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Erika Nicole Kendall
Erika Nicole Kendall
The proud leader of the #bgg2wlarmy, Erika Nicole Kendall writes food and fitness, body image and beauty, and more here at #bgg2wl. After losing over 150lbs, Kendall became a personal trainer certified in fitness nutrition, women's fitness, and weight loss by the National Academy of Sports Medicine. She is also certified in sports nutrition by Precision Nutrition. She now lives in New York with her husband and children, and is working on her 6th and 7th certifications because she likes having alphabet soup at the end of her name.
Black beans, kidney beans, corn, onions and turkey.. or tofu! It’s up to you!
Black Women, Body Image And Our Relationship To The Life-Sized Barbie
What does your relationship with Barbie look like?
A few quick words on my essay about Vogue’s Era of the Big Booty article, and erasure of black women’s contributions to beauty at large.
Friday 5: 5 Things You Can Do With Your Emotions Instead Of Eat Them
What do you do to manage the urge? While I’ve always said it’s most important to try to address what’s going on head-on…
“…value my needs just as much as the needs of those who depend on me.”
Who is getting butt injections? Why? Is this really common? How are y’all spotting these?
You know, I just knew up and down that I wouldn’t have to write about Gabourey Sidibe anymore. I was wrong.
Revisiting the idea of “dating while overweight,” and what I learned from the debate that ensued.
A simple cheeseburger recipe with Worcestershire sauce!
It’s very rare that we get to see, in all its glory, a real comparison of vegetables stacked up against our – ahem – normal fare.
Apparently, “healthy eating and exercise” is a “whites only affair.”
“Oh, I’m not worried about it. I can just burn this dinner off tonight on the treadmill.”
Looking to try something new? Roasted broccoli with farro!
Friday 5: Five Tips For Surviving Whole Foods, Wallet (And Paycheck) Intact
“…here are five tips I learned (or was reminded of) in order to walk out of Whole Foods with everything I needed, without my poor wallet being torn to shreds…”
Five little tidbits everyone should know when dealing with sugar and sweeteners.
Rapper, Fat Joe, Loses 100lbs: “Scale Couldn’t Even Measure My Weight”
Fat Joe tells WENN, “The scale wasn’t big enough…”