I needed to hear this. It’s validating. I’m overweight and trying to lose, and people don’t want me to cause I’ll be less curvy. But my health matters. I want to be thinner, and I want to be healthier. There’s nothing wrong with admitting that and what I want for me will attract the kind of people I want around me
@@livelaughlove0209 whewwww that last part girl is a huge revelation!! When I was thicker I got the WRONG attention (something came with that body) and it wasn’t God’s best for me ! So I feel the same for you ! Follow God and that pull you feel to get that weight off ! You are going to elevate your whole life … watch 🙌🏾🩵🥹
Been trying to get thicker for YEARSSS , & whew came with a lot of pressure and just became way too toxic for me . I’m not against natural weight gain but I am finally free from forcing myself to be something I’m not . Literally the heavy lifting, overeating, bloating, hormone issues.. just not worth it to me … being healthy on the inside is wayyy more important than having thighs and a big butt . We don’t have to change. Girl you are beautiful and the people meant to see us as such will see us regardless and those are the ones actually worth keeping around . ❤
As soon as you said "blood type diet" I immediately knew you were A! That book put SO much into perspective for me and my sister. I attempted workouts and lifestyles that were just not right for me as well. Being thick was just not in the stars for me lol. I'm a Flexatarian, mostly plant based but if I'm eating meat it's gonna be the lean ones (really just chicken) and certain fish. I also have PCOS, but since I just do workouts and eat how and what makes me happy, my cortisol is down and hormonal acne has subsided tremendously. I stick with Pilates (that mind/body connection is deep🥲) , Yoga, functional/mobility workouts and just keep it real with my body type. My spirit 💚 that.
@@nadiasharnelle GIRL !!!! This was so refreshing to read ! Yeah , I have still made some little adjustments with the blood type diet as well that makes sense to my body and how I feel but all in all my body is so happy that I have made these changes… that book says that Blood type A is supposed to be doing workouts similar to yoga , Pilates ….noooooo gym, high intensity nothing 😂😂.. I’m so encouraged by all you have shared and happy we are on this path now ! !!🩵🩵
@@Angeliquecharlette Yes to everything you said girl! I'm happy to find another A type who's seeing the benefits of this path. I've received the best results (mentally, spiritually and physically) from Pilates and Yoga vs HIIT and weight training. Adding in primal movement has been a game changer as well. I think it has a lot to do with that mind/body connection and feeling grounded. Like it's just you, spirit and vessel... that's it, that's all. Doing what feels good is essentially you giving yourself permission to just BE 💚💚💚
If you know you know. 🥹I relate to every single thing you said. And thank you for saying it. This is confirmation all over again for me. Being a skinny girl growing up the jokes never stopped. My nick name was “boney” for basically skin and bones. We start to think in order to “be enough” and fit in we have to get thick. And last year in the summer of 2023 trying to thicken up is everything that I tried to do to the point my knees couldn’t even take the workouts. No shade to people who are naturally thick and built that way, but for the girls who are not we just were not created that way and have no business trying to hurt ourselves to look like something we are not. I am so glad that I stopped and didn’t go too far with it because at some point I would’ve been on the same weight loss journey. I love my naturally skinny self. ❤
@@voicerenee6402 girl that “No Business” hit my core 🥹… I’m just so glad your self love and appreciation for how God created you has increased and continuing to increase 💕.. so glad we are in a new place mentally🥹♥️..
I needed to hear this ❤️ I have a lot of trauma from growing up thin. I’m from an area that is comparable to Atlanta with the whole “thick is everything” beauty standard. It’s been a struggle to accept my natural form but the fact is I feel way better slim and athletic than I ever did big and lethargic. I just try to block out the noise. And moving away helped a ton, like you said. Thank you so much for speaking about this, sending love! 💕
I come from a different demographic, but I remember my "thick girl" journey back in 2012-2014. I'm naturally petite, and really short. Being tall and slim was more ideal for Midwest Americans. Being a "thick girl" made me feel like I set myself apart from my peers, even though that body type was not ideal back then. Going through a breakup at the end of 2014 made me stop doing it altogether. I remember feeling bloated all the time though. Some of us are just not big people. And that's ok.
@@belzeebubbubbachunks Thank you for sharing this ♥️really means ! And you’re right , some of us are just naturally smaller we should just embrace it !
