Category: 50 Million Pound Challenge
50 million pound challenge: Gettin’ my Fit on Deck
Yikes! It’s been a while since the last check-in, uh? How is everyone doing on the fitness and health tip? Are we incorporating more greens? Drinking more water? Making healthier swaps? And uh…I can’t believe we haven’t talked about fitness yet! Along with changing my diet, I have also been quite the gym rat for [...]
View Post50 million pound challenge: Eat This, Not That…
When I first got serious about changing my eating habits, I almost died. I’m not kidding. To go from eating regular butter, sugary jelly and 2% milk to…none of that was ALMOST the death of B. Going cold turkey is hard for anyone. Especially when you don’t consider healthier alternatives. And then one glorious day [...]
View Post50 million pound challenge: Weight frustrations
I have a confession. You ready? I am hard on myself. Always have been. I often forget that change takes time. I like immediate results. I am patient while sitting in traffic. I am patient with toddlers. But patient with my own personal goals and achievements? Mega hard. I recently had a doctor’s appointment and [...]
50 million pound challenge: Fat and Fit??
Look at that….I’ve been doing a whole bunch of writing about healthy foods and smoothies but I have yet to talk about fitness! And that’s crazy considering fitness takes up a great chunk of my life. The title of this post was inspired by A Black Girl’s Guide To Weight Loss. It was there where [...]
50 million pound challenge: Green smoothies are my BFF
I can’t tell y’all how many emails I get about green smoothies. I am SO glad to see this yummy drink become more and more popular. So here it is….the All About Green Smoothies post. Q: What made you want to start drinking green smoothies? A: During the summer of 2009 I wanted to try [...]
50 million pound challenge: Water Water is my friend…
Let’s rap about water. Do you drink enough? Or are you stuck on sodas and high fructose juices? Would you rather drink coffee or a mixed drink than water? Pull yourself together, sister. Water is your friend. You NEED it. And not just when you’re thirsty. I drink a little over a gallon of water [...]
50 million pound challenge: Portion sizes
Hello there, weight loosin’ and maintainin’ mamas! It’s been a while since I’ve checked in. How is everyone doing? I hope y’all didn’t fall off track with Thanksgiving feasts and all. I purposely worked out like mad the week before Turkey Day because I knew I wanted to indulge. Just a bit. But now I’m [...]
50 million pound challenge: I’m no size 6. But I don’t care.
I have never been smaller than a size 12 in my adult years. And I’ve never really had a problem with this either. My thighs have always rubbed together and I still felt attractive. I could never be a runway model but that’s never bothered me. The photo you see is of a slightly larger [...]
