Category: Weight Loss
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8 Fun, Healthy Breakfast Ideas
“Breakfast is the most important meal of the day” may have a popular slogan coined by cereal giant Kellogg, but he was on to something! This first meal of the day quite literally breaks your overnight fast, and helps to set the tone of your day, replenishing your body and providing you with a boost…
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The Journey or the Destination?
In an effort to be completely transparent, I need to be honest with both you all and with myself. This weight loss journey is both easy and hard at the same d*mn time, and I know that may not make sense to many. Losing weight is so mental and people don’t realize the commitment they…
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Workout Playlist
Okay, so does anyone else get hype when their jam comes on mid run, like does that not give you a boost of energy out of nowhere!? For me, when I hear Lose Control by Missy Elliot ft. Ciara my work out turns up a notch or two. A workout playlist is so important to…
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The Battle of the Sports Bras
Finding a great looking sports bra that is also super supportive yet inexpensive may seem impossible. But don’t fret, I’ve decided to take one for the team and give a few different sports bras a spin to see which one works best. I do want to preface this with, after 80 lbs down, my breast…
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#ProgressCheck
September 16, 2014 I took a peek into the forbidden vault…yes, you’re thinking right, the weight loss documentation vault locked away on my iPhone. I knew either joy and inspiration would come or a feeling of defeat and angst. Which one did I experience? Yes you’re right again…DEVASTATION. Did I not make any progress? Had…
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Black Women, Their Hair and, The Gym
You might think that I am joking or even exaggerating but…..there are hundreds, probably even thousands, of black women who refuse to work out because of the negative impact it will have on their hair. Now, before you call these women crazy you have to understand the complex relationship women have with their hair,…