how much lean mass did people lose and how did they even know
#food-and-training 2026-02-01
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- no_appetite_nia — follow up creatine has nothing to do with any of this and i still take it. five grams, cheap, well studied fibre from food first, psyllium if food is not doing it. i… 08:00
- split_shipment — i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly 10:55
- provincial_pat — 160 grams a day sounds enormous until you notice a chicken breast is 30 and a shake is 25 11:13
- provincial_pat — i was wrong about protein for a year. i thought losing my appetite meant i should eat less. it does not 12:43
- first_vial_finn — i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up, ill dig out the number 12:53
anyone tracked their protein properly for a week and been shocked by the number
follow up creatine has nothing to do with any of this and i still take it. five grams, cheap, well studied
fibre from food first, psyllium if food is not doing it. i went straight to the sachets and regretted it
how do you get 30 grams of protein into a breakfast you can actually finish
how do you handle a family meal when you can eat a third of whats on the plate
cold food is easier
meal prep that survives early satiety, what actually works
[edited]family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year
resistance training is not optional if you care what you look like at the end of this. my opinion, held strongly
whats a realistic calorie floor before it becomes an actual problem
the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work
quick one small portions six times a day is how i get to 130 grams on a bad week, i think
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please dont go lower
how do you eat enough when youre full after four bites
fibre from food
electrolytes made a real difference to my headaches, and a pinch of salt in water goes a long way before you buy anything
the calorie floor question is the right one to ask. i would not go under 1200 without somebody keeping an eye on me
i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly
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1.6 grams per kg is the number most of us landed on. at 80kg that is 128 grams a day
a shake is food
dexa or the bathroom bioimpedance thing, is the cheap one worth anything at all
160 grams a day sounds enormous until you notice a chicken breast is 30 and a shake is 25
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fibre from food first, psyllium if food is not doing it. i went straight to the sachets and regretted it
smaller containers
update from 24 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected, thats just me
i was wrong about protein for a year. i thought losing my appetite meant i should eat less. it does not
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thats too few calories
if you are at 700 calories a day that is the thing to fix before anything else. please eat more
add salt
for the archive a tin of tuna, a pot of yoghurt and a shake is 60 grams and about four minutes of work
i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up, ill dig out the number
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for the archive i lost 23 and about a fifth of it was lean by dexa, and that was with lifting the whole way through
im eating maybe 700 calories a day without trying and i know thats wrong, where do i start
genuinely, eat more. nobody here will congratulate you for 700 calories and we have all watched somebody get hurt by it