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2016 was a year of tremendous highs and tremendous lows, a year that should be remembered for all the highs will forever be remembered as the year I lost my mum, writes Sarah Woodside, sharing her 'diary of a fat English girl' blog with Cornwall Live for Mother's Day.

I walked in to my first Slimming World meeting on May 2, 2016, and five months later as I prepared for a holiday of a life time I was six stone lighter and I couldn't have been prouder.

Many people asked me along the way what my motivation was and I told them, "it's finally clicked", "I want this for me", and whilst that wasn't a lie, it also wasn't the full truth.

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Sarah Woodside has charted her battle with weight loss through her blog, Diary of a Fat English Girl.

Everyone always says do it for yourself, you have to want it. I always wanted it but the truth is I never loved myself enough to really believe I could do it, to really fight for it and make the change for good. I did however love my mum enough. So from the day I walked in I did it for her.

My mum was diagnosed with the cruel illness that is Motor Neurone Disease and as her health deteriorated I didn't want to be the burden I had always been. I wanted her full focus to be on herself to keep strong and keep fighting in spite of there being no cure. I didn't want her final moments being spent in tears worrying whether I'd be alive to celebrate my thirtieth birthday.

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Each week I climbed those scales with hope, for 22 weeks straight I lost weight, I relished leaving group and dialling my mum's number and telling her how I'd got on. Was it easy? No. I wanted to eat my feelings most weeks, the side of the story that you didn't see was the struggle and reality of my mum's health and how this really impacted me and my journey.

She always was a proud woman, she barely told her own friends and our extended family the extent of her illness, she certainly didn't want me telling the world.

If she's reading this now I hope she forgives me for finally sharing her story. From her diagnosis to her untimely death I watched my beautiful proud courageous mother become a shell of the woman she was.

She was trapped in a body that no longer wanted to work for her. Each time I visited my mum she had deteriorated. We all put on a brave face determined to be strong for her.

But I wasn't strong, she would see me smile and tell her that she had better stick around because we were going to find a cure, I would be the positive person she needed.

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I'd hug her as she cried and I would tell her how much I loved her. Then I would leave and go home to my partner, spend evenings crying on him only to retire to bed and cry myself to sleep, this beautiful woman that I had spent so many years loving was slowly leaving me.

I didn't have control over my mum's illness, I couldn't make her walk again, I couldn't make her speak again, I couldn't take away her pain or make it easier for her, but I could make her proud. So I thrived on the control I had over my weight loss and made every day count.

Then something changed, I found out I was pregnant and what a shock that was. I was overjoyed but equally so scared. How could I continue to lose weight and make my mum proud whilst safely growing a baby? How could I tell my mum that I was having a baby when none of us knew if she would still be here to see that same baby be born?

Don't get me wrong, the plan had always been to lose weight and to have children. But I wasn't done yet. I'd finally cracked this weight loss and now a new little life was forming that was going to change everything.

So many people spend so long trying to have children and I would never want to seem ungrateful, but this little one was a big surprise, albeit a very welcome one and it took a while for it to sink in.

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I'm 26 + 3 weeks now and I still find it hard to believe that my very own baby is growing away inside of me.

I plucked up the courage to tell my mum a few days after we found out, it was way before 12 weeks, and the time people usually wait, but I knew I wanted her to know from the start.

I was so scared. I didn't want my mum to think that I was carrying on with my life like normal when she struggled every moment of the day. My mum's partner tells me that learning that I was pregnant gave her a new sense of fight and happiness right when she needed it, this brings me comfort even now.

So now my mum knew I could focus back on Slimming World, let's face it I was (and still am) a long way from target so all the midwives were ecstatic that I was hoping to continue to lose weight, safely and healthily and so was my mum. She wanted me to keep going, so I did.

Sarah takes a pregnant selfie.

In the first 6 weeks of my pregnancy I continued to lose weight and then I went on holiday and ever since then it's been a struggle.

Just prior to holiday my mum had moved into a hospice, it was only ever meant to be a temporary stay in order to get her pain management under control, she didn't want to go in, and she was so scared.

I can still see the fear in her eyes now, she was convinced that she wouldn't make it home again, we all told her that of course she would, looking back that seems cruel, but it was the truth, we truly believed she would come home again.

Before I jetted off I was filled with emotion, I felt so guilty about leaving for a holiday when my mum needed me. But ever the stubborn woman she told me not to be silly, to go and have an amazing time and that she would be waiting for my return to hear all about our adventures. It also brought her much amusement knowing that I'd lost all this weight to finally feel comfortable going on all of the rollercoasters only to discover I was pregnant so I couldn't go on any!

