I turned 50 on May 15. Stress eating during two moves in a year, combined with unhealthy eating habits I developed during the pandemic, it seemed as though I blinked and had gained 15 pounds. It became my goal to lose The COVID 15 by the 15th for my birthday. Â
I don t know what I thought I could achieve in a month. I know that 15 pounds was a lofty goal. But, I m happy to say: I ve lost an average of two pounds per week with a combination of keto and intermittent fasting.Â
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Although I m still seven pounds away from my goal, it s only been a little over a month since I ve really gotten serious about resetting my weight to my pre-COVID self. This former national pageant titleholder wasn t about to NOT be fabulous when I turned 50, but all vanity aside: my main reason for losing weight was my health. As a mother, wife, daughter, and friend, It s important to me to be around to celebrate many more birthdays. I was recently in the emergency room with uncontrolled hypert
CHAMPAIGN â Get ready to roll up some more sleeves, Champaign County.
A second shipment of COVID-19 vaccine is expected to arrive in Champaign County this week and is expected to include several thousand doses, according to Champaign-Urbana Public Health District Administrator Julie Pryde.
Last weekâs shipment allowed for hundreds of Carle Foundation Hospital employees and dozens at OSF Heart of Mary Medical Center to be vaccinated.
Next up for vaccinations in Champaign County: Many health care workers who havenât yet been vaccinated, including more at Carle and OSF, plus some direct patient care staff members at Frances Nelson Health Center, Christie Clinic and University of Illinois McKinley Health Center, Pryde said.