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

Lately, First Lady Michelle Obama has been giving lots of interviews in regards … read more»

Can You Be Fit AND “Fat?”

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

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No more burgers, whole milk, and soda?!? Oh the horror! Seriously, this is ridiculous. Eliminating j

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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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Love this recipe! I made something similar yesterday during the DC blizzard using ready made whole w

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Since I am stuck in the house due to the Great Blizzard of 2010 I will try out this recipe. I love s

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Recipes

Basmati Stir Fry

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

Lazy Girl’s Pizza

When I’m faced with having to cook when I least expected it, I … read more»

Spinach Stuffed Shells

Pasta has always been my achilles heel. I don’t … read more»

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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