Hiiiiiiiiiii! The time has come…it’s our first weigh in!!! We wanted to get really real with you guys! Want to get a lot closer to your friend’s husband…ask him to take a semi-nude photo shoot of you and his wife hahahahahahahahah…#thanksBrandon. Being this exposed is Jenny’s nightmare!!!! I’m not that bothered by it but it is a little intimidating to put a number out there into the world! But we’ve been doing really well and we want to share the WHOLE journey with you…the good, the bad and the chubby! Drum roll please!!!


OK!!!! So yes this is my nightmare. I’ve held on to this number so tightly over the years as it has gone up and down. Well, now that it’s out, it really just doesn’t seem that scary! I feel like a dirty little secret is out and I feel free! I’m so excited to see that chalkboard look bigger and bigger! Love you, thank you for the support!-Jenny


This feels awesome! I am such an instant gratification person and losing weight is anything but! We’ve worked really hard and it is paying offfffffff!!!! This was so much fun to do, I would be so happy if I never had to wear clothes again. My nightmare was putting this out into the world, because there is no coming back from it. But I don’t want to come back…I want to really do this this time. I can’t tell you how grateful I am for the outpouring of love and support. xoxo-Sara

Ps…Here are the outtakes!!!!!






You can expect a weigh in on the first of the month…every month! Again Brandon…thank you so much for being a team player!

This is a weekly segment that we are introducing! Sorry Throw Back Thursdays…all the cool kids are doin’ Fat Back Fridays! Please enjoy our unfortunate, oddly angled, super unflattering, terrible hair and generally flabbiness. PS…you’re welcome!

Enjoy your weekend!!!! We love you! xoxoxoxoxoxoxox

 

HIiiiiiiiiiiiii, Its Jenny!!   I have a super busy week.   Being busy usually leads to fast, pick up meals. When this happens I usually go to this place right by my house, Sushi Hibachi and get a Mary Roll and a Spicy Tuna Roll and who knows, if I was feeling fierce top it off with some pad thai.   I was spending anywhere between 10 and 20 dollars for lunch at least twice a week.    But…….. I am staying organized and sticking to my paleo lifestyle even when the day goes to total shit, when my sweet Londie feels icky,  or get so tired I don’t know how to even begin making a meal at home.  Sooooooo  I worked out  this morning and instantly after that I was starving!!!!  I ran home and cut my Spaghetti squash in halves and through it on a  baking pan covered in coconut oil.  That went into the oven at 400 and cooked that for and hour.  In a skillet on medium high heat, cooked down a half of an onion, two garlic cloves, and Mushrooms, After about 7mins. I through in skinless chicken thighs.  I chose those because they are so cheap which works with my budget!  After that mostly cooked through I added Lemon juice and sliced up cherry tomatoes and a little bit of salt and pepper.  Anywayyyyy I mixed this all up with my squash.   Let me just say, I have never made spaghetti squash before.   I am an Italian noodle snob!!!   Does it taste like what I have always known spaghetti to be…. NOOOOOOO.  But it was warm , comfy and completely satisfying!  I use to live to Eat!!!! Now Im trying to eat to LIVE.  BAMMM….done.  #healthyfood #fuckinfull #Ihavealotofleftoverssara!  Love you guys!!!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hiiiiiiiiiii!  It’s Sara!  I just flew back from NYC last night. I drove right over to see my little meatball as soon as I got home. You don’t realize how much you rely on your accountability buddy until you guys spend some time apart.  Also, I usually go to Bumble and bumble for class with her so everything was off!  But I still managed to have an amazing time with my super supportive and hilarious boss, Joelle. Sooooooo, the big question…how did Paleo go on the road?!  Well I would say that I stuck to an 80% Paleo diet and a 20% when in New York mentality.  I indulged when something was really calling to me and I tried to split everything with Joelle to stay on budget and to not revert to my old ways.  I don’t know if I’ve mentioned it yet, but I gave up drinking for 2 months so I can really stay focused. Drinking is a really bad trigger for me…for EVERYTHING!  I want to smoke when I drink…I want to eat everything in sight and worst of all I want to keep drinking!  Then fast forward to the next day.  I feel like shit and I want to lump around and eat EVERYTHING IN SIGHT and drink all the soda in the world.  So this was the first time in the city, not drinking, on a budget, trying to eat healthy aaaaaaand trying to exercise (who am I?!?!). Oh yeah and go to a really challenging class “Fierce Conversations” at Bb.U.   I slightly failed with the budget when I traded in my recyclables at MAC…even with the free lipsticks I still found several things that I simply couldn’t live without…every girl needs a Lorde lip right guys?!?!  But overall I think it was a smashing success and I learned some very valuable lessons.  When I stray from the things that make me feel good when I eat them and flirt with the things that make me feel bad (brown rice, bread, cheeeeese, sweets and even coffee) I really feel terrible!  My allergies have been so amazing lately and the moment I made different decisions…I paid for them! Being in a big city does allow for lots of walking so the exercise helped balance me out but,  I’ve been stuffy and had a headache all day!  Lesson learned!  Hopefully I can remember that next time. It feels great to be home and feel a little more in control of what goes into my body.  Missed you guys…xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

