To the lady that drives all the time, preparation is the key. I lived in a city that was fairly spread out and used to take the bus to school and work while pregnant! I would put two bottles of water in my back pack, and fix a lunch- turkey sandwich, chips (1 serving= 18 chips), carrot sticks and graham crackers for "dessert". I would also put in 2 snacks for my break at work. This was usually a bunch of grapes, and a sliced orange or apple. All of this went into a gallon sized zip lock bag, and lasted me throughout the day. I would refill the water bottles at work, and eat breakfast at home. Hope this helps. Remember, preparation is the key. Good Luck

why do white women age faster than any other group of women. my white boyfriend says he can't stand blonds because they weather out too fast. LOL !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
He says thay look like leather by the time they hit 40. THIS IS WHAT WHITE MEN SAY ABOUT WHITE WOMEN BLONDES. HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

I must say there are some hateful women on this site. If you don't have anything good and uplifting to say, just refrain from posting a comment. When you hate on other people that means you are self-hating, meaning there is NOTHING good in you, therefore NOTHING good can or will come out of you.

Out of the heart does the mouth speak. You may or maynot have a weight problem but you sure do have a heart diease.

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Bertha Butt and her KFC are quite happy together.

I'm sorry I missed that segment on obesity. I share the opinons of many of the sisters who commented. i'm a thick sister and yes I say thick because yes I know that I'm overweight but I do not and will not call myself that. image if i did, then I would never lose the weight cuz fat, overweight, etc has such a negative tone to it. just listening to it depresses you. Obesity is a physical condition that could become a medical one but it is not WHO I am. I agree we must address the issue but Star Jones, to me is not the right person to do it and neither is Oprah. I say that because I believe these women have issues that they have failed to deal with while trying to take the easy way out of losing weight the CORRECT and HEALTHY way; to get it off and KEEP it off. Jones has yet to acknowledge that she had GB and Oprah weight is like many of our weight, up and down plus sister girl pushes the agenda of many who come on her show to help ppl with their emotional, weight issues, yet she still is bound by her issues. I wanna see some who is FREE from their issues that has made them heavy, free from the weight and don't mind taking the masks off and sharing with others. I'm so tired of these hollywood celebs DYING to be hollywood while trying to sell their shows, products, agenda, etc with the sole purpose of making money. i love to make mony and I'm not hating on anyone but BE REAL WITH YOURS. How is anyone gonna speak to me about my problem that I have acknowledged as a problem but they have not, yet they have the SAME problem. This society is not kind to overweight ppl, just look at the many mags on the rack forever calling someone fat. Regardless of who u are and where u come from words hurt but they can empower as well. Lets begin to flip the script and start using words to empower people to lose weight instead of always calling them by their 'condition'.

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God Bless All.

Very well said to poster La'Kesha. I'd also like to add that because of the pressures regarding women appearances, for example, the beauty standard of being skinny, lighter, and with long hair,Black women end up hatin' and being jealous of each other because their self esteem has been knocked down.
Meanwhile, men just sit back laugh at Black women and do nothing to help this issue. With regards to obesity, the focus should be on being healthy with exercise/diet, and not using food w/tv as a drug.

So much hate for Star Jones...wow...so what she didn't admit to her gastric bypass - the comments on this site definately prove she had good reason. The bypass and the lap band have SAVED more lives than any of the haterade posted here and I'd be willing to bet most of those posting the hate have never been through what Star has. If lending her name and her face to the cause saves even ONE other person's life, then good for her.

I know I am very late to answer up on this article but I feel this must be said. We as a people are built stronger than others. We will always be "over weight" to the powers that be. What we need to concentrate on is how to be healthier. Our women will always have hips, and behind, and breast which is a beautiful thing we are a picture of femininity and what a woman should really look like. None of us are meant to look alike we have smaller women and we have thicker women we need to learn to love our selves which is the most important. We have the Hollywood people going to get operations to conform to the type of beauty that is dictated to us due to their unhappiness with themselves but if you pay close attention other races are desperately trying to look like us. So my beautiful sisters please concentrate on health and loving oneself. Do Not feel like you must conform to what America is trying to tell you beauty is because we are beauty. Thank you for your time.

First off!!!! All of the "eat a carrot" and lycra short comments needs to really cease. Whatever happened to being encouraging and uplifting to your fellow sista?! Some people are big due to genetics and others are due to unhealthy habits. Nevertheless negative comments such as those are both unecessary and childish. Grow up! I've been big all my life and no, my habits are not the greatest but the lbs. I have lost were lost with the help of people who care about me and have been suppotive of me -not by "eating a carrot."

I don't want to hear anything Star has to say about weight, she was not truthful from the start, so why start now?

Being a young african american female from the south, Mississippi, I feel this obesity epidemic is something that has been deeply rooted in our history in the south for years. Trying address this issue is something that is not as easy as many may think. This is something that has been going on for generations in our comunity, family, and CULTURE. Ever since I was younger, Soul Food has been something I have grown accustomed to seeing at family reunions, christmas, thanksgiving, weddings, funerals, etc. Fried foods, foods high in cholestorl, etc. This is food that has been passed down for generations that has become a TRADITION and way of life. This is not about how much one looks at their physical apperance but this traditional way of eating in the south and other factors such as physical excercise has gotten out of control and obesity has become the result. This is gonna be a battle to break GENERATIONS of a traditional lifestyle and traditional eating habits. but we CAN do this and I'm more encouraged than ever to help my state and country fight this epidemic. Don't be so judgemental, but let's encourage our people and get down to the root of this thing...it won't be easy.

this is black site: white, asian,latin,women and dogs not allowed LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

why do other races of women comment of this site. all you non-black women are not invited; you are not welcome on this site; please go blog on a magazine designed for your group. you people have nothin in common with black women; remember now a black woman runs this country along with a black man; we run this country now....be gone.white latina and asian women.....

Everyone knows that black people like KFC and McDonald's. At work I've noticed all the white women go to Whole Foods around the corner while the black chicks hop in their Cadillac and drive clear across town to the nearest KFC.

Oh gosh! Some of the comments on here are ridiculous! Instead of focusing on the health aspect, some of these ignorant commenters are only concerned about how people look. That's exactly why many people won't take the time to lose weight; they could care less how YOU think they look as long as they think they look good. And MANY overweight and obese people have high self-esteem and know they look good, so don't see the point. I do agree with some of the comments that take issue with Star Jones addressing obesity. Don't get me wrong, this issue needs to be discussed. But many overweight and obese people would rather hear from people who have lost the weight naturally. I understand that gastric bypass is the last shot for some people; but hard work pays off. I know. I've lost over 70 pounds eating healthy and exercising.