Work lunches are a struggle for me. I think about them on the weekend, "I'll make this awesome looking salad or this delicious quinoa bowl." but ultimately the time it takes always ends up derailing my plans. Half of the time I end up scrounging bread and making a PB&J or a different sandwich. Those …
Continue reading currently devouring… responsibly: Teriyaki Chicken and Broccoli
Some people will tell you that weight loss or a fitness plan is easy. Some people will say it is hard. One thing I have learned is when people tell you that it is something simple or easy, they are not doing it justice. On paper it is all easy. Just do step 1, 2, …
That feeling when you wear a dress shirt that didn't fit a couple months ago Change in weight (8/11/20 – 8/17/20): -1.4 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. Like , follow, and share with a friend! This morning the scale registered 301.2. I am 1.2 pounds away from …
Continue reading community and weekly reflections: 8/11 – 8/17
A sample day of intake In Part 1 of this post series I reviewed my experience with the While 30 and Keto. As I tried to emphasize previously, a health journey is an extremely personal thing. It should be. It should not be based off of others, but our individual drive to better ourselves for …
Continue reading reviewing 3.5 weight management strategies: Part 2
Pinterest and Trader Joe's became the savior of the Whole30 Over the past many years, I have tried a number of diets and lifestyle changes to help kickstart betterment with my health. I am going to review them with you here. These are simply my experiences with these methods and only reflect how I was …
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Change in weight (7/28/20 – 8/3/20): -1.2 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. Like and share! Sometimes you just need to take the first step and trust your body. There were multiple times this week where we reached the end of the day and I wanted to do …
Continue reading the first step and weekly reflections: 7/28 – 8/3
Change in weight (7/14/20 – 7/20/20): -1.6 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. I want to start by thanking everybody who reads, likes, and comments (personally or on here). You all are tremendously helpful and it means so much to me. I started this week knowing that I …
Continue reading old fads and weekly reflections: 7/14 – 7/20
the path to a better ben can have bumps, trips, and stumbles. it is definitely not paved Change in weight (7/7/20 – 7/13/20): +2.4 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. So with one simple week I have erased the gains of my previous week. I lost it and …
Continue reading staying the course – weekly reflections: 7/7 – 7/13
Change in weight (6/30/20 – 7/6/20): -2.4 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. This week is a testament to the routine of my betterment journey. It has been around seven months and the weeks are melting together. The best part of this melting together is that the effort …
Continue reading the power of routine and weekly reflections: 6/30 – 7/6
Post run sweat status Change in weight (6/23/20 –6/29/20): -1.4 LBS If you haven't yet, check out my instagram @a_better_ben. I'd love if you followed. I worked my butt of this week, I had some back sliding, and then I worked even harder to overcome those back slides and I am super pumped to have …
Continue reading exercise and weekly reflections: 6/23 – 6/29
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