Processed, refined sugars go by different names – names you might not recognize as being processed sugar. It’s very easy for someone who is not familiar with all the hidden names of sugar to erroneously consume large amounts of the stuff. So, if you’re trying to eliminate processed sugars from your diet – or at […]
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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. […]
Where Do You Get Your Protein? – Vegetarian Protein Sources
Day 5 of our No Meat/No Exercise Excuses Challenge and everyone is asking me about Protein!! I know that some people think that you won’t get enough protein on a vegan or vegetarian diet, but that’s not true if you eat the right foods. What you want to do is educate yourself about the protein […]
Roxanne lost 25 pounds
Update: We shared Roxanne’s story back in 2013, and a little more than 2 years later she’s happy to let us know that she’s still crushing it! She down 25 more pounds for a total of 50 lbs gone. “I been walking 3 to 5 miles a day using the Run Keeper free mobile app. I also changed […]
Char lost 45 pounds
Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight Love to Char! Char lost 45 pounds with prescription Adipex and eating right over the course of a year and has keep it off since 2011. In 2010, I weighed 298 pounds (size 26/28). In 2011 I lost 45 lbs making my weight 253 lbs (size 14/16). I […]
Janette Colantonio lost 243 pounds
Update Feb 2015: Update Nov 2013: Jeanette is now down more than 250 pounds!! April 2013 – Today’s Featured Success Story: I’m so excited to feature Janette Colantonio. She lost 243 pounds, down from 412 pounds, the old fashioned way. Eating right and exercise. Her story is AMAZING and I’m so proud of her. We featured […]
Andrea lost 60 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Andrea lost 60 pounds. She wrote to us saying: “Firstly, thank you for all the informational and inspirational posts. I love this page! I share your posts all the time to help encourage and inspire others. In the midst of my own health and wellness journey I have grown […]
Kionne lost 55 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Kionne lost 55 pounds by developing her own plan for eating right and exercising. She was motivated by an office weight loss pool. She is a member of our online community and after she posted her photos, I asked her to submit her story. Here is what she […]
Arlena lost 122 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Arlena lost 122 pounds with weight loss surgery (gastric bypass) and inspired her sixteen year old to lose 102 pounds without surgery while eating right and exercising with her. Here is what Arlena shared with us about her weight loss journey: “Hi, my name is Arlena. I was overweight so […]
Khristi lost 115 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Khristi lost 115 pounds by changing her eating habits and working out. Here is what she had to say about her weight loss journey: “My weight loss journey began dec 2010. I cut out bread totally left my addiction of sodas alone and drank only water or crystal light no […]
