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The Monstrous List of Every Superfood Ever… EVER!!!

Yes, that’s right. I’ve done the research. I did the hard work. I did the digging.

How To Indulge Like A Grown Up: What Chocolate Taught Me

I always knew chocolate would do me some good… I just never thought it’d be this much.

Q&A Wednesday: I’m Not Gonna Make It Through Labor Day!

Trying to eat clean through a holiday? Is it even possible? YES!

Pesticides: When Organic Matters (Or Doesn’t)

Three rules of thumb to help a beginner understand which foods should be organic.

Exercises

Standing Oblique Twists

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Abs, Back, Booty

Seated Calf Raise

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Legs

Steam Engines

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Abs, Cardio

Good Mornings

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Back, Booty

Health and Wellness

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Bottled, though you can certainly make your own and use that. :)

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Great post! But WHAT is a good swap for deli meat? :(

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Recipes

Cucumber-Tomato Relish

What do I use this for? I use this as a topping on my salads. It’s sweet, its tangy, its juicy…

Oven Roasted Tomatoes

Like I said before… once tomatoes get down to about $1.29 per pound? …

Apple Butter Flax Seed Cookie

One of my favorite cookie recipes, and a great way to incorporate flax seed in my diet!

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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