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      Detoxes are dumb, leave Lizzo alone, and other…

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      Debunking The Myths

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      Emotional Eating

      Can You Lose Weight—and Keep it Off—On a…

      Fad Diets

      Q&A Wednesday: What Do You Think About Intermittent…

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      5 Answers to Important Questions About Your Metabolism

      Did You Know

      True or False: Fat Is Converted to Energy…

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      Q&A Wednesday: Do I Eat Back the Calories…

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      5 Reasons Why Walking Is My Favorite Form…

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      Stop Telling Me Black Women Don’t Work Out

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      Q&A Wednesday: ‘Good’ Weight vs ‘Bad’ Weight

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      How Should I Dress To Handle Working Out…

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      Welcome to Your #ScaleFreeSummer, 2015! Download Your Training…

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      True or False: Spot Reduction is Real

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      Q&A Wednesday: Protecting Your Knees During Training

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      Knee and Joint Pain, Part 1: How Knee…

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      Q&A Wednesday: Tips for Training When You’re Top-Heavy

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      Q&A Wednesday: I’m a Gym Newbie—What Do I…

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      Q&A Wednesday: Help, I’m Losing Weight but My…

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      The Case Against Working Out in Waist Trainers…

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      Q&A Wednesday: Fat Loss Plan vs. Breast Reduction…

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      5 Reasons Why Walking Is My Favorite Form…

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      Knee and Joint Pain, Part 1: How Knee…

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      Is There Such Thing as Too Much Cardio…

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      5 Facts to Help Get Your Tummy on…

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      What You Need to Know About Bloating, and…

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    The "Study" Guide

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    by Erika Nicole Kendall February 11, 2020
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    Study: Hair care might be barrier to health for black women. Should doctors be talking to us about it?

    by Erika Nicole Kendall January 13, 2020
    by Erika Nicole Kendall January 13, 2020

    We can barely get doctors to hear us when we talk about the pain from bones dangling from sockets, or other real and sincere health problems. Doctors are supposed to care about something like our hair?

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    Over the years, I’ve become conflicted in discussing celebrities. I didn’t want to feel like I was elevating—actively or passively—one kind of body type over another; and I didn’t want…

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    by Erika Nicole Kendall October 2, 2019
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    by Erika Nicole Kendall August 12, 2019
    by Erika Nicole Kendall August 12, 2019

    For weeks, I watched people across social media argue about whether a man was justified in cheating on his wife because she gained weight. Don’t worry—I’m not interested in talking…

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  • BGG2WL Turns Ten!

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    by Erika Nicole Kendall July 19, 2019
    by Erika Nicole Kendall July 19, 2019

    On July 19th, 2009, A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss was born. Today, in 2019, it turns ten years old. Almost as old as my child!

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    by Erika Nicole Kendall July 7, 2019
    by Erika Nicole Kendall July 7, 2019

    So, many people say that a Black Ariel is somehow a marketing ploy. I agree! But guess what? So were decades of all-white Disney princesses.

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    by Erika Nicole Kendall July 1, 2019
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    by Erika Nicole Kendall January 8, 2019

    We now have a linear connection between addiction and profit. And excessive sugar is how they’re doing it.

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