if you cannot eat it, drink it. that is the whole trick and it took me far too long to work out
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#food-and-training 2026-05-31
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- retention_time — the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work 11:34
- retention_time — bioimpedance scales are a mood ring. they track how hydrated you are more than anything about fat 11:46
- LC_MS_Lena — how many grams of protein are people actually hitting at 80kg 12:22
- LC_MS_Lena — update on the earlier thing does the room think about protein per meal or per day 13:31
- LC_MS_Lena — 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 14:07
greek yoghurt, cottage cheese, whey in milk. that is most of my protein and none of it needs chewing
im eating maybe 700 calories a day without trying and i know thats wrong, where do i start
cold food is easier. i eat a lot of things at fridge temperature now and i cannot explain why that helps
*that should say weekly
family meals i put a small amount on the plate and nobody comments anymore. that took about a year
*Medutest not the other one
30 a sitting
dexa or the bathroom bioimpedance thing, is the cheap one worth anything at all
i weigh my protein sources for a week every few months to recalibrate, because the estimates drift badly
add salt
i stopped counting calories and started counting protein, and one number is much easier than two
[edited]how do you eat enough when youre full after four bites
fibre from food
i was wrong about protein for a year. i thought losing my appetite meant i should eat less. it does not
what did people try for constipation food wise before reaching for pills
a shake is food
creatine has nothing to do with any of this and i still take it. five grams, cheap, well studied, your mileage will differ
front load 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 |
1.6 per kg
did anyone get body composition measured before and after
greek yoghurt
drink it if you cant eat it
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the risk with fast loss is lean mass, and the two things that touch it are protein and resistance work
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
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bioimpedance scales are a mood ring. they track how hydrated you are more than anything about fat
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do i need creatine or is that a completely different hobby
two proper resistance sessions a week is what the room settled on. three if you can manage it
*VendorInvestigate not the other one
two sessions a week
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how many grams of protein are people actually hitting at 80kg
anyone tracked their protein properly for a week and been shocked by the number
slightly off topic but i cook normally and freeze it in small pots. the food is unchanged, the portion is the only difference
update on the earlier thing does the room think about protein per meal or per day
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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
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right so electrolytes made a real difference to my headaches, and a pinch of salt in water goes a long way before you buy anything
for the archive 1.6 grams per kg is the number most of us landed on. at 80kg that is 128 grams a day
update from 3 months ago: fixed my protein, the fatigue lifted, and i cannot prove those two are connected
bioimpedance is a mood ring
coming back to this coffee on an empty stomach is making me feel awful, is that the drug or is that just coffee
for the archive i lost 32 and about a fifth of it was lean by dexa, and that was with lifting the whole way through, from memory
whats everyone doing for fibre because im struggling badly with it
[edited]at 90kg and 1.6 per kg you are looking at 144 grams. i have never once hit it on a bad appetite week, ymmv
protein first
how do you handle a family meal when you can eat a third of whats on the plate
is greek yoghurt actually as good as everyone in here says
nobody here is your dietitian. we can tell you what we eat and what happened afterwards
you will feel weaker while losing. whether you actually are is a different question and only numbers answer it
[edited]160 grams a day sounds enormous until you notice a chicken breast is 30 and a shake is 25, i have it written down somewhere
unrelated but whats a realistic calorie floor before it becomes an actual problem
dexa if you can
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