When we started this healthy train back in April… I promised you, our families, myself and my husband that Mike and we would finally get our photos taken. It was time to practice what I preach!
You see, I’ve been so insecure with how I look for so long that the idea of getting in front of a camera has driven me to near panic attacks. So, I just avoided it… and avoided it like the plague!
After making my mom’s book for her 50th birthday back in March, I complained about how few family photos I had growing up. I asked my mom about it, she said… “I just didn’t feel good about myself then Bobbi.” My response… “But Mom! I thought you were beautiful!”
BUT… who am I to complain!? I’m JUST as guilty!
Then, about a month ago when I was trying to make excuses for avoiding it again… Mike put his foot down, “Bobbi, my favorite photos of my parents are from before they had kids… and they have VERY few… we’re getting our photo taken, dammit!”
SOOOO… I started making plans.
I called my friend Stefanie… “can you do it… on a tight timeline? What if I do the editing so that it doesn’t add to your already major to do list?”
Her response, “YES! WE’D BE HONORED!”
I didn’t think about it again until the day before the session. Why? Because I didn’t want to drive myself crazy.
Though, shopping for clothes when you still don’t feel 100% about great yourself, with a ridiculous amount of pressure for a photo session, and a husband who’s losing patience after 4 hours of my frustration while shopping…. I still drove myself and everyone around me absolutely crazy.
Being on the other side of the camera is a LOT harder than I ever imagined it to be. From the planning to the shopping to the windy/dreary weather to my ridiculous insecurities… MAN OH MAN do I have a WHOLE new respect for our clients.
My conclusion: before getting my photos taken next time, I’m drinking a bottle of wine!
All of that being said, Stefanie and Brock did an amazing job of dealing with my ridiculousness… and we couldn’t be happier with the photos!
These were taken at our favorite parking garage in Indy on the gloomiest of days with crazy wind.
So, here they are… photos by our great friends Stefanie and Brock Childs… processed by me. 
Mike’s favorite ❓
My favorite ❗
As cheesy as it sounds… when we take photos of young couples I always look at them through the eyes of their future children/grandchildren. This time, I’m looking at photos of US through the eyes of OUR potential future children. I can tell you this, if these were images of my mom and dad and there was a fire in my house… The first thing I’d think to grab was this album.
Stefanie and Brock, we seriously can’t thank you enough for all you did for us that day. Thank you thank you thank you. It’s your turn!
Now, onto some healthy train business!
SOOOO… How did YOU do?!?!?
Time to get me your official “after photo” !!!!! You HAVE to get that into me before December 14th to be eligible to win. Email it to healthytrainbobbi [at] gmail.com (do not send it to my work email address please 🙂 ) I’ll be sending out a mass email to all of the healthy train participants this afternoon to remind you. For the “losers” out there… please keep your % lost to yourself… and only send it to me in an email. I’d like to keep the winner a surprise 😀
Weight loss percentage calculator here.
I can’t TELL you how excited I am to see these new after photos!!!!! I’ll be posting mine along with yours next week.
For the losers out there… please keep your % lost to yourself… and only send it to me in an email. I’d like to keep this a surprise 😀
Here are my final numbers:
% lost since April 2nd: 8.02%
Total lost since October, 2008: 23.54%
Healthy train winner will be announced in one week from today! BOOOOYAH!
Much love friends!
~bobbi
Hot! You are so inspiring! And I love the last two shots! 🙂 Amazing job!
HOLY. SMOKES. You. Look. AMAZING!
You are such an inspiration and I think the photos are perfect!!!! Keep up the great work
Ohhh Dios!
Las fotos son increibles! Se ven tan bellos, adorables y verdaderos!
De verdad me alegro mucho del momento que estan viviendo! Bobbi, te ves hermosa, siempre.
Les deseo lo mejor en la vida y se que sus futuros hijos seran tan bellos como ustedes, una mezcla perfecta entre afectos y talentos 😀 Muchas bendiciones desde Chile 😉
You are beautiful, friend! Proud of you! 🙂
Bobbi, you are BEAUTIFUL!!! I know exactly what you mean about being photo’d/the stress… that’s totally how I felt planning our session last May. I was self conscious, and shopped for days. After meeting you I felt so beautiful and comfortable in my skin. You changed the way I look at myself and my clients. Thanks again for being so flipping amazing!! You and Mike are so dang cute and I’m so glad you finally jumped on the other side of the camera. 🙂 🙂 Your favorite is mine too! BIG HUGS!!!!!
