Erika nicole kendall biography

In the beginning of Erika Nicole Kendall’s journey, it was all about appeasing her mother, who lovingly reminded her of the fitness center that opened up around the corner from their home.

“I knew my mother was concerned about my weight, but I figured that if I at least got the membership, she’d ease up on me about it for a while,” Kendall said.

She never knew how her mother’s gentle nudging would change her life.

Kendall tells the story of her early weight loss adventures in great detail in many places throughout her website, A Black Girl’s Guide to Weight Loss, where she shares not only the ups and downs of her own experiences with weight loss, but also everything she’s learned along the way to make her successes possible.

“I wanted a space to hold myself accountable for everything I’ve learned.

I could never tell myself, ‘Oh, I didn’t know that!’ Not only did I ‘know’ it, I wrote words about it!”

Kendall originally set out to complete a Ph.D in Ethnomusicolog