Working It Out
A Journey of Love, Loss, and Hope
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4.6 • 78 Ratings
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Publisher Description
In 2006, Abby Rike lost the life she knew and loved when her husband and two young children were killed in a car accident. Devastated and numb, she shut down. For nearly three years she walked through life like a spectre, present in body only. As she descended, so did her health.
Fortunately, Abby was not alone. She had loving parents, supportive friends, and a faith that continued to sustain her. Little by little she found the courage to return to life. Joining The Biggest Loser proved a catalyst for the physical and emotional changes she needed to make. In fact, against all odds Abby gained strength, courage, wisdom, and continued her steadfast relationship with God. Instead of anger, she found herself slowly but steadily healing. She lost a hundred pounds but gained hope.
In this riveting book, Abby tells her story -- from her joyous life before the accident to the unbearable pain that followed it and her eventual emergence as a woman reinvigorated by her faith in God. Today Abby's resilience and positivity are a testament to the power and importance of faith in the darkest hours.
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Rike star of the eighth season of The Biggest Loser tells all in this honest, openhearted tale of tragedy and healing. She married Rick Rike in July 2003: "So began our journey together in the greatest partnership that ever was." Their dream ended on October 13, 2006, when Rick; Abby's daughter, Macy, 5; and their two-week-old son, Caleb, were killed on a Texas road. "I was never angry," she says, but healing was another story. She went back to work three months later, joined a poker league, earned a master's degree, and moved to Louisiana. After nearly three years of struggle, Abby made it onto TBL. "The person on that scale was broken, and that's what I was there to fix." Despite being eliminated, she continued to work out and eventually lost 100 pounds. Abby's journey from tragedy to health (and thinness) is inspiring, the details of TBL fascinating, her exuberance and passion invigorating. Letters between Abby and Rick, as well as Facebook entries and eulogies, are included.
Customer Reviews
Working it out!
Awesome book and very touching!
Working it out.
This book is so deep, I had a hard time putting it down....when you first start reading you don't want to turn the page because of feeling pain you can't even explain..but the faith, strength, courage, determination is so strong that you keep on reading. The faith that you feel in the words is incredible and the strength
That Abby has is amazing. It makes you look up to her and take a good look at your own life and gives you the strength, courage and determination to go forward because I think has human being you don't have the right to give up on such precious thing which is call LIFE. Thank you so much for sharing your private life story and I hope and pray that many people will pick up your book like I did and learn from it. You are an incredible woman. Thank you again. Guylaine Demers from Canada
Working it out
What an amazing and inspiring journey!!!! Thank you so much for sharing your life, love, joy, laughter- pain and sorrow but most of all your faith!! Thank you for the hope that you have given me that there is indeed a purpose in our lives!!!!