Today’s featured weight loss story: Sky lost 36 pounds. She was suffering from psoriasis and had just been diagnosed with diabetes when she began her journey. Here is what she shared with us: “Okay, here is my story: After giving birth to my son three years ago, I could not get my weight below 250 […]
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Shawana lost 40 and and kept the weight off
Today’s featured weight loss story: Shawana lost 40 pounds in 2012 and kept the weight off even after having a baby girl earlier this year. This proud and busy mom of 7 ate healthy and did not go overboard with pregnancy pounds. Read her story: “Greetings!! My name is Shawana Livingston and I have been […]
Cheryl lost 40 pounds
Let’s show some love to Cheryl. She lost 40 pounds and was able to improve her pre-diabetes diagnosis. Here is what she shared with us: “My name is Cheryl Miller and I am 42 years old. I started my journey last October (2012) while weighing 262 pounds. I was placed on medication for hypertension and […]
Update: Renee lost 147 pounds
Update April 2015: “I wanted to update you and let you know where I am on this fabulous fit journey . As of today, my total weight loss is 147 pounds and I’ve dropped 16 dress sizes. The best thing of all is that I finally achieved my goal…I’m Bikini Suit Ready! My journey by […]
Gaylon lost 97 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Gaylon lost 97 pounds. She joined Weight Watchers, walked for exercise, eventually joined Black Girls Run and hasn’t turned back. Here is what she shared her journey and words of wisdom with us: “Gaylon Alcaraz (40 something) Mother of Two and Grandma of One – Chicago, Illinois – One day […]
LouCinda lost 42 pounds
Let’s show some love to LouCinda. She lost 42 pounds over the course of a year and went from a size 18/20 down to a size 12/14. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “My motivation was to take control and not end up a high blood pressure or a […]
Liz lost the post-pregnancy pounds and competed in a figure competition
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Liz lost the weight after she gained 75 pounds over the course of 3 pregnancies. Now, she helps others to get fit. She reached her fitness goals and was able to live out one of the things on her bucket list. Read her story: “As a teen, my weight […]
Candy lost 70 pounds with weight loss surgery
Candy wrote to us to share her weight loss journey. She’s lost 70 pounds with gastric sleeve weight reduction surgery. Here is what she shared: “I started this journey over 8 months ago. I am a heart patient with a very rare heart disease. I retain a lot of fluid and it causes severe weight […]
Delina lost 142 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss story: Delina lost 142 pounds. She changed here eating habits and started with online workouts to drop the pounds. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss story: “My motivation was for my two loving kids I have . I didn’t want to stay big and not be […]
Update: Tiffany lost 128 pounds and had surgery for excess skin
We featured Tiffany’s story last year and recently she wrote in to tell us about the skin reduction and breast surgeries she had after losing 125 pounds. Here is her story: “In December 2012, I was featured on your page for losing 125 pounds through clean eating and exercise. It took me 2 1/2 years […]
