At 58, My Mom Is The Picture of Health

From my fellow NeverSayDiet blogger, Lindsay Dunlap:

“My mom is an excellent role model when it comes to eating. She was thin most of her life, but put on a little weight after having three daughters.

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Who Do You Think I Am? Cinderella?! My Mom's Writing Debut...

When I was pregnant with Leslie –before tests to determine the baby’s sex were routine—I just KNEW that I was having a girl and I would dream about the fun adventures that we would have:
Shopping for clothes, going to the Nutcracker Suite, dance recitals, talks on the edge of the bed, in the dark, giggling and snuggling with the flashlight on illuminating the glow in the dark stars on the ceiling.

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The Photo Not Taken

A beautifully reflective essay from Dara Chadwick at You’d Be So Pretty If… 

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“You Run, Mommy?’

Susi from Fitsugar.com shares a mom memory below...

"My love of baking comes directly from my mother. It is this love of baking that partially inspires me into motion:

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From Jane Fonda to Pilates

Here's Alyssa from Take a Deep Breath:

"Growing up, I'm afraid I was a bit of a disappointment to my mom. Oh, she never said so, and it wasn't that I was a failure in her eyes, or even that she wasn't proud of me.

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She Never Said Anything Negative About My Appearance—Ever

Sarah Jio, Health and Fitness Blogger for Glamour.com’s Vitamin G blog weighs in:

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Richard Simmons Was Always With Us

Start your Wednesday with a Mother's Day essay from a woman who needs no introduction here at NeverSayDiet, Kim Brittingham from KimWrites.com:

"When I was growing up, my mom read a lot of women’s magazines -- Redbook, Family Circle, Woman’s Day.  And as a stay-at-home mom, she watched Donahue.  She was immersed in the popular culture of the day and so, like millions of other American women, she was exposed to the media onslaught of “thinner is better” messaging, both overt and covert.

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When I Want to Remember My Mom, I Cook

Please welcome Sabrina from RhodeyGirlTests.com!

Just thinking about my mom and our relationship makes my eyes tear up.

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Put My Baby On a Diet? Never.

Please welcome Sonn from Bi and Large: 

I grew up fat in a family and a culture that were extremely image-conscious.

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The Hug Test: Is it live or is it Memorex?

Like you, I love my mother. Very much. As do all her children and grandchildren and great grandchildren.

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