Who are these Ordinary Girls anyways???

We really wanted to title this post "we don't ever want to look like this again!" Because that's the truth! It always helps when you take a picture in fitted athletic gear to see what you would like to work on...try it..but brace yourself! It will probably help motivate you. It sure worked for us! So here they are in all of their glory....our before pics and a little about who we are!

RACHEL:

I am a 33 year old full time working mother and wife. I am involved at church and frequently sing with my sisters in a gospel group. I represent the working-mom-still trying to lose the baby weight. If I don’t work out at 6am or on my lunch break then it won’t happen. And with my hectic life I have to plan way ahead for meals which doesn’t always happen.

Things that hinder me from reaching my goals:

*Ice Cream. enough said.

*Buffalo wings with blue cheese...don’t forget the celery.

*Pop. (also a lover of Mt. Dew)

*Fast Food

*Getting up in the AM for the gym (lack of sleep from staying up late or kid crawling into my bed in the middle of the night)

*Laziness

In this fabulous before picture my stats are:

Height: 5’1”

Weight: 162.5

Pant size: 12 or 31

Shirt Size: Large

Dress Size: 12

MONICA:

I’m 26 (almost 27) year old Portland Native. I would say that I represent the single-twenty-something-always on the go-girl. Busy Busy Busy! That is my life. I work with kids in downtown Portland, do babysitting on the side, and also have a photography business. I am also involved at church, helping host a community group. I’m on the go all of the time and eating out is a constant problem for me. I’m a self professed junk food junky. Eek!

Things that hinder me from reaching my goals:

*Mt. Dew (I’m addicted and still not willing to admit it’s a problem.)

*Not getting up to go to the gym (staying up late and laziness)

*Eating out (love me some Chipotle!)

*Can’t resist pastries, coffee, yummy snacks at work.

In this lovely before picture my stats are:

Height: 5’10”

weight: 180

Pant size: 12 or 31

Shirt size: Large

Dress Size: 12

If posting before photos on the internet for all to see isn't motivating then I don't know what is! We will be taking new photos and posting stats every 10 days. And we have an exciting challenge we want you to be a part of, so stay tuned!!

Cheers! -Rachel and Monica