DeVarius wrote us and shared about her 150 pounds weight loss. She had gastric bypass surgery. “I have lost 150lbs with the weight loss surgery. I had the weight loss surgery (gastric bypass) 4 years ago and I lost a total of 150lbs. Although its comes right off after the surgery it’s still hard to […]
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Mona lost 120 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Mona lost 120 pounds and her story is one of my absolute favorite success stories. She threw out all her junk food, became alcohol free, and is now a vegetarian. She first shared with us back in July 2012 and she has continued to maintain her amazing weight loss. […]
Keyla lost 117 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: AKA Soror and BWLW online community member Keyla lost 117 pounds by reducing her caloric intake and exercising. I asked her to share about her weight loss journey: I picked up 77 pounds in about 5 months. I didn’t see the weight change within myself at that time. I only had […]
Connie lost 120 pounds
Today’s weight loss success story: Connie lost 120 pounds. She said, “I started out with changing my eating habits (I stopped eating late night and no after hours snacking). Lowering my portions and changing what I ate. Then I started walking daily and now I run 3-4 times a week (3-4 miles) and the elliptical […]
Kenya lost 130 pounds with weight loss surgery
Kenya lost 130 pounds. She wrote to us saying, “I have a weight lost story for ya. I lost over 130 lbs. I started in 2009 and I am so happy about it. My previous weight was 325 lbs. I had bariatric surgery in 2009 (gastric bypass). Now, I exercise every other day and watch […]
Keiah lost 124 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Keiah lost 124 pounds and part of her journey has been becoming vegetarian. I think that more black women should explore the benefits of vegetarianism and going vegan. Embracing a plant-based diet can be a great way to increase health and lose weight. Here is what Keiah had to […]
Marie lost 149 pounds
Marie lost 149 pounds. She wrote to us to share her story. “I love ur page. I started out at 338 pounds and now I weight 189 pounds. I started this journey in 2010. I stopped drinking sodas, fried foods, starchy foods, and cut out all fast foods. I love all fresh veggies, shrimp and […]
Malikah lost 138 pounds
Today’s featured weight loss success story: Malikah lost 138 pounds by eating right and exercising. She is proof that consistency and hard work will PAY OFF if you stick with it. Here is what she shared with us about her weight loss journey: “My weight loss journey started Jan 2011. I decided to start making […]
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 […]
Marquita lost 130 pounds
Update Aug 2016 – Marquita wrote in to update us on her weight loss journey. She had surgery in 2010 and shared her story of losing 130 pounds with us in 2013. WLS has been a tool for her, but it didn’t fix emotional eating and last year she saw the pounds coming back. Check […]