The holiday was amazing and it was topped off with my handsome man proposing in front of my favourite place, Hogwarts Castle. What a lot of people don't know is that almost every day I woke up crying, I was in this amazing place, having an incredible time, but something just didn't feel right.

I was convinced that I would arrive home and my mum would no longer be here. Things couldn't be going this well. We're having a baby, we're engaged something has to happen. And then it did.

We flew back on the Sunday, and from the airport I went straight to the hospice and I didn't leave again until Thursday. I had left my mum confident that she was in the right place and that she was well enough for me to go, nothing could have prepared me for what happened.

In the week I was away, my mum contracted a chest infection, which developed into pneumonia and then began to shut her lung downs. No one could have prepared us for that, no one saw it coming.

By the time I returned home on cloud nine after my proposal and eager to tell my mum all about it, she had already begun to slip away.

Four days after I returned from holiday, my beautiful mum passed away surrounded by those who loved her.

One of the very first things I said was, "how am I going to do this without her?" and even now I don't know the answer.

I had gone from the happiest girl on the planet to the most desperate and sad. It doesn't get any easier. The past few months have been a blur and my weight loss has suffered along with it.

A lot of people tell me to enjoy my pregnancy and worry about weight afterwards but I want to make my mum proud, I need to keep doing this for her. But she was my main reason, who do I call now each week? Who am I fighting for?

The answer has to be me and this innocent little boy whose due date is fast approaching.

The past few months have been filled with every emotion possible and each day is a struggle to make the right choice.

If you had asked me six months ago where I'd be by now, I would have told you confidently that I'd be approaching my target. But the reality is I'm further away from it than I was a few months ago.

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People always say "sometimes life gets in the way" and if I'm honest 90 per cent of the time I just thought that was an elaborate excuse, now I see how wrong I was.

Weight loss isn't one straight line, it's a road filled with speed bumps, sharp turns, and u turns, you go back on yourself, and you go in the wrong direction just as much as you go in the right direction.

I may not be closing in on my target but I will get there, my beautiful mum will be watching over me the day I receive my shiny target sticker, and I will have done it all with a pregnancy and baby thrown in the middle and having faced my hardest moment to date. Losing my hero.

If I am half the mother she was then I will be doing alright.

This post is dedicated to my beautiful, brave and courageous mummy. Who had so much love to give and life left to live but was cruelly taken away too soon.

If anyone wishes to donate to find a cure for the horrible disease, please do so here [ https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Tanya-Harrison4?utm_id=13 ] and show your support to my fantastic cousin who is running the London Marathon this year for her favourite Aunty, my mum.

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Chris Pratt is on a diet. He's been here before, having posted the gym-selfie-seen-round-the-world when he first bulked up for Guardians of the Galaxy, and since then kept up that buff bod for the sequel and, now, Jurassic World 2. All his food comes in individualized packages, which is public knowledge because he keeps posting about it in a series called #WHATSMYSNACK on Instagram. (Along with #jurassic2, just in case we forget that he's doing this all for a very specific, well-paid purpose). The diet itself, however, doesnt appear to be paying him. Theres no #ad in the caption. Yet.

As a super-buff movie star who started as a shaggy comedian, Pratt has spent the last week pulling back the veil of celebrity diets in a way only hea man with a sense of humor and only a fraction of the pressure to be slim that women experiencecan do. His snacks are gingerly labeled snack, for clarity in good times but especially for clarity under the duress of a diet-addled mind. In the Instagram videos, he gets progressively more unhinged, obsessing over crumbs and even sharing a moment of weakness when he cant help but devour an olive oil pistachio cake intended for the next day. He sweats. His under-eye circles are deep and dark. Hes unable to keep his cool around a Fuji apple. These are all familiar tropes of dieting, played for laughs by the once-chubby Andy Dwyer.

And then comes the flood. The body-shamers descend, calling the actor too thin. He posts a not today, haters type of Instagram, except the photo is of a literal skeleton from a Tyrannosaurus rex head. Well, just because I am a male doesn't mean I'm impervious to your whispers. Body shaming hurts, Pratt wrote in the caption. So to prove my security in the way I look I'm posting a current selfie of me at what I consider a very healthy weight. 500lbs. Zero percent body fat. Totally JK guys. This is a T Rex skull. Nailed you so bad. Omg.

WHATSMYSNACK is effectively a brand building effort that helps hone his Hey, Chris Pratt here anchorman persona on his preferred platforms, Snapchat and Instagram. The series was likely born out of those film experiences, as Pratt tries to get out ahead of all the diet questionsor the actors adept understanding that people and fans are fascinated by actors and actress bulking up or slimming down. He cant repeat the gym selfie that made the Internet double-take with Chris Pratt has a muscle; what? incredulity, and this method is more authentic to his goofy-guy brand anyway.

