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c/glp1muscle·submitted 1 year ago by u/reflux_report

tried protein for 24 weeks. here is what happened.

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Something I keep coming back to: tried protein for 24 weeks. here is what happened. Pulling the figures out of the title: 24 weeks. All of it is written down as it happened rather than reconstructed. Reduced appetite makes hitting a protein target a logistics problem rather than a motivation problem, which is why the…

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u/lift_heavy_thingsMOD136 points·1 year ago

Left up. Same machine, stated conditions, honest about the error margin.

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u/skip_week_sceptic92 points·1 year ago

Same DEXA machine both times?

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u/matias_falk-11 points·1 year ago

Two scans on the same machine 10 months apart. Lean mass held better than I expected and the lifts told the same story for free.

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u/adaeze_cabrera1 point·1 year ago

Disagree — slower loss does not automatically preserve lean mass. Protein and training do the work, not the rate on its own.

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u/edit_for_clarity-16 points·1 year ago

Some lean mass loss accompanies weight loss in any deficit. Resistance training and adequate protein intake are the two interventions with the best evidence for limiting the proportion.

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