Today’s featured weight loss success story: La’Silya lost 137 pounds. She wrote to us to share the simple changes she made in terms of exercise and healthy eating to lose the weight. Check out her story: “My name is La’Silya. I wanted to share my story to help others in my same situation. On Easter […]
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Updated: Helen lost 54 pounds
Update from Helen (posted Oct 2013): “I just want to share with you that I’m finally down to 64 pounds [down from 310] doing the same thing I was doing. Here’s a couple pictures so you can see the results.” Original Post Let’s show some love to Helen. She lost 54 pounds down, from 310 […]
Travia lost 83 pounds
Update Feb 2014: Travia is now down to 247 pounds. She lost an additional 33 pounds (83 pounds total) and is still going strong. Original Post: Facing 330 pounds at age 23 and with her doctor suggesting weight loss surgery, Travia took her health into her own hands and changed her lifestyle. She has lost […]
Extreme Weight Loss: Congrats to Chantell Johnson for Dropping 159 pounds
Last night, the BWLW Sisterhood chatted on Facebook while watching Chantell Johnson lose 159 pounds on Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. Her starting weight was 327. We cried. We got mad at her relatives. We cheered. We were so happy for her. On her blog, she says… Your lifestyle must change. You can never “go […]
Nikia lost over 115 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss before and after story: Nikia lost over 115 pounds and avoided high blood pressure medication by adopting healthy eating habits and working out daily. Here is what she shared with us: Hi, I’m Nikia. As I was doing a before and after picture collage, I decided to share my weight […]
Kriss lost 93 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss before and after story: Kriss lost 93 pounds. She lost the weight in 10 months by working out, changing her eating and tracking her progress. Here is what she shared with us: Photo: Left – July 2012, Center – December 2012 (-59 lbs) and Right – today May 13, 2013 (-93 lbs) […]
Beverly lost 86 pounds
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Beverly on her 86 pounds weight loss. She went from 300+ pounds down to 215 pounds after being diagnosed pre-diabetic. My name is Beverly, I’m 50 years old and this has been a journey. I was at my highest weight at 301 pounds in June of […]
Tameka lost 95 pounds
Tameka lost 95 pounds going from 339 pounds to 224 pounds. She has the help of a dedicated personal trainer, changed her eating habits and as a result of her efforts she has run 5 races. “Hello my name is Tameka. I started my weight loss journey in November 2010. I participate in a very […]
Lequenta lost 81 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Lequenta lost 81 pounds by exercising and changing her eating habits. After I had a add an accident in 2012, after my 31st birthday, I was placed on blood pressure pills and some other medication to try to get me to heal. They put me on steroids which made me […]
Ramona lost 84 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Ramona lost 84 pounds and is working to let other women know that “Movement is Medicine”. Ramona M. Gaines 41 of Philadelphia PA Height 4’11” Beginning weight: 323 pounds Present weight: 239 pounds Dress size before losing weight: 26 Current dress size: 16-18 “It took me 11 months to reach […]
