I recently told you all about how I was prepping to run a 5k. Yesterday morning I set out at dawn to do it and I did! This was huge for me, but I'll get back to that. I did this 5k to support research for Parkinson's Disease, which does not have a cure. I …
Tag: health
relationship with food and weekly reflections: 9/1 – 9/7
Change in weight (9/1/20 – 9/7/20): -0.6 LBS I feel like I had another solid week. It was nothing extraordinary, but it was good. It was not bad, it was good. I am happy with that. I hit my cardio goals this week. I am very pleased with this because I was quite tired after …
Continue reading relationship with food and weekly reflections: 9/1 – 9/7
299.8 and weekly reflections: 8/18 – 8/24
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 …
ride the motivation wave
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, …
old fads and weekly reflections: 7/14 – 7/20
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
staying the course – weekly reflections: 7/7 – 7/13
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
my 6 month health recap
June 1st marked six months since I began this journey. I have said from the start that my journey is not a weight loss journey, but a betterment journey. I still believe that and want to emphasize that, but the majority of my content thus far has been on my health and weight loss progress. …
36 in 6: weekly reflections: 5/26 – 6/1
Sure this run was from this morning, but it felt good. My change from last week – Change in weight (5/26/20 –6/1/20): -1.2 LBS Today marks 6 months since I began this journey. I am still here and I am still motivated. There is some real pride that comes along with accomplishments like this and …
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 …
Continue reading 7 things that helped me lose my first 30 pounds
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 …
a better ben 