The 50 Million Pound Blog

If you missed it, or if you want to hear it again, you can check out Thursday night's conversation on our channel at BlogTalkRadio. 

Enjoy!

blogtalkradio.com/50millionpounds

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Tonight at 8:00 pm (EST)/7:00 pm (CST)... 3 of our Challengers will be interviewed on BlogTalkRadio!

Marilyn Winters, Craig Nash, and Jennifer DePree will be live on-air and ready to take your questions. You can see their before and after pictures below...

Please call in to show your support!

Log in at 8:00 p.m. (EST) and listen online at:

 blogtalkradio.com/50millionpounds

To call in and ask your questions, just dial:

(347) 994-1503  

Or, click here to submit your questions on the blog!

Marilyn Winters

Craig Nash

Jennifer DePree

The impact of our stories is truly remarkable.  Just this morning, Essence.com posted the story of one of our Featured Challengers -- Pam El.

Please take a minute to read Pam's inspirational story on Essence.com, and leave your comments of support and encouragement.

Let's show the readers of Essence what the powerful influence of our community is all about.

Don't forget, the major news next story could be yours!

Click here to submit your story and and be featured on our site!

It’s the New Year and everyone's looking for some motivation. 

Essence Magazine is looking for someone to interview for an upcoming feature about weight loss success. 

If you are an African-American woman living in the metro NYC area who has lost 50 pounds or more, here's your chance to share your story and inspire others!

We're on a tight deadline, so please respond today! 

Click here to share your story and photos for the chance to be featured on Essence! 

Thanks and all the best for 2009!

Dads have a Challenge Champion out in the blog realm who's trying to get men to commit to healthy living.

The time is now for dads to step up and be examples of healthy living to their families.

Join The Challenge today, and help reverse the negative health trends that limit the lives of millions in this, and future generations.

What keeps you motivated to lose weight?

This question runs through our minds daily. We were reminded of it again when we ran across a blog article that shared a weight-loss success story.

It's easy for all of us to let our motivation die, especially when we hit Labor Day BBQs and head into the fall.

Sometimes, we get re-charged by hearing from someone else who reached their goal. So take a moment and let us know -- what keeps you motivated?

We're in this together.

Oftentimes we get so caught up in our own journey, that we forget about others who're in this fight with us...

The truth is, we need each other. Sharing our stories -- the good, bad, and ugly -- bond us, and pick us up as we strive towards our goals.

So we thought we'd share Diana D'Abruzzo's story with you all. As a member of a Wilmington, NC news staff, she regularly wrote about her weight-loss journey in a column for over two years, where she lost 150 pounds! 

She's since moved to a different paper, and the column stopped running. Naturally, followers of her story grew curious of how she's doing. So, her former team caught up with her.

You can click here to read their conversation.

Diana's story is honest about the ups and downs she's still dealing with. It's easy to relate to her and be reminded that we're all in this fight together.

We wish Diana all the best as she works to drop more weight and reach her goal. You can also reach out and leave comments for Diana on the story.

A fellow Challenger runs her own blog called YBP Guide.

She recently had a baby and is committed to dropping the weight she gained. She has reached out for tips that are working for you.

Here's an excerpt from her posting:

"Is anyone out there doing the challenge? Anyone out there who has thought about making the move but hasn’t yet? Mid-year resolution anyone?"

Please click here to visit her blog and share your advice and encouragement!

This is what our community is all about.