Today’s featured before and after: Nicole lost 80 pounds! I asked her what she did in terms of eating right and exercise. She said, “I cut out greasy foods & had not so many sweets. I increased the amounts of fruits & veggies I ate. As far as exercising, I did about 45 mins of […]
Crystal lost 52 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: Crystal lost 52 pounds. She’s said, “I’ve really made MAJOR lifestyle changes. I eat healthy and drink protein shakes. I drink at least 64 oz of water everyday and eat at least 60 grams of protein and no more than 120 complex carbs everyday. I utilize my fitness pal to […]
Five Things We Can Learn from Jennifer Hudson’s Weight Loss
Jennifer Hudson has become one of the major faces of weight loss in the 21st century as she has kept off the weight in addition to losing it. What can women learn from her success? Benefits of Weight Watchers Hudson used the Weight Watchers program to achieve her weight loss, and have been inspired to […]
Ada’s Rules Book Club Questions #2
Hey Ladies, I hope you are loving Ada’s Rules and following along with our bookclub during our November Challenge. Here is our second set of bookclub questions. Give your answers in the comment box. Ada’s Rules is about loving the body you have while being willing to transform that body in the service of your own […]
Actress Brely Evans has lost 40 pounds with Jenny Craig
Today’s featured success story: Actress Brely Evans has lost 40 pounds with Jenny Craig and is their newest spokeswoman. You may remember her in the remake of the movie “Sparkle” as “Tune Ann”. You have likely seen her in the new Jenny Craig commercial (posted below). She looks great and she’s part of the BWLW […]
Do black women have a problem with the concept of being “thin”?
Do black women have a problem with the concept of being “thin”? I ask this question because of the reaction that always comes out when I post success stories where the before photo doesn’t show a woman who is “classically” overweight. I understand that one woman’s before photo could be another woman’s after photo. For […]
Gewanda lost 45 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Gewanda lost 45 pounds. She attributes her weight loss to “daily cardio, strength training combined with a low carb diet.” I would add hard work and researching what would work for her. My weight loss journey was one of trial and error. I failed plenty of times but in the […]
Natasha lost 95 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: BWLW Online Community member Natasha lost 95 pounds going from 225 to 130 lbs. She was featured in the Huffington Post’s Healthy Living weight loss success profiles. In our online community we always ask what people’s weight loss goals are. Natasha says, “I’m in maintenance mode now, after having lost […]
Shamieka lost 40 pounds by eating right
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Shamieka lost 40 pound by changing her diet. She says, “I started out losing weight in Feb 2011 at 210 lbs. As of todays date I am 170 lbs and I have continued to live and eat healthy. I feel so much better mentally and spiritually!!! I changed my […]
April lost 70 pounds!
Today’s amazing weight loss transformation: April lost 70 pounds with hard work and the help of Weight Watchers. She says, “I don’t call it a diet, because its a life style Change for me! I plan to Eat Right!!!. Workout!!! For the rest of my Journey! Once you get started you just keep going… At […]
