Weight Loss Story of the Day: Cheryllynn lost 197 pounds. Her amazing weight loss is a result of hard work. She embraced exercise, clean eating or paleo eating to dramatically improve her health. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “Hello my name is Cheryllynn. Before I started my health […]
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Diet Plan Review: Can the Dash Diet Help Lower Blood Pressure?
What is the DASH diet? The DASH diet is making waves as more people are discovering that it can help them reach their weight loss goals fast. The diet was designed to help those with hypertension achieve a lower blood pressure rate within two weeks. From there, the diet can also help to manage blood […]
Rosita lost 50 pounds
Weight Loss Story of the Day: Rosita lost 50 pounds. To avoid her family’s medical history and with God’s help she was able to change her life and embrace healthy eating. Here is her story! Name: Rosita Age:43 Starting weight: 220 pounds Current weight: 170 pounds Transformation time: 13 months & I’m am still a […]
7 Tips for a Heart Healthy Diet
It is never too late to make changes that can improve the health of your heart. The simplest changes to begin with concern your diet. It is usually recommended that you begin by changing one area of your eating habits at a time, rather than go for a radical overhaul. This lets your body and […]
Tanya lost 80 pounds with weight loss surgery
Let’s show some BWLW love to Tanya who has lost 80 pounds. This petite 5 foot tall lady was dealing with polycystic ovarian syndrome, insulin resistance and high blood pressure. Weight loss surgery worked for her. Here is what she shared about her weight loss journey: Hi my name is Tanya and I just wanted […]
Tiffany lost 115 pounds
Today’s weight loss journey: Tiffany lost 115 pounds. At 24 years old, she knew that being 293 pounds was not a healthy weight for her. She embraced exercise, gave up the negative foods and created an eating plan that worked for her. Here is what she wrote to us about losing the weight: “Hi, I’m […]
The Benefits of Chia Seeds
Most of us know the Chia seeds from the holiday commercials about Chia pets, or maybe you have experimented with the Chia herb gardens. What more and more people are starting to realize is that the Chia seed can bring an enormous benefit to their lives as a part of their diet. Over the past […]
Pamela lost 32 pounds
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Pamela! She lost 32 pounds. She credits 22 pounds of her weight loss to following our monthly challenges. Here is what she had to say about losing the weight: In the before picture I was 202 pounds! I was losing weight slowly but it was when […]
How Is High Blood Pressure Connected to Weight Loss?
More than 60-percent of U.S. adults are considered overweight. Vanity aside, carrying around a few extra pounds can have a huge impact on your health and quality of life. What’s more, among the dozens of diseases impacted by obesity – diabetes, heart disease, cancer, infections, infertility, ulcers and chronic pain – high blood pressure is […]
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 […]
