30th Birthday!!!

A year ago today, if someone would have told me that in 1 year I would get up at 3:30a.m. (before the alarm clock), run for 90 minutes on the treadmill, then do 30 minutes of strength training, and would weigh 115 pounds less, I would have laughed. But, it would have been true! I'm no longer morbidly obese, obese, or overweight. I dodged the diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol bullet that ha**** so many in my family. I have changed the way my household eats, hopefully preventing my children from ever dealing with the struggles I have been through. My new lifestyle has given me confidence and I am 2 weeks away from finishing my first semester back in college, I have been accepted into the honors program, and submitted my application for nursing school. I am in no way trying to "toot my own horn", but I hope I can inspire pre-ops or people on the fence about surgery to go for it, the way you veteran lightweights have and continue to inspire me.

Thanks for always being there for me, you have all become a very important part of my life.

Time to hit the showers and put on my size 0 ultra skinny jeans and do my usual Saturday errands with my mom, then drop the kids off for an overnight with the grandparents, and go out with my wonderful husband!

Happy birthday, Shannon! You have done a truly awesome job!
 

--gina

Shannon, you are and have always been an inspiration to me.  I can't be 30 again, not sure I want to be either, but I do look at all you have been able to do and am truely impressed and amazed.  Happy B-day.  Have a great one. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY.....!!!!!      You are and will be an inspiration to all of our newbies and future LW's.   I am so very Proud of you!!

My "Baby Girl" is going to be 30 in the spring...it kindof puts it into perspective for me as to how young you are and exciting your life must be right now as a "tiny" little thing.  

(((HUGS)))

Happy Birthday Shannon!  I think its just wonderful that you've taken control over your life and potential health issues so early in your life and also are shaping your kids' habits to make them successful - you have a lifetime now to reap the rewards!  I just wish I could have done that 20 years ago myself!

You rock those 0 skinny jeans hun!!

Happy Birthday Shannon! Congrats on the honors and Nursing school.

Happy birthday Shannon!
You truly are an inspiration and you just keep tootin that horn! You should be proud of all your accomplishments!
Hope you have a great weekend!

Maria

Toot!  Toot!  Happy, Happy Birthday!  It looks like you've already given yourself a perfect gift this year!   Have a remarkable birthday and weekend!!!

Happy Birthday Shannon!!!  You've made amazing accomplishments!!

awwwwww Shannon,
happy happy 30th bday to you my tinkerbell ur so adorable .
you have every right to toot your horn you should be very proud of all of ur accomplishments and the best part of it all is that u changed ur household thinking for ur dh and ur children. that is so important . congrads on ur nursing school you have done everything right your a good person and God knows it

when my children were small ( i even breast fed them both for 1 year cuz i heard it will make them healthier) i struggled with my weight issues, i still continued to exercise they saw that growing up id exercise with them to " mousercise" im so grateful that both my children r very healthy my daughter is 29 5.1 and 117 pds. my son is 31 5'8 and 165 pds i never ever wanted them to struggle the way that i did . if i had loli pops it was sugar free i tried my best to promote health with out ever over doing it and driving them into a food disorder. i was very very careful about that .
Bravaaaaaa to you