Transitioning from Professional Athletics - Episode 1217

: Episode 1217 - Listener Sarah Hammer joins Vinnie this Saturday, and the two discuss her transition from being a ballerina, a professional athlete, to a normal person, the weight gain that accompanied that, and her weight loss journey. PLEASE SUPPORT OUR SPONSORS Pure Vitamin Club Pure Coffee Club SARAH'S STORY 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