Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon
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Success Story
I have always admired the women I saw in pageants wearing their elegant gowns and posing in their swimsuit perfect bodies. They were beautiful, well spoken and incredibly talented. In 2005, I tipped the scales at 309 pounds. I was pre-diabetic, had high blood pressure and was a candidate for a heart attack or stroke. I had a crazy kid schedule, poor eating habits, sleep deprived, financially unstable, too tired to exercise, and hated what I saw in the mirror. I tried fad diets but I felt lost, a prisoner trapped in my fat and everyone had advice but no matter what I tried, it didn't work. I found every excuse not to address my problem until I heard from my doctors that my obese condition was life threatening.
I surrendered to my weight and decided I had to change so my family would have a mom to grow up with. I consulted with my family doctor and he got me started in the right direction. I found an activity I could stick with, a gym for my family, then a trainer, and a little at a time my diet changed and then my weight started to come off. A little at a time my family and I changed our habits and tried healthy things. We set goals as a family like no fast food for a week, having my family shop and cook together, and taking walks together on nice days. My girls began to measure how much weight I was loosing by hugging me and when their fingers could touch, then their hands, and then wrists. Their excitement drove my efforts. I entered my first pageant November 2006 at 230 pounds hoping to be motivated to a goal of 140 pounds by June of 2007. I enjoyed my workouts and the results and began to appreciate and respect what I saw in the mirror.
My family, friends, pageant participants, competitors and complete strangers from my gym watched and were amazed as I shrank. I began new friendships with people whose lives and goals intertwined with mine and we found strength in each other. I educated myself using magazines, the Internet, my trainer and a nutritionist about food, the human body, dieting, and exercise to sculpt a new look for my forty something body, fitness goals and my family. I have made so many friends and assisted them with paths of their own, making lifestyle changes to achieve their own success and given them hope for a healthier longer life. As a title holder, I have many opportunities to share my story, assist my community with nutrition, health and physical fitness goals and encourage others to be the best they can be.
Occupation: United Parcel Service Business Development Sales Support Representative
Age: 45 DOB: 10/20/1964 Height: 5’7” Weight: Competitive: 118 Off-Season: 135
Years Married: 16 and a half wonderful years to my husband Jay and to 5 supportive children, Ryan, step son 29, Amanda, step daughter 25, Tiffany daughter 21, and twins girls Danyka and Daryia 12.
Education: B/A in Global Liberal Studies, B/A in Science, Technology and Environment, A/S Supervision and Management, A/A in General Education, 1 year Certification in Supervision and Management.
Platform: Addressing Obesity in America.
Community Service: Everett Food Bank Food Drive, United Way Holiday Family Program, Volunteers of America Holiday Basket Program, Volunteers of America/United Way Pilot Project Board of Directors, President of the Snohomish County Basic Needs Advisory Board, Junior Achievement Participant, United Way, Cocoon House, and Boys and Girls Club Leadership Contributor. American Chefs Association, National Culinary Institute of America.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon is adopted. Four years ago she found her biological mother. Her mom introduced her to the family she never knew including grandparents!!! She also has 5 little brothers. Shallon took her twins down to meet the family.
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Shallon's Personal Appearances & Events
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon at Puget Sound Blood Drive. She have the 2nd most needed blood type and donations are down because of the flu.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon at Puget Sound Blood Drive.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon at the LA Fitness, Bellevue WA Customer Appreciation Day Appearance.
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The Community Cuboard is a food bank, emergency housing facility and 2nd hand clothing store. It serves 70 families a month. They are in need of cheese, eggs, winter time produce, diapers and peanut butter. Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a drive just for those items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a food drive for items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a food drive for items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a food drive for items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a food drive for items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon will be having a food drive for items in a couple weeks at the Safeway in town.
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Anjou Bakery, 3898 Old Monitor Rd, Cashmere, WA.
Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon with Kelsey Hicks are holding one of my favorite snacks called Crostini. It is really good with cream cheese.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon with Kelsey Hicks are holding one of my favorite snacks called Crostini. It is really good with cream cheese.
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Mrs. Washinton Shallon with pastries from Anjou Bakery. Anjou makes beautiful as well as very flavorful pasteries.This on has blueberries and raspberries.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon eyeing that Pie with Dawn Lippert and Kelsey Hicks! When I am not dieting I will get a piece. I can not resist.
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Anjou makes cookies, muffins, and coissants. Their mission is to combine their inspirations, creative talents and their family and friends with their love of wonderful food as a traditional European Village bakery.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon with pastries from Anjou Bakery. Anjou makes beautiful as well as very flavorful pasteries.
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Mrs. Washington U.. Beauties Shallon Tanji Johnson, American Gladiator.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon with her posing coach, Shannon Gills
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Mrs. Washington Shallon at her dress rehearsal.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon at her dress rehearsal before the 2010 Vancouver Natural Body Building Competition which she placed 11 th in Masters Figure 41+
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Mrs. Washington Shallon placed 3rd in Master's Figures at the 2010 NPC Empire Classic.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon placed 3rd in Master's Figures at the 2010 NPC Empire Classic.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon placed 3rd in Master's Figures at the 2010 NPC Empire Classic.
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Mrs. Wsahington Shallon placed 3rd in Master's Figures at the 2010 NPC Empire Classic.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon placed 3rd in Master's Figures at the 2010 NPC Empire Classic.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon carwash and fundraiser.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon carwash and fundraiser.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon & her husband Jay.
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Mrs. Washington Shallon and her sponsor and car washer Khon from 85th Ave Salon.
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Mrs. Washington U.S. Beauties Shallon carwash and fundraiser.
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Serve Wenatchee the name of the ministry but it works in conjunction with Love Inc and community donations.
This is the greatest ministry that has full services for food, emergency money and housing, rehabilitation for drug and alcohol, vouchers for prescriptions and gas, and all kinds of assistance with financial planning and debt relief as well as education. My schedule of appearances is as follows: This ministry is most needed and I will be helping out with these events:
Stuff the Bus- clothes collections July 20-22
July 20 East Wenatchee Walkers Furniture 11-2
July 21 Wenatchee Albertsons 4-7
July 22 Martin's Market in Cashmere 11-2
Back To School Clothing Giveaway at First Presbyterian Church
August 14 8 am til 12 noon
Thanksgiving Basket Distribution
Tuesday November 23 at First Assembly of God Church 2-8
Pain Free Christmas Dental Day tentative December 10 location TBA
I really feel that I am meant to be with this ministry helping to serve Eastern Washington.
