Here is your Clean Eating Meal Plan for Week 2! Remember to modify this plan for your nutritional and health needs. If you need more or less calories, modify the plan for your goals. The meals for week one are approximately 1650-1730 calories. I’m making the assumption that you are working out, doing at least 4 […]
Monthly Challenge
Free Clean Eating Meal Plan – Week 1
I’ve put together this free meal plan to give you an idea of what you may be eating as you clean up your diet. My goal was to give you enough nutrition and to have you eat regularly (every 3 hours or so), such that your blood sugar will be steady and not going up […]
Is Fast Food Making Americans Sicker?
In addition to the burgers and fries that we consume on a huge scale, fast food also refers to foods that we purchase at the grocery store and “prepare” at home. These heat-and-serve meals are particularly bothersome because most people don’t even realize they’re consuming fast food. Often called convenience foods, these types of foods […]
Is Sugar Addiction Real? How do You Fight It?
A recent study conducted by Harvard’s David Ludwig found that sugar can, in fact, be quite addicting. Why? You see, foods high in sugar content raise blood sugar dramatically – more than other types of foods. This spike in blood sugar stimulates a portion of the brain that is infamous for additions – even hard-core […]
White Flour Is in Everything: How to Avoid It
Ladies, I wanted to give you more info on avoiding white flour and refined flour since this is one of the goals of this month’s weight loss challenge. White, bleached, processed flour – there are many reasons to avoid it and hardly a single reason to keep it in your diet. It’s unhealthy; it causes […]
Free Raw Foods Guide from IIN
Do you want to know more about raw foods? There are a lot of questions out there about this form of going vegan. I’ve done it in the past and it’s where I’m striving to get to in terms of my eating. I hope to be about 70% raw, with the rest of my food […]
2-Day Clean Eating Sample Menu
Today, I wanted to give you a preview of our Clean Eating Ebook with this 2-Day Clean Eating Sample Menu. This sample will give you an idea of how you could be eating this month to support your weight loss efforts. Each meal is approximately 1500-1700 calories by my judgement. Of course, you can adjust […]
Video: Aja Davis Working it with BWLW’s July Challenge Exercise Routines
Hi Ladies, I’m so excited that our friend Aja Davis of Black Girl Slim has turned the routines from Black Women Losing Weight’s July Challenge workout calendar into 3 great videos!! This is awesome because you will be able to use these videos at home for months to come, after the July challenge is over, for […]
June Challenge Day 19 – Two Major Reasons to go Meatless
Hey Ladies, It’s day 19 of our June Challenge. I hope that you have decided to join us and that you are feeling more healthy and full of energy since you’ve commited to going meatless and to regular exercise. I want to share 2 major reasons to go Meatless from Vegetarian Times: You’ll ward off disease. Vegetarian diets […]
Juice Fasting for Weight Loss
By Guest Blogger and BWLW Member Carla Douglin of Raw Raw Life Juice fasting is normally used to give your body а rest, and to allow accumulated waste/gunge to be removed. During а typical juice fast, nothing but juices and fresh water are consumed. Because of this, the body relies partly on its stored excess fat for fuel, […]
