...walking... I have noticed that there is a consistent theme to my weeks. Those where I walk a lot are better than those where I don't. This goes beyond my weight loss goals and also includes my mental health. Walking has many benefits but is often overlooked for the more 'glamorous' exercises. Nobody brags to …
Tag: Betterment
comfort and weekly reflections: 6/16 – 6/22
Got on the water this weekend. It was a nice escape. Change in weight (6/16/20 –6/22/20): +0.8 LBS I experienced a pretty special thing after my last blog post, I got a lot of feedback. It was not online but through personal reach-outs and it was people checking to make sure I was okay. That …
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anger and weekly reflections: 6/9 – 6/15
Still hitting those PRs! Change in weight (6/9/20 –6/15/20): -0.8 LBS My Monday weigh-in this morning brought a smile to my face. I have failed to reign in my eating the way I would like, so seeing that I lost almost a pound this week made me happy that my commitment to the process, even …
a serious note on current events and weekly reflections: 6/2/20 – 6/8/20
This morning's 'Leave me alone' look Starting with a serious note: I have been emotionally struggling with what is going on in the US right now. I grew up in a bubble of suburban and rural New England. The types of racial tensions that exist here can pale in comparison to what people experience in …
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weekly reflections: 5/18 – 5/25
Got to spend a little time on the water yesterday. That was good for the soul. My change from last week – Change in weight (5/18/20 –5/25/20): -1.0 LBS First of all, I received a tremendous response to my last post about how I have lost 30+ pounds so far. Thank you to everybody. That …
7 things that helped me lose my first 30 pounds
The First picture is a little older, but I was about the same weight as when I started this on December 1. I see weight loss stories of people who lose 50, 100, 150+ pounds and it can make 30+ pounds seem relatively insignificant. We need to remember that it is all relative and depending …
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weekly reflections: 5/12 – 5/18
My change from last week – Change in weight (5/12/20 –5/18/20): 0 LBS No change in weight. Zero, nada, nuthin', zilch. That must mean nothing happened this past week, right? Wrong. A lot happened this last week. A lot of good things and some things that I should work on. -I really am not upset …
dusting off the running shoes
Please note the quarantine hair, it is majestic. Please ignore the goober smile. In my first post, constantly inconsistent, I talked about running the Heady Trotter 4 mile road race a couple years ago. This was a really proud moment for me. I ran 2 straight miles, at 30, for the first time in my …
weekly reflections: 5/5 – 5/11
When the ride makes you yell... My change from last week – Change in weight (5/5/20 –5/11/20): -5.2 LBS Last week I talked about my check-in being a wake-up call. Well I answered it. I am super pumped this morning because I have been feeling really good the past couple of days and when I …
weekly reflections: 4/28 – 5/4
My change from last week – Change in weight (4/21/20 –4/27/20): +2.4 LBS This weigh-in is a wake-up call. I have gotten fairly complacent and have taken for granted the relative consistency of my weight decrease. I really thought I had stayed around the same or lost a little weight before I stepped on the …
a better ben 