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As of May 4th, this section is no longer updated however the ladybug ticker above is!
Total weight lost = 78.8 lbs
Total time taken = 34 weeks
Average weight lost/week = 2.32 lbs
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September 4, 2007 ~ 249.8 ~ starting weight
September 11, 2007 ~ 244 ~ DOWN 5.8 lbs
September 18, 2007 ~ 239.6 ~ DOWN 4.4 lbs
September 25, 2007 ~ 236.2 ~ DOWN 3.4 lbs
October 2, 2007 ~ 234 ~ DOWN 2.2 lbs
October 7, 2007 ~ 233.6 ~ DOWN 0.4 lbs
October 16, 2007 ~ 230 ~ DOWN 3.6 lbs
October 23, 2007 ~ 228 ~ DOWN 2.0 lbs
October 30, 2007 ~ 226.2 ~ DOWN 1.8 lbs
November 6, 2007 ~ 225.6 ~ DOWN 0.6 lbs (WW 10% Goal Reached)
November 13, 2007 ~ 222.4 ~ DOWN 3.2 lbs (WW 25lb charm received)
November 20, 2007 ~ 218.2 ~ DOWN 4.2 lbs
November 27, 2007 ~ 216 ~ DOWN 2.2 lbs
December 4, 2007 ~ 211 ~ DOWN 5.0 lbs (over halfway there)
December 11, 2007 ~ 211.4 ~ UP 0.4 lbs (first ‘UP’ in 14 weeks 😦 )
December 18, 2007 ~ 205.2 ~ DOWN 6.2 lbs (Happy Freakin’ Birthday!)
December 27, 2007 ~ 204.6 ~ DOWN 0.6 lbs
January 2, 2008 ~ 202.4 ~ DOWN 2.2 lbs (Happy New Year!)
January 8, 2008 ~ 201 ~ DOWN 1.4 lbs
January 15, 2008 ~ 196.6 ~ DOWN 4.4 lbs (Good BYE 200’s!!!!!)
January 22, 2008 ~ 194.8 ~ DOWN 1.8 lbs
January 28, 2008 ~ 192 ~ DOWN 2.8 lbs
February 5, 2008 ~ 192.6 ~ UP 0.6 lbs (DAMMIT!!!!!)
February 12, 2008 ~ 189.6 ~ DOWN 3.0 lbs
February 19, 2008 ~ 188.6 ~ DOWN 1.0 lbs
February 25, 2008 ~ 187.6 ~ DOWN 1.0 lbs (no more WW…I’m solo now!)
March 3, 2008 ~ 185 ~ DOWN 2.6 lbs (first week solo…not bad!)
March 11, 2008 ~ 182.8 ~ DOWN 2.2 lbs
March 18, 2008 ~ 180 ~ DOWN 2.8 lbs
March 25, 2008 ~ 178.6 ~ DOWN 1.4 lbs
April 1, 2008 ~ 177.4 ~ DOWN 1.2 lbs (last weigh-in for March Madness)
April 8, 2008 ~ 176.8 ~ DOWN 0.6 lbs (first WI for SPRING FORWARD)
April 15, 2008 ~ 172.2 ~ DOWN 4.6 lbs (and below the WW goal of 174!)
April 22, 2008 ~ 172.4 ~ UP 0.2 lbs (that makes complete sense!)
April 29, 2008 ~ 171 ~ DOWN 1.4 lbs (Spring Forward total -6.4)
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CHARTS ~ I had to do two because the first one stopped being legible after I added more data. Plus, I’m not sure how long the last 20-ish pounds will take so I thought it deserved its own chart.
This first chart is the first 60-ish pounds
This second chart is the last stage of the weight losing journey. I’m not sure how long it will take or exactly where it will end up.
Lady Shanny Says 
Krystle said,
September 12, 2007 at 8:59 am
Gosh. WAY.TO.GO!!!!!!!!!
katapilla22 said,
September 12, 2007 at 12:04 pm
(I like the tracker idea)
Nicely done.
katapilla22 said,
September 18, 2007 at 8:45 pm
That’s like 15% of your goal! That’s awesome Shannon!
