Let’s show some love to Amberly. She recently received negative feedback on Facebook from folks who felt it wasn’t right for her to post her bodybuilding bikini photos and be a Christian (more info in the video below). She has also shared with us how she lost the weight and transformed her body to be […]
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Update: Tiffany lost 128 pounds and had surgery for excess skin
We featured Tiffany’s story last year and recently she wrote in to tell us about the skin reduction and breast surgeries she had after losing 125 pounds. Here is her story: “In December 2012, I was featured on your page for losing 125 pounds through clean eating and exercise. It took me 2 1/2 years […]
Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition: Cassandra Dumas’s Story
Last night, the BWLW sisterhood watched Cassandra Dumas‘s amazing story on Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition (ABC). In this episode, Cassandra, a former athlete and national champion, lost 175 pounds. She started at 364 pounds so that’s almost half of her body weight! It was a great show because you could tell that she was a […]
Video: BWLW Member Myya Mixon on Good Morning America Today
Congratulations go out to BWLW Member Myya Mixon on being interviewed on Good Morning America this morning about her People Magazine feature (Make sure you pick up this month’s issue to see her before and after photos and the article). She did a great job and we are so proud of her. We featured her awesome […]
Extreme Makeover Weight Loss Edition: We got a Tweet from Chris Powell
Ladies, we got a Tweet from Trainer Chris Powell last night!! I tweeted him earlier to say we are chatting live on Facebook about the newest episode of ABC’s Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. YAY! Last night’s episode dealt with the weight loss journey of Alyssa, a 22 year old who was dealing with the trauma […]
Extreme Weight Loss: Congrats to Chantell Johnson for Dropping 159 pounds
Last night, the BWLW Sisterhood chatted on Facebook while watching Chantell Johnson lose 159 pounds on Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition. Her starting weight was 327. We cried. We got mad at her relatives. We cheered. We were so happy for her. On her blog, she says… Your lifestyle must change. You can never “go […]
Video: Aja Davis Working it with BWLW’s July Challenge Exercise Routines
Hi Ladies, I’m so excited that our friend Aja Davis of Black Girl Slim has turned the routines from Black Women Losing Weight’s July Challenge workout calendar into 3 great videos!! This is awesome because you will be able to use these videos at home for months to come, after the July challenge is over, for […]
MrsTLovely lost 131 pounds with the Realize Band
MrsTLovely wrote to us about her weight loss journey. She lost 131.6 pounds with Realize Band weight loss surgery. Even though she had weight loss surgery, she credits her hard work, dedication to a lifestyle change, faith and perseverance as key to her weight loss. Hi, I’ve lost 131.6 pounds to date. I used to […]
We got a shout out from Iyanla Vanzant!
Hey Ladies, On Saturday, We got a shout out from Iyanla Vanzant via Facebook. We are so honored that she would reach out to us. Take a look! “Dear Beloved Sisters of the Black Women Losing Weight facebook page, I want to thank you for the quote you used the other day: “You can accept or reject […]
Video: Aja Shows You How to Get Through the May Exercise Challenge Routines
It’s Day 13 of our May Exercise Challenge. I’m so happy to share this video with you today. Our friend Aja over at BlackGirlSlim.com has taken the time to graciously create a How To video to show you not only how to do the moves in our May Challenge routines, but also how to modify […]