 

 

 

 

Sara is in New York City at the House of Bumble testing the limits of her new food and exercise regime…hopefully she stays strong!  I am so Jealous and so not jealous  all at the same time.  I’m too weak right now not to be tested!  New York gets the best of me every time. I smoke, I drink…I pig out and I usually do it all with my partner in crime Sara.  We had a laugh attack last time we were there drinking that lasted for three hours!  Oh the fun we’ve had.  Anyways…I’m going to go work out. I also have to go grocery shopping!  I just came off of my  daughter London’s 2nd birthday party.  You Guys!!!!!  I had cake her cake and I ate it too!  And I don’t regret it, but now its Monday and I’m focused and ready to go.  Here’s my plan…keep me accountable:

At the Gym:

45minutes on the elliptical

15 minutes of weight (this one we have to tighten up but its what I know for now!)

At the Grocery Store:

Coconut oil is the living best and I need more. I’m going to get toooooooons of fresh veggies. I always need  chicken, pork tenderloin (that’s a family favorite) and toooons of fruit.  We are a meats and sweets family.  Sweet Potatoes and Avocado are my new indulgent “cheats”. I feel so decadent when I eat them! I think Costco is in the near future for me.    On April 1st we are going to do our first big weigh in and we will post everything…and I mean everything!  Sara made Okra for us last weekend and now I’m obsessed! If you haven’t followed her on Pinterest, you should.  I stalk her Paleo board daily (Sbiddy5)  I’m going to see if I can replicate her recipe and if it goes well, tomorrow I will post the recipe! Thank you for your support!!!  ❤ Jenny and Sara

 

Our Love story began on September 11th, 2008.  That’s the day Jenny started  at Samuel Cole Salon.  I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that it was love at first laugh.  We are both so incredibly passionate about what we do, so we both became educators and this afforded us the opportunity to travel together.  I don’t know if I’ve ever had such a care free, totally fun relationship!  I could have jury duty with this girl and have a blast.  But this section is really about the meeting place of our friendship.  We both love doing hair so much but it’s really the salon where we work, the team that we are surrounded by everyday, our amazing bosses, the educational opportunities and most importantly our phenomenal clients!!!!  We both feel so lucky to have found what we were supposed to do and not only that but where we were supposed to work!  Work is a pleasure and somewhere that we look forward to going everyday.  We have the funnest fucking lives!  Here are some shots of our amazingly supportive work family and some pics of us in action!

