Before and Afters

Two Meatballs: Humble Pie

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Can you believe it has been six months you guyyyyyyyyyys!?!?  We are so completely in love with everyone who reads and supports this journey!!!!  Your outpouring of love and your kind words are so incredibly inspiring and super humbling to us…you guys have no idea!!!  Thanks so much to each and every one of you.  You guys helped us demolish our old record of 1686 views in a single day. We hit…drumroll please…2,125 views!!!!!!!  I love breaking records!!!

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Maybe it was the risque photos?!!? #tastefulsideboob #powerfulthighs #cardsagainsthumanityanyone?!

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#keepemtalking

We are spreading all over the world!!!! #meatballnationliterally

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We also picked up some new likes on Facebook….we are trucking towards a thousand!!!!

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And our fav celeb friends are supporting us too!!!  #wecoulddie

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Now its time for some good ol’ before and afters…lets see this progress!!!

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It’s crazy!!!!  But these next ones always pack the biggest punch!!!  The first weigh in to now…

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We want to thank Cara again for these amazing pictures!!!  We had the living best time and we love you so much!!!

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And Tiffanie for our makeup..we have never felt prettier!!! Love you!!!

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So besides the big thank you to everyone we also thought we would close with some six month revelations!

 

Sara’s thoughts…I have learned that I will spend the rest of my life trying to keep myself in check.  I thought that on this journey you would hit a point where everything was just second nature and that making the right decisions all the time was a thing…like an attainable goal.  But what I have found is that I need to have frequent check ins with myself to stay on track and I think that that is actually a better way for me to live life.  If I am constantly checking in I can stay aware and help myself continue to evolve and change into a healthier person while still living and enjoying life.  I have learned that drinking  and smoking were holding me back in so many ways.  It is so much easier to be genuinely who you are all the time when you aren’t constantly apologizing for the dumb shit you did when you were drunk. I used to gravitate towards very casual relationships before bc I was leading such a destructive lifestyle that I didn’t want anyone who hadn’t already accepted me for who i was to have any input on my life. At the time I didn’t want to change or have anyone judge the way I lived so I built huge walls and refused to be emotionally intimate with significant others.  It feels really good now to not have anything to hide and to want to let people in.  I’ve learned that I love exercising bc I looooove feeling powerful and not pitiful. #badbitch #loveyousandraI like that I am starting to look like who I have always felt like. #badbitch  I love having a platform to help people feel confident and capable and in control and accepting of themselves. I have learned that nothing replaces a great support system and I am  so glad to have surrounded myself with the best, most accepting people on earth. I’ve learned that as soon as we do the weigh in we will probably eat sushi and then fuck up for the next couple of days…

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#annnndhecancook

bc it feels good in the moment #reelitin #getyourheadinthegamebeard and bc sometimes its really hard to change the reward system that is hardwired into you.  But most of all I have learned that my life is so much happier getting healthier with my best friend and that finding joy in the things that you are choosing to do is the way that I want to spend every single day.  I am grateful every single day for this experience and that you all have decided to join us.  This was the way this was supposed to happen…with my best friend…through a blog at this exact time in my life.  Thank you so much.  Love you more.

 

Jenny’s thought……..I deserve to take care of myself.   I deserve to feel this good. Health has made its way to my priority list forever.  It is ok to put myself first. And it is ok to struggle!   I am beginning to feel like this is how it was always meant to be.  I feel full of control.  The need for certain foods is going away.  My diet helps me stay active, and I think that is what I’m loving most about my new lifestyle.  I am experiencing life more with my family and friends.  On the weekends I live in my gym  clothes, knowing I will be more likely to jump at the opportunity of doing physical activities.  All the stuff my family does together feels more like quality time.  So my love tank is feeling more full which is so good for me.!!!!  Life is overwhelming….period and I can not let that silly statement stop me from being successful.  I have become more grateful for every single thing in my life.  I never knew I would feel more connected to my life!!??! But it is true.  And I can not do this without the tremendous amount of love in my life.  And like Sara said, this is exactly how this  journey was support to happen. With  my fucking BFF!!!!!!  We need each other in so many ways.  I love her to pieces and  look forward to the next 6 months and the rest of our lives with each other on the others side!!!!!  Love you and all you have brought to my life!!!!!  Muahhhhh

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Two Meatballs: Confessions of a Cheating Meatball!!!

