Archive for the ‘Weight Management’ Category

47 Being Fashionable is not just about aesthetics but about health

Being Fashionable is not just about aesthetics but about health

As everyone know I am the resident fashion and beauty queen here at BB&W and although I love everything beauty and fashion, I want to address another side of the industry, health.


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151 Agree or Disagree? The REAL Reason Most Black Women are Fat

Agree or Disagree? The REAL Reason Most Black Women are Fat

I can’t believe what I’m reading this Sunday morning in the New York Times. Alice Randall wrote in her opinion piece, “Black Women and Fat,” the key reason 4 out of 5 black women are fat is because…get this…THEY WANT TO BE.


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82 Good Parent’s Are Not Afraid To Put Their Overweight Children On A Diet

Good Parent’s Are Not Afraid To Put Their Overweight Children On A Diet

In the April issue of Vogue magazine, Dara-Lynn Weiss details her struggles with putting her overweight daughter on a diet. When a pediatrician told Weiss “we needed to do something” about her daughter’s ballooning weight, Weiss wasted no time in working with the medical professional to devise a plan to get the little girl to lose weight.


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49 BB&W Exclusive: Cher Smith’s Weight Loss Transformation

BB&W Exclusive: Cher Smith’s Weight Loss Transformation

“Look ladies…The ‘You Go Gurl’ crew is determined to co-sign us right into a life of loneliness, despair and early grave. Black women…I want you to be at your prime, in tip-top shape. Someone who doesn’t care would not take the time out to share these things. Please examine the spirit behind ‘You Go Gurl’ factions. This notorious group is interchangeable and can be comprised of any gender, sex, political affiliation or religious background. These are the people who have an interest in maintaining a certain hierarchy.”


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87 Toni: Beware of Female “Lifestyle” Sabateurs!

Toni: Beware of Female “Lifestyle” Sabateurs!

“Critical reading and thinking means not just looking at what is said, but understanding what it means, and how best to apply what knowledge has been provided.”


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8 Exercise of the Week: Single-Leg Stretches

Exercise of the Week: Single-Leg Stretches

Another clip from the never-ending-editing job for yo.pila.barre, a dvd I’m working on that combines the practices of yoga, pilates and the Barre Method I’ve been working on that is helping me keep fit after shedding four children.


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193 New Kiaser Foundation Study Shows Black Women Continue to Be Delusional About Their Weight.

New Kiaser Foundation Study Shows Black Women Continue to Be Delusional About Their Weight.

Black women are being fed (literally and figuratively) a load of bull. Can’t you see that the (fat) joke is on us? “Oh look at the fat black lady! They just LOVE being fat! Go throw her some chicken and watermelon and ask her if she wants to wash my drawers and raise my kids, will you Bob?” *cough* The Help *cough*


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56 Major Milestone! My 29.5-inch Waist!

Major Milestone! My 29.5-inch Waist!

Okay ya’ll it’s brag time. Now I can say FOR CERTAIN that the low-carb, low sugar thing-a-ma-jig is working. I started off four weeks about with a 31-inch waist. For someone who organicly leans toward an apple shape, that measurement rocks. I’m thisclose to my bikini bod. I only have 1.5 inches to go until [...]


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23 BB&W Crew Member Loses 40 lbs, Inspired By Health Features

BB&W Crew Member Loses 40 lbs, Inspired By Health Features

Turns out, some my kids listen to me. Sade Ma’at Chis, was listening back when I started the CLICK challenge, and gave those tips about smoothies. In fact, she listened so well, she lost 40 pounds.


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