As much as hes being tongue-in-cheek and owning it, Pratt is part of the familiar cycle no one can really avoid. A celebrity goes on a diet or flaunts his or her body in some way; shamers come through; celebrity says he or she is proud and gets to appear more human and also mentally strong. Its not a great cycle, maybe, but it is a familiar one. Pratt doesn't have the power to change it, but in making fun of it, he makes it a bit more tolerable. (Even if hes still hungry.)

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The chicken Parmesan at Patsys is one of his favorites. Photo: Noah Fecks

You definitely know Tony Danza from his acting career he famously starred in Taxi and Whos the Boss? but if you spend time in New Yorks Little Italy, youve also likely seen him at Alleva, the cheese shop he co-owns. A perk of the job, of course, is that he gets to name a sandwich after himself and eat it all the time (along with the chicken Parmesan and broccoli rabe). Plus, Alleva provided him with the necessary fuel for another job this week, singing and dancing at 54 Below. Read all about it in this weeks Grub Street Diet.

Thursday, March 16I enjoyed the morning with my coffee and practiced on my ukulele. Every day, I have a big glass of Metamucil and then I work out. Its my meditation, and I need a good sweat in the morning to feel right. Usually, I do interval training with weights and cardio to get my heart rate way up. I lie to the stationary bike and enter my age as 50, so it pushes me. [Editors note: Hes 65!]. Had half of a sandwich, a banana, and a couple of breadsticks with the rest of last nights tea. I make a big cup. The breadsticks are addictive, but I control it with the banana.

I did an AOL Build interview and, in the car, some radio for the Philly talent show Im hosting at Northeast High School. I owe the school such a debt of gratitude from the year I was there. Then down to Alleva. Got the driver, Graham, a Tony Danza, made by the sandwich artist Joe Marone. A Tony Danza is thinly sliced roast beef, Swiss cheese, hot peppers, lettuce, and spicy mustard on a dug-out Italian roll. I love the cold cuts, but you dont want to eat too much of that processed meat. Got myself one, too, plus some more soup, chicken Parm, and broccoli rabe. I have shows Friday and Saturday and need to stock up, as I wont be back until Sunday. Everything, lately, is from my store. I used to cook! Got home and had half of the sandwich with some chips and a salad of iceberg lettuce, garlic, onions, and cucumbers.

I came to own Alleva because my former boxing manager, Cha Cha, is from the neighborhood, and he was clocking that store because its on the best corner in Little Italy. He said to me, I think we can buy this store. This guys got no more kids! He kept asking, and finally the guy said yes. So a few of us bought the store. I was just the silent partner. And then my friend got sick and unfortunately passed away, and I decided to see what I could do with it. Now, I feel a tremendous sense of responsibility, not just to him, but to keep a 125-year-old store alive. I want to try to turn it into a heritage brand. Its hard to believe its one of the oldest things in America. So I became the big cheese.

Danny DeVito, my pal, made his Broadway debut in The Price. He was great! Didnt go to the after-party, I have to work tomorrow night at 54 Below. I had the other half of the sandwich with some tortilla chips and a glass of red wine. Made my green tea, lemon, and honey, and turned in.

Friday, March 17Normal morning. Coffee, Metamucil. Workout and newspaper. Banana and three breadsticks. Tap class at 12:30.

Picked up an iced coffee after my walk to 54th Street. Stopped in to see my acting teacher, and then went down to Nola to tap dance for an hour with the great Patty Lochery. Walked home and had a bowl of lentil soup, and the eggplant Parm on a piece of toasted Italian bread. Put a beer in the freezer before I ate, and it was really cold with my sandwich.

At 4 p.m., I went to a sound check at 54, again on 54th Street. Walking back and forth is harder today because of the mounds of snow and St. Pattys Day. Lots of people out in green. Quick sound check and back to my place. Bowl of soup and the other half of the sandwich. Youve got to always have a sandwich in your refrigerator. Im telling you.

Did my show. It went well. Sang and danced pretty well. Michael Feinstein and Marilu Henner were there. Afterward, Marilu and I went to Patsys on 56th Street, and I had vodka on the rocks with a twist of lemon, and a glass of red wine with a half-order of chicken Parm. I guess I like that. Finished with some great grappa. Home, tea, and bed.