Tarable said,
September 18, 2007 at 9:25 pm
Holy shit! You’ve lost more in 2 weeks than I have in 5!!! Way to go, that’s really terrific.
PS: I lost 1.4 this week. Total = 8.6
Bev said,
September 18, 2007 at 9:48 pm
What an awesome start! You are KICKING A–!!!
Love ya
Princess Darcy said,
September 19, 2007 at 12:53 pm
Good job!
hueyea said,
September 20, 2007 at 6:53 am
Way to Go!! Big (((((Hug)))!
Southern Girl said,
September 26, 2007 at 9:59 am
Wow, you’ve made amazing progress! Good for you!
MamaBearJune said,
September 26, 2007 at 10:55 am
Amazing job. Congratulations!!
Thea said,
September 27, 2007 at 1:25 pm
That’s amazing, great job. Good luck this week!
marueze said,
September 27, 2007 at 4:27 pm
Yikes, it is hard to keep up with your progress. Obviously you are doing the right things. . . .and have made some great choices and changes.
crookedeyebrow said,
September 28, 2007 at 9:00 am
Oh my word! you are my new hero!
amazing!
Bev said,
October 2, 2007 at 10:25 pm
Good for you, what an amazing 5 week total.
willamina said,
October 3, 2007 at 6:13 am
over 15 pounds lost so far! that’s awesome!!
Krystle said,
October 3, 2007 at 3:23 pm
Okay… really… HOW in the HELL do you lose almost 16 lbs in 4 weeks??? REALLY!!! What is your exercise plan? Eating plan?!?!?!
Lady Shanny said,
October 3, 2007 at 5:33 pm
Hey Krystle, How in the hell is right! OK. Here’s the answer. I followed WW to the letter. In the 4 weeks I have only actually exercised 5 times. I drank all the water and then some and I was a points-crazed lunatic. But that’s not why it’s working. You’re not going to like my answer, but the only reason it’s different this time is that I came to a realization that I have to treat myself better. That nothing was going to change unless I worked at it. That I deserve so much more than I was giving myself. I knew all the right words to say before, but I never felt it like I do now. And I am of the belief that once it was completely straight in my head, my body released the choke-hold on the ‘protective’ fat and now we’re good to go. I can’t tell you how to get there. I know that it was a long, LONG road with a good many upsets and binges and depression and sadness. And then one day it just clicked. I had been talking pretty bluntly with a friend of mine about weight issues for awhile and then one night I remembered about WW. I thought about it for a couple of weeks before I made the committment. I knew I didn’t want to fail again. I knew I had to be absolutely sure because this was going to be the LAST TIME. Also, the complete and total honesty of this website is really good for me. If I type it here, it’s not a secret that I have to protect anymore and then I’m free to deal with other things. A couple of people that I know in real life read this website, so it’s a little tough at times to be that honest, but it’s well worth it.
I KNOW that doesn’t answer your question, but it’s the truth. WW does work, but you have to be completely ready because it WILL change your life, if you let it. Does that sound all high and mighty? I hope not.
Krystle said,
October 4, 2007 at 1:30 pm
Shannon….
No that definietly does not sound all high and mighty! You are an inspiration to MANY of us!! MANYYYYYYY!!!!
I just recently joined LA Weight Loss on the 25th of September and have since lost 5 lbs. 5 lbs in 1 week seems like alot, but that’s with a TakeOFF drink they give you, and only being able to eat veggies and proteins for two days!
Now, this week is my first week with a plan they actually gave me, and I’m very happy. It consists of 3 proteins, 4 vegetables, 3 fruits, 4 starches, 2 dairy, 2 fats, and 2 LA Lite bars. (And, it’s funny… now, with what I’m eating and REALLY dieting… I look back at all my other “diets” and holy hell… it was FAR from a diet.) It’s like you say… you have to be IN the mindset to actually do ANYTHING. You can say 8,000 times how you want to lose weight, want to be super thin, you’re going to quit eating in hopes you will get thinner, or you take the last dive and binge into the diet pill world. Been there, done that… multiple times – but oddly enough, all of those things miraculously end in the same result. Upset. Failure because you set yourself up for it. And, you didn’t thoroughly think it over, before you made the move. It’s binge dieting… and ANYTHING binge, does not stick. It always ends badly. Now, much to my delight, I can WALK PAST that candy dish, I can AVOID pizza and chinese, and pasta… I can AVOID everything JUNK, because I KNOW… it will ONLY set.me.back. further… and I cannot handle that, nor do I even want to THINK about that right now. Forward is my only way. Backwards isn’t acceptable!!
