Today’s featured weight loss success story: Anita lost 53 pounds by working out with a boot camp workout group and changing her eating habits. Here is what she shared with us: Hello BWLW, my name is Anita. I have lost over 50 pounds in the last ten months. My biggest motivation was one of my […]
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Shellie lost 68 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss before and after story: Shellie lost 68 pounds and went from a size 20 to a size 12. She did our smoothie challenge, used MyFitnessPal and changed her eating and exercise habits to lose the weight. Here is what she shared with us: I’ve always been a pretty active person. I’ve […]
Hidden Sugars – 3 Foods that Contain More Sugar Than You Think
Eating a clean diet paired with exercise is the key formula for reaching optimal health. Living a healthy lifestyle, not only positively impacts an individual’s physical wellbeing, but their mental wellbeing, as well. It is okay to splurge once in a while, and give into a sweet craving, but foods that are packed with sugar […]
Monique lost 45 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Monique lost 45 pounds. She says: “I started my weight loss journey about 8 months ago. I’ve since lost 45 pounds. I cut out red meat. I incorporate smoothie ideas from your page into my everyday diet. For exercise, I combined an awesome fitness dvd called Sweat With Swagg. I […]
Jessica has lost 40 pounds since May 2012
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 […]
Day 28 – September Smoothie Challenge – Clean Eating Smoothies
As we prepare for our October Challenge, which will likely include clean eating, here are some smoothies with work within clean eating plans. Today’s Smoothies: Great smoothie from Wendy, The Clean Eating Coach Tropical Protein Powder Smoothie Dairy-Free PB & J Smoothie
Day 26 – September Smoothie Challenge – More Recipes
Today’s Recipes Island Kale Smoothie 1 young coconut, meat of 1 cup coconut water (or more) 2 mangoes, diced (approx 2 1/2 cups) 4 large leaves of kale, stalks removed Papaya Green Smoothie 1/2 of a medium papaya, chopped 1 1/2 cup frozen mango 1 tbsp agave nectar 5-7 large Romaine leaves 8 sprigs of […]
Day 24 – September Smoothie Challenge – 3 Great Green Drinks
For Day 24, I want to share 3 great green smoothies. From happyhealthylonglife.com – “My 64 ounce smoothie–that lasts 2 days” 8 packed cups of organic kale 2 large organic carrots 1 very juicy orange (or a kiwi) 1 cup of berries (usually mixed–but I only had wild blueberries today) Occasonally I’ll also add 1/2 […]
Day 23 – September Smoothie Challenge – Smoothies from Dr. Oz
Black women love Dr. Oz, especially my mom. Many of the ladies I know who follow his show really believe in the advice he gives and will try things he suggests. I think it’s great. He does a great job of explaining things in a simple and visual way. So, I decided to check out […]
How has the Smoothie Challenge been so far?
Hey BWLW sistahood, It’s Day 24 and I’m feeling good. I’m down 8 lbs!! I’ve heard some great feedback on Facebook and our online community and I just wanted to post here on the blog so that ladies can share their thoughts on the Smoothie Challenge. Have you lost weight? Have you seen any changes […]