You guysssssss….it’s Sara!  I have really been flirting with the boundaries of my paleo and exercise lifestyle lately!!!!  I don’t know if it is because I feel sooooooooooo amazing that it’s making me feel cocky and I’m forgetting that it took being super diligent,  focused and disciplined to get me here or if I’m just bored!!!  But between never being home anymore #heyohhhhhh #newrelationship and just not cooking as much and traveling a lot, room service and eating out all the time and skipping some gym visits…I feel like I REALLLLLLLY need to reign it in. #outofcontrol  I feel sooooo much better talking about it bc then it doesn’t feel like  it’s a dirty little secret!  Everyone hits bumps in the road but this bump has been like a good month.  Swaying from my routine is always a bad trigger for me but I’m excited about everything that is happening right now so I just need to remap this plan and not just say fuck it. Luckily I haven’t gained any weight but I certainly haven’t lost any either.  I have to refocus…stop eating gd steak frites every other day…stop eating out so much and recommit to my gym schedule and I don’t know…maybe get some sleep!?!  I feel soooo committed to my end goal!  This is hard work and it’s not going to get easier annnnnnd it’s a lifestyle change!!!!!  Gosh this feels really good to get it out!!!!  Jenny is oooooh sooooo great about letting me vent but we made a commitment to be super honest with you guys so I needed to get this off my chest! Ok so Jenny is headed over right now to do a cooking segment which means we will eat healthy this week!  I already have my gym bag packed for the morning since I skipped it ALLLLL  weekend long!  No more eating out while I’m at work!  I went to Trader Joe’s today and stocked up for the week!  I am feeling super empowered and refocused.  I am capable of starting new things without derailing myself.  Tonight I’m going to get an epic night of sleep and stick to my budget this week.  My breakfast and lunch are laid out for tomorrow!

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I have a plan so I’m going to plan to succeed not fail.  The next weigh in is around the corner and I am going to keep on marching towards my ultimate goal of being healthy!  This is a total rant…thank you for letting me get it out and thanks so much for going through all the ups and downs of this with us!!!!  We love you!!!!!  I’m going to do a montage to keep myself motivated!!! This is my new facebook profile pic and I feel amazing!!!  Look at those little arms…they will not stay little or get smaller if I keep straying from this path!  Next to it is a profile pic from the year before! This segment is called…what a difference a year (or several months) makes!

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My latest date with Chase vs a year ago…

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My latest sleepover with Wyatt vs a year ago!

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The three of us recently and a year ago!

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Our first weigh in until now!!!

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One of our first workouts with Sandra vs now!

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#progress

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The differences are awesome and we’ve worked so hard!

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And it’s worth celebrating even a year later! #lovethatwatch

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Our  bff necklaces that we used to wear as  bracelets bc they were toooooo tight!

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Look at how far we have come…I’m not turning back from the Grand Canyon!

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Here are some final images that I really love and some that always really inspire me or just make me laugh…

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When we first started talking about who we saw the other as in our fittest selves.. I saw her as Mila Kunis and she saw me as Julianne Hough! So I found these images in my phone from when we first started this little adventure!

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I’m feeling super pumped!!!  Onto the rest of our lives!  Love you guys!

 

 

 

Two Meatballs: Transformations and Tank Topsssssss!!!!

First of all….thank you guyyyyyys so much for all the support and love with the weigh in yesterday!!!!!  This is really happening and we couldn’t appreciate y’all more!  So here is a quick run down of before and afters!!!  Also….as you are reading this I am getting my 4ttttttthhhhhh laser treatment on my little lady so please send all your pain free vibes to my crotch! Bahahahahahahah #yourwelcomeforthevisualthatkeepsongiving

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I’m not going to lie…the first one is my fucking favorite!!!  Every time I see that special little picture of us at Christmas I just think…. we look so tragic ( I also think for everyone who doesn’t reaaaaalllly know us we must look like sad little crazy cat lady dorks!!!)  but were soooo happy…but we are soooo much happier now! Now onto the workout before and after…

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Sooooooo… a couple of months ago I thought wouldn’t it be adorable for us to have meatball tank tops to work out in!?!  The first person who popped into my mind to make this wish come true was my fabulous client Kristen Crumbley!!!