Ohh Bobbi these are awesome! You are beautiful! They captured your love for each other perfectly and what a wonderful gift to your potential future children. Congrats on overcoming your fear…so glad you did!!
Xoxo
HOT! Very, VERY Hot! Mike’s favorite is also mine. You two are adorable, and HOT! And holy smokes, you look absolutley fantabulous! Seriously, kudos to you for doing such a great job on the healthy train.
Bobbi, you look GREAT! I love these – you should thank Mike for finally putting his foot down! 🙂
I have two words for these photos….LOVE THEM! Outside of the obviously (how darn good you look) I think these images show a snap shot of your relationship BC (before children) which will be a treasured memory down the road for you and your “future” family!
Love, love, love them! Bobbi, you are just as stunning and beautiful as all your clients. You looks AMAZING… both of you. Congrats on the weight loss. You have LOTS to be proud of 🙂
You look absolutely beautiful Bobbi! love these photos of you guys!
Stefanie and Brock, wow! These are fabulous! Steven and I don’t have any together yet, this makes me really want to get ours taken now!! Love love love them! Way to go on the weight loss!!
You guys are absolutely adorable! Love these 😀 TOO cute
You both are beautiful. =) And I agree, your children and grandchildren are going to ADORE these images of you two.
You look so, so good. I wish I had your body. And I love the love you share with Mike. It’s no wonder you love each other. It’s so obvious here. 🙂
oh my word!!!!! these are awesome & you look amazing!! So happy!!! my favorite -gives me butterflies b/c you look soooooooo in love & both relaxed- is 3rd from the very bottom!
Bobbi and Mike, it is so completely refreshing to see YOU two on the other side of the camera for a change. These are perfect in so many ways and just capture your personalities so well. I think my fave is that b&w of you two sitting on top of the wall (LOVE your expression there Bobbi) but then I get nervous thinking of HOW you got up there and how there’s probably nothing on the other side!! haha
Brock and Stef, you two did an AMAZING job taking these.
High fives all the way around!
Bobbi, you are so ridiculously beautiful, I wish you could see yourself through our eyes. There is just something about you…you are dynamic and your smile is contagious. You go on with your bad self!
I love the photos and you are right, you will wish you had more photos of yourselves at this point in your life. Your grandkids will be so thrilled to browse through these photos one day.
Your photographers did a wonderful job too.
So great to see you caring about your health and inspiring others!
Mindy
de-lurking for a day to say …
Bobbi, you’re beautiful.
Your love is beautiful. And tangible.
These images are beautiful.
Your future kids are gonna love them! 🙂
The pictures are amazing! & Bobbi you look absoultely beautiful!!!!
hah! I stopped posting in June but then I got pregnant and lost 8 lbs. Im just now putting it on.. so a photo wont do but Bobbi! You look awesome!
These images are AMAZING. I love them all. And yes, if these were photos of my parents, they would be all over my house and I would save them no matter what it took 🙂
HOLY MOLY! You are one sexy mama!
I hope you thanked Mike for twisting your arm and getting this done. These are great photos, ones I am sure your future kids would save from a burning building.
You two make my heart melt! I love these so much. You should be so totally proud of getting up there and doing it. You are fearless, now lets hear you roar! :p Mwah xxx
Bobbi, you look amazing! You should have no fear whatsoever of being in front of the camera. You guys are so stinkin’ cute!
Bobbi, I don’t comment much but I just wanted to hop on here to tell you that you look drop dead gorgeous in these photos! Seriously!?!? You look freaking AMAZING! I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE that 3rd picture of You and Mike!
LOVE these photos Bobbi. That last one of you two together….perfection.
Girl…can you see what I see? When you look into the beautiful eyes of the woman in these photos…can you see it? Can you see the beauty in her soul? I can. And she’s wonderful! Thank you for sharing her with me. XO (Oh, and Mike’s pretty much a Q.T. Patootie, but you knew that already. lol)
Good stuff right here. Credit to all involved. bb+mk lookin’ good!
bobbi you look great!!!! congrats on going for it and getting these pictures taken. every single one is beautiful!
LOVE the last one of your guys, that one is my favorite. Hot stuff!
Wow, wow, wow! Bobbi and Mike these are amazing! I too look at them through the eyes of future generations and I can’t help but imagine them sneaking to the attic, looking through the photos in an old box, and saying- man I want to find a love like that! Love is such a beautiful thing! What a blessing to have these photos! I also love the you processed them and really made them YOU! I love them all, but especially the first one!
