Let’s show some BWLW love to Melyssa. She lost 25 pounds by eating right, leaving soda alone and working out at home only! It just goes to show that you don’t have to have a gym membership to lose weight. Here is what she shared about her weight loss: “My name is Melyssa & I […]
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Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition: Cassandra Dumas’s Story
Last night, the BWLW sisterhood watched Cassandra Dumas‘s amazing story on Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition (ABC). In this episode, Cassandra, a former athlete and national champion, lost 175 pounds. She started at 364 pounds so that’s almost half of her body weight! It was a great show because you could tell that she was a […]
Tanya lost 247 pounds with weight loss surgery
Tanya lost 247 pounds going 465 to 218 pounds with gastric bypass weight reduction surgery. She was suffering from a number of weight/eating related chronic health issues before surgery. She shared her photos and told us a little about her journey as well: “Hi, my name is Tanya L. I have had a successful weight […]
Caroline Jhingory shares her loose skin surgery story
Hey Divas, our good friend Author Caroline Jhingory recently wrote to us to talk about loose skin. We featured the story of her 150 pound weight loss back in July and she received a lot of questions from Black Women Losing Weight members about sagging skin post-weight loss. She shared the info below and photo for more […]
Kia lost 155 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Kia lost 155 pounds. This 5’4″ mom has been dealing with her weight all of her life and had lap band weight loss surgery but gained the weight back. She credits Weight Watchers, Zumba, bootcamp, walking and running as a big part of her transformation. Despite personal tragedy, she […]
Nicole has lost 112 pounds!
Let’s show some love to Nicole who has lost 112 pounds! Check out Nicole’s story below. She says, I love this website!! In this pic I was at my heaviest approximately 267 pounds. I always worked out, but was not seeing results partially because I was not taking my diet seriously, but later I find […]
Shuronda has lost 43 pounds!
Let’s show some love to Shuronda! She has lost 43 pounds in 6 months! She says, I started my weight loss journey in April 2012. I noticed my weight getting out of control big time and mind you I’m only 4’10. I was at my highest weight of 210 and I said GOD you gotta help […]
Qui lost 106 pounds
Update: Qui wrote in to share what’s she’s been doing since she shared her story of losing over 100 pounds 4 years ago. She gained some of weight back, but after being diagnosed with PCOS she understood why she’d experienced rapid weight gain and what changes she needed to make to release the pounds. I was featured in […]
Shari lost 60 pounds!
Today’s Featured Success Story: Shari has lost 60 pounds! She Says, I’m 40yrs old and started my weight loss journey in May of this year with exercising and eating right. To date I’ve lost 60 lbs! My weight was 255lbs and I have 30lbs to go! I walked and still walk 3 to 5 miles every […]
Tasha has lost 73 pounds!
Tasha has transformed her body going from 236 to 163. That’s a loss of 73 pounds!! She Says, “Hi my name is Tasha and I started my journey mid January. Journey as in life style not diet! I worked hard to lose weight starting at 236 and I’m down to about 163 close to goal […]
