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  • Never said I didn't lose any muscle mass. I figured it would be an interesting experiment. The impact it had on my strength training benchmarks was negligible. I think it was like a 7% median reduction but I don't know where my fasting journal went. I'm literally citing personal experience. I was curious to see what kind…
  • I did a 21 day water fast for spiritual reasons and it did not have significant effect on my muscle mass. I recorded my exercise benchmarks pre and post fast, and there was barely a difference.
  • I didn't have access to a nearby gym for quite a while but I started going to the YMCA gym recently. They offer a "Ythrive" program where they offer custom training programs. The trainer knew the time of day I normally came in, and said she had noticed me several times. One of the other employees knows me by name. NSV:…
  • Down a belt notch unexpectedly!
  • July 1st, 2015 - Aug 20, 2017
  • I've been working so hard at getting toned and it's there. I'd love to see what it would look like under the chub. I have clear definition in my arms and have a very small ab line. I tried buying clothes for my goal weight but I'd already fallen in love with having a new warddrobe. I would love to see the muscle definition…
  • Also, I showed a progress picture to a friend who used to be morbidly obese and lost a significant amount of weight. She's now slender. Her progress was so inspirational for me (I used to weigh 320lbs) and she told me she was jealous and wished she looked that good with her shirt off. Someone who inspired me became jealous…
  • One of my fitness goals I set at the beginning of the year was to do 25 pushups. I spent 9 months not being able to do a single pushup. Today, I did 10 in a row for the first time.
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