OK – I have been blog stalking for MONTHS, but this time I had to comment. These pictures are fabulous and you guys look FANTASTIC!!!! That is all.
Oh, Bobbi!! These are so beautiful!! Stefani and Brock did an amazing job and you and Mike look fantastic.
Finally! It’s about time you and Michael D. had some sweet, sexy shots taken. You’re hot. I love you.
Stefanie & Brock, I can only imagine the pressure you were under- the images truly capture the intensity, love, and laughter that make mike+bobbi.
Oh, Bobbi……..VA VA VOOM. Girlfriend, if I was there in person, I’d smack your bum for looking so hot! LOVE IT!
GORGEOUS! You guys are beautiful inside and out….these images are awesome! Now I know, too, how hard the anticipation of the other side is……but OH SO WORTH IT! Can’t wait to see ours! 😉
Freakin’ beautiful. Both you guys and the shots themselves. And I’m so proud of you and the other healthytrainers; you guys all rock!
OMG you guys are going to have some seriously cute kids. Bobbi, you are so beautiful!!!! The 2nd and 3rd shots…holy crap – those are hot, hot, hot!!!!!!
You guys look so smoking hot! #3 is my favorite because Bobbi, you are bringing it in a way that would make Tyra proud!
HAWT!!! You look amazing, and thank you for being such a great encouragement to so many people.
woo hoo, you look great, love how you smile and look so in love, you guys rock
bobby you look incredible! way to go with the healthy train, very exciting!
In your own words, Bobbi: AYFK???? 😉 You guys are smokin’ hot.
U look soooo great!! Love all these!! =D
Wow Bobbi, you look amazing. Can I just say as a fellow freckled face Irish Girl, you are amazing. You just have a beaming smile, who couldn’t smile with you. You and your husband are just beautiful together. Your future kids will be so proud!!!
just wanna say how stunning and YOUNG you look. the end. (ok, ps, you guys are the hotness)
WOW!!!! Those photos are gorgeous and, Bobbi, you look amazing!!! Girl, you are TINY! So happy for you. You need to get on the other side of the camera more often!!
dang you guys are hot!!!! these photos are the bomb.com. xoxo.
oh my GOSH. I love, love, LOVE you guys!!!!! so very proud of you for sticking to it, Bobbi!
Bobbi, you and Mike are rediculously gorgeous together. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the love you guys have for each other. It oozes onto the work you do and in the images you are in. LOVE IT!
Congrats!
You guys are sooooo adorable. My favorite is Mike’s favorite 🙂
a.w.e.s.o.m.e.
YOU look absolutely AMAZING!!!! I hope you hear that. Having just gone through my own weight loss transformation, I GET IT! It’s not easy, it makes you crazy (if you already aren’t 😉 ). I was able to look and feel amazing on my wedding day which I am so grateful for. And now I have a new life style and feel much better.
Congrats to you! I love your work!
Much love,
Julia
San Diego
who’s melanie? lol.
g.o.r.g.e.o.u.s.
You look amazing in the pictures! I too am a photographer and just had a fellow photog take updated family pictures for me. It is so nerve racking being on the other end of the lens but they are pictures that I will treasure FOREVER! I LOVE you two and you look gorgeous together 🙂
You are ONE HOT COUPLE. Seriously. Hot. Congrats on your weight loss as well! Those photos made me tear up a little bit (and I don’t even *know* you guys! haha). The way that Mike looks at you…ridiculously awesome. My favorite is Mike’s favorite. 🙂
I’m jealous of your gorgeous red hair and your super cute jeans and the fact that you LOOK SO GOOD IN THEM. Don’t be insecure. There’s really no need. 🙂 Congrats!
WOW!! Love them!! Congrats!! 🙂
You two look FAB!!! So in love and yes I totally agree great images for your future children to look at!
These are simply amazing! You look stunning and deserve to have beautiful photos like these! I’m proud of you!! You inspire me!
You look amazing, and I love seeing the two of you together in front of the camera! Beautiful pictures!!!
Ow ow! You guys are SMOKIN’! Congratulations on being so skinny and good lookin’ together!
Bobbi! I am seriously in SHOCK over here! You look SOOOOO skinny and amazing and I just can’t believe you already did it – you lost the weight! Seems like just yesterday you were first talking about Healthy Train on your blog. You two look so adorable and SO in love! Fantastic!!!
