Weight loss story of the day: Diana lost 120 pounds. Her turning point was when she almost hit 350 pounds. She has gone from 340 to 22o in 14 months. Here are the details of her transformation that she shared with us: “Hello. My name is Diana. My Instagram name is @findinghealthydiana” What was your […]
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Tonya lost 56 pounds
Check out Tonya’s weight loss story and show her some love. She lost 56 pounds with regular exercise, clean eating and drinking green smoothies. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “My name is Tonya and I’ve lost 56 pounds. My weight loss journey began in 2011, I was 230 pounds. I started […]
Liz lost 70 pounds
Let’s show some love to Liz. She lost 70 pounds and fought off having to take insulin for her diabetes. She was willing to make life changes to get healthy! Here is what she shared with us: “My name is Liz Hayes. I have lost a total of 70 lbs within a year all on […]
Arletta lost 64 pounds
Featured weight loss success story of the day: Arletta wrote in to us to share her journey to lose 64 pounds. This 5’8″ beauty wanted to love what she saw in the mirror and get healthy. Looks like she DID that!! Here is her story: “Hi my name is Arletta. My mtarting weight was 282 […]
5 Reasons You Should Start a Food Journal for Weight Loss
Many experts and nutritionists encourage people to keep a food journal when they are trying to lose weight. There are so many tools out there like FitBit, My Fitness Pal and the Lose It app to use as mobile or online food journals. Unfortunately, most people understand this to mean keeping obsessive count of calories […]
Brittany lost 88 pounds
Featured weight loss story of the day: Brittany lost 88 pounds. After a bad breakup and with her cousin as her Zumba partner/inspiration, she learned to eat clean and workout regularly. Here is her weight release story: “My name is Brittany and I began my lifestyle transformation back in 2011. I had recently went through […]
Kimberly lost 110 pounds
Featured weight loss success story of the day: Kimberly lost 110 pounds in a little over 8 months. She primarily credits the changes she made to her eating habits. Here is what she had to say about losing the weight: “I lost 110 pounds over 8 months primarily by changing how I ate. The dietary changes began […]
What are the Dangers of Gastric Weight Loss Surgery?
Weight loss surgery is not for everyone. We celebrate the stories of black women who have used weight loss surgery as a tool on this site because we believe that it is a viable option for many people and that they are under a doctors care. We also assume that they were aware of all […]
Dede lost 75 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss journey: Dede lost 75 pounds with consistent exercise and by cleaning up her eating habits. Here is what she shared about her weight loss journey: “My weight loss journey started in July 2012 at 262 pounds and I am currently at 187 pounds in August 2013. I’m working towards losing 30 more pounds […]
Shaniqua lost 102 pounds
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Shaniqua! She has lost 102 pounds going from 285 pounds down to 183 pounds. Check out her before and after photos. Here is what she shared with us: “This has been the longest journey of my life. Depression had me at my heaviest weight in 2006. […]