protein first
#food-and-training 2026-02-05
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Highlights from this day
- fake_tracking — the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work 22:05
- two_three_lifts — protein per meal matters more than per day once you are eating tiny amounts. i aim for 30 grams a sitting 22:08
- two_three_lifts — right so i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly, ill dig out the number 22:30
- two_three_lifts — ok so how much lean mass did people lose and how did they even know 22:50
- void_volume — right so im eating maybe 700 calories a day without trying and i know thats wrong, where do i start 22:53
i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference
[edited]a tin of tuna, a pot of yoghurt and a shake is 60 grams and about four minutes of work
for the archive update from 23 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected
resistance training twice a week, is that enough to hold lean mass
two proper resistance sessions a week is what the room settled on. three if you can manage it
the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work
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right so liquid protein was the thing that fixed this for me. a shake is food, it is not a shortcut
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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30 a sitting
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right so i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly, ill dig out the number
anyone tracked their protein properly for a week and been shocked by the number
how do you eat enough when youre full after four bites
ok so how much lean mass did people lose and how did they even know
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 problemright so im eating maybe 700 calories a day without trying and i know thats wrong, where do i start
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