a shake is food
#food-and-training 2026-05-06
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- rotate_the_site — i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up 16:54
- tyne_tracks — i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly 17:47
- alcohol_hits — cold food is easier. i eat a lot of things at fridge temperature now and i cannot explain why that helps 17:55
i lift three times a week and my lifts dropped about ten percent while losing, then came back up
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dexa twice a year if you can afford it. the cheap scale will tell you a new story every day and none of them are true
[edited]i front load protein. 40 grams at breakfast because by the evening i cannot face any of it
dexa or the bathroom bioimpedance thing, is the cheap one worth anything at all
nobody here is your dietitian. we can tell you what we eat and what happened afterwards, thats one data point
i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two
30 a sitting
please dont go lower
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genuinely, eat more. nobody here will congratulate you for 700 calories and we have all watched somebody get hurt by it
| Target weight | 1.6 g/kg | 1.8 g/kg |
|---|---|---|
| 60 kg | 96 g | 108 g |
| 70 kg | 112 g | 126 g |
| 80 kg | 128 g | 144 g |
| 90 kg | 144 g | 162 g |
| 100 kg | 160 g | 180 g |
how do you get 30 grams of protein into a breakfast you can actually finish
im lifting and losing and i cant tell if im getting weaker or just lighter
ok so 160 grams a day sounds enormous until you notice a chicken breast is 30 and a shake is 25
i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly
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bioimpedance scales are a mood ring. they track how hydrated you are more than anything about fat
cold food is easier. i eat a lot of things at fridge temperature now and i cannot explain why that helps
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eat more please
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two proper resistance sessions a week is what the room settled on. three if you can manage it
front load it
the calorie floor question is the right one to ask. i would not go under 1200 without somebody keeping an eye on me, i could be wrong
cold food is easier
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add salt
family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year