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She is the proud owner of KC Batik!

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She made a shirt for my nephew Chase for his 3rd birthday and he was over the moon!!! He literally liiiiiived in this shirt.  This woman has soooo much talent!!!

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So I proposed the idea and sent the saddest…crudest sketch of life!!!

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Bahahahahahahahahahaha! #I’mafiveyearold But she totally killed it…I mean look at this!

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There is a bow for me and a lip for Jenny and a hashtag and I just feel like it couldn’t represent us any better…Kristen you are an artist!!!

Batik technique is something that I didn’t really grasp so I’m going to let Kristen explain this awesome process…

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These are a total labor of love and art!!!   Annnnnnd here is what she can do for you…

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And here are some examples of her other work…

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Obvi she is the living best so contact her and get your own adorable custom made KC Batik creation.  You can also order a #MeatballNation tank if you so choose….which you totally should!!!  WE could all wear them to a 5k or something!!!!

You can shop her one of a kind designs through http://www.etsy.com/shop/kcbatik and http://www.facebook.com/kcbatik and follow her on instagram @kris10apr_kcbatik

Thanks soooo much Kristen…we love them!!!!  And you!!!!  look how adorable!?!?!

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Now….lets see those tank tops in action…it’s Sandra time at Innovative Fitness Training!!!!!

First let me say that I love nothing more than dressing alike…#twinning #gymselfies #iliveformatchymatching #bedhead #jennyyouralwayslooksgooddammit

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Today was a strugggggggglllllleeeee!  I don’t think either one of us sleep that well on a weigh in post night which equates to crabbiness #bigtime but we showed up and sometimes that is all you can ask of yourself!  Sandra had us start by jogging this morning…we both love this!!!  So it was a great way to start! #whoarewe

Then we did the worssssssst thing!!!  OT’s this thing where you do like a plus one.  So they were TRX squats and you could wither come out of the suat into a small jump (Jenny) or stay low and pulse into the next squat (Sara).  So the first time you do 1, then 2 on up until you hit 20….ouch!!!

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Resulting in 210 squats…TWO HUNDRED AND TEN SQUATS!!!! Then we did 3 rounds of push ups starting with 30 seconds for round 1 45 seconds for round 2 and 1 minute for round 3.

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Then we did the same time sequence for 3 rounds of wall balls!!!

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Then we did three rounds of alternating between two exercises.  The first exercise was to lay flat on a yoga mat and pass a yoga block from your extended arms to your extended legs. touch legs to mat then lift back and pass to arms!!!

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The next exercise was to put the yoga block in between your knees and then do leg up crunches with heel taps!!!

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We did these for three rounds of 30, 45 and 1 minute increments!  I can already feel these big time!

Then we did 3 rounds of back rows in the same increments!

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Then we did slam balls…I love these!  Same 3 rounds!

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Then we did shoulder presses, round 1 2 20 lb weights, round 2-2 15 lb weights, wound 3-210 lb weights…this was murder…

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Then we did the plus one with 3 lb weights!  This went on for 12 rounds!

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Then we died…but it was amazing and over!

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We love you Sandra!!!

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Two Meatballs: I Don’t Think You’re Readayyy for This Jelllllay!?! (aka the 5th Weigh In)

Heyyyyyyyyyy Youuuuuuu Guyyyyyyyyyssss…..Babbbbbby Ruth!?  No Silly, because we are Paleo!  Annnnnnnnd because it’s….  WEIGH IN TIME!!!!!

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Some of us feel the same…some of us feel skinnier…did we gain muscle…did we lose fat!?!  Are we just getting cuter by the minute!?!  Did we accidentally eat each other!?

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Noooooooo but the pants are off and the boards are up! #meatballs #urbancricket

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We put it all out there…#ilikebigbuttsandicannotlie

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No more hiding…tank tops have been swapped! #twotanktopstwoverydifferentbodies

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The guns are out…

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Sooooo…here we go!

