Melynda Findlay Shamie
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Simple approach the best option when eating outMar 25, 2013 6:00 am - You've committed to a healthier lifestyle. You're exercising, you're eating well — you're doing everything right. Then BAM! Friends or co-workers want to go out for dinn...
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Progress has her making new plans for the futureMar 18, 2013 6:00 am - Six weeks ago, I was asking one of my bosses for time off at the beginning of May so I could attend the Fittest Loser finale celebration (and so I would have time to fin...
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Changing approach to workouts, nutrition takes practiceMar 11, 2013 5:00 am - I know I'm supposed to be updating you on my Fittest Loser journey, and I will. But first, indulge me for a minute, OK? I'm going to tell you a quick story about somethi...
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She's surviving demanding boot campMar 04, 2013 4:00 am - There was a time not very long ago when I thought going for a stroll every few days constituted proper exercise. HA! I was so deluded. I now work out seven days a week. ...
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Trainer's approach is just what she needsFeb 25, 2013 4:00 am - Whenever I'd hear “personal trainer,” I'd immediately think of Louis Gossett Jr. in “An Officer and a Gentleman” and picture being screamed at while I do push-ups or oth...
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This picky eater discovering all kinds of new foodsFeb 18, 2013 5:00 am - As my trainer, Josh Steckler, explained the contents of Push Fitness eating plan booklet to me, I kept waiting for him to get to the page with the pasta and bread. Bad n...
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Getting healthy a huge motivation, even if it means no grilled cheeseFeb 11, 2013 5:00 am - The first time anyone asked me about taking part in the Daily Herald's Fittest Loser was last fall, and it was great timing. I had just been to a memorial service for a...
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Dawn Patrol: Geneva teachers to strike? Naperville bar investigatedNov 09, 2012 4:00 am - Still awaiting word on whether Geneva teachers will strike today A lawyer for the Geneva school district said news was to come today on the situation with teachers,...
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Dawn Patrol: Teacher pension presentation, Bears’ surprising pickApr 27, 2012 5:00 am - Hundreds turn out for teacher pension presentation: Hundreds of current and retired suburban teachers packed Naperville North High School’s cafeteria last night to ...
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Get that 'cheeseborger, cheeseborger' now in Mount ProspectJan 20, 2012 5:00 am - Checking out the Billy Goat Tavern at Randhurst