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Contestants ready for a fit future
For the six contestants of the Daily Herald's 2012 Fittest Loser competition, the past three months have been nothing short of a life-changing journey. Along the way, there have been pain, tears and sweat as they pursued the ultimate goal of becoming a...
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Updated May 4, 2012 7:13 AMTwelve weeks and nearly 400 pounds later, the six men and women who have been toiling in the Fittest Loser competition will find out tonight who is this year's winner. Although, from the sounds of it, they all are.
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Fittest Loser winner vows to keep going
Updated May 4, 2012 2:10 PMIt was the culmination of 12 weeks of hard work, waking up early, eating healthy and making correct choices — and worth every bit of the pain. So said 25-year-old Michael White of West Dundee on Thursday after losing a whopping 84 pounds, or 26.3...
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