The only way (like you said) that you’re going to lose weight, is if you’re in the right mindset. You have to be ready… not ready to lose just the weight and be happy about being thin (although that definietly is an encouraging aspect), but you have to think about health, and your own well-being. Are you sick of being out of breath after going up the steps… are you sick of going into a department store, and NEVER being able to find the pants that fit you just right? I know I am… and for that, I need to lose the weight. My self-confidence has taken a severe dip south, and my well-being health wise, has definietly not gotten better. It will only get worse from here.
With my highest weight, knocking the scale at 250.0 on the dot… I knew it was time to do something. Time to get my life back in order. I could sit there and complain to friends endlessly about how I hate my body, how I can never find clothes, how I am so embarassed, or how I stretch my shirts out because I’m that uncomfortable… but, as you know (and as you saw, on that one day when I posted my “That’s It” post on my Weight Loss Blog -http://formywedding.wordpress.com/2007/09/11/thats-it/- and you commented)… I could have 18 million people tell me that I needed to diet, but only I could do something about it. Only I could make the decision to make MYSELF healthier. Make MYSELF a happier person…
And, thankfully this LA Weight Loss has been my my savior. My rock. My… you need to stick to this because (like you say) … IS my LAST CHANCE. I am getting married September 20th, 2008 and do I want to be THAT or THIS uncomfortable on MY wedding day?? Absolutely not.
I want to feel sexy. Be sexy. Feel confident. Have walk down the isle like I’m the hottest chick around. BUT, most importantly… I want to BE healthy, and only ONE person, and ONE time can change that.
Okay, this is horrendously long… Sorry!! I just feel THAT good, that I’m making THIS choice, or I should say, HAVE made this choice (and am following it to a ****T****, too!
You’re an inspiration, Shannon.
~Krystle
Lady Shanny said,
October 4, 2007 at 5:23 pm
Thanks for calling me an inspiration…I don’t know about that, but it’s nice to hear! I’m glad you found something (LA Weight Loss) that you feel will work for you. Tell me, you said you ‘feel THAT good’, do you feel different? That this time it’s different? That this time it’s for keeps? Just curious!
Keep up the good work!
Krystle said,
October 5, 2007 at 11:16 am
When I say I feel THAT good, I do feel different. Feel like I have the strength and determination to succeed in doing this, this last final time. Not jumping to the gun, but taking this 1 lonely day at a time. And, every day that I succeed, I start to feel better and better, and proud of what I’ve done and am doing.
Krystle said,
October 9, 2007 at 11:00 am
***Good luck with weigh in this week!!***
Krystle said,
October 9, 2007 at 9:33 pm
A loss is a loss! Good for you… :o)
Marueze said,
October 10, 2007 at 4:34 pm
You’re still going. . .DOWN, Down, down. Remember, during this journey some weeks are going to be better than others. Like the roads we take. Keep track of what allows you to have a good week and follow that plan as your map.
I know quite many people that would be quite excited to lose .4. There are a few folks in my group who have been on a plateau or even gaining all while still attending meetings.
You are doing the right things keep it up!
willamina said,
October 17, 2007 at 6:33 am
Good work, Shanny!!!
Krystle said,
October 17, 2007 at 12:28 pm
Boohoo… Stayed the same this week – no gain – no loss, but that’s cause I didn’t go grocery shopping last week. Will definitely see a drop this next week. It’s amazing at what eating all the right foods do for you, compared to eating any food, and just watching portion sizes. Yikes.
On the ball for this week!! Good job yesterday!!
