Today’s featured weight loss success story: Shuntella lost 68 pounds and 32 inches. She says, ” I am 37 yrs old and 1 year ago this month I began to transform my physical appearance to match the healing I was doing on the inside. My beginning weight was 232 pounds. I began to walk and changed […]
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Charisse lost 60 pounds with weight loss surgery
Check out Charisse’s story of weight loss and overcoming diabetes. “I was diagnosed in 2002 with type II diabetes, suffered a stroke in 2006 (age 34) & in 2009 diagnosed with a rare auto-immune disease; Mastocytosis. In 2011 I had enough of the yo-yo diets and joined an obesity support group and in April 2012, […]
Jay lost 72 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Jay lost 72 pounds. She said, “In 2008, I weighed in at 248 (which is the 1st picture). I felt bigger and wanted to loose weight so I did cardio and went on a cereal diet (unhealthy). In 2009 and 2010, I got really slim but gained my weight […]
Jerry lost 50 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: Jerry lost 50 pounds. She says, “On the left is a picture of me when I was 18 and I was a freshman in college. Due to my being uncomfortable, and the fact that I kept getting sick, I had to do something. On the right is a picture of […]
Nicolle lost 67 pounds
Update 2016 – We featured Nicolle‘s weight release journey back in 2012 and she is still going strong. She lost 67 pounds, gained a few pounds back and now she’s working those off. Check out her update… “I regained some weight and right now I’m working to lose the last 20 pounds that I regained. I […]
Christi lost 214 pounds with the Lap Band
Check out Christi’s amazing transformation. She’s gone from 429 pounds to 215. Here is her story: “Hello Black Women Losing Weight. My name is Christi and I had lap band surgery February 2008. At my heaviest, I was 429 lbs with a BMI of over 55. It took me 2 1/2years to lose half of […]
Nicole lost 80 pounds
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]