Saturday, March 18I woke up and my voice felt weird, and I got nervous for the show tonight. But as usual, after my workout, I felt better. Its amazing what vigorous exercise will do. I started the day with coffee and my usual Metamucil, banana, and breadsticks. I was glad to have the food I grabbed from Alleva, and I continued to live on it. I went to the market and got some potatoes, onions, broccoli, and garlic for a side dish with the chicken Parm. I worked on an opening for the show and killed the afternoon.

The weather was bad, so I grabbed a cab to the club and went on at 8 p.m. I had a really good show. I know because I had so much fun doing it. The chef at the club made a recipe for shrimp scampi from my cookbook, Dont Fill Up on the Antipasto. My father would be proud. He did most of the cooking when I was young, and taught me how to cook.

After the show, the kitchen sent me a great grilled-chicken sandwich with avocado, tomato, and lettuce. Lynn Bound, the chef at Feinsteins 54 Below, can really cook. The food there is so good that it puts pressure on the entertainment. I was jazzed after the show and hung out at the club, and had a few vodkas on the rocks, twist of lemon. Got home late, made tea, and felt good.

Sunday, March 19Paid the price for last night and woke up with a serious hangover. Once I got moving again, my workout saved me. I had a date to meet my daughter at 1:30 p.m. in Little Italy. Shes a yoga instructor and had a class to teach earlier. I had coffee, and then my usual banana and breadsticks, before I left my apartment. Took the B train to Grand Street and walked to Alleva. Beautiful day.

My daughter met me, and we went to La Mela on Mulberry Street. We love the baked clams, and had two orders with bread and Pinot Grigio. Then we both had a big bowl of pasta e fagioli. Finished with a double espresso and went back to the store. My daughter got some stuff for home, and I grabbed some, too.

Later, watching some news show, I cut up some fresh carrots, celery, broccoli, and potatoes, and defrosted a container of turkey soup that I had in the freezer. I added the vegetables and it was really good. Ate it all. Two bowls with a bunch of breadsticks. Thank goodness for the freezer. Tea, an apple, and some chocolate.

Monday, March 20Spent the day preparing for Northeast High Schools talent show getting the prizes and beginning to write the show. I got the list of acts, and its going to be a long show. I cant wait. Im also trying to cast a play Ive written. I had it in my head. I took a one-day playwriting course from eight in the morning to six at night and got it out. Therell be a reading for directors and investors on April 26 at the CAA offices in the Chrysler Building. Im excited about hearing the play out loud. I have three of the seven parts cast. Good actors. I also called some old friends, uncles, and aunts, and said hello and checked on them.

I took my tuxedos and shirts to the cleaners so that they will be ready for the shows next weekend. After a workout, I had my Metamucil and a banana with some breadsticks. Never got down to the store, but had a bowl of lentil soup, half of a medium container of cabbage in garlic and oil, and the last of the eggplant and chicken Parm. I wish I could be more accurate, but ayy yo, give me a break.

Tuesday, March 21I had a radio tour to support the talent show in Philadelphia four interviews with Philly morning-radio shows. Ive done them all before, as this is the sixth annual Teachers vs. Students talent show at Northeast High School, and they are nice enough to put me on to publicize the show. I had my second cup of coffee during the interviews; and then when I finished, I did the banana-breadstick thing.

I had a photo shoot at Patsys restaurant on 56th and Eighth for this story at 1 p.m., and I got there about 15 minutes before the photographer. Sal, who owns the joint, again made a plate of chicken Parm for the shoot, and I took it with me after we got the shot.

I took the B train to Grand Street and got to the store about 1:30. Another beautiful day to sit in front of the store and watch the world go by. I had some chicken oreganata and a combo of cabbage, chickpeas, onions, and anything else our chef, Danny Paolucci, could find. So good! I got some breadsticks and some fresh breaded, deep-fried chicken cutlets. I will freeze them. The verdict is in: I eat a lot of chicken.

Got home with the food and made potatoes, onions, and broccoli in garlic and oil. Lots of bread, and after the vodka, I got to the red wine. Two Tates double-chocolate cookies and green tea, lemon, and honey.

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As I write this, I am about to leave for Boston to speak at iV, the Ivy League Vegan Conference, at Harvard.Prominent voices will gather there and collectively, one anticipates, make the case for veganism.

The timing is a bit ironic.A paper was just published in the Lancet, describing the lifestyle and health status of the Tsimane.The paper generated considerable excitement, and widespread media attention, because the Tsimane, a population in the Bolivian Amazon described as living a subsistence lifestyle of hunting, gathering, fishing, and farming, were found to have the lowest reported levels of coronary artery disease of any population recorded to date.

