Change in weight (8/25/20 – 8/31/20): -0.2 LBS Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. Like , follow, and share with a friend! This week was basically a wash on weight change... but that is okay! I feel like I had an incredible week with so much progress. I will be focussing on activity because the …
Continue reading endurance, stamina, and weekly reflections: 8/25 – 8/31
Change in weight (8/18/20 – 8/24/20): -1.4 LBS Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. Like , follow, and share with a friend! This week has been full of surprises. I actually met my stretch and strength training goals!!!!! I'll talk more on that later. I also was feeling super motivated and worked out a ton …
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 …
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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 …
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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
...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 …
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 …
Continue reading comfort and weekly reflections: 6/16 – 6/22
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