Health and Fitness
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New bodies and a new lease on life for Fittest Loser contestantsMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Life-changing. That's how contestants in the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser Challenge described the 12-week weight loss competition. Not only did they each lose from 17 to...
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Hoffman Estates cop sheds 42 pounds to become Fittest LoserMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - How did the Fittest Loser Challenge change Lisa Notarnicola's life? Her pants size dropped from 12 to 6. Her cholesterol, blood pressure and blood sugar all plummeted. S...
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Fittest Losers get leaner, healthier and tougher with two weeks to goApr 19, 2009 11:00 pm - It is possible. If there is one message our five Fittest Loser contestants want to share, it's that everyone can lose weight - if they act to make it happen. All five ha...
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Pounds flying off Fittest Loser contestantsApr 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Our five contestants in the Fittest Loser Challenge all continue to lose weight and get more fit. They are now in the home stretch, with only three more weeks of trainin...
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Fittest Losers battle adversity to reach halfway pointMar 15, 2009 11:00 pm - To lose weight, Liesl Ignoffo thought she'd have to spend endless hours on a treadmill. She does run the treadmill - between all her other exercises. She also crawls on ...
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Fittest Losers eat more often - and better - on a dietMar 01, 2009 10:00 pm - Christine Reiss' brother returned safely from Iraq last week, and her family went out to eat to celebrate. Christine missed part of the get-together to exercise. Then sh...
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Updates from our Fittest LosersFeb 19, 2009 10:00 pm - What's it like trying to whip yourself into shape in 12 weeks? Here's the latest update on the Fittest Loser Challenge from the contestants themselves: Lisa Notarnicola:...
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After two weeks, Fittest Losers shedding weightFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Can five overweight people go from fat to fit in 12 weeks? The Daily Herald and its fitness-focused publication Live Well magazine will find out in the Fittest Loser Cha...
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Weighing in, working out: A 'pretty brutal' first weekFeb 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Hoffman Estates police officer Lisa Notarnicola was the one taking the orders, for a change. Trainer Steve Amsden had her squatting down to do a push-up, then standing u...
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Who will be the Fittest Loser? Meet the five contestantsFeb 08, 2009 10:00 pm - "I want to change!" "I need this so bad!" "I NEED HELP!" When the Daily Herald and Live Well magazine announced the Fittest Loser Challenge, a weight-loss contest spons...