About

FAQs, Progress, Workouts, Product Review Policy, Contact Me

Please join me on my journey to a healthier me. My name is Beth and I've been dieting my whole life. I'm finally realizing that the chemically enhanced frankenfoods should not be the basis of nutrition. I am realistic and know that I can't cut everything out. Please follow me as I work to transform my diet and my waist line by incorporating more and more healthy foods and practices.

FAQs:

Q:  What kind of camera do you use?

A: Up until December I was using the Canon PowerShot S5IS.  I just recently purchased the Nikon D5000 and I LOVE it. I reviewed the Nikon here.

Q: What other photography equipment do you recommend?

A:  I love the Eye-Fi.  I just purchased the pro Eye Fi to transmit my RAW images.  I also recently purchased Adobe lightroom to edit my images.  I'm using the free trial now and I love it!

Q: Where do you find your recipes?

A:  I subscribe to a number of healthy living magazines that have great recipes.  My favorites are Real Simple, Clean Eating, Eating Well, and Every Day Food.   We also swear by Jamie Oliver's recipes.

Q:  How do you track your food?

A:  I love Sparkpeople!  It is free and comprehensive, if only it had a good Droid App..UPDATE, Sparkpeople now has a droid app!  It also has an iphone app too..

Q:  What workouts do you do?

A: Earlier in 2010 I bought a new treadmill, I switch between running and walking and just try to make sure I hit my exercise and step and calorie goals each day.  I track my calorie burn with the bodybugg. 


Progress

Here's how I'm doing:
When I changed my layout I lost my weight loss chart!
As of Sept. 16: -21.4 lbs in 2009
Sept. 18: -23.4
Oct. 3:  -24.8
Oct 4: -25.2
Oct 9:  -26.2
Oct 12: -26.6
Oct 17: -27.4
Oct 25: -28.4
Dec 1: - 34.6




Challenges:

Lent: Gave up diet soda (regular soda was given up ages ago)
June Challenge #1: Salt-stopped adding salt to foods
June Challenge #2: On the wagon, no more drinking while I'm on blood thinners!
June Challenge #3: adding chia seeds

• chia seeds were added to a chia fizz drink and three green monsters!
  

June Challenge #4: Giving up artificial sweeteners!

• I use purchased agave and used honey instead of sugar free maple syrup.
  

July Challenge #1: Recommit to all previous ideas.

• Even when hubby forgot to include the salt in a recipe, I didn't add any. I haven't had any soda, I have been drinking coffee without equal and of course I haven't had any alcohol. I haven't had time to make a chia fizz again, but I will!
  

July Challenge #2: 3 10 minute circuit training

Oops I fell off this wagon....Challenges to start again...soon.


Workouts
This is the area I need to work on!  I have my own personal challenge: for every comment I get I add a minute to my baseline 10 minutes of working out.

So far my workouts consist of:

• Walking the almost 1 mile home from work
• Minutes here and there on my treadmill
• Climbing the 12 flights of stairs to our apartment
• 1-3 mile runs throughout the neighborhood
  

Goals:
Workout more
Strength training 3x/week
Prepare for a FatBuster 5k


Product Review Policy
On occasion companies approach me to review their products.  It is my policy to mention that the product was given to me for free when I first mention it.  Many of my product reviews are just that.  Reviews of places I've gone and food I've eaten and enjoyed (or not enjoyed).  It is my goal to share with all of you what I've found works and doesn't work.  I hope you enjoy, and please ask if you have any questions!

If you would like to contact me, my email is fatbustermack@gmail.com