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The clothes are off…

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Whose up first…It’s me!!!!

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I didn’t know that I could be this happy!  Is there like a cloud 75 because I ‘m on it!!!  I have such a long way to go but this is a great start!!!  I can’t believe I’ve lost 62 pounds….that’s like a healthy 3rd grader!  Bye Bobby!  See ya never.  I feel soooooo powerful at the gym and everything feels easier.  Being happy is a choice and so is being healthy.  It feels nice to be making the right decisions you guys!!!  Thanks for all the support and encouragement!  I love you guys so much. And Jenny….you look amazing.  I can see such a difference in you!!! Love you so much!

 

Noooooooooow…It’s Jenny!!!!

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Ok so here it is…….. I lost 3lbs.  My smallest weight lost to date.  I’m feeling a little bitter over it.  I know I worked hard. I’ve been eating all the right things.  What happened?!?!?!?!  It must be that tight ass I have developed, Nothing but  pure muscle……am I right ladies?!?!   Physically I feel great.  I have to keep on chugging along. My vision is still strong, and I know I must keep on.  So here I go, ready to start this next month, Happy August you guys!  As always thank you for all the support!!!!

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But wait…there’s more!!!  Jenny’s husband Brandon is playing our Meatball game…let’s see his progress!?

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Congrats Brandon!!!!!!  You are doing amazing!!!!  And as always thank you soooo much for taking these pictures! xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

Ok so its on to another month and the countdown to the next weigh in begins!  You guys are so amazing…thank you for everything.  And as always our gift to you #outtakes #behindthescenes #ooooph

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This last picture is an attempt of us making a 10 for my weight loss…we cant even show you the 3!  It’s too traumatizing!!! hahahahahahhahaha

But this one more than anything I think really embodies who we are!!!

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LOVE YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

Two Meatballs: meatBALLS OUT!!! (aka the 3rd Weigh In)

You guyyyyyyyyysssssss…….

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the time has come…

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To bare it all….

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And show you how we’ve done…

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No more hiding…

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The numbers are in…

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And we are flying high…

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Soooooooo the big question…

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Did we funk it up….

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Or did we totally nail it?! You be the judge…Drum roll please!!!

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OHHHHHHHHHHH EMMMMMMMMMMMMMM GEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE you guyyyyys! I made it under 300!!!!  I feel so amazing and I’m never going to see that 3 again. That plateau was very humbling and so finally making it onto the other side felt like one fazillion dollars. I really cant explain how torturous it was to lose those last 6 pounds to get under my next big goal…but it’s done!!!! The ups and downs of losing weight have proved to be more emotional than I thought…turns out I feel more  than just happiness and anger haha!  #igetsoemotionalbaby You guys are so amazing to send your love and support the way y’all have.  We adore you and we love going on this journey together. Thanks again for being the photographer Brandon…xoxo!

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I am so grateful I am down LBS!!!!!   I am feeling sooooo gooood.   I am definitely  starting to see changes in my body.  My endurance is getting stronger and stronger each day! I am constantly looking forward to workouts!  I have to keep this momentum up.  30 pounds is just about when I start relaxing and rewarding myself.  I have to constantly remind myself this is my personal journey, different from anyone else, I have to do what’s best for my body and maintain a healthy lifestyle.  I am pumped for June and feeling completely committed!!!  The support from everyone keeps me on my toes.  Thank you so much!!  And a big thank you to Brandon for always being so supportive and just amazing! He is my biggest cheerleader!! Love you!  Here we go month number 4!!!!

 

 

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Here is a little comparison of our first three weigh ins…look how far we’ve come and we’ve only just begun!

1st weigh in April 1, 2014

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2nd weigh in May 1, 2014

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3rd weigh in June 1, 2014

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As always thanks so much for your support…you are really helping us get healthy!!!!  Our gift to you are these heinous outtakes!  #yourwelcome #nojudgement?! #youstillloveus #sorryforthetotempoleitlookslikeimhavingmywaywithher #getitrightgetittightbahahahahahahahahahahahaha

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