The Tsimane, obviously, are not vegans, as the references to both hunting and fishing indicate.On the other hand, they are not hunting for meat in the supermarket, as I pointed out to one correspondent who sent me the study and asked if his penchant for meat was now exonerated.My answer was perhaps, provided it was satisfied by advent of bow and arrow and involved no cellophane.

The Tsimane, in common with our Stone Age ancestors, eat the meat of wild animals and fish they obtain the hard and old-fashioned way.Those animals, in turn, get their food the hard and old-fashioned way, too; they are not fed copiously in captivity.Consequently, their own bodies are lean, and represent the fats they derive from their food sources.The result is that the Tsimane diet has virtually no trans fat, is very low in saturated fat, and is quite low in total fat.The study authors report a diet that is 72% carbohydrate, 14% fat, and 14% protein.

Of course, this diet made up of foods direct from nature is very low in simple starches, and sugars as well.The authors note that the carbohydrate sources in the Tsimane diet are generally complex, and high in fiber- just as vegetables, fruits, whole grains, beans, lentils, nuts, and seeds are.These, of course, are the plant foods all but universally recommended for health promotion.

While the inclusion of meat in the Tsimane diet, conjoined to stunningly low levels of atherosclerosis demonstrated by CT imaging of the coronary arteries, might seem a rebuke to vegan diet advocacy, it is a mild rebuke at most.The nutrient composition of the Tsimane diet is much more akin to high-quality vegan and vegetarian diets than to anything remotely like the meat-heavy diets that prevail in the U.S. and many industrialized countries.

But even a mild rebuke, born of evidence, may deserve respect and certainly warrants reflection.

I have long noted, with all due respect to the ardent vegans among my colleagues, that we lack evidence to prove that any one specific diet is the singular best for human health.This should come as no surprise when you consider what kinds of studies would be needed to generate such evidence: randomized trials of optimized versions of competing diets in large populations over a span of decades with incident disease and mortality the outcome measures.The diet producing the greatest combination of longevity and vitality would be the winner.Such a study has not been done, and dont hold your breath.

What we do know, from a veritable sea of confluent evidence, is the basic theme of the optimal diet for Homo sapiens.Famously described by Michael Pollan as food, not too much, mostly plants, it is just so: a diet of minimally processed, wholesome foods, mostly plants, in any balanced and sensible combination.The Tsimane diet represents such a combination.So do the Blue Zone diets, encompassing traditional Mediterranean, Asian, vegetarian, and omnivorous variants.

Our species is constitutionally omnivorous.That makes it unlikely the kind of meat to which we are natively adapted, the kind of meat the Tsimane consume, would be bad for us as some contend.It does nothing, however, to exonerate the fatty meats of domestic animals and the processed meats that many eat under a Paleo diet halo.

In fact, all it really means is that our species, by virtue of our anatomy and physiology, is endowed with a particularly wide array of dietary choices.

I cant support the argument I sometimes hear from colleagues that a vegan diet is best based on human health considerations alone.In fact, we know that a strictly vegan diet is sure to be deficient in at least one nutrient essential to our species, vitamin B12.Supplementing B12 is easily done, however, and a well-balanced vegan diet is certainly among the contenders for best diet laurels.

There are, however, considerations other than our own health.The meat that feeds modern appetites is overwhelmingly the meat of animals raised not just in captivity, but relatively confined spaces.Often, it is the meat of animals not fed the diet native to, or optimal for, their own species.Animal husbandry may at times involve use of hormones and antibiotics, as we have all heard.And, there can be cruelty in the mix that most of us would find distasteful, if not disgusting, if ever we saw it.There are, therefore, arguments for veganism related to ethics, the decent treatment of our fellow species, and the avoidance of exposure to harmful food contaminants.

There are compelling environmental arguments as well for veganism and approximations of it.The domestic production of meat, and beef in particular, is associated with high environmental impact in every area of importance: water consumption, land allocation, greenhouse gas emissions, and biodiversity.

I can imagine an anti-elitist rebuttal, protesting the high cost of produce- but that argument is specious.For one thing, the relative costs of foods reflect our cultural priorities, not natural law.If beef is inexpensive relative to kale, its because we direct subsidies to make it so, subsidies we could redirect whenever the will is mustered.For another, many of the best foods beans, lentils, whole grains- are already exceptionally economical.And, if so inclined, we could enable the economically disadvantaged to afford better food in ways that would likely reduce health care costs into the bargain, as some are already doing.

This, then, is the message I am taking to the iV conference, as I add my voice to a chorus singing the praises of well practiced veganism.We are omnivores, and we have choices.A good vegan diet is not the only option for health promotion, but it is among the best.When the case is broadened from the health of people to that of the planet, too, the case for veganism is very much fortified.After all, the Tsimane are few; we are many.

