Today’s Featured Success Story: Jessica has lost 40 pounds since May. She Says, I limited my processed carb intake. no bread, no rice, no pasta. I then incorporated ALOT of fruits in my diet by making fruit smoothies every morning for breakfast and sometimes dinner. I eat alot of lean meat.and vegetables. as far as […]
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Lucretia has lost 40 pounds!
Today’s Featured Weight Loss Success Story: BWLW Online Community member Lucretia has lost 40 pounds! She says, “From last September to this, I have lost 40 pounds through diet and exercise. I feel a lot healthier and I love the feeling of being able to run without pain. I feel successful and am very grateful […]
Darnette has lost more than 70 pounds!
Today’s Featured Weight Loss Success Story comes from Darnette who has lost more than 70 pounds. She has a supportive family. How do I know? Her sister Kope (another BWLW member) submitted her story to us! Great Job, Darnette! Here is what her sister told us about Darnette’s transformation: Fitness Encouragement! For I can do […]
Anniese has lost 45 pounds and is striving for 15 more.
Today’s Success Story: Anniese has lost 45 pounds and is striving for 15 more. She says, I started working out in 2011 and I was 215 pounds. Now, I’m 174 pounds. I began working out 1 hour a day and drinking lots of water. I just stopped eating fast food and stopped drinking sodas and […]
Ebony has lost 50 pounds
Today’s Featured Success Story: Ebony has lost 50 pounds since May 2011. As of May 2011, I was 217 lbs. I took a Nutrition Course online that helped me calculate my calorie intake! We had a semester long journal of all of the foods we would eat on a daily basis. I used drink alcohol […]
Crabs in a Barrel?: Are Black Women Supportive of Other Sistas Who Lose Weight?
Question: By and Large, are we as black women supportive of one another’s weight loss efforts? Are we quick to encourage or find fault? Having run this site for a while, I’ve been impressed with and overwhelmed by the amount of love that I’ve witnessed. We really know how to lift each other up and […]
Shawntia has lost 48 pounds
Today’s Success Story is Shawntia who has lost 48 pounds. This mother of 2 started her weight loss journey on Feb 2011 at 203 pounds and reached 155 by Sept 2012! She says, “Hello ladies! Im Shawntia and I love this site. People need motivation &*inspiration like this for weight loss. I myself has struggle […]
Valencia has lost 50 pounds
Today’s Featured Success Story: Cheers to Valencia who lost 50 pounds over the course of a year and a half!!! She says, “A work in process. My weight loss has been a roller coaster up and down. I have loss over 50 pounds by eating right and exercise, and yes a few bad days( junk […]
Starlet has lost 67 pounds!
Today’s Featured Weight Loss Success Story Comes from Starlet who has lost 67 pounds going from 263 to 196. She says, “I took the picture in the brown Sept.2011, the pic in the black dress was around Feb 2012 and the far right photo was taken about 8 days ago. I started walking back in […]
Video: Kim has lost 84 pounds!
Kim Rainey is today’s featured weight loss success story! She has lost 84 pounds! No pills, no shots, no lose weight schemes.. just hardwork and dedication. She says, “On this day 1 year ago, I made the first steps to change my life. My wight over the years had always went up and down(but mostly […]