Who We Love:

What We Do:

 

 

 

Helllllllloooooo!!!( I’m yelling this).  I love Fridays!  It always reminds me of the beginning  of a good time, which is what I live for.   I have lived in Raleigh all my life and I am so happy my husband and I get to raise our daughter London here with my  fun and crazy Italian family less then a mile away from us. London  just turned two and I have never met anyone who makes my smile larger and laugh harder!!  It does not take much for my inner child to come out and throw up all over my life.  My husband Brandon is the most supportive person in my life.  What a lucky girl!!  My mom, Elaine,  is the back bone of my life.  I want to be her when I grow up,  but with a little bit of  Lady Gaga  .  My sister Catherine ( KITTY!!!!)  is the sweetest Auntie to my Londie!  My younger brother Rich  lives in Youngsville….booooo!!! JK……He’s a total  cutie patoottie.  So proud of him!  He and I were kinda nutty buddies growing up.   I LIVE FOR THE APPLAUSE APPLAUSE  APPLAUSE.   I have always loved theater, acting, and putting on ridiculous skits!! Making a total Jackass of myself is part of my charm! I thiiink?!?!  My family is always nurtured my need to be creative and expressive.  I am a rule following free-spirit.  You gotta do you!  I have had a hand full of crazy experiences in my life,  all that have shaped me and made me some what of a story teller.   I try not to take life to seriously and enjoy all the crazy moments! I will try everything once……..and I’m either going to love it of Fucking hate it!  I love love love my job and Salon family!   I feel the need to be inspired each and every day.  I have never been so exhausted and overwhelmed in my entire life, but at the same time I am incredibly  happy, satisfied and challenged.

 

 

Get to know this little nut!  This is me at 2…can you say handful!?

Good Morning!!!!!!!!!!  We wanted to take a moment to tell you a little about ourselves.  I’m Sara (the blonde- haha) and I’m 31 and single!  I’m originally from Raleigh, NC and I looooooooove it here because it’s the living best.  I am a super passionate, quick witted, sharp tongued Scorpio.  I’m a hellcat in the sack, I love the beach and if I didn’t already have my dream job at Samuel Cole Salon where I’m a master stylist, network educator and the director of mentoring, I would write and perform on Saturday Night Live.  I can’t get enough of anything that is awkward…it’s like a moth to a flame!  Ke$has is my spirit animal and Beyoncé is my idol.  I would literally do anything for my friends and family (some might say a ride or die bitch).  I sing in the shower and apologize several times a day for the things I blurt out. I talk to my parents John and Anna, multiple times a week. They just celebrated their 40th anniversary and are the most supportive people a girl could ask for.  Then there is my sister, or as we affectionately refer to each other as…did or fisters.  No one likes either of these nicknames…especially fister.  But it’s not what you think…it’s fucking sister!  I’ve never met anyone more full of joy and I love being around her….co-habitation!!!!  I only have one biological sister but I also have my cousin Kristina who has always been our other sister and my best friend of almost 30 years Katie. I could not survive without them!!!!  The four of us have formed a life long bond and they are my K’s!!!  Then we have my sister’s kids, my sweet baby angel nephew nuggets!!!  Wyatt and Chase are the Peanut butter to my jelly (which I cant have either of those on Paleo). I love them so much I want to squish them and then eat their faces.  All these people help make me me.  I am one of a kind and you will either love me or fucking hate me…there is no in between! Hopefully it’s the first! Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

My Sweet Family

Me, Kristina and Kelly

Us as little kiddos

My K’s…Kristina, Kelly and Katie

Bad hair days at the beach with my baby boos!

More to come about the other nut….JENNNNNNNY!

Have the living best day!!!!!!

 

 

The main reason that we…the two most technologically challenged humans of all time…decided to start a blog was for accountability.  We’ve all made New Year’s Resolutions that we didn’t stick to or cheated on our diets in secret.  But this way we feel like we can be super honest about the ups and downs of losing a LOT of weight.  We might fuck up (and by might I mean will) but we are going to share the good, bad, ugly and FUN of it all! Blogs helped us get started on a new lifestyle as well as countless hours of repinning recipes and inspiration on pinterest.  We started three weeks ago and we feel sooooo good!  We haven’t really had any major missteps so far which was a surprise to us both.  Paleo is extremely satistfying…who knew!