A lot of people don’t know that what they eat can sabotage your exercise efforts. You can workout all day, but if you eat more calories then you burn (counting all the calories you burn, not just exercise), you will likely gain weight. That is why so many people get discouraged after killing themselves daily […]
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Choosing Healthy Meat and Protein Options
I know that there are a lot of BWLW Ladies out there who love their meat. You aren’t interested in going vegan or vegetarian. You want to hold on to your ribs and modify grandma’s fried chicken in a healthy way. I can respect that. As we focus on eating lean meats during our December […]
Gigi lost 50 pounds
Today’s featured success story: Gigi lost 50 pounds using Myfitnesspal to manage her daily calories and exercising. She says, “By HIS grace, I am healing.” Here’s what she had to say… “50 Pounds since June! Using myfitnesspal to track calories. It has been a life changing experience! Would love to share with anyone I can […]
Wrap Up Time – Final Check in for our November Challenge 2012
Ok Ladies, it’s time to check in for week 4 and the challenge overall. I want to know what your November Challenge experience was like. Did you lose weight? Did you give up on the challenge goals? What are the challenges and/or victories you faced changing your eating habits and exercising ? How did I […]
Ada’s Rules: 3rd set of book club questions – Soul Food and Old Lovers
Hey BWLW Fam, Here is our third set of bookclub questions for Ada’s Rules. This book is the BOMB! I hope you feel the same way. Give your answers in the comment box. Let’s discuss! Soul Food. Ada loves food in general and soul food in particular. Over the course of the novel, she becomes […]
Cindy lost 49 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Cindy lost 49 pounds by keeping calorie goals and working out at least 5 days per week. Here is what she had to say about her weight loss journey: “Hello BWLW!!!! I met someone online recently & saw their story posted on your wall so I wanted to share mine. I […]
Just post a list of what to eat and what not to eat? Not that simple
Morning Inspiration: Why don’t I just post a list and instructions for people to follow to lose weight? Because there is no one size fits all plan that I can give that will work and give you results. We are all adults and we have to take responsibility to find out what eating health is […]
Carmen lost 80 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: Carmen lost 80 pounds with the help of a personal trainer. Here’s what she had to say… “My story…..Just as I began to pray to God about my weight, He sent an angel by the name of Terry Starks, professional trainer/nutritionist/natural body builder and God fearing….WOW…What did I have to […]
Jamie lost 40 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Jamie is down 40 pounds by changing her eating habits and doing lots of cardio (Zumba). She sent us this message on Facebook, “I love this page. I went from 230 lbs to 175 lbs but got lazy and started slacking. I gained 15 lbs back before I got back […]
What are BWLW’s Monthly Challenges all about?
There have been some questions about Black Women Losing Weight’s monthly weight loss challenges, so let me clarify. For our challenges we have: An eating habits goal An exercise goal A bonus goal for those who want to step it up A book of the month We check-in weekly on our online community so that […]