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Tiffany lost 115 pounds

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Today’s weight loss journey:  Tiffany lost 115 pounds.  At 24 years old, she knew that being 293 pounds was not a healthy weight for her.  She embraced exercise, gave up the negative foods and created an eating plan that worked for her.  Here is what she wrote to us about losing the weight:

“Hi, I’m Tiffany and my weight loss journey began in March of 2011. I was at my annual checkup and was having problems with my blood pressure. When I got on the scale, I was shocked to see I weighed 293 pounds. Being only 24 at the time, I knew that was completely unhealthy. I decided to take control of my life that day. I started exercising 6 days a week and my rest day was Sunday. I would power walk 3 miles at the track in the mornings and go to the gym at night. I also did workout tapes. Leslie Sansone Walk Away the Pounds is my favorite!! I  also do Zumba 3 times a week. I just wanted to stay active.

I gave up fast foods as well as fried foods and sodas. I haven’t had a soda in almost 2 years and I don’t miss them. I also put myself on an eating schedule. I drank lots and lots of water. It took me a year and 6 months to reach my current weight of 178 lbs (115 pound weight loss). I found it helpful to keep track of your progress.  That way, you can see how far you are from your goal. I only weighed myself once a month. My weight loss motivation was all the successful weight loss I was seeing around me. I knew that if I took it one day at a time I would reach my goal of being a better me. I thank God everyday for giving me the strength to lose this weight and the discipline to maintain my current weight. I would tell others who are on their journey to never give up and always stay focused on your goals.”

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Ernestine lost 100 pounds with weight loss surgery

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Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight Love to Ernestine.  She lost 100 pounds with bariatric weight loss surgery and it has changed her life and her health.  Here is what she shared with us:

Hello, my name is Ernestine, I was 244 pounds last year until I had Bariatric surgery done called the sleeve.  I had the surgery on April 17th 2012 and it has changed my life. It took one year to lose 100 pounds and I would like to lose at least 9 more pounds more.  The reason why I had the surgery was because I had sleep apnea, high blood pressure and sugar diabetes.  I could not stand for a long period of time, my back was always hurting and I couldn’t enjoy life. For 20 years I tried to get pregnant and the doctors kept saying that I would never get pregnant because I had polycycstic ovarian syndrome.   The weight was no help.  I prayed to God for a child and I finally got pregnant in 2004, but my weight kept going up.  I decided to have the surgery because I needed to start taking care of myself and to also be able to take care of the child I always wanted.  I wanted to live, but I was literally dying on my feet.

I’m thanking God everyday for a second chance, I’m learning how to eat healthy and I’m learning how to make the right choices when it comes to eating. I walk everyday with a DVD that my mom got me called “Walk away the Pounds” and I also work out with my stationary bike. I lift 4 pound weights to build up the muscles in my upper part of my body, especially underneath my arms.  I’m also taking karate class and I’m learning how to do kick boxing. Before I lost the weight, I couldn’t shop, do hair, try on new clothes or couldn’t play with my son because I was so tired all the time.  I was sleeping at red lights and sleeping on the job.  I had no energy and now I’m moving much, much, better and I’m getting much sleep without the machine on my face every night.  I’m very blessed and again I’m thanking God for a second chance.

So to anyone who is reading this story I’m asking you to not give up, ask the Lord to guide you in all your decisions and he will. The only reason why I don’t have a picture of me standing when I was heavy was because I did not like taking pictures and I was ashamed of my body, so this was the only one that I could find. Again thanks for giving me the opportunity to tell my story.

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Cassandra lost 41 pounds

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Tonight, Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight Love to Cassandra.  She lost 41 pounds by using MyFitnessPal.com to track calories and by working out.  Here is what she shared with us:

Hi, I started my weight loss journey back in Oct 2012. In 7 months, I lost 41lbs!!! I count my calories, exercise and tone up. I feel Terrific!!! Thanks for allowing me to share my story.

What got to me was that I began to hear myself breathing and I had aching knees. I love to line dance, but when your knees don’t work you can’t do it.  I started counting calories using myfitnesspal.com on Oct. 22,2012.  My health started to improve immediately. This program worked for me even if I didn’t exercise, but because of how much weight I had gained and because I’m approaching 50.  I did start walking at work on my breaks. Then after gaining the strength, I added a walk at home DVD.  I do crunches and added weights for toning.  Now I can do little jogs!!!  I exercise 5 to 7 days a week. As of today I have lost 41lbs in 7months!!! Words can’t express how happy and healthy I feel! I want to share my story with the world. Take care.

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Joy lost 38 pounds

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Today’s weight loss success story: Joy lost 38 pounds with working out and building muscle.  She is focused on non-scale victories.

Hi! My name is Joy! I have been working out (consistently) for little over a year and a half now and just took a before and after picture of myself. I had no idea of the difference!  I am even more surprised that I was able to lose the weight in a very healthy fashion! I cut back my portions, found a way to make healthy snacks opposed to the sugary ones.

I also started working out 5 days a week. I initially began with “Walk Away the Pounds” but since then I have incorporated weights into my workout, building muscle and getting a better cardio workout. I’m currently not sure how many pounds I have actually lost since I stopped weighing myself a while ago. Basically, I started out around 295 and am currently around 257.  I found throughout my weight loss journey that I was getting too caught up on numbers and found the scale was causing me more discouragement then motivation. As a result, I was looking pass all the success I was having off the scale (I had more energy, was eating healthy and losing inches!). I have always been bigger and though this did not hinder my personality as a person, I do feel better about myself and feel great when I workout (something I never thought I would say, lol!).

I just wanted to share my story as so many of the stories I see on here have inspired me and caused me to be excited for others! Still I mush on! It is like my body programmed to this new way of living and that feels good! I had to really find what worked for me on this journey and everyday I am pushing myself to do a little more! God Bless!

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