It is so nice to see so many of US getting fit.

[vevster]

I remember back in the day I was the only black girl working out. I would have women say to me. "I don't want to lose weight - I just want to lose my stomach" even Star Jones said that she didn't like her stomach and all she needed was situps. Yeah right.....

LOL!!! People still say this silly stuff! It's like they're in denial about the thick arms, legs, butt and back that accompany that chubby belly! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

[hairfanatic]

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I remember back in the day I was the only black girl working out. I would have women say to me. "I don't want to lose weight - I just want to lose my stomach" even Star Jones said that she didn't like her stomach and all she needed was situps. Yeah right.....

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I agree Vester, it is great that we are getting in shape. /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif No one wants to die because of being unhealthy especially when they are preventable. Also, women need to understand that the stomach fat has been linked to heart attacks and is not something to take lightly.

[Supergirl]

I think we have a great "advantage" in that we have learned how to maintain and take care of our hair, even with a workout routine. Alot of black women will not work out simply for hair reasons. I've had that mindset before too, BUT it's no fun having great hair and an out of shape body /forums/images/graemlins/bdance.gif

[hada]

Heehee hee!

Now we all will be da bomb! Bomb body with bomb hair.

Everyone will say : what is going on with these women!!!

hada

[deon19]

That funny that you said that b.c my best friend that getting married she said tht same the thing" I just want to lose my stomach " so my response was " F***k the rest of your body the look good right" . I just think that funny the people do not
like to work on the rest of there body /forums/images/graemlins/weird.gif

[Tebby1017]

In my opinion, Black women tend to like having a little extra weight but no stomach, so that is all they focus on. I have learned that the only way to get a smaller stomach is to work out the entire body. What good is a small stomach with flabby everything else?

Tebby

[hada]

Personally I don't understand the extra weight thing with no belly. Hmmmm that is why we stay so unhealthy and number one in a lot of health issues. But then complain that they can't find a dress or roll the eyes when some one smaller walks in. I hate to say it, but I think it is about laziness sometimes and not wanting to give up the fried chicken wit'da spaghetti and con' (corn) bread and Kool'Aid, I called it Sugar Aid.


To add to that I would love tosee more black women as reader models in magazines like Muscle and Fitness Hers and in ads on fitness. You see alot of black men posing(with two blondes on the side) but not alot of black women.

hada

LOL!!! u r so funny, but yeah, it's the "little in the middle but dey got much back" mentality. I mean, dizzzayummm, to me it looks bad to have all that extra meat hanging on you. We'll learn!

[londongirl3]

I see more black women in the gym than I do on campus or in the street. I don't see many black men but then again, I'm not looking /forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif