I have struggled with weight my whole life and when my mother passed away May 5, 2006 I made the choice to loose weight. I made this choice for numerous reasons, those being my marriage, my daughter, my health and to improve my self esteem. I decided to take charge of my eating, my life and weight loss. Prior to the Turkey Trot in November I had never run before in my life EVER, so I made it a goal to finish a 5k in honor of my mom. I did my cardio, had my sessions with my trainer Mike and kept loosing weight. Mike was able to keep me interested, motivated and I actually started enjoying my sessions. I used to look at working out like a chore, now I see it as fun time for myself.  I started my diet weighing in at 221 pounds.....now weigh 164 and would like to loose about 10 more pounds. I feel better, am more confident and can keep up with my toddler and husband, which is very important to me. I knew I could do it, but Mike helped me stay in the game and help me make my goal a reality.

Shannon's dedication to her program is simply amazing and her results prove it.  In just under 9 months she has lost 43lbs, dropped her body fat percentage 12%, and lost over 24 inches off her body.  All of this would not be possible with out her success at sticking with her program at the gym and while way.  She rarely missed sessions and in fact had surgery during this time and still stayed on track.  All of us at Fitness Together would like to congratulate Shannon and wish her continued success in the future.