Hi SSMs. Sorry it's been a little while. Want to send our deepest condolences to our brother in law, Dave, who lost his father to cancer on Friday. Lauren and Dave are in California now with Dave's family.

It has taken some time to lose 3.4 pounds! Haven't missed a day at the gym and the beautiful weather has enabled me to remain very active outside the gym too! Looking forward to my reward: a big bike ride with Francie. Here's a quote of my life:

"If you were my girlfriend, you wouldn't be home alone on a Saturday night."

-David W.

Well, I'm officially down 2 lbs. I'll be claiming pounds 1 and 2 prizes sponsored by Barry. Looking forward to my pound 3 reward (bike ride with Francie) by the end of this week! I'm off to the gym!

Happy first anniversary to Lauren and Dave!

"Wait a minute, you went to the ER in your bathing suit!"
-Shani

Happy weekend. Just wanted it stated for the record: I've been to the gym for seven consecutive days!! Yippee for me. Also, I joined an awesome website called Sparkpeople.com. Thanks so much to Kim G. for that one! Will keep you posted if there's news to share.

"Mommy, you're the best, I just like you."
-Ryan, today

Hello everyone. Just a few announcements:

First, we will be going with Shawne's Sugar Mamas as our group name.
Shawne's Splenda Mamas is probably more appropriate but it doesn't roll off the tongue quite as easily.

Second, I've lost a total of .8 pounds. See the decimal point before the 8? That's right...less than one pound! I guess it's .8 less bulk than I used to have... if I have to look at the glass half full. Although, I could use glass half full of wine right about now!

Third, thank you Lauren for the great tech support and tough love...booooo!

Please check back to monitor my progress but I will e-mail you when it's time to claim some rewards. I will leave you with a "quote of my life"

"This essay is filler and lard Miss Rosenberg.....F-I-L-L-E-R
A-N-D L-A-R-D!!!!"
-Dr. Cole, Philosophy Professor

This is Shawne's blog created for her to keep everyone up to date with her weight loss success. Shawne is already fabulous but soon she will be fabulous AND fit.
-submitted by Lauren