Senior Medical Advisor, Verywell.com

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The saying, your health is your wealth, ispossibly be the best way to sum up this Wisconsin-based fitness instructors career. To the unknowing eye, Delores Steil is quite the opposite of what youd expect from your typical fitness instructor.

Whys Steil so different? Shes 88 years old and has been teaching fitness classes at the same YMCA for the last 27-years. Fox12 Oregonrecently did a news story on Steil and her fitness instructing career, which is covered in the video below.

Possibly the best part of the video is Steils thoughts onwhat others think abouther.When asked if she sees herself as an inspiration like many of her peers do, she simply responds by saying, I dont feel special, but my daughters do, they think Im great.

If that doesnt prove Steil is in the fitness industry for the right reason, then I dont know what will. Here we have a woman receiving national news coverage and she shrugs off any attempt to point herself out as an inspiration to many people and stays humble. To top it off, Fox 12 Oregon state that shes only missed one class in the last 10 years. Keep in mind, she teaches classes three-times a week.

If you Google Delores Steil, chances are the only thing youll find on her is thisrecent news story. This scenario reminds me of the article we wrote in November on Mark Bells Why I Will Never Stop Lifting, video.

In this day and age its easy to get caught up in the flash and glamour of the fitness industry. With things like YouTube, Instagram, and influencer marketing, the fitness industry is becoming much more saturated with those who do fitness simply because they can.

Its increasingly harder to find those who do it for the pure love and enjoyment. Steil might be the definition of the pure love and enjoyment fitness can entail when youre improving yourself and others around you.

Feature image screenshot from Fox 12 Oregon news report.

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The attorney for a former Carpentersville Middle School teacher accused of engaging in sex acts with one-time students has raised doubts about whether the 28-year-old Geneva woman can assist in her defense, according to court records.

As a result of the attorney's "bona fide doubt," Kane County Judge D.J. Tegeler has ordered Lindsay Anderson to be evaluated by the Kane County Diagnostic Center to determine whether she is fit to stand trial. Anderson remains free on bond and is scheduled to return to court May 24.

Anderson has pleaded not guilty to a 15-count indictment charging her with criminal sexual assault, aggravated criminal sexual abuse, indecent solicitation of a minor, child endangerment, contributing to the delinquency of a minor and distributing explicit material to a minor.

Authorities began their investigation into Anderson in May 2015 after the mother of one of her former math students, a then-15-year-old boy, became concerned about their relationship. The boy told police he and Anderson smoked marijuana and had sex in the back seat of an SUV, court documents state. The indictment from 2015 added charges alleging Anderson engaged in multiple sex acts over several months with a second teen she knew from school. Police said Anderson admitted to the encounters during an interview, court records show. She is also accused of sending the second boy at least one nude photo via social media.

Anderson received court supervision in 2014 after pleading guilty to a delinquency charge in a case that involved inappropriate text messages and bringing truant students to her home, court records state.

Anderson has also pleaded not guilty to an unrelated charge of filing a false police report in 2016.

Dan Campana is a freelance reporter for The Beacon-News

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Students from Ross Elementary School in Northwest, D.C. at the ceremony where the school received a PHIT America GO! Grant. (Courtesy of Shari Gordon)

WASHINGTON Want your kids to improve their grades? Getting them to exercise may help.

And this week,Baltimore-based Under Armour sponsored donations of sports equipment to four area schools:Kelly Miller Middle School and Ross Elementary Schoolin D.C., and New Song Academy and Jeffers Hill Elementary in Baltimore.

You should see some of the research.Kids who are active every day versus kids who are not theyre doing dramatically better in school, said Jim Baugh, founder of PHIT America.

PHIT (Personal Health Investment Today) uses money from corporations and individual donors to bolster school physical education programs with things such as sports equipment, curricula, training and, in some cases, transportation.

We gotta get these kids moving, so it pumps blood to their brain and they learn better, Baugh said. The sit-and-learn approach to education is failing us.

PHIT America GO! Grants differ depending on the needs of the school applying for help.

Its a matter of what will get those kids off the couch and away from their desks for a few moments to get them active in school-based programs, Baugh said.

In the past two years, PHIT America with the support of a nonprofit calledKids in the Game has helped physical educationprograms in nearly 300 schools nationwide.

Nearly half of the high schools in America have no gym class, Baugh said, and many have cut recess.

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RD Management took ownership of Shops at Tech Ridge, 12901 N. Interstate 35, last year.

This will be the second Fitness Connection in Austin. The first is near Lakeline Mall.

