My change from last week – Change in weight (2/17/20 – 2/23/20): - 1.6 LBS First win of the week... we filed our taxes! Woohoo, that is right. I feel very accomplished for having them done before March. The thing that was annoying me the most about them was the smallest part of them. See, …
Category: Uncategorized
motivation and the little things
I am feeling pretty good and motivated right now. It is 10pm at night and I have a positive outlook on this week so far. The kicker is I started writing this at 8pm and felt very different. I am putting into quotes below how I started writing only a couple hours ago. "Do any …
weekly reflections: 2/11-2/17
My change from last week – Change in weight (2/10/20 – 2/16/20): +0.4 LBS So as you can see I gained weight this week. I will address this, and my attitude surrounding it a little later, but first I want to discuss something that has been on my mind. Family. This past week we experienced a …
work/life balance
"When we put balance to work in each area of our lives, we truly experience greater balance, greater reward." Jeff Kooz So I googled "work life balance" and the page filled up with different lists. "Top five ways to achieve work life balance", "6 ways to better work life balance", "Signs your life is off balance …
weekly reflection 2/4-2/10
My change from last week – Change in weight (2/3/20 – 2/9/20): -4.6 LBS I started this past week feeling great and I have ended the week feeling great. This is not because the week was perfect, but because I feel content with my effort and I overall feel good. The week hit me with a …
betterment requires balance
“The mountains are calling and I must go.”― John Muir In striving to be a better Ben, this journey goes beyond weight loss and exercise. Our beings consist of more than our bodies. We have our minds and our spirits to contend with as well. And I have found that none of these exist exclusive of …
weekly reflection 1/28-2/3
My change from last week – Change in weight (1/27/20 – 2/2/20): -1.2 LBS This week came with some ups and downs. There were a couple days where I was feeling great, hitting my step counts, and feeling good about what I ate. There were also some days where weakness got the best of me at …
weekend things
North River. Norwell, MA My wife and I do the best we can to get out and about with our daughter on the weekends. My wife works every other weekend in the medical field so when we both are home together, we really try to make the best of it. This winter has been super …
sweat equity
I have talked about my desire to be a better Ben and to lose weight. I have also spoken at length about my need to curb my intake as a means to do that. Now I will fill you in on how I am trying to burn the calories. My wife and I used to …
weekly reflection and 5 tips for changing how you view regular weigh-ins
A primer to how I think about scales – I have always disliked going to the doctors. It has never been a very positive experience and they make me step on a scale. I hate stepping on to a scale. It is easier to bury my head in the sand, right? It’s like playing peekaboo …
Continue reading weekly reflection and 5 tips for changing how you view regular weigh-ins
a better ben 