Krystle said,
October 24, 2007 at 9:58 am
Good job this week! I’m down 2.8 this week… Yay!
crookedeyebrow said,
November 14, 2007 at 7:46 am
I am sooooo proud of you
You have done an amazing job!
Marueze said,
November 20, 2007 at 9:09 pm
Your progress is staggering. . . you are really an inspiration. Amazing what a person can do when she sets her mind to it. You must be grinning ear to ear.
Marueze said,
November 20, 2007 at 9:10 pm
What I mean was mind staggering and in the best way!
Lady Shanny said,
November 20, 2007 at 9:31 pm
Thanks Marueze! I certainly am grinning! If someone would have told me 3 months ago that I would be 30 pounds lighter and walking 5km every day, I would have laughed them off the property!
I’ve amazed even myself and it feels really good!
Thanks so much for your support! You are a darling!
Krystle said,
November 20, 2007 at 9:36 pm
How incredible!! You are awesome!
Have you just been eating within points, and walking every day? How much is 5km in miles? That’s so good…
Lady Shanny said,
November 20, 2007 at 9:41 pm
Hey Krystle,
I stay in my daily points for the most part. Occassionally I will dip into the extra 35 that you get every week, but not too often and only on the weekends. I do the walking (3.1 miles) every day (it’s been a month now and I only missed those 4 days that I had to take as hiatus). I earn the activity points, but the calculation of how many you earn is really vague, so I give myself one extra point in the morning and one in the evening instead of the 6 (that seems excessive at 300 calories) that the ladies at WW told me. Otherwise I feel like I’m undoing all the activity with the eating.
That’s pretty much it.
Krystle said,
November 27, 2007 at 9:17 pm
That’s very cool Shannon… I need to start walking every day. 2 miles a day for now… 1/2 hour a night. I should be able to do that no problem!
You’re just doing so wonderful…
Anonymous said,
November 28, 2007 at 11:35 pm
Hey Shannon,
You’re doing fantastic! ps. i think you can reach the 40lbs by your birthday! Good on you!
Kat
Hilary said,
December 10, 2007 at 9:11 am
Hey, when is your birthday, Shanny??
Krystle said,
December 18, 2007 at 10:27 pm
Sweet Jeebus!! WHAT a birthday present!!!!!
marieclaude said,
December 19, 2007 at 12:22 am
Wow! Indeed, what a birthday present, and a fully deserved one to say the least!
Marueze said,
December 19, 2007 at 5:06 pm
Woo Hoo…..well I didn’t want to jinx you last night but when you mentioned a little hangover – was going to say you might jog your system and lose a bit with your drinky-poos – Personally, I find that a drink or 2 helps me on occassion – that is if I am really watching as I should be – to drop a pound or 2. However, this cant be done on a regular basis. Also, you had the lessor loss in the week prior. 3.19 not a bad average. Rock on.
buddabelly said,
December 20, 2007 at 9:39 am
YEEHAW Girlfriend!!! You’re doing so friggin’ AWESOME!!!!
pantrypuff said,
December 21, 2007 at 7:40 am
Amazing amazing amazing. Congratulations!!!
Sybil said,
December 27, 2007 at 8:12 pm
Wow. I am totally in awe of your results. Your picture gallery is fantastic. To be honest….I’m quite jealous but in a good sort of way! Keep up the great work.
tomax7 said,
December 31, 2007 at 8:44 pm
…awesome! You’re a poster girl for WW!
Krystle said,
January 2, 2008 at 10:30 pm
You maintained a LOSS throughout the Holidays. YAY FOR LADY SHANNY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
*Because I definitely didn’t… Haven’t gotten on the scale in 1.5 weeks. Oh, How I wish I was as dedicated as YOU! 😉 Today is day 1 after the Holidays of getting back on track, and so far I’m feeling like I never left off. Right back into my lifestyle change routine!*
Happy New Year to you!
Krystle said,
January 2, 2008 at 10:31 pm
Oh, and Um… I must comment. You are 2.5 (TWO POINT FIVE!!!!!) lbs away from being UNDER 200 LBS!!!
