It’s monthly challenge time! We will start off 2014 with a 14 day Green Smoothie Cleanse. What are green smoothies? A green smoothie is a smoothie that has fresh leafy greens in it, such as collard greens, kale, swiss chard or spinach. This is in addition to the most common smoothie ingredient: fruit of all kinds! […]
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Monique lost 171 pounds with weight loss surgery
Weight reduction surgery worked for Monique. This proud nurse lost 171 pounds with gastric bypass, changing her eating habits and working out regularly. Here is what she shared with us about how the surgery changed her life: “Hello, My name is Monique Wendt and I had gastric bypass surgery a year and 2 months ago! […]
April lost 102 pounds
We featured April‘s weight loss story a little over a year ago when she was down 70 pounds. She wrote in recently to update us with her progress and she has lost 102 pounds total. Here is what she shared: “I’ve been on my weight loss journey going on 2 years this coming March. When I […]
Ten Great Before & After Stories in September 2013
September was a great month for Black Women Losing Weight and Black Weight Loss Success. We were nominated for Best New Web Site and Best Health Blog by Black Web Blog Awards thanks to all of you (yay!). We also had a good number of women contribute incredible success stories about their weight loss battles […]
Jamilah lost 61 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: Jamilah lost 61 pounds by eating clean, drinking green smoothies and working out regularly. Here is what she shared with us: My name is Jamilah and my motivation to lose weight was inspired by my children and myself. I woke up one day (March 17, 2010), and realized I was […]
Val lost more than 350 pounds
Update 3/12: Val is now down a total of 370 pounds and was recently featured on Good Morning America. More info on that… Today’s featured weight loss success story: Val lost more than 350 pounds without surgery. She began with Weight Watchers and later learned to change her eating habits and exercise. Her story is […]
Rita lost 65 pounds
Let’s show some BWLW love to Rita. She lost 65 pounds going from 357 to 292 pounds after being diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. I know how challenging MS can because my father had it (he died in 2001 from brain lesions). Here is what she shared with us: After being diagnosed with MS, I chose […]
We helped BWLW Member Myya Mixon get into People Magazine!
We are so so so excited here at Black Women Losing Weight. One of our dreams has come true. We were able to help one of our featured weight loss stories get major, national attention. A few months back we featured Myya Mixon’s 100 pound weight loss journey. We were later contacted by someone from […]
Felice lost 60 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Felice lost 60 pounds after dealing with divorce, finding new love and having her first child. I think her story is one that a lot of ladies will relate to. Here is what she shared with us: My name is Felice and my journey started in 2007. To make […]
Natalie lost 43 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss before and after story: Natalie lost 43 pounds by eating healthier and working out 4-6 hours per week. Her story shows that weight loss has it’s ups and downs and it takes time, but you can re-commit and have success. Here is what she shared with us: My name is Natalie […]
