#food-and-training 2026-02-14

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apob_over_ldl — how do you handle a family meal when you can eat a third of whats on the plate 20:24
mag_citrate — if you are at 700 calories a day that is the thing to fix before anything else. please eat more 20:35
bea_reconstitutes — genuinely, eat more. nobody here will congratulate you for 700 calories and we have all watched somebody get hurt by it 21:07
apob_over_ldl — update from 6 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected 21:11
ghent_gradient — the calorie floor question is the right one to ask. i would not go under 1200 without somebody keeping an eye on me 21:48

anyone tracked their protein properly for a week and been shocked by the number

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

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is a protein shake cheating or is it just food

if you are at 700 calories a day that is the thing to fix before anything else. please eat more

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smaller containers

protein first

whats a realistic calorie floor before it becomes an actual problem

sarcopenia at my age, is that a real risk if im losing 41 in 1 months

liquid protein was the thing that fixed this for me. a shake is food, it is not a shortcut

the room is quite firm about eating enough and i think that is the best thing about this channel

genuine question prep in portions a third of the size you think you need. big containers go in the bin uneaten

genuinely, eat more. nobody here will congratulate you for 700 calories and we have all watched somebody get hurt by it

is 1.6 grams per kg the number everyone uses or did we make that up

update from 6 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected

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

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

small portions six times a day is how i get to 130 grams on a bad week, someone check my working

greek yoghurt

the calorie floor question is the right one to ask. i would not go under 1200 without somebody keeping an eye on me

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two proper resistance sessions a week is what the room settled on. three if you can manage it

i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up, not advice obviously

thats too few calories

what did people try for constipation food wise before reaching for pills

fibre from food

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