I’m a little too hefty for my weight At 5’5 I’m clocking in at 148-150 When in college over a decade ago I was 120s I am overweight for my frame and can feel the difference Everyone is not meant to be thick
@@chrisharris2367 I’m so glad and proud to see that you are seeing what’s right/best for you ! I was too thick for my frame too, my upper body would never grow only my lower so I looked un proportioned.. It’s definitely not for everyone and getting to that point mentally is a huge breakthrough 🙌🏾✨🥹…
Thank you for this testimony! I think a lot of us, including myself, have experienced this and the world doesn't make it any better. God's grace and new mercies is so amazing and life changing! We are here for you sis!
The message to me is listening to God & being who he wants you to be & not society’s standards. Also body positivity, loving / embracing how your body is. ❤
Man, Im not done watching this video but the title caught my attention. Lord knows I’ve been struggling with this. I’ve always been athletic but when I hit my 20s I was really really depressed and started to over eat, I gained lots of weight and I found myself wanting to keep the weight to be thick, I was in denial about the health problems it caused, and through my relationship with God He has revealed these things to me and I am grateful to Him. I think for me, I’m somewhere in between. I’ve always been slim up until now but my weight didn’t necessarily say that I was slim, although I was and I looked like it, hope that makes sense. I think it’s just the way my body holds the weight, which is why I got away with being thick for so long cause the weight went to my thighs and butt. I then went from one extreme to another, I figured if I couldn’t be as thick and as heavy as possible then I’ll be as slim as possible but that was me still chasing someone else’s figure instead of just being myself and the weight that I know I’m healthiest at.
@@hiyori2846 This is so powerful 🥹🩵thank you for sharing so transparently🙏🏾… Girl, we can’t look at nobody for our image … that’s the big idea or tough lesson I had to embrace.. we have to BE who God created and intended for us to be when He fashioned and put us together in our mothers womb ! Only He was there … only He knows ! And the beautiful thing is He wants us to at our very best so we have to trust Him with our physical goals & everything else 🩵✨🙏🏾!!
Wow! I got into maca root and fergruenk as well! I feel like the enemy leads us to the same things sometimes, because when I was trying to get thick, I found out about Maca root and fergreunk
All I kept hearing was "I called you to change culture and now you are joining it" 😭😭😭Yep! I also tried getting thick. 😂😂😂 You are Amazing, thank you for having the Courage to talk about this ❤
@@zimbilimkhwanazi7470 I’m about to run around my kitchen island girl 😭😭😭… I heard the same thing♥️… we can’t be trying to fit in (and this goes deep deep)… God will have His way every time! I appreciate you so much for leaving this comment😘.
This was an amazing testimony! God’s mercy and grace will keep us from doing things we cannot recover from. Praise Him!! Thank you for sharing!! 💜🥰 I drink a glass of fenugreek tea every night before bed. I’ve heard so many great benefits one can have from using it. I take it to help with milk production (Im nursing my 15 month old son) and other benefits. Hopefully I only continue to benefit from it. 😅
@@A_Wilson ♥️🥹…. Thank you ! Fenugreek tea is good for you, and that is the proper use of that herb. I was taking multiple doses in tablet form daily along with another herb😫… you are good 😉!
Prophets words have to be interpreted. I believe modeling is your calling. Why? because you are a hair model now and you are also modeling your lifestyle with God at the center and not religion. This was such a thoughtful and introspective vlog about your body self image and self worth. This will help all that hear and see it. Outstanding! 🙌🏾 God has plans for you and you clearly are doing the work to receive all your blessings. 💛💛💛⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@mizzz.c ✨🥹your comments, words and encouragement mean more than you could ever know ♥️☺️! Grateful that you are on this journey with me! You are a real GEM 💎!!!!
God bless you in Jesus mighty name!! Thank you for sharing this! I have been walking with the Lord Jesus , especially regarding my health and lost 32 pounds in a year doing intermittent fasting and it is life changing. I'm only 5'2" so I'm very grateful to no longer be 167lb. I have always been chubby in my childhood and yo-yo'ed unfortunately with my weight and told I was just "big-boned". I'm so ready to let go of that term and thinking that. Hopefully that term leaves the African-American lexicon as well. I am ready to be slim and petite and eat the right amount of food for my frame and hopefully one day catalog model for regular sizing! God has really helped me see what I refused to see as valid regarding the BMI fat percentage rating. Necessary fat is necessary and about 20% max for most people, unnecessary fat is exactly that, unnecessary! I'm safe in Jesus name to let it go! It's crazy how much social upbringing and what is socially considered beautiful or acceptable can actually be sometime unhealthy. I will have to look into the blood type diet! I'm very curious about that and learning how to get lean, stay lean, and be confident. Thank you!!
