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First Lady Obama “Puts Daughters On Diet,” Blogosphere Goes Nuts

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The Anatomy of A Diet: Why They Work, and Why The Success Never Lasts

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Delivery pizza is on average 350calories per slice, and that's plain cheese pizza. If you made your

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Basmati Stir Fry

I was never a big rice eater, but in paring down what I … read more»

Lazy Girl’s Pizza

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Spinach Stuffed Shells

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About Erika

creator of Black Girl's Guide To Weight Loss

I've never been good at these kinds of intros, so you'll have to pardon me for jumping all over the place.

I'm a young woman who has fought problems with weight loss for years. After picking up weight at a rate of 20 lbs a year, I finally decided to slow down, take some time to assess what I was doing to myself and why it was happening so fast. What was I doing so wrong?

After taking a lot of time to myself, I worked out, took my emotional eating into consideration, and sure enough my weight started to fall off. I learned things about myself and my interaction with food that I never heard any other woman address... and I can't help but wonder.. why?

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