Mama June Reveals Big Plans After 300-Pound Weight Loss

Mama June flaunts her weight loss in skintight dress

If you're wondering why you haven't seen much of Shannon lately, it might be because she's been filming or under contract not to flaunt her weight loss without the show or a media contract. Last week, however, photos surfaced of Shannon in a skintight black dress, showing that even though she's been keeping a low profile for most of the summer, she's continuing to maintain her weight loss.

The full photo, which you can see here, was taken in May but released last week.

Mama June poses for jaw-dropping 'Baywatch' transformation

Shannon shared a Baywatch themed photo earlier this summer, showcasing just how far her weight loss journey has come in a year.

In May, Georgia native posed for shots in a tight red swimsuit inspired by the '90s TV favorite, "Baywatch". The drastic difference in the once-overweight Shannon's figure is jaw-dropping, considering she had posed for the exact same photo shoot a year prior.

Mama June had a good reason for losing the weight

Shannon admits that she began her weight loss journey to make her ex-husband jealous, but as she began seeing results realized it was important to set a good example for her daughters.

"My goal when I first started this weight loss journey was to make Sugar Bear kind of jealous. But it's no longer about revenge," Shannon said in a confessional on "From Not to Hot". "Doing all the surgeries really took a toll on me — not just physically, but emotionally."

She told Wendy Williams during her appearance in April on "The Wendy Williams Show" that she had to reassess her obsession with the scale for fear of affecting her daughters' self esteem.

"For me, throughout the years, I've been able to drop the weight," she said. "But maintaining it… I guess I became what you call a 'scale whore,' because I was constantly kind of beating myself up... I hate to say it, but Alana kind of started to be like that. I had to back off the scale, because she's been kind of looking [at the scale, too]."

How Mama June lost the weight

E! News reports that Shannon spent well over $75,000 to have gastric sleeve surgery, a breast augmentation and skin removal surgery on her stomach, "bat wings," and "turkey neck."

Shannon's trainer, Kenya Crooks, also told Entertainment Tonight that Shannon proved her discipline and dedication to the weight loss surgeries through weight training, plyometrics and running.

And while surgery and fitness played big roles in Shannon's weight loss, she also completely overhauled her diet in order to make long-lasting results.

Shannon revealed another motivating factor aside from weight loss to clean up her diet in an interview with PEOPLE Now. She revealed a harrowing experience in which her daughter, Pumpkin suffered a brain injury after the family got into a car crash in 2014, and was told by the neurologist she could no longer drink soda.

"I was drinking three to four Code Reds a day, and I just went cold turkey that day," Shannon said.

Her daughters revealed that they don't keep junk food in the house. While everyone in the family splurges occasionally, for the most part they stick to a clean-eating diet with a focus on vegetables.