You look absolutely stunning!!! The last pic of you & Mike is my fav! 🙂
xoxo
You are beautiful. Stop will all the insecurity!! The photos only captured the reality. You and Mike are fabulously beautiful. Enjoy each other.
You both look gorgeous and happy. I love the camera capturing the love you have for one another. Thanks for sharing and reminding me of how it ought to be.
Ok, I’m just a little worried that you two have a “favorite” parking garage.
HAHAHA! I was wondering if anyone would catch that 😉
BOBBI!!! You’re SO pretty! Brock and Stef-you did a wonderful job. This has to be one of my favorite posts to date. I’m so super proud of you friend. You are such an amazing, hilarious, talented, and extraordinary person. I mean that with everything I have. So blessed to call you a friend. Mikey, you’re pretty cute and talented too. 😉 Bravo to keeping Bobbi sane. Tons of love your way.
This pictures are amazing. I teared up while looking through them.
The last pic of you and Mike is my favorite … you two look amazing!! xoxo
These are fabulous!
I love photos, and I love to be in them with whoever will tolerate it lol
I did the “picture a day” challenge with my son when he was born so I have 365 images, one for every day of the first year of his life 🙂 it’s something i love, and he will love when he’s older….. good for you for putting your fears aside!!
Bobbi-you’re GORGEOUS! I love your hair, first and foremost. And you’re rockin that new killer body! You two look so happy and in love! 🙂
I have been following your blog for quite some time and have never left a comment; however, I had to write one today. You and Mike take stunningly gorgeous pics of other people and now someone has taken breath taking pics of you and your darling husband. You are seriously beautiful…both of you, actually. This is from a fellow Hoosier, transplanted to AZ, then to HI and now living in OK!! I wish my husband and I were getting married all over again and you and Mike were taking our pictures…
Talk about HOTTTTTTTT! You look awesome (Mikey doesn’t look half bad either :))! I love these pics…..especially….oh who am I kidding! I love all of them! Love to you both! Hopefully we get to see you soon!
Bobbi! What gorgeous pictures!!!!!!!! How nice to see you and Mike on this side of the camera! My favorite is #3!
omg, you guys are so flippin cute, i want to pinch you! i would die to have a photo of my husband and i like the last one. you look gorgeous! congrats!
Are you fucking kidding me???? I feel like a proud mother. I could not be happier for the way things have gone for you. This is why I do what I do, to help people feel better about themselves. All that hard work, sweat, and tears was worth it. You may not have seen it along the way, but this is what I was working towards all along. You have all the tools in your toolbox to keep this healthy lifestyle up! I am so proud of you, Bobbi. Not only do I call you a client, more importantly I call you a friend.
Gorgeous, gorgeous, gorgeous = YOU! Love these pics.
You look so amazing. And as a fellow short girl, where did you get the jeans? I love them!
Reading your comments on your blog about how much you are in love with your husband makes these photos come to life even more! You guys are adorable and I am so happy for you that you have great photos to celebrate your relationship 🙂 Congrats!
You both look lovely, and congrats to your dedication! Seriously love these pics, and zomg your hair is just too awesome XD
You two look beautiful!!
These are amazing! You look beautiful! I loved looking through these! Congrats!
Y’all are so cute!! You seem so in love and make a beautiful couple. When are you gonna add a baby to the family? 😉
bobbi you look FABULOUS! and i am totally digging those jeans! where did you happen upon those?!?!? 😉
Oh my gosh bobbi you are gorgeous! Beautiful pictures!
such.a.cute.couple. love these. and your future seedlings will adore them too.
Oh Bobbi, these are amazing!!!!!Not for what you look like but for the emotion, the love, the happiness that I can see in these photos. They gave me goosebumps. My photo will be on the way shortly, I am not where I hoped to have been but I have come farther than I ever thought I could. I will be at WPPI and hope to get a chance to say hello and thank you!!!!
Bobbi, you look FANTASTIC!! 🙂 Go girl!
Bobbi these are beautiful!! You guys look amazing and are the most adorable couple ever!!
I love these! You guys look soooo great together! Congrats on all your hard work Bobbi! It has paid off and you look wonderful!
Bobbi, You look AMAZING!!! The photos capture you two so perfectly, I love every picture 🙂
You guys look amazing! I would give anything for your hair.
you are so inspiring bobbi! thank you so much for sharing this journey with us. healthy train 2011? you’ve done it to me- see you there!