@@erikaa.3030 you’re comments are soooooo encouraging!!! I’m praying that all of your hopes, desires and the vision God gave you of what He created you to do will become a quick reality in your life as you are obedient to God concerning your body !! ♥️✨
🤓Oh, I think you look good here, Ms Angelique, really you're a small bone with a nice curved figure, It's those supplements that add Those fatty tissues cause you to stop because you are tired or stressed. It's motivating to see you lose that much weight in the gym as you have, Sometimes it goes back to, not what you do it's how you do it, You keep that good eating habit, exercise, and rest your full size will develop in place you may not have known to have. Mmm You Be Good
I needed to hear this. It’s validating. I’m overweight and trying to lose, and people don’t want me to cause I’ll be less curvy. But my health matters. I want to be thinner, and I want to be healthier. There’s nothing wrong with admitting that and what I want for me will attract the kind of people I want around me
@@livelaughlove0209 whewwww that last part girl is a huge revelation!! When I was thicker I got the WRONG attention (something came with that body) and it wasn’t God’s best for me ! So I feel the same for you ! Follow God and that pull you feel to get that weight off ! You are going to elevate your whole life … watch 🙌🏾🩵🥹
Been trying to get thicker for YEARSSS , & whew came with a lot of pressure and just became way too toxic for me . I’m not against natural weight gain but I am finally free from forcing myself to be something I’m not . Literally the heavy lifting, overeating, bloating, hormone issues.. just not worth it to me … being healthy on the inside is wayyy more important than having thighs and a big butt . We don’t have to change. Girl you are beautiful and the people meant to see us as such will see us regardless and those are the ones actually worth keeping around . ❤
@@KionaRenee you said this sooo perfectly and beautifully ☺️🩵 I relate to you 1000%!!!
As soon as you said "blood type diet" I immediately knew you were A! That book put SO much into perspective for me and my sister. I attempted workouts and lifestyles that were just not right for me as well. Being thick was just not in the stars for me lol. I'm a Flexatarian, mostly plant based but if I'm eating meat it's gonna be the lean ones (really just chicken) and certain fish. I also have PCOS, but since I just do workouts and eat how and what makes me happy, my cortisol is down and hormonal acne has subsided tremendously. I stick with Pilates (that mind/body connection is deep🥲) , Yoga, functional/mobility workouts and just keep it real with my body type. My spirit 💚 that.
@@nadiasharnelle GIRL !!!! This was so refreshing to read ! Yeah , I have still made some little adjustments with the blood type diet as well that makes sense to my body and how I feel but all in all my body is so happy that I have made these changes… that book says that Blood type A is supposed to be doing workouts similar to yoga , Pilates ….noooooo gym, high intensity nothing 😂😂.. I’m so encouraged by all you have shared and happy we are on this path now ! !!🩵🩵
@@Angeliquecharlette Yes to everything you said girl! I'm happy to find another A type who's seeing the benefits of this path. I've received the best results (mentally, spiritually and physically) from Pilates and Yoga vs HIIT and weight training. Adding in primal movement has been a game changer as well. I think it has a lot to do with that mind/body connection and feeling grounded. Like it's just you, spirit and vessel... that's it, that's all. Doing what feels good is essentially you giving yourself permission to just BE 💚💚💚
If you know you know. 🥹I relate to every single thing you said. And thank you for saying it. This is confirmation all over again for me. Being a skinny girl growing up the jokes never stopped. My nick name was “boney” for basically skin and bones. We start to think in order to “be enough” and fit in we have to get thick. And last year in the summer of 2023 trying to thicken up is everything that I tried to do to the point my knees couldn’t even take the workouts. No shade to people who are naturally thick and built that way, but for the girls who are not we just were not created that way and have no business trying to hurt ourselves to look like something we are not. I am so glad that I stopped and didn’t go too far with it because at some point I would’ve been on the same weight loss journey. I love my naturally skinny self. ❤
@@voicerenee6402 girl that “No Business” hit my core 🥹… I’m just so glad your self love and appreciation for how God created you has increased and continuing to increase 💕.. so glad we are in a new place mentally🥹♥️..
