Let’s show some Black Women Losing Weight love to Sharday. She lost 100 pounds and has kept it off for 4 years. She did it with regular exercise, embracing juicing and eating fresh fruits for breakfast and lunch. Here is what she shared with us:
I would love to share my weight loss story with all of you. I was 286 pounds and came down to 186 pounds. Thanks be to GOD, I have kept it off for going on 4 years this year. I exercised and ate right. In the end, I went from a size 22-24 to a size 12-14…And I did it in 6 months!
I was my own motivation. I knew I had to do it for myself. I changed my eating habits by eating fruit for breakfast and lunch. For dinner, I ate whatever I wanted to eat between 5 pm and 6 pm. I ate absolutely nothing after 6 pm. Some days, I didn’t eat anything solid until 5 pm and only filled my body with water and fresh fruit juice. I walked everywhere I went because I was in school at the time. Then, I would go walking 2 miles a day for exercise and jogging 1/2 mile. I would turn around and walk back to my room at night. I would play basketball or tennis just to stay active and to keep my mind off of food.
ing! That was the person I appeared to be! I have always been very expressive and very different, but I have always felt like, well I couldn’t be ME. Why, Because I wasn’t happy with the person I was. Even as a child, I remember being called fat by classmates and to this day I HATE that word with a passion! I couldn’t understand it. I tried to be nice to everyone, have fun with my friends, treat others the way I wanted to be treated, yet sometimes I was ridiculed for my size. I would go home, cry and ask God why he made me the way I was! My weight, my lips, my teeth..I hated EVERYTHING ABOUT MY BODY! Ok, I’m getting depressed…NO! I’m Not (Bi-polar moment) ……Sooooooo Back to the journey.
I’ve always recommended juicing as a way to cleanse the body, detox and lose weight. I think it’s an excellent way to transition to a plant-based diet, as well (Vegetarianism or being vegan). The key to this kind of weight loss is that you have to have a plan for what you do after you stop juicing or you may gain the weight back. You can’t go back to your old eating habits and expect the weight to say off. However, think of juicing as a body reset. By juicing you can allow your body to drop weight and toxins. You may also see that you don’t crave the same bad, processed foods you once desired. Therefore, you can move forward to eat a much healthier diet of fresh foods, lean meats (if you chose), etc. Juicing is not a quick fix for weight loss. It is a tool for greater health.
