Change in weight (10/6/20 – 10/12/20): -1.0 LBS I ate myself to true pain and uncomfort on Saturday. This week, with a pound lost, does not feel deserved, but I will take it. Saturday was a celebration with a barbecue spread, and although I didn't pile on my plate, I couldn't finish. I went to …
Continue reading a constant battle and weekly reflections: 10/6 – 10/12
Change in weight (9/8/20 – 9/14/20): -1.4 LBS I am sorry I missed my routine Friday post, it was quite the busy week, but also a successful week. 45.6. I have now lost 45.6 pounds. My workouts feel inspired and my intake has been getting more and more disciplined. I say this every week, but …
Continue reading going through the closet and weekly reflections: 9/8 – 9/14
Yea, I know. I have one workout look. I don't know how to smile or look at a camera when I'm breathless. What is success? The Webster's dictionary calls it [attaining] a favorable or desired outcome. What is success to you? Success, as I write about it, is when we attain certain goals or benchmarks …
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 …
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 …
Continue reading reviewing 3.5 weight management strategies: Part 2
Pinterest and Trader Joe's became the savior of the Whole30 Over the past many years, I have tried a number of diets and lifestyle changes to help kickstart betterment with my health. I am going to review them with you here. These are simply my experiences with these methods and only reflect how I was …
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Change in weight (7/28/20 – 8/3/20): -1.2 LBS Still trying to build those followers! Follow my blog and instagram @a_better_ben. Like and share! Sometimes you just need to take the first step and trust your body. There were multiple times this week where we reached the end of the day and I wanted to do …
Continue reading the first step and weekly reflections: 7/28 – 8/3
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
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