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If you are the type to stop doing something completely (like "dieting") just because you don't see the results you want right away [instead of fixing the things you are doing wrong and moving forward] then no one here can help you. When I read your post, what I heard in my head was "I am not losing weight as fast as want…

You can easily be in a life-or-death situation where grip strength will make a difference. Hence the phrase "Hanging on for dear life..." If your grip strength is the limiting factor then build your grip. If you cannot deadlift a given weight properly and with good form for the correct sets and reps because your grip is…

Chalk and thick bar work. Try thick handled dumbbell rows. There are all sorts of things you can do to improve your grip strength but thick bar (~2 inches) work will be the most simple. You can buy covers on Amazon to make standard bars thicker. Working your way up from the bottom on Captains of Crush grippers may help…

Being a "vegetarian" does not make you lose weight. It just means you may have a harder time getting enough protein and that you may be short on some vitamins & minerals.

I usually weigh in either once a week on Wednesday or on M-W-F depending on my goals.

If this is such a big deal to you then why are you posting on a fitness forum instead of talking with him about it?

How about @CurvyGirl418 takes my wife on first... Skip to 11min, 8 seconds You can see where she stops being silly and starts getting rather serious. https://youtu.be/CgvMylltnFs?t=11m8s

Exercise hard enough, often enough and it can make up for a bad food choice or two.

It is one of my most favorite activities. Between Combatives and weight training, I work out 6 days a week sometimes. But I train for a reason and I have goals for myself. If you do it consistently enough you will usually come to miss the endorphin rush if you skip a workout.

That is really only valid for most people when moving weights near the intermediate range and/or they are training for something like powerlifting. The more body fat you have the longer you can train without eating to gain more weight/fat. It is not really an issue for women until they hit the ~20% body fat range, if then.…

Tag team partner in a NHB (No Holds Barred / Anything Goes / Vale Tudo) fight. Superman having my back is a no-brainer.

Fair enough. I will focus on the "relatively minor" part of it myself.

I don't know if you are being facetious or not. intermittent (adjective) "occurring at irregular intervals; not continuous or steady." fast (verb) "abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance." You are still bound by CI:CO while "Intermittent Fasting" but you are only allowed to…

All women should lift. The weights should be relatively heavy, which often means around 5RM to 8RM. Women (like men) should follow a progressive resistance program that focuses on compound lifts. At the very least moving relatively heavy weights will build bone density which can help prevent osteoporosis. Strength training…

@slimgirljo15 is falling over while trying to take the picture

Give her a Cyalume stick and raffle off a pair of NV / IR goggles as others come in.

I am an instructor & coach, but I teach Personal Protection and Combatives. I don't know if that qualifies me as a "teacher" or not. I also I am putting on muscle instead of cutting fat. That being said, I can offer advice via PM if you would like it.

But it would definitely liven up the party if you did! You would be interesting enough to me to warrant talking with after that. I have said I didn't like something to people. What is wrong with telling them you didn't enjoy something? Why is it better to mislead them? If they ask you to try it then they are soliciting…

We can discuss boxing, (real) kickboxing, MMA, etc. but I am out of my depth if it is not a combat sport. * Sorry, calling a cardio class "kickboxing" is insulting to kickboxers and fight coaches everywhere. We can discuss that at length also. :D

^ This. I almost always have a protein shake (2 scoops of Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard 100% Whey Protein Powder, Double Rich Chocolate mixed with some PB2 and maybe some generic "benefiber") before I go anywhere that might entail "eating." This helps me make sure I get the protein I need for the day in case there are…

1 lb a week is a perfectly reasonable amount of weight loss.

^ This

Remember: You did not gain weight back because you were injured. You gained weight back because you resumed your old habits of eating more than you needed. Being "disabled" did not force you to eat more. Change your way of thinking about food (and exercise) otherwise you will gain the weight back again... It is about…

^ This The Japanese eat white rice sometimes 3 times a day, almost every day and maybe 5% of the population is overweight - including sumo wrestlers.