Melynda Findlay Shamie
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My first 5K: I can do this, right?Apr 22, 2018 7:00 am - By the time you read this, I'll be just a few days away from participating in my first 5K. You guys, I'm super nervous. I've never even remotely been a runner, and the c...
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Losing weight isn't magic, but these tips might helpApr 15, 2018 7:00 am - A friend of mine recently asked me the question anyone who is losing weight will inevitably get: How are you doing it? It's harder to answer than you might think. I mean...
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Why fitness? Groceries, New Zealand and zombies. That's why.Apr 08, 2018 7:20 am - I can't believe I've made it this far without talking about the milestone I'm celebrating this year. Because 2018 is the 10th anniversary of the Fittest Loser contest, ...
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Workouts are hard, but she's not throwing away her shotApr 01, 2018 7:25 am - When I started Fittest Loser this time around, I kept telling myself I was starting off in a better place than I did five years ago. For one thing, I weighed much less ...
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Meal prep and planning doesn't have to be a choreMar 25, 2018 7:15 am - I always like to tell people I do my best work under pressure. It's true, and it's partly what led me into journalism. But it's also true I end up doing work under press...
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Feeling discouraged? Not with my trainerMar 18, 2018 7:15 am - I've had a virtual Post-it note on my home computer desktop for the past five years. It's something my trainer, Push Fitness owner Joshua Steckler, said to me the first ...
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Workouts? No problem! But food is another storyMar 11, 2018 7:00 am - When I started Fittest Loser the first time in 2013, I really thought the hardest part would be the workouts. I have never been athletic. Plus, back then, a nightly stro...
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Five years later and writer is back on trackMar 04, 2018 6:20 am - The last time I wrote in this space was nearly five years ago after completing the Fittest Loser program in May 2013. I'd learned so much working with Push Fitness owne...
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Images: An Hour in Mount ProspectSep 20, 2015 1:00 am - My assignment was to spend one hour — no more, no less — roaming around Mount Prospect, photographing things that caught my eye. I photographed the obvious and the obscu...
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Children starting to work with personal trainersJun 15, 2013 1:00 am - Brian Peters actually smiles when he talks about pushing hundreds of pounds across the floor using a heavy sled during his workouts. “It’s kind of horrible, but it’s rea...