A New York real estate firm is wasting no time filling up empty storefronts at a North Austin shopping center it recently acquired.

RD Management last year took ownership of Shops at Tech Ridge, 12901 N. Interstate 35, shortly after a SuperTarget store closed, leaving more than 100,000 square feet of space vacant.

First, RD Management and The Retail Connection, which handles leasing for the center, landed Floor & Dcor, a flooring superstore. Now, they say Fitness Connection is also on the way.

The gym will occupy 55,000 square feet in the 504,154-square-foot center.

This will be the second Fitness Connection in Austin. The first is near Lakeline Mall in Northwest Austin.

Fitness Connection is one of the newest and fastest growing health club chains in the U.S., and we are eager to bring a facility that offers top-notch fitness classes, personal training and nutritional services to the community, said Richard Birdoff, principal and president of RD Management. We are working diligently to bring in additional businesses of this caliber to Shops at Tech Ridge that will best serve Austins rapidly growing population.

Theres still some space in the former SuperTarget building that needs filling, and RD Management is also planning to construct two freestanding buildings for businesses such as banks or restaurants. There has been a high level of interest for the balance of this space, RD Management and The Retail Connection said.

We have very much enjoyed this collaborative project with RD Management, said Lance Morris, president of The Retail Connection in Austin. Shops at Tech Ridge represents a unique chance to bring our two companies expertise together to curate a diverse tenant mix of home dcor, apparel, fitness and other key retailer categories in an established open shopping center in North Austin.

Center lands tenants

Springdale General, an East Austin commercial development geared toward makers and creatives, has secured its first two tenants.

Caffe Medici coffeehouse and the Notley Group have both signed multi-year leases at the project, at 1023 Springdale Road, according to the developer, Central Austin Management Group.

The mission of Springdale General is to provide affordable, flexible space for our creative communities and The Notley Group and Caffe Medici are the perfect tenants to attract other like-minded businesses in the community, said Central Austin Management Group founder Daryl Kunik.

The Notley Group, which offers funding and support to businesses working toward positive change in the world, will base its new Center for Social Innovation at Springdale General.

The concept behind Springdale General aligns perfectly with what we are trying to achieve with the Center for Social Innovation, said Notley Group founder Dan Graham.

The first 40,000 square feet of space in the Springfield General development should be ready this fall. When fully complete early next, the entire project will span 165,000 square feet.

Mueller gets fit

Add Barre3 and Orangetheory Fitness to the ever-growing list of businesses bound for Austins Mueller development.

Theyll be in the same Aldrich Street building that houses Alamo Drafthouse.

Barre3 plans a May opening, while Orangetheory Fitness is aiming for a summer debut.

Ive had my eye on the Mueller community for some time now, said Emily Ballenger, owner of the Mueller Barre3. Ive watched it grow and Ive seen the number of people on the trails and in the parks who share my passion for health and wellness. Im teaching pop-up and community free classes before we open, and the response has been incredible. The residents and local businesses are so supportive, and everyone is really excited about our Aldrich Street studio. Im looking forward to welcoming the community to our space in the coming months.

The express lane

Randalls has started construction on a new grocery store and gas station in Georgetown. It will be in the soon-to-open Oak Meadows Marketplace shopping center at 5721 Williams Drive. Randalls said it expects to make its debut by years end. March openings at Domain Northside include Joie boutique, Lily Rain, Velvet Taco, Toulouse Caf & Bar and Hat Creek Burger Co. The Blue Starlite drive-in movie theater has relocated from East Austin to 12419 Lowden Lane in South Austin. Amenities include an expanded concession stand, improved restroom facilities and a more advanced digital projection system. Chair King is shutting down its Central Austin store, located at 1201 Barbara Jordan Blvd. in the Mueller development. The furniture chains Lakeline and Lakeway stores will remain open. The Quiznos sub shop at 3637 Far West Blvd. in West Austin has closed. My Attic Self Storage, 1602 W. Pecan St. in Pflugerville, and Store Here Self Storage, 8956 Research Blvd. in North Austin, have both teamed up with U-Haul to offer rentals of moving trucks and other equipment.

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Admittedly, walking into a fitness studio for the first time can be extremely intimidating. I know firsthand the fear of the unknown hour that lies ahead can easily prevent oneself from trying a new class. If you relate to this feeling or have a friend that is hesitant to join you in your fitness endeavours, this blog is dedicated to overcoming a fear of a fitness first with a twist.

