It has not been a full year, but damn has it been close since I last posted. A lot has happened since that time. In fact, without real hard thought, I am going to struggle to recollect it all with clarity of event or timeline. Today I would like to discuss mental journey, health goals, …
Continue reading So much to say, but I’ll start with… “I’m back if you’ll have me”
The past year sucked. There are no ifs, ands, or buts about it. How does one deal with the onslaught of situations, emotions, audibles, and tragedy? I often times found myself feeling under water. I was lucky enough to continue working from home, and I want to make clear how grateful I am for that, …
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 …
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