Let’s show some BWLW love to Lesa who has lost 123 pounds. She decided to have gastric sleeve weight loss surgery after dealing with a number of chronic health conditions affected by being overweight. After dealing with the loss of her closest relatives and having to be put in a medically induced coma, she realized […]
Markita lost 25 pounds
Update Dec 2015 – Markita wrote in to tell us about how she’s maintained her weight loss of 25 pounds for more than a year despite weight gain due to medication. “You featured my story last July, and I just wanted to send in an update of my maintenance since! After being featured, I was […]
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Angela lost 35 pounds
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Angela lost 35 pounds. Motivated by the loss of her father and wanting to live a long life for her young children, Angela committed to being consistent with her weight loss efforts. Consistency is KEY. Here is what she shared with us: “HELLO!!! My name is Angela Greer and I […]
Update: Darlene lost 86 pounds and became a figure competitor
Update July 2014: Darlene lost 86 pounds and became a figure competitor. We featured her story back in December when she was down 70 pounds. She is down 16 more pounds but she also built tons of muscle during her weight loss journey. Read her update and find out more about her amazing transformation and her […]
Is Weight Loss During Pregnancy Ever a Good Thing?
Putting On The Pounds When Pregnant As the euphoric moments that directly follow finding out that you are with child begin to fade, that gorgeous glow can morph into anxiety. Those antagonizing thoughts have haunted almost every woman who has learned she has a baby. You know what they sound like, “What’s going to happen […]
Got Milk? The Health Benefits of Almond Milk
We’ve all heard the saying “milk does a body good” but would you believe me if I told you that almond milk could even better than the diary kind? If you haven’t enjoyed a refreshing glass, you’re really missing out. The basic blend is made from finely ground almonds mixed with water. It’s not hard to […]
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Natalie lost 50 pounds
Update Dec 2015: Natalie is now down to 180 lbs, for a total of 85 lbs gone. Check out her updated before and afters and read about how she lost the weight. Instagram: @natalie_thefitmami July 2014 – Weight Loss Story of the Day: Natalie lost 50 pounds. This blogger and proud mom was motivated to be there […]
4 Workouts from Black Women Losing Weight
Hey Ladies, We created these for our April Workout Challenge, but I just wanted to put them all in one place so that you can access them. Put your mouse over the graphic and right click to save or copy. Share them with friends on your Instagram, Facebook page, etc. Get it in!!!
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Britany lost 30 pounds
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Britany lost 30.6 pounds. She was motivated by seeing the health issues that her family members suffered from. She has changed her eating habits and embraced regular exercise. Here is her story: Weight loss story: I started my journey in November 2013. I first started out by cutting out […]
Update: Denna lost 90 pounds
Update: Denna sent us an inbox message on Facebook to let us know that she lost 13 more pounds since we featured her story back in Dec 2013. She is now down a total of 90 pounds and has gone from a size 22/24 to a size 6/8. Find out how she did it below: I’ve […]
