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  • I use straps for deadlifts and lat pulls/pullups and I do not consider them babying yourself. Your grip strength will never be able to keep up with your back, so you are just cheating the major muscles and wearing out the lesser ones, in my opinion. If you want to build forearm/grip strength, get some of those grip tools…
    in Hand grip strength? Comment by soulofmyshoe March 2012
  • My understanding about getting your abs to show is that it is mostly a factor of your body fat percentage. It sounds like you were never that heavy, so you shouldn't have the excess skin issues in that region that many of us face. I have heard that something in the 12-15% BF range is when you begin to see that sort of…
    in 5' 11" 187lbs - Should I skip fat loss and go to strength tr Comment by soulofmyshoe February 2012
  • Unfortunately, it only takes about two weeks of inactivity for the body to return to that beginner state. My guess would be that you will ramp back up faster than before though, since you probably still have extra underlying muscle tissue you didn't have before. Don't expect to be right where you were when you left off.…
    in 8 months of work lost in 4 weeks! errr Comment by soulofmyshoe December 2011
  • If you were eating nothing but fruits and vegetables, it would likely be hard to attain a normal caloric range, unless you are including a lot of starchy vegetables or a hell of a lot of fruit. I would be concerned about a lack of protein. If you add in nuts and maybe sprouted grains and legumes (some legumes are poisonous…
    in Raw food diet Comment by soulofmyshoe November 2011
  • I was around your size when I got started and I lost about 20 lbs in the first month. As you change your diet, your body will react by shedding a lot of excess fluid, so that is likely the reason for the rapid weight loss. As long as you are eating healthfully and not running more than a 1000-calorie deficit, you shouldn't…
    in How fast is too fast? Comment by soulofmyshoe November 2011
  • Oddly enough, sometimes the answer is to change your diet up. I just came off a month-long plateau, and I finally broke it by upping my calorie intake from 1800 to 2000 a day. In your case, you could try bumping up calories a bit (maybe 100 calories a day?) for a week or so to see if that helps, or you could start adding…
    in Weight loss slowing down Comment by soulofmyshoe November 2011
  • I started out just over 300, and it was probably at about 30 lbs lost that people really started to notice. Nowadays, I can usually count on a comment from someone if I haven't seen them in a few months. As long as you are losing weight and getting healthier, just keep with it and the recognition will come with time. You…
    in when did you notice a difference??? Comment by soulofmyshoe October 2011
  • When my scale crapped out a couple of months ago, I bought this one: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0032TNPOE I have been very satisfied with it. Unlike most scales, you don't have to tap it to let it tare every time, so you can just step on and it will give you a weight very quickly. It also seems to always give the…
    in scale recommendations Comment by soulofmyshoe October 2011
  • It is my understanding from the articles I have read that sodium restriction will not result in long-term weight loss. The deal is that sodium causes your body to hold on to more water, so if you cut sodium out, there is less water in your blood and hence you lose a bunch of weight really quickly. This weight isn't fat or…
    in Learning what works for ME Comment by soulofmyshoe August 2011
  • You can check the stickies in the forum, but the general concensus seems to be that you should eat the calories you earn from exercise. If, including exercise calories, you are running over a 1000 calorie/day deficit, or are consuming less than 1200ish calories a day, your body will eventually start to compensate for this…
    in How many calories? Comment by soulofmyshoe August 2011
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