I needed to hear this ❤️ I have a lot of trauma from growing up thin. I’m from an area that is comparable to Atlanta with the whole “thick is everything” beauty standard.
It’s been a struggle to accept my natural form but the fact is I feel way better slim and athletic than I ever did big and lethargic. I just try to block out the noise. And moving away helped a ton, like you said.
Thank you so much for speaking about this, sending love! 💕
@@EmiExótica Sending you LOVE right back !! This is our season of deep healing and flourishing in self love 🩷✨😘
so relatable 🩷 thank you as always
@@rina.t6302 😘🩷you’re so welcome
I come from a different demographic, but I remember my "thick girl" journey back in 2012-2014. I'm naturally petite, and really short. Being tall and slim was more ideal for Midwest Americans. Being a "thick girl" made me feel like I set myself apart from my peers, even though that body type was not ideal back then. Going through a breakup at the end of 2014 made me stop doing it altogether. I remember feeling bloated all the time though.
Some of us are just not big people. And that's ok.
@@belzeebubbubbachunks Thank you for sharing this ♥️really means ! And you’re right , some of us are just naturally smaller we should just embrace it !
100% relatable
Such a blessing! Found my tribe. ❤
@@kimberlyjackson12 ♥️😘Glad you are here
Your vulnerability is such a gift, thanks so much for sharing ❤
@@bookofAmara ☺️this is so encouraging to read ! ♥️ you’re welcome
AMENNN!!! I relate so much to feeling unworthy and not trusting God. Your testimony is such a blessing to me and my fitness journey
@@hiyori2846 This means so much 🤗✨
I’m a little too hefty for my weight
At 5’5 I’m clocking in at 148-150
When in college over a decade ago I was 120s
I am overweight for my frame and can feel the difference
Everyone is not meant to be thick
@@chrisharris2367 I’m so glad and proud to see that you are seeing what’s right/best for you ! I was too thick for my frame too, my upper body would never grow only my lower so I looked un proportioned.. It’s definitely not for everyone and getting to that point mentally is a huge breakthrough 🙌🏾✨🥹…
That last line!! So so true! I’m trying to reverse my weight gain - my small frame handles it horribly
Thank you for this testimony! I think a lot of us, including myself, have experienced this and the world doesn't make it any better. God's grace and new mercies is so amazing and life changing! We are here for you sis!
@@daniellestewart5804 I appreciate you so much🥹🩵.. Yes, God is too good!
I literally love you, I have never related to anything more
@@kimieti 🤗😂love you too girly 🩷
amen amen, we need a part 2!
@@uunnoov I’m so ready for a part 2 😂thanks for your feedback 💕
The message to me is listening to God & being who he wants you to be & not society’s standards. Also body positivity, loving / embracing how your body is. ❤
@@childofgod3120 That’s it ♥️♥️♥️
Man, Im not done watching this video but the title caught my attention. Lord knows I’ve been struggling with this. I’ve always been athletic but when I hit my 20s I was really really depressed and started to over eat, I gained lots of weight and I found myself wanting to keep the weight to be thick, I was in denial about the health problems it caused, and through my relationship with God He has revealed these things to me and I am grateful to Him. I think for me, I’m somewhere in between. I’ve always been slim up until now but my weight didn’t necessarily say that I was slim, although I was and I looked like it, hope that makes sense. I think it’s just the way my body holds the weight, which is why I got away with being thick for so long cause the weight went to my thighs and butt. I then went from one extreme to another, I figured if I couldn’t be as thick and as heavy as possible then I’ll be as slim as possible but that was me still chasing someone else’s figure instead of just being myself and the weight that I know I’m healthiest at.
@@hiyori2846 This is so powerful 🥹🩵thank you for sharing so transparently🙏🏾… Girl, we can’t look at nobody for our image … that’s the big idea or tough lesson I had to embrace.. we have to BE who God created and intended for us to be when He fashioned and put us together in our mothers womb ! Only He was there … only He knows ! And the beautiful thing is He wants us to at our very best so we have to trust Him with our physical goals & everything else 🩵✨🙏🏾!!
