Today’s featured weight loss success story: Brooke lost 100 pounds with the help of the Oxygen show “My Big Fat Revenge”. She has provided a LOT of detail about her weight loss journey. Here is what she shared: What was your motivation? “I had reached 287 lbs from poor eating habits and lack of exercising. […]
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Lekeia lost 82 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Lekeia lost 82 pounds. This proud army wife and mom learned how to count calories and exercised regularly to get results. Here is what she shared about her weight loss journey: “Hi, my name is Lekeia Washington. I’m a 29 year old Army wife and mother of 2. I’m […]
Peita-Gaye lost more than 65 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Peita-Gaye of Jamaica lost more than 65 pounds. This college student changed her diet and embraced regular exercise to lose the weight. Her story shows that weight loss is an ongoing process. “At the age of 20, I was basically hypertensive (BP 150/90). With my paternal grandmother, father and sister […]
Girlz Moving Weight: 3 Friends Lose 200+ Pounds
Natosha wrote in to share how she and two friends have lost 200+ pounds combined and wrote a book to inspire women to lose weight. Check out their story. “Girlz Moving Weight is comprised of three African American women, each over the age of 40 years of age. We were motivated by aching joints, impending […]
Natasha lost 37 pounds in 6 months
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Natasha lost 37 pounds by using a weight release plan from her weight loss doctor and by working out. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “I love your stories! I lost 30 pounds in 4 months by eating chicken seafood and certain veggies […]
Tiffani lost more than 50 pounds
Let’s show some love to Tiffany. Like many sistas, she doesn’t have photos to share at her highest weight but she is sharing photos of the most recent 50 pounds she dropped. Here is what she shared with us about losing the pounds: “Hi, my name is Tiffani and I just wanted to share about […]
Krystina lost 103 pounds
Update June 2015: Hi, Just wanted to update you all! I’ve lost 15 lbs since you shared my story back in November 2013. I’ve been working on gaining muscle now, so hopefully I’ll have a six pack by continuing my weight training. This was all done with no surgeries. To be honest I did reach a […]
What is the Keto Diet?
The ketogenic diet, better known as the “keto” diet, is a diet that was originally developed to help people with difficult to control epilepsy (specifically, children with epilepsy). It is a high-fat, moderate protein, low carbohydrate diet. Here’s why it has been recommended for epilepsy: Carbohydrates are important for brain function, usually in the form […]
Cheryl lost 40 pounds
Let’s show some love to Cheryl. She lost 40 pounds and was able to improve her pre-diabetes diagnosis. Here is what she shared with us: “My name is Cheryl Miller and I am 42 years old. I started my journey last October (2012) while weighing 262 pounds. I was placed on medication for hypertension and […]
Update: Renee lost 147 pounds
Update April 2015: “I wanted to update you and let you know where I am on this fabulous fit journey . As of today, my total weight loss is 147 pounds and I’ve dropped 16 dress sizes. The best thing of all is that I finally achieved my goal…I’m Bikini Suit Ready! My journey by […]
