Hi! I just found this website and I could use some buddies. One of my best friends and I are doing Atkins. It's great to have people that help keep you accountable, the more the merrier! LOL! This was on another post and i thought it would be a good way to introduce myself....

DATE: 1/28/08

USERNAME/REAL NAME: Sheebes00 / Shannon

AGE: 26

BIRTHDAY: 1/12/82

MARITAL STATUS: happily married

FAMILY INFO (anything you care to share about your family, children, hubby, etc.): I'm married to a wonderful man named Andy. We have a son named Andrew who was born 7/1/04.

HOBBIES/INTERESTS: LOTS of things! Reading, riding my motorcycle, hanging out with friends, quiet times at home, yoga, the list goes on and on.


PETS: 2 dogs - a 13 month old rottweiler named Thor and a 6 year old boxer/pitbull mix named Chaos, 1 rat named Templeton, and 1 snake name Slinky


ATKINS START DATE: well, my restart date is today, 1/28/08

WHAT MADE YOU CHOOSE LOW CARB / ATKINS: It's worked for me in the past.

TOP WEIGHT: 208

CURRENT WEIGHT: 189

GOAL WEIGHT: 130 (my weight before having my son)

HEIGHT: 5' 6"

EYE COLOR: hazel (they change)

HAIR COLOR: auburn (I naturally have brown hair with blonde and auburn highlights)

OCCUPATION: Mommy & wife

GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION: Berks County, PA, USA

WHAT IS YOUR BIGGEST PROBLEM IN WEIGHT LOSS: Eating junk, cravings, and emotional eating (that's every emotion!! bored, happy, sad, mad, etc.)

WHAT IS DIFFERENT THIS TIME THAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL: I have a buddy

ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE PEOPLE TO KNOW ABOUT YOU? Not that I can think of, if you have any questions or comments feel free to contact me!

Hi Shannon and of course WELCOME!!! Hope you find this board as encouraging (and entertaining) as I do!

Thanks! I'm in it for the long haul so I'm sure I'll be here a lot, even if I'm just reading. LOL!

Whoo! A fellow eastern Pennsylvanian! Welcome! I'm just (re)starting too.
Good luck!

Hiya sheebes & natalie!

If you want - come & chat with us in the LC Chat:

http://www.3fatchicks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=132712

(There is lots of info in our "LC Bio's" in that sticky at the top of this section too)

Glad 2 have you here, good luck

Thanks!! It's great to have support!!

Hi Shannon! I am new here, too, but not new to Atkins/low carb I look foward to reading your posts. We are just about the same weight and height