Wow! I got into maca root and fergruenk as well! I feel like the enemy leads us to the same things sometimes, because when I was trying to get thick, I found out about Maca root and fergreunk
@@hiyori2846 this gives me chills 🥹🩵I’m just thanking God He lead us out of !! ! Wow ! I feel very much connected to you, girly 🩵…
All I kept hearing was "I called you to change culture and now you are joining it" 😭😭😭Yep! I also tried getting thick. 😂😂😂 You are Amazing, thank you for having the Courage to talk about this ❤
@@zimbilimkhwanazi7470 I’m about to run around my kitchen island girl 😭😭😭… I heard the same thing♥️… we can’t be trying to fit in (and this goes deep deep)… God will have His way every time! I appreciate you so much for leaving this comment😘.
❤
This was an amazing testimony! God’s mercy and grace will keep us from doing things we cannot recover from. Praise Him!! Thank you for sharing!! 💜🥰
I drink a glass of fenugreek tea every night before bed. I’ve heard so many great benefits one can have from using it. I take it to help with milk production (Im nursing my 15 month old son) and other benefits. Hopefully I only continue to benefit from it. 😅
@@A_Wilson ♥️🥹…. Thank you ! Fenugreek tea is good for you, and that is the proper use of that herb. I was taking multiple doses in tablet form daily along with another herb😫… you are good 😉!
God is so good ❤
He truly is ♥️
Amen, absolutely 🙏🏽
Prophets words have to be interpreted. I believe modeling is your calling. Why? because you are a hair model now and you are also modeling your lifestyle with God at the center and not religion. This was such a thoughtful and introspective vlog about your body self image and self worth. This will help all that hear and see it.
Outstanding! 🙌🏾
God has plans for you and you clearly are doing the work to receive all your blessings.
💛💛💛⭐️⭐️⭐️
@@mizzz.c ✨🥹your comments, words and encouragement mean more than you could ever know ♥️☺️! Grateful that you are on this journey with me! You are a real GEM 💎!!!!
This is literally what I’m in the process of doing right now
@@hellothereinternet wow 🩵😘you’re going to do it 🙌🏾 and will be so glad you did
Hi, what type hair do you have? 1a - 4c , etc
How did you lose it?
@@britneyt9253That’s the next video ♥️I will walk you all through everything I did !
How tall are you, and how much do you weigh now?
@@sharon8885 I’m 5’9 and I go between 127-129lbs … the same weight I was before the whole get thick process .
God bless you in Jesus mighty name!! Thank you for sharing this! I have been walking with the Lord Jesus , especially regarding my health and lost 32 pounds in a year doing intermittent fasting and it is life changing. I'm only 5'2" so I'm very grateful to no longer be 167lb. I have always been chubby in my childhood and yo-yo'ed unfortunately with my weight and told I was just "big-boned". I'm so ready to let go of that term and thinking that. Hopefully that term leaves the African-American lexicon as well. I am ready to be slim and petite and eat the right amount of food for my frame and hopefully one day catalog model for regular sizing! God has really helped me see what I refused to see as valid regarding the BMI fat percentage rating. Necessary fat is necessary and about 20% max for most people, unnecessary fat is exactly that, unnecessary! I'm safe in Jesus name to let it go! It's crazy how much social upbringing and what is socially considered beautiful or acceptable can actually be sometime unhealthy. I will have to look into the blood type diet! I'm very curious about that and learning how to get lean, stay lean, and be confident. Thank you!!
Also you are so beautiful! Truly model pretty! Bless you in your modeling journey! You're already a great model for health!
@@erikaa.3030 you’re comments are soooooo encouraging!!! I’m praying that all of your hopes, desires and the vision God gave you of what He created you to do will become a quick reality in your life as you are obedient to God concerning your body !! ♥️✨
@@Angeliquecharlette Anytime!! and Thank you so much, keep going !
I can definitely relate.
@@courtneyw6440 He really is ♥️
@@courtneyw6440 ♥️🥹♥️
🤓Oh, I think you look good here, Ms Angelique, really you're a small bone with a nice curved figure, It's those supplements that add
Those fatty tissues cause you to stop because you are tired or stressed. It's motivating to see you lose that much weight in the gym as you have,
Sometimes it goes back to, not what you do it's how you do it, You keep that good eating habit, exercise, and rest your full size will develop in place
you may not have known to have. Mmm You Be Good