Family, Holidays, and Being Single: How to Deal

Not everyone enjoys the holidays. Beyond the good Thanksgiving and Christmas eating and paid time off, the holidays really are another opportunity to usher in familial shade. Every pound added will be discussed. Your occupation and educational choices will be dissected. And if you’re single, so will your lack of a #him. Grandmothers, aunts, and […]

How Your Family and Friends Sabotage Your Weight Loss Journey

With alarming statistics such as “About four out of five African American women are overweight or obese” and “African American women are nearly 40 percent more likely to die of cardiovascular disease than white women,” there is no wonder why some of us choose to lose weight. It doesn’t really matter what your catalytic moment was, […]