It’s Day 5 of our April Challenge and we are focused on eating REAL food, not highly processed foods. Many modern foods are processed to some degree in an attempt to improve shelf life, flavor, appearance (and hence to improve sales) and even to improve nutritional value. In some instances processing may remove or destroy […]
Weight Loss Advice
When it comes to nutrition, Doctors always don’t know it all.
If you depend on the medical establishment alone to help you understand how to eat healthy, you may come up short. It is well known from recent research that physicians don’t receive many hours of training on nutrition. “In 2004, the authors surveyed all 126 US medical schools on this topic and 106 of them […]
Cledra lost 75 pounds and transformed her life
Ladies, I want to bring you the weight loss journey of a very inspiring sista named Cledra. She overcame real tragedy and transformed her life. Now she is working to inspire others. “The work you do to support our community is PHENOMENAL! I recently completed a Half Marathon and if my story can serve […]
April Challenge Day 1 – Things you should know about reading food labels
Ladies, one of the main things you will want to use a guide to find out just how processed your food is during our April Challenge is Food Labels. This month we are committed to eating more REAL food and cutting out highly processed food and junk food, so these labels are KEY. US food […]
What is the difference between being curvy and being fat in the Black Community?
Question: In the black community, what is the difference between being curvy and being fat? Is it about body size, attractiveness, health…what do you think? I hear people refer to themselves as curvy or thick a lot, but I don’t hear a lot of agreement on what that is in terms of weight or too […]
Question: Is Soul Food Making Black Folks Fat?
Happy Day 8 of our March Challenge!! Ladies, I’d love for your to weigh-in on what I know is a serious discussion in our community. “Soul Food Junkies” recently aired on PBS and it has definitely spurred some conversation (video below) on this topic. Is Soul Food a main component of our weight gain […]
Let’s Support Each Other – No Negativity
Ladies, we have to support each other on our weight loss journeys. When another sister drops pounds, we can’t just react with negativity, jealousy or criticism. We each have our own journey…the old fashioned way, various weight loss plans, weight loss surgery, etc. Weight loss is not easy. It can be a long process that […]
BWLW Rule #110 – Lifestyle Change, not a 30 day diet
Join the BWLW March Weight Release Challenge and commit to changes that can help you build your new lifestyle! Each month we commit to new challenge goals so that we can develop new habits than will help us to get to a healthier lifestyle. We commit to new goals because we want to challenge ourselves […]
Make your New Year’s Resolutions Come True
Trying to lose weight? Want to turn your life’s passion into a real career? Or, do you have simpler goals like spending more time with your kids or dealing with stress. Many of you know that I’m currently a student with the Institute of Integrative Nutrition. IIN has recently created a great Free guide to show […]
Belly Fat Inspiration from DivaSlimsDown
Here is some great inspiration for those who are trying to lose belly fat from our girl DivaSlimsDown of YouTube. If you’re not familiar with Ruth and her videos, please check them out. She’s amazing and very transparent about her weight loss journey. Enjoy!
