: Episode 1217 – Listener Sarah Hammer joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two discuss her transition from professional athletics, being a ballerina, to a normal person, the weight gain that accompanied that, and her weight loss journey.
SARAH’S STORY: TRANSITIONING FROM PROFESSIONAL ATHLETICS
- Sarah was a professional ballet dancer for 6 years
- Spent her whole childhood trying to fit a certain look to get a job
- Yo-yoed a lot
- Did a ton of calorie restriction
- Would go down to 700 calories a day as a 17 year old
- Was about 5’6.5 and 115
- Suffered from a lot of injuries and retired at 25
- After she retired, she went back to school
- Had no transitional support
- It’s tough to go from professional athlete to nothing
- Losing part of your identity
- She gained around 70 lbs over 6 years after her retirement
- Sarah has had a lot of NSNG® success
- Lost a great amount of weight, looks and feels much better
- Her fiancé is on board, too, which has been a great help
