I feel my best when I embrace this new life that I’ve signed up for. I want to stop rebelling against it. I feel my worst when I try and shove myself back into my old life bc it just doesn’t work for me anymore. This may not be my last relapse and I am positive that I will always be a recovering addict and that I can’t strive for perfection, only for progress. This is going to be a day by day thing and it’s hard dammit. I want to think that I am stronger that this and I believe that I am. A relapse is not the end of the world, it is an opportunity to reevaluate and become even more committed to a future that I know I want. Thank you Jenny for saying exactly what I needed to hear, at the perfect moment. I was stuck in a disappointment cycle and I couldn’t seem to find my way to the surface, but your words gave me perspective and so much clarity. I am so thankful every single day to have met you and to embrace this new challenge side by side. Side by Sidebar complete…back to Lila’s…

This is Lila! She is fantastic…and so is her home. We took every opportunity to explore…I can’t focus until I have tour!

Love this house!!! Ok…time to get spiritual!

Let me just say, Lila is the living best teacher, she has the perfect yoga voice and I was instantly relaxed. She had us sit like her and close our eyes and she just said a lot of really powerful things. we had to identify where our balance point was. I chose my heart. I love a visual. Then she started talking about being rooted to the ground, breathing in, lengthening our bodies, letting go, being in the moment, forgiving ourselves, breathing through the tough poses and how we can use all of these things in real life to cope. Ummmmmm, talk about relevant to the situation. As I sat there and as we moved into the poses…ps yoga is serious y’all, I was sweating up a storm…I let got of the weight gain and disappointment. I decided to live in the moment and start fresh. You can always clean slate it. My heart is my balance point. We kept moving through the poses and she gave us so much inspiration and the visualization was so empowering.

She really let us be ourselves and laugh when we needed to be silly, but both of us really needed this reconnection to ourselves and time to be quiet and with ourselves. Learning how to breath and stretch and ask more of your body while being kind to it felt so good. She really catered it to us and played music and taught us modifications but also asked us to push ourselves. She carefully explained each pose and when to breath. Then we ended on the floor quietly connecting with ourselves (and each other haha) and experienced some quiet time to reflect as she helped us to stretch and relax more. She read us a story from Eat, Love, Pray and I think both of us almost cried.

She gave us a little parting gift of rosemary, incense and the story that she read us.

Soooooo thoughtful!!!! But Lila, you gave us a much bigger gift. We so appreciate your time, the time you put into preparing something for us and the gift of experiencing yoga. I feel a deeper connection with myself, Jenny and you Lila! You have found your calling. This was such an incredible hour of enlightenment and exploration. I am always capable of more than I think. I need to spend more time connecting to myself and taking care of myself. You are such an amazing person with a kind and giving spirit. You made this so fun and easy to understand. I never felt intimidated and I felt incredibly well cared for. Thank you thank you thank you. You have made us Yoga Believers and we literally cannot wait to do it again! Big shout out to Lila’s husband A for taking these pics!!!

Everything happens the way its supposed to and if life were easy it wouldn’t be worth it. Change is hard work and you have to put in the effort every single day. I feel so much more connected, grounded and balanced. What a gift! Until next time! We most definitely felt the love and we love you that much also Lila!

Two Meatballs: Straight Chillin’ with My Peeps…Get It?!

April 8, 2015health, fitness, beauty, motivation, plus size, make up, hair, hairstylist, oribe, bumble and bumble, MAC Cosmetics, comedy, Paleo, besties, best friends, meatballs, exercise, life change, lifestyles,bleep bloop shit, Easter with my bunnies, egg dyeing, hi kelly, i love my familytwomeatballsgetfit View all 5 comments

What a fun, family filled weekend!!! Sara here. I love Easter…I love the egg hunt, the family time, the pretty pastel colors, being at my mom’s house, having so much family around, pretending to be bunnies, decorating eggs and getting the kids so much fun stuff! It’s simply the best!!! The day before we dyed eggs…and hands! But first we boil eggs…#ghostchasekilla #idontcarewhoyouarethatishilarious #ipatmyownback

And it’s go time…

This is the fun part!

#theworstwaytolayanegg #bagock!

Look at these dirty birds! #slayingthebirdrefernces

And look at these beauties!?

And there is always time for selfies…these kids picked out there own clothes at Old Navy and yeah…They are Kind of A Big Deal! wink face. #whereschase!?

Honestly I love nothing more than teaching the kids how to look ridiculous!

Now, we make Bird’s Nests with Nanny!

#chocolatewasted

Time for Easter!!! What’s more fun than a treasure hunt, but first STOP…It’s Bunny Time!

The adults got lunch ready and hid some eggs for the big hunt!

Map time!

The kids hide in the bedroom while we hide Wyatt’s eggs in the back yard and Chase’s in the front!

Go time!!!

So much fun!!!

And look at all they found!

It was such a beautiful day…Kelly, the kids and myself sat around outside and talked and got a little sun…pants off!!! I was wearing a short dress over pants and I thought, how is my pale Irish ass supposed to get some vitamin D all covered up. So the boots and pants came off. the boys thought it was hilarious and they followed my inappropriate lead….much giggling ensued. They sold me out to the adults on the back porch by yelling Mo took her pants off to which my dad replied, What’s new!? Hahahahahahah #nudist #wwjayzd And then we had a big conversation about what was Moappropriate and InnaMoproriate. So damn funny and oh how I love these kids. And ps after ten minutes of sun, I am burnt to a crisp! Nichole Lumaye called me a delicate peach! I’ve never loved something more! Uncle Steve, Aunt Deb, Uncle Marty and Aunt Retha all made an easterappreance! And with all the extra hands around, we got our first family photo in a longgggg time!

Ugh!!!! I love this little family so much! And guess what…you guys aren’t even going to believe this…we even took some silly pictures!

But this one wins…

As far as food goes…my lunch was paleo as hale!

But I for sure ate sprinkle cakes and bird nests and robins eggs! #whhhhyyyyyy

My new philosophy is be good all month and splurge al little on the holidays!

But today is a new day…time to bunny hop this weight right off. So much fun…I LOVE MY FAMILY! I just want to yell it from the roof top!!!! Hope your weekend was wonderful and full of love. Until next time bunnies. XOXO

Two Meatballs Get Fit

We had so much fun getting fat together. Now we're going to have even more fun getting fit!