Continued from yesterday… My epiphany finally came when I tried being a vegetarian for a week. I lost 5 pounds in the first three days, and I continued to drop weight at an almost alarming pace. I quickly embraced the meat-free lifestyle, and eventually went vegan, eating no animal products at all. (I must admit […]
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Fat Pat no more
It happened so subtly that I hardly noticed. From junior high through my college years, I got fat. Honestly, I was in denial. I knew I ate too much, and I knew I ate the wrong foods, but I didn’t care. I had decided to enjoy whatever morsels I wanted, and I would deal with […]
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Me and food: A love / hate relationship
This past year has been a fairly grief-filled one for myself and my family. Heart attacks, cancer, loss, and a horrific incident that led to my 16-year-old cousin staying in the hospital for over five months and currently re-learning to walk and talk. Needless to say, I’ve needed comfort and that comfort has come in […]
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A runner’s tale
This dispatch comes from our editor-in-chief and fearless leader, Fletcher Bud Farrar: I’ve been a casual runner for years, but early this year when it dawned on me that I was going to turn 60 in the spring, I decided to step it up a notch. During the winter months I went on several long […]
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Give these animals a home for the holidays
Holidays aren’t just a hard time for people in need; they’re also a hard time for animals in need. In the spirit of the season, animal shelters are urging potential Forever Home-owners to consider a new pet. The APL is offering a special deal on black cats. Sadly, black is the least desirable color for […]
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Never too late to get in shape
Here’s a post from Tia Schoen in our advertising department: I got lucky 30 years ago (I’m really dating myself here!) when a wonderful woman hired me to run her health clubs. I had no experience and had never exercised a day in my life. I took to it like a duck to water. Over […]
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It’s time to Get FIT!
Welcome to the Illinois Times Get FIT blog! Getting healthy is not only in vogue, it is vital to the well-being of our nation. If we don’t want to keep paying billions to remedy health problems we could prevent, then each of us must make a commitment to our personal and public health. Here we […]
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Someone’s going to win $1000!
Hopefully by now you’ve heard about the Capital Area Independent Business Alliance and our holiday campaign KEEP YOUR MONEY HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS. The campaign runs from November 1 through December 15 and the message is oh so simple: Don’t shop in St. Louis, or Chicago. Don’t make that trip to […]
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Rock out for a cause
The Second Annual Central Illinois Foodbank Benefit Concert with The Station AXA Advisors and Planet Playground Records are proud to present the Second Annual Central Illinois Food Bank Benefit Concert Friday November 27th at the Hoogland Center for the Arts at 420 S. 6th St. in Springfield. This year’s musical lineup includes The Station – […]
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Eat, drink, shop, think LOCAL FIRST
You always have a choice where you spend your money. If you aren’t already a believer in the cause of LOCAL FIRST, I urge you to consider what this town is going to look like in 10 years. Will there be anything on Veteran’s Parkway that isn’t regional / national? Will there be anything (other […]
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Dane’s Discount … another casualty among the independents
While I have to admit I’ve only visited a few times, it is a sad thing to see that Dane’s Discount (the local incarnation of a ‘Big Lots’ on steroids store on Stevenson Drive) is closing its doors. Several years (and thousands of concrete benches and lions) into it’s tenure in Springfield’s retail scene, Dane’s […]
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Interurban celebration
Celebrate the future of biking in Springfield at the re-opening of the Interurban bike trail this Sunday, October 25, 1:00 PM at MacArthur Tunnel. For those of us involved with the MacArthur Boulevard Business Association there is little better news we could hope for than a completion of this project – and the successful reopening […]
