Hey! I’m Ben, and I used to weigh 333 pounds…
I was a fat kid shopping in the “husky” or adult section. As an adult, it was the “big and tall” stuff. I didn’t play football or… anything. I was lazy, and I loved to eat. And living that way for the first 24 years of my life led me to my heaviest weight of all time - 333 pounds.
That’s when I hit my breaking point. I was a young father being told by his doctor that he probably wouldn’t see his kids turn 30 if something didn’t change. So, that’s what I did.
In that first year, I went from 333 pounds down to 209 pounds. I was happy with the speed and the change, but I learned two unexpected things…
First, losing weight faster is NOT better. In fact, it’s usually worse. There is definitely such thing as “too fast” when it comes to weight loss.
And second (and most importantly)… LOSING WEIGHT WILL NOT MAKE YOU HAPPY.
Crazy, right? I know. I thought for sure it would work. Until I got there.
Sure, losing weight helps create the circumstances to be happier, but it’s not a guarantee. All it did was reveal the things I had been masking. First with food, then with my weight loss efforts. When the dust settled, I hadn’t done anything to ACTUALLY make myself happier.
Those unresolved issues I had buried with food came back, and I had no idea what to do. So I fell back on my default - eat.
In the following six months, I gained back 80 pounds…
That’s when I got back to work. But this time was different. I really made sure I focused on more than just the food. I focused on everything. The habits, the mindset, the fitness, the self-fulfillment. I focused on the RIGHT things the second time, and I haven’t looked back.
I lost 111 pounds in 18 months of focusing the the right things. Since then, I’ve become an athlete, a better father, and a happier human.
Now, I’m an ISSA certified in Personal Training, Nutrition, and Strength & Conditioning ON TOP of having the real life experience of doing this. I’m not the fitness coach that’s had abs since middle school. I’m the fitness coach with loose skin and a great fucking life.
Let me help YOU transform
I’ll be the last coach you ever need. I can help you get results and learn how to keep them.