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Been there. I chose to swim and that was very difficult for me. My daughter was a champion swimmer from the age of 6 until she was killed while a sophomore in college. There are so many memories related to swimming and the pool. Just the smell of chlorine or a rack of swim suits was enough to make me break down and cry.…

Recording what I eat has really helped. I never bothered to look at the calories before. Each meal is around 300 calories then 300 in fruit and soy joy bars. A chicken pot pie at Boston Market is 800 calories! A cool wrap chicken ceasar, is 460 calories! Sticking to the plan is important. We can do this!

I plan on staying on this plan, eat healthier, keep swimming and riding my bike. Haven't worn a dress on many many years. I want to be comfortable in my body again. I turn 60 next month, SIXTY! I was a skinny 28 year old just a few years ago!!! Lost 13" so far! Still a long way to go!

Almost forgot our cat Tootsie, never in the same place as the dogs. I think they would kill her if they caught her. She was here long before them

I have 4 Norwich Terriers and 1 Brussels Griffon. Rusty and Ruby, their pups Teddie and Annabelle. Nicki the BG.

This is our 9th Christmas without my beloved Katie. Still haven't put up a tree. I bought a tiny tree and put it on her grave each year. No cards, nothing to celebrate. I send my nephew, 32, a check and my living daughter gets a gift of her choosing. I guess if I had grandchildren I might feel differently. The…

My inspiration is my beloved daughter. Most of my recent sculptures have been done from memory and help me express my feelings about her death. About a year or 2 after her death I did a three quarter life size bronze of her sitting in the garden reading one of her precious books. Most recently I did a bronze of her as a…

Holiday eating and exercise tips that will help you enjoy Thanksgiving without piling on the extra pounds. Load up on vegetables – The average turkey dinner with all the extras has the potential to weigh in at a massive +1500 calories. Get around this by loading your plate with lean white meat and fresh boiled veggies.…

How do you deal with the holidays? Don't feel much like celebrating . How is it possible to be truly happen about anything when your child is dead.sur we smile, we laugh...on the outside, but inside we are in pain. A part of us has died with our child. We are no longer whole. Our lives have changed forever.

1 egg, 1/2 English Muffin, lite and fit strawberry yogurt, a banana, 1/2 protein, 1 dairy, 1 starch, 1 protein, 1 fruit 10:00- a soy joy bar 12:00. 1 protein, 1 starch, 1 veg 2:00- a fruit 4:00- fruit 6:00-- 1protein, 2 veggies, 1 starch, 1 fat 8:00. A soy joy or luna bar 8 glasses of water throughout the day

I wallowed for a long time, still do but not nearly as much as I used to. My daughter died in a car accident in March of 2003. I was hospitalized and medicated . I I was in therapy for almost 8 years. The pain is always there it will never go away. When I came home from the hospital I started to read my daughters journals.…

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I'm Linda , 59 from PA. I am a retired art teacher. Ive been a potter for over 40 years.. Ive also done some bronze sculpture andrecentlydid my first silicone rubber Halloween mask for my daughter. ( picture on my website). I also doo paintings in watercolor and oils and I love doing pencil portraits and scratch boards. As…

Lots of examples of my work http://www.lindastauffer.com. Working on losing at least 60 lbs

Hi, I'm Linda in PA I am 59 years old. I've been married for 33 years to the same man. I have 2 children, Chrissy who is 31 and Katie. Katie died in a car accident in 2003 at age 19. I retired from my teaching job shortly after her death, suffering from severe depression. I withdrew from life and curled up on the couch and…