weight loss

The OWN founder will join forces with Weight Watchers, with Winfrey taking a seat on the company's board, taking on an advising role and engaging in the company's program.

 While juggling marriage, a new baby and an Emmy Award winning journalism career, Mara  Schiavocampo struggled with her weight. At one point she tipped the scale at 230 pounds.  After reaching that particular milestone, Schiavocampo stumbled upon a “magic formula that melted the pounds away.” She chronicles her weight loss journey in her new book […]

Fitness Professional/Nutritionist Kuti Mack joined Roland Martin Monday on “NewsOne Now” to share his tips for sticking with your New Year weight loss resolutions. In order to achieve your weight loss goals for the year Mack said, you need to “give yourself the best chance of success” you need to have a plan. One of […]

Podcast: Download There are over two dozen major cities in America that will have mayoral elections in 2015. Three states will have gubernatorial elections and there are huge implications for who will be selected as police chiefs in many of these cities. Will the protests taking place across the nation impact the upcoming political contests or […]

On Monday, television and radio personality Cortney Hicks stopped by the “NewsOne Now” studios to share her weight loss journey. As a teenager, Hicks tipped the scale at 365 lbs. Over the course of 20 years she has lost a total of 200 lbs. “It’s been a battle over 20 years and I’ve finally won,” said […]

  The importance of drinking water is not surprising news – it’s something you hear over and over and over again. You know that about 2/3 of your body is water – around 60% or so, depending on your size. You’ve even heard that 6 to 8 glasses of the stuff a day should be […]

As scary as it can sometimes be, a scale can be a great way to keep your body healthy and to stay aware of any lifestyle changes that you need to be making. But most people are actually weighing themselves the wrong way. You’ve probably seen them. You know: the ones at the gym who […]

Losing weight can be a struggle for some, but Eric and Maleka Beal prove that when you make smarter choices, it can be easier than you think. The Beals, of Better Choices, lost 288 pounds by choosing to focus on little changes that made big differences such as drinking more water to take off the […]