Lisa Jones Townsel
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What I wished I had learned about finances as a childFeb 08, 2016 5:17 am - Certainly childhood should be filled with fun and frivolity, but there is room to squeeze in some important life lessons, too. Miss that window, and your child may grow ...
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Lake County mom helps others celebrate joy of parentingApr 25, 2015 8:49 am - When book reports go undone, gym shoes get strewed across just-mopped floors and cereal fights ensue between siblings, it's easy to forget about the everyday joys of par...
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Fittest Loser follow-up: How are the participants now?Dec 02, 2014 5:08 am - Once you've spent a dozen or so Saturday morning boot camps with someone, you get to know them, like them and get used to rooting for them. That's what happened when the...
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How to remodel a kitchen for $5,400Jul 14, 2014 9:34 am - Laurie Parman envisioned the type of home she ultimately wanted. It would be a fixer-upper, much smaller than the 3,500-square-foot Algonquin home where she reared her f...
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Fittest Loser contestants all winners for losing weightMay 20, 2014 6:10 am - The energy was magnetic last Thursday at Eaglewood Resort and Spa, host resort of the 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge Finale. While the space was perfect for networking and...
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An amazing journey: Community members look backMay 12, 2014 1:11 pm - During this final week of the Fittest Loser Community Challenge, our corporate and park district team partners reminisce about a 12-week journey that has transformed the...
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Focus trumps fear — and other lessons I learned along the wayMay 13, 2014 5:59 am - The Top 10 Lessons I learned during the Fittest Loser Challenge: 10. Trust the pros. When I first met my Push Fitness trainer Joshua Steckler, I saw him as the epitome ...
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Lessons learned: Contestants reflect on their journeyMay 13, 2014 5:59 am - So what has the 2014 Fittest Loser Challenge meant to this year's five contestants? Much more than weight loss. Sure, they're ecstatic to have lost a heap of weight, bu...
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Community teams drop weight, focus on healthy lifestylesMay 05, 2014 12:41 pm - The 23 corporate and 13 park district teams have worked themselves into a frenzy, right up to the finish line. They have learned better eating habits, disciplined worko...
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Fitness homework pays off with successful runMay 05, 2014 5:44 pm - For about a year prior to the Fittest Loser Challenge, I ran as a way to bolster weight loss. I used to think of it as a simple sport. I'd slip into a pair of jogging pa...
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