Are you excited, or WHAT!?
Lady Shanny said,
January 3, 2008 at 6:59 am
As a matter of fact, Krystle, I was so crabby and irritable yesterday when updating this page (server maintenance? At 8 o’clock at night? Seriously?) that I failed to notice how close to getting out of the 200’s I am. Thanks for pointing that out!
Krystle said,
January 4, 2008 at 7:33 pm
You are and you should be SO proud! Uhm, server maintenance when 99% of the blogosphere is probably trying to be on their blogs as well? They couldn’t have picked 3 in the morning? Please!
Krystle said,
January 15, 2008 at 3:23 pm
Sending good vibes your way for a WONDERFUL justwhatyou’vebeenwaitingfor Weigh-In!! 🙂
Lady Shanny said,
January 15, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Thanks Krystle, I really appreciate it!
Bev said,
January 15, 2008 at 9:11 pm
You wouldn’t answer the phone!!!….so I had to resort to posting a comment!! You are SECURELY out of the 200’s…WAY TO GO!!!!
Katie said,
January 18, 2008 at 8:41 pm
Lady Shanny,
You truly are my inspiration! I am still very sick but tomorrow, I’m going to start back WW again but this time that much more prepared for the hard times and knowing that I CAN do it. I AM worth it and I WILL lose 30 pounds for my graduation from college in May 2008!! Thank you and I hope you will stay with me for the ride.
MamaBearJune said,
January 23, 2008 at 2:29 pm
You seriously ROCK, woman! Congrats on great progress!
Literate Housewife said,
January 24, 2008 at 9:46 pm
I love this Results page!!!!! Congratulations on your success!!!! I remember when I hit Onederland in 2004 – two scant weeks before I found out I was pregnant. It felt wonderful to say the least. You should be so proud of yourself. I am looking forward to my return there. This time will be my last time above that level.
silkii said,
January 29, 2008 at 7:22 am
Having lost 33 pounds so far and having lost track, I REALLY am impressed by waht you have achieved! You rock!
Krystle said,
January 29, 2008 at 9:45 pm
Holy Buckets! Does it not look INCREDIBLE to see the 1 in front of the 8, and not a 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 or 6 or 7 in front that 8?! How wonderful. Good for you Shanny!!
Lady Shanny said,
January 29, 2008 at 10:00 pm
My dear Krystle, what would I do without you? Yet again, you noticed something that eluded me! Dude, it is CRAZY to see that my ‘goal’ is in the teens! Less than 20 pounds to go, I can hardly believe it!
Marueze said,
January 30, 2008 at 4:58 pm
You are like the duracell bunny ..you keep going and going.
I like the suspense that the results are on the result page.
woo hoo you just keep going.
Krystle said,
February 5, 2008 at 9:52 pm
And, 2 weeks that you have had UP’s of UNDER 1 lb… out of 22 weeks… That is PHENOMENAL!!!!!!!!!! Don’t beat yourself up about it.
Bev said,
February 12, 2008 at 8:45 pm
Into a whole new set of digits….hurray!!
Tina said,
February 22, 2008 at 8:34 pm
Wow, great work! Keep it up! You have a great blog!
Bev said,
February 26, 2008 at 9:10 pm
That little ladybug is running out of grass!
crookedeyebrow said,
February 27, 2008 at 4:14 pm
I haven’t stopped by to visit in such a long time, but I saw your new photos. You look amazing. I wish I had your strength to have kept up with WW. Way to go!
Krystle said,
April 15, 2008 at 7:17 pm
LOOK.AT.THAT Girl!! Did you ever in your right mind think you would see that you are BELOW the Target weight?!?!?!? You are a ROCKSTAR!
Lady Shanny said,
April 15, 2008 at 8:13 pm
Thanks Krystle. And no, I never thought that day would come. I sure wish I felt more like a rockstar though, rather than a tortured soul who doesn’t know which end is up.
Amy said,
June 24, 2009 at 5:32 am
Wow! Just in the first two months you look totally different! That must have been very encouraging!!! You must be very tall.