black community - Black Weight Loss Success https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com The Official Blog of the Black Women Losing Weight Community. Tips, articles and weight loss resources for African American Women. Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:48:23 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-favicon-32x32.jpg black community - Black Weight Loss Success https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com 32 32 Lanisha lost 40 pounds https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/lanisha-lost-40-pounds/ https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/lanisha-lost-40-pounds/#comments Fri, 12 Sep 2014 11:48:23 +0000 http://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/?p=10098 Success Story of the Day: Lanisha lost 40 pounds.  Like many in our community, she had high blood pressure and was put on medication for hypertension.  She decided to take action and change her lifestyle to lose weight and get healthy.  Here is what she shared about her journey: My motivation to lose weight was […]

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