is 1.6 grams per kg the number everyone uses or did we make that up
#food-and-training 2026-01-24
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- hydrate_hana — i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two, not advice obviously 10:07
- hydrate_hana — i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference 10:48
- hydrate_hana — the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is… 11:33
- hydrate_hana — alcohol hitting harder is one of the most consistent reports in this channel. two drinks feels like five i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and… 11:38
- hydrate_hana — i was wrong about protein for a year. i thought losing my appetite meant i should eat less. it does not 11:39
i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two, not advice obviously
target weight 75kg
1.6 g/kg = 120 g/day
1.8 g/kg = 135 g/day
spread over 4 feeds = 30-34 g each
which with no appetite is the actual problemsarcopenia at my age, is that a real risk if im losing 14 in 4 months
family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year
follow up im lifting and losing and i cant tell if im getting weaker or just lighter
apnoea_down_twofamily meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took…
i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference
1.6 grams per kg is the number most of us landed on. at 80kg that is 128 grams a day
the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work
i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference
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if you are at 700 calories a day that is the thing to fix before anything else. please eat more
how do you eat enough when youre full after four bites
alcohol hitting harder is one of the most consistent reports in this channel. two drinks feels like five
i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two
i was wrong about protein for a year. i thought losing my appetite meant i should eat less. it does not
greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, whey in milk. that is most of my protein and none of it needs chewing