Let’s show some BWLW love to Suzette who is down 30 pounds. This 52 year old Plus Size Model and aspiring TV Host lost the weight by eating a low fat breakfast, smaller dinners, the Loseit app and using the Nike fuel band. Here is what she shared with BWLW about her journey:
I am a 52 year old professional plus size model who was a little out of control. My dream was to host my own TV show. I’ve always been comfortable with my size, but that changed after my very first show. Television adds at least 10 pounds to what you already have and I could swear that it added 50 to me. If I wanted to do TV, I’d have to make some changes. I cut out all fast food and drank no pop. I also roller skated once a week and walked around the park EVERYDAY for 3 miles. I was sure to eat a low fat breakfast EVERY morning ( 2 boiled eggs, 3 turkey bacon, 2 pieces of whole wheat toast.). I drink SOBE water and Vitamin water. I also drink Crystal Lite in the evenings. I have very small dinners in the evenings.
I use my Nike fuel band and the app on my phone that goes with it. I also use another phone app called “Lose It” (they are all free ) that counts EVERYTHING. It’s taken me about 4 months and I’ve changed the name of my show to “Simply Suzette”. I’ve lost 30 pounds. I’ve gone from a size 22 to an 18 (almost in a 16). My motivation is thinking about what I live to do best –my tv talk show. I want to have a beautiful show and I want to be beautiful as well. You check out my channel on YouTube.
Hi all! I am Aiesha and currently a college student who was tired of being tired, so I decided to take on the challenge and better my health! My transformation is never ending and I’m still a work in progress. However, I am very happy with the results that I come to know thus far. My my motivation to take on a healthier lifestyle was my mother. She too lost weight and reversed her type two diabetes. I figured that if she can do it, still tackle a heavy work load and never give into excuses, well I can too! Another motivator for me was the fact that I did not like what I saw so I decided to stop complaining and really make the change. My starting weight was 211 pounds and my current weight is 188 pounds. My goal weight is 170 pounds, so I still have some work to do! Nonetheless, I am very pleased with myself because I committed to something and stuck with it no matter hard it was or how much harder it was to give up! I first tackled my diet because, for myself, the workout was the easier part. The eating was the challenge, so I cut out ALL fast food, cut out bread and all things white. I detoxed everyday, I ate vegetables with every meal, drank lots of water, and I really tried to understand what is bad for you and what is good for you. One thing that really pushes me to this day is the encouragement and inspiration I get from others. I inspires me when people make a simple gesture saying to me “You really motivated me to lose weight!” Those words really make this journey worth while. Though I didn’t do this for anybody but myself, it still is rewarding to knows that all the sweat, tears, countless hours in the gym and sun, and sacrifice is really paying off! I hope that I can touch someone to want to change for the better!
I was a fast food junkie and always on the go. My motivation came from a bet with my boyfriend. Whoever got to their goal the fastest won. I jumped on the bet right away because he and I are very competitive. I had to learn how to cook healthy foods and make them suitable to substitute fast food. I began to see change and so did my peers. I learned to love to eat healthy, especially on the go. I work out 5 days a week. I do 3 days of jogging and 2 days at the gym. My starting weight was 236 pounds and I am now 177 pounds. I’ve began my lifestyle change in November 2012. It’s been 8 months. I realized that dieting alone will not give me my permanent results, a lifestyle change was what I needed. I love working out now. The key to weightloss in my opinion is acknowledging your bad habits and knowing it will take time to adjust them. After I acknowledged my bad habits, I slowly learned to live without them. To this day, I fail and get back up, but I am successful with weight loss because I continue to get back up. I use weight training, whey protein, and cardio. I love my figure, so I focus on squats and abdominal exercises, and jogging. It works! Eating habits: no fried foods, just baked and raw fruits and veggies. I suffer from acne and once I changed my diet, it has significantly decreased my acne.
