#food-and-training 2025-03-16

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lean_mass_lex — i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up, ill dig out the number 18:29
lean_mass_lex — you will feel weaker while losing. whether you actually are is a different question and only numbers answer it 19:14
fibre_first — electrolytes made a real difference to my headaches, and a pinch of salt in water goes a long way before you buy anything, thats one data point 19:20
meal_prep_mick — coffee on an empty stomach with slowed gastric emptying is a rough combination. i eat something first now, someone check my working 19:22

i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up, ill dig out the number

update from 16 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected

drink it if you cant eat it

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i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly

thats too few calories

how do you handle a family meal when you can eat a third of whats on the plate

family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year

you will feel weaker while losing. whether you actually are is a different question and only numbers answer it

electrolytes made a real difference to my headaches, and a pinch of salt in water goes a long way before you buy anything, thats one data point

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 problem

coffee on an empty stomach with slowed gastric emptying is a rough combination. i eat something first now, someone check my working

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