ok so im eating maybe 700 calories a day without trying and i know thats wrong, where do i start
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- spreadsheet_stu — slightly off topic but whats everyone doing for fibre because im struggling badly with it 17:58
- lisbon_lot — im lifting and losing and i cant tell if im getting weaker or just lighter 20:23
- point_two_five — liquid protein was the thing that fixed this for me. a shake is food, it is not a shortcut 21:13
whats a realistic calorie floor before it becomes an actual problem
please dont go lower
is a protein shake cheating or is it just food
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sorry to jump in coffee on an empty stomach with slowed gastric emptying is a rough combination. i eat something first now
thats too few calories
how much lean mass did people lose and how did they even know
how many grams of protein are people actually hitting at 80kg
the room is quite firm about eating enough and i think that is the best thing about this channel
resistance training twice a week, is that enough to hold lean mass
prep in portions a third of the size you think you need. big containers go in the bin uneaten
i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two
update from 17 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected
slightly off topic but whats everyone doing for fibre because im struggling badly with it
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a shake is food
coming back after 2 months, what did people change about food that stuck
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add salt
how do you get 30 grams of protein into a breakfast you can actually finish
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what did people try for constipation food wise before reaching for pills
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update from 25 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected
coffee on an empty stomach is making me feel awful, is that the drug or is that just coffee
160 grams a day sounds enormous until you notice a chicken breast is 30 and a shake is 25
is greek yoghurt actually as good as everyone in here says
is 1.6 grams per kg the number everyone uses or did we make that up
cold food is easier. i eat a lot of things at fridge temperature now and i cannot explain why that helps
coming back to this if you cannot eat it, drink it. that is the whole trick and it took me far too long to work out
if you cannot eat it, drink it. that is the whole trick and it took me far too long to work out
dexa or the bathroom bioimpedance thing, is the cheap one worth anything at all
quick one is cold food easier for anyone else or is that just me
two sessions a week
drink it if you cant eat it
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i front load protein. 40 grams at breakfast because by the evening i cannot face any of it, your mileage will differ
the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work
how do you handle a family meal when you can eat a third of whats on the plate
protein first
a tin of tuna, a pot of yoghurt and a shake is 60 grams and about four minutes of work
creatine has nothing to do with any of this and i still take it. five grams, cheap, well studied
im lifting and losing and i cant tell if im getting weaker or just lighter
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bioimpedance scales are a mood ring. they track how hydrated you are more than anything about fat
[edited]genuinely, eat more. nobody here will congratulate you for 700 calories and we have all watched somebody get hurt by it
slightly off topic but family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year
protein per meal matters more than per day once you are eating tiny amounts. i aim for 30 grams a sitting
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i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference, still working it out
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i lost 25 and about a fifth of it was lean by dexa, and that was with lifting the whole way through
i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly
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liquid protein was the thing that fixed this for me. a shake is food, it is not a shortcut
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you will feel weaker while losing. whether you actually are is a different question and only numbers answer it
fibre from food first, psyllium if food is not doing it. i went straight to the sachets and regretted it
1.6 per kg
1.6 grams per kg is the number most of us landed on. at 80kg that is 128 grams a day
greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, whey in milk. that is most of my protein and none of it needs chewing
front load it