Change in weight (1/5/21 – 1/11/21): -0.4 LBS Another post late in the day. But I will always prefer to be busy over bored. This week was a good week for my goals. There were not many notable occurrences, but I am okay with that. It is kind of a no news is good news... …
Continue reading feeding the heart and weekly reflections: 1/5 – 1/11
I have been giving a lot of thought recently to the relationship between body positivity and weight loss. The all knowing internet seems so divided on this issue and it often times looks to be fairly toxic. So what is the deal? Can you be body positive and try to lose weight? Are they at …
Continue reading weight loss and body positivity: are they at odds?
Change in weight (12/7/20 – 12/14/20): -1.2 LBS Last week I said I wanted to manage December and not have it manage me. Well I am off to a good start. I dropped 1.2 pounds this week and was far more diligent about controlling my intake. I was excited to step on the scale this …
Continue reading managing and weekly reflections: 12/7 – 12/14
https://foxtrot.michaeljfox.org/fox-trot-virtual/Benjamincrosby Change in weight (9/22/20 – 9/29/20): -1.8 LBS So I went to Nantucket for the first time this weekend. My wife and I went away, without our daughter, for the first time since she was born (2 years in a week). This, my friends, felt weird. But, it was really nice. It was nice …
Continue reading weekend away and weekly reflections: 9/22 – 9/29
Some natural therapy in the form of sun and water Change in weight (7/21/20 – 7/27/20): -0.4 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. How well do you know yourself? I'm talking about knowing yourself and how you deal with adversity, how you deal with challenges, and how you …
Continue reading knowing yourself and weekly reflections: 7/21 – 7/27
...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 …
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 …
It was about 2pm in the afternoon when I received the email that put me over the edge. The frustration of weeks of working from home, increased work load, contractors arguing about simple requests, and a lack of sleep came to a boiling point. At this point I had been getting testier and testier. My …
My change from last week – Change in weight (4/14/20 –4/20/20): -1.8 LBS I chose the picture above because it makes me calm. It makes me think of fond memories and the feeling of a breeze on the ridge of a mountain. The weight is moving back in the right direction. I had another morning …
My change from last week – Change in weight (3/17/20 –3/23/20): -0.6 LBS I should start this post off by saying that I feel great! Just in general. I woke up and my body felt good, my mind felt good, and my general spirit was lifted. Why is this, Ben? I don't actually know. Though …