Three years ago, I stepped into my first cycling class and was terrified within the first two minutes. When I opened the doors to the studio, I was shocked by the lack of natural light, the intensity of the music and the abundance of people spinning a mile a minute. To make matters worse, my bike was front row center, located next to what seemed like professional cyclists. I sat down, hesitant about what I just got myself into. However, after 45 minutes of struggling and sweating, the lights turned on, the music turned down, and I felt a newfound sense of pleasure from pushing myself to try something new. While cycling can take a few classes to get used to and I do not recommend sitting front row for your first class, this fitness first taught me a lot about myself. I was so used to doing the same workout that I felt a great sense of accomplishment after conquering my fear of cycling. I can proudly say that I now enjoy cycling, but could not have gotten to this point if I did not challenge myself. The ultimate takeaway from this experience is to not be afraid to break out of your fitness comfort zone.

Fitness is not just physical; it is also mental. This brings me to my next first: a mindful meditation class. My first mindful meditation class was a completely different experience from my cycling class. Instead of loud music, there was a soft sound of the ocean playing in the background, and the darkness was not intended to intensify the atmosphere, but rather play a soothing role.

Overall, I walked into this fitness experience with a much calmer mindset. However, once the class started, my fear of this fitness first started to kick in. The instructor told the class to use ones imagination as she guided us through a meditative course. I could not turn my mind off,and as I started to think about all of the things I needed to do after class, I worried about how distracted I was and could not complete the instructors requests. I left the class feeling frustrated by my inability to have a successful experience, but, taking my own advice from my cycling class, I pushed myself and tried again. The second mindful meditation class I took, I was able to remind myself that not all things come easily on the first try. This put my mind at ease and I was able to focus on the techniques my instructor was teaching. I can now vouch that success should be measured on a personal scale, and if you focus on yourself rather than the experiences of those around you, you will be much happier with the results of your fitness first.

It is crucial to remember that a fitness first is not intended to be easy, but rather it is a way to test your abilities. Overcoming a fear of trying something new tests your inner strength, while completing a new type of exercise challenges your physical strength. So, next time you want to try a new class but are afraid of the unknown, remember the reward is greater than the risk.

Carly Price is a freshman majoring in journalism. Her column,With a Twist,runs every week on Wednesday.

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A rendering of One Fountain Plaza, the recently completed 105,500-square-foot office building at Fountains at Gateway.(Photo: Submitted)

Health-conscious workers in The Gateway will soon have another gym to choose from, Fountains at Gateway developers announced Friday morning.

Anytime Fitness has leased a 4,477-square-foot retail space on the ground floor of One Fountain Plaza, the recently completed 105,500-square-foot office building at Fountains at Gateway, said Scott Graby, president of Hearthstone Properties.

Construction is underway and Anytime Fitness is set to open in May.

An excellent fitness center is essential for a Class A office and retail development, and Anytime Fitness is a perfect fit for Fountains at Gateway, Graby said.

Anytime Fitness at Fountains at Gateway is locally owned and operated by Ryan Creque, an accomplished fitness coach. She and husband Michael Creque, a longtime Murfreesboro business owner, are the franchisees.

The convenience, flexibility and prime location will appeal to busy professionals with working hours that span the clock, Ryan Creque said.

The 24-hour gym will feature an open design and private bathrooms with showers.

Staffed by trained fitness consultants, Anytime Fitness offers individual and group fitness options, a range of cardio and strength equipment and hundreds of free classes. Members also have access to more than 3,300 gyms around the world.

Our new, state-of-the-art gym at Fountains at Gateway will provide an affordable, high-quality fitness facility that is open 24/7, said Ryan Creque.

Open around the clock, every day of the year, Anytime Fitness prides itself on providing its members with fitness options in well-maintained facilities which feature top-quality exercise equipment.

The wide range of equipment, services and classes, combined with 24-hour secure access, will attract business tenants as well as local residents and medical staff from neighboring Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital, Graby said.

Anytime Fitness joins Burger Republic, Tom+Chee, Fuzzys Taco Shop, Nothing Bundt Cakes and Tressler & Associates/Tressler Title in leasing retail space at Fountains at Gateway. Board & Brush opened in January.

Developers had previously announced Brixx Wood Fired Pizza had leased space in the commercial development. The franchisee decided to not open in Murfreesboro.

Developed byHearthstone Properties, the $80 million development will include 400,000 square feet of office space in three office buildings, 70,000 square feet of retail in three free-standing buildings and street-level retail space in the office buildings, as well as a 100-unit apartment community and a mid-size business hotel.

The first retail building, with 11,200-square-feet of space, is under construction and will be completed this spring.

Reach Michelle Willard at mwillard@dnj.com or 615-278-5164 and on Twitter @michwillard.

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