Bobbi, you look fantastic and these photos are perfect!!! You two are so cute together 🙂
Ummm…..HOLY CRAP GIRL! You two are smokin’!!! Seriously, it is so fab to see both of you in front of the camera as “you two”…you know, without being the at work- crazy – uninhibited – who cares if my hair’s a mess” Bobbi + Mike. These are great b/c they’re still “you”, but you guys SUPERHOT! Wow. I’m floored, and so glad you got the nerve to do it. SUCH an inspiration:) Cannot wait to see you two again in Vegas!!!
Bobbi, you are so beautiful! Love all of the pictures!
Bobbi!!! It’s about time you got on the other side of the camera. 🙂 I’m so glad you finally have something to cherish the same way your clients cherish your work! You look great!
Princess William and his bride to be Kate Middleton have just released their “engagement” photo. First major royal blunder….they should have hired Bobbi and Mike. You could have so rocked that shoot. I’m going to recommend you to Queen Liz for the actual nuptials though. (But only if Mike agrees to wear those totally fierce jeans he has on in your pics!) 😉
These are awesome! You two look stunning 🙂
Bobbi you look absolutely GORGEOUS!!!!!!!! High FIVE!!! =))) …and the photos of you and Mikey are FAB!!! Love you guys! =)
Oh Bobbi,
I love this shoot. You are beautiful and so is Mikey. I regret not getting photos taken when I was younger. You have worked so hard to get where you are today. Bobbi you are my hero. I love you.
Momba
You look absolutely STUNNING in all these picture but I especially love the third one. Your skin and hair complement the picture beautifully.
Congrats. Amazing.
Dang, I LOVE these SO much!! You’re both so beautiful :). Goodness. Love them.
Bobbi andMike… you guys look great, I would have canvases around of this great moment.
These are GREAT!!! Thanks for sharing! Bobbi, I think you look wonderful, but thank you for being so honest! Your smile honestly says it all – it is a wonderful smile that I think probably makes everyone around you smile! You are beautiful!!
Siick photos – and you guys look awesome, because you are. 🙂 These are totally awesome to see!!
Bobbi – besides those photos of you and Mike being absolutely gorgeous, you look fantastic! So happy and healthy and beautiful! I am so happy for you!!
*gasp* you’re gorgeousssssssssss!!! HOTTIE ALERT!!
ps : your fav is my fav this time.. frame it BIG!
These images are amazing and you look gorgeous!!!!
BOBBI.. you look amazing!!! i’m so happy for you. and whoa.. you and mike.. one hot couple!!
Bobbi, you are one of those women who we see smiling in photos so often, that I just assumed a non smiling shot would not work for you…..you know what I mean, some of us end up looking kind of, well, mad, when we try to do a non smiling shot, but oh my goodness….the photo of you laying your head on Mike’s shoulder…GASP….you are breathtaking woman!! I only ‘know’ you via extreme blogstalking and admiration for your immense talents, but seeing these images and the obvious emotion that was flowing between the two of you that day….well, made me a bit teary. Teary with joy for your hard work and accomplishment, and teary for the obvious crazy loving relationship the two of you sahre. Bravo to all involved!
Model action in the fourth photo on top of the wall! That is my fave… and I got all furklempt looking at these gorgeous images 😀
Bobbi!!! YOU ARE AWESOME!!! I’m so proud of you! I’m loving you in front of the camera with that flaming red hair. RAWR!!! (P.S. “Hi, Mike!”)
So glad you got the courage to go through w/a session. You both look so great/happy/in love, as I knew you would. 🙂
love them all of course, BUUUUUTTTT I adore the last one of you two. just embodies what i’ve read that you feel about your hubby. beautiful!!!!!!! so jealous…wish i could have these of my hubby and i…you guys are just simply gorgeous, in love, and amazing in every way!!!!
WOW these are incredible! They so clearly and so vividly show your love for each other. what a beautiful story they tell and will tell your future children and grandchildren of a beautiful season in your life.
I visit this blog often but have never left a comment. This post almost made me cry – Bobbi you are SO beautiful and inspiring in many ways. You have absolutely nothing to be insecure about, but your honesty and way of just being real is so refreshing. Thanks to you guys for a great year of photos!
Fire Smire, I’d definitely go back in for these!!! Hot Hot Hot! (No pun intended)