No matter how many different ways people try to lose weight – from drinking gallons of ice water to wrapping themselves in plastic wrap – success comes down to two factors: calories consumed and calories burned. In order to lose weight, you must consume fewer calories than your body uses each day to shave off […]
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Your Metabolism Likes Food: How Not Eating Is Keeping You Fat
You go on a diet, restricting your caloric intake drastically. What happens? At first, you lose a lot of weight; it seems like things are going in the right direction. Suddenly, though, you reach a plateau. You become discouraged, start eating again, and end up putting the weight back on plus a few extra pounds. […]
What Are Negative Calorie Foods?
One topic that you will find all over the net when you look at weight loss topics is the concept of negative calorie foods. In essence, a negative calorie food is presumed to be one that requires more energy to digest than calories it provides to the body for fuel. Thus, the body uses more […]
Yolanda lost 100 pounds with weight loss surgery
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Yolanda. This proud mom lost 100 pounds in 10 months with weight loss surgery and no longer has high blood pressure and arthritis. She expresses in her story that her weight made her feel safe and she was able to hide behind it. Here is what […]
Your Clean Eating Foods List
What is clean eating? When you eat clean you will be eating unprocessed, whole foods that are prepared or cooked in ways that don’t add extra chemicals and toxins. We are talking about fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, lean meats, whole grains, lots of water, healthy dairy and fresh juice. You will avoid fried food, fast food, […]
Sharday lost 100 pounds
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Sharday. She lost 100 pounds and has kept it off for 4 years. She did it with regular exercise, embracing juicing and eating fresh fruits for breakfast and lunch. Here is what she shared with us: I would love to share my weight loss story with […]
