Beth Blair
Beth Blair is thrilled to be the SHAPE 2013 Weight Loss Diary columnist and is excited to be sharing her journey in the magazine and the Weight Loss Diary blog. She currently lives in the Minneapolis-St. Paul and has been married to her husband, Jeff, for 10 years and has two school-aged children, Jeb and Maddie, and two college-age stepsons, Robert and William. As a former flight attendant, it comes as no surprise that Beth evolved into a travel writer. In addition to freelancing, she wrote Break into Travel Writing (McGraw-Hill, 2012) and co-founded The Vacation Gals, which won gold in the Travel Blog category in the 28th Annual Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition. Learn more about her at BethBlair.com.
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Friday, 5/24/13 at 4:07 PM
This past was winter was very long for Minnesota. We had snow on the ground until May! However, now that the flowers are blooming, windows are open, and shorts have been pulled out of storage, it's...
Wednesday, 5/22/13 at 10:48 AM
I've always loved making smoothies, but I learned something very important this year while working with my registered dietician, Heather Wallace: It's imperative I include protein with every meal and...
Friday, 5/17/13 at 2:22 PM
Several months ago I took a food sensitivity test through the Life Lab at Life Time Fitness.Twenty-eight of the 96 items that I had tested came back positive for a food sensitivity, some more severe...
Tuesday, 5/14/13 at 3:59 PM
In the past 20 years, measuring my heart rate hasn't really been on my radar. Sure, in group fitness classes, the instructor would guide me through checking my heart rate, and I've experimented with...
Thursday, 5/9/13 at 11:20 AM
Over the years I've dabbled with MyFitnessPal.com, a food-tracking site. Of course, I never took it seriously and would log my meals on and off for only a few days at a time.Since the beginning of...
Tuesday, 5/7/13 at 4:55 PM
If there's one thing I've learned since signing on as the Weight Loss Diarist, it's that getting and staying fit and healthy is an ongoing process.Looking for opportunities to remain active and...
Thursday, 5/2/13 at 6:25 PM
Despite all of our best efforts, sometimes there are external factors that get in the way of our healthy goals. And sometimes they can be friends, family, or well-meaning strangers disguised as food...
Tuesday, 4/30/13 at 4:53 PM
When I first started practicing yoga regularly, there were only a couple of poses I could pull off confidently: downward facing dog and child's pose. (I can hear you laughing since that one takes...
Thursday, 4/25/13 at 10:46 AM
Water aerobics. A few months ago, I would have never considered trying it. Why? First, I'd have to wear a swimsuit, and regardless of my weight, I have never felt comfortable in swimwear. Second, I'm...
Monday, 4/22/13 at 3:20 PM
This past weekend, I celebrated my 38th birthday. After a nice Sunday brunch (yes, I made good choices and didn't overeat) with my family, my husband treated me to an afternoon of clothes shopping....
