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Shred Diet - Any Opinions

ShirleyVJ
ShirleyVJ Posts: 16 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
If I followed the shred diet for 6 weeks will I lose a lot of my muscle including fat?

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  • MelaniaTrump
    MelaniaTrump Posts: 2,694 Member
    edited April 2016
    Opinion: Any diet works. No matter what you choose.
    The trick is to say within the calories MFP gives you.

    *Weight lost slowly is weight you can lose for life.
    Learn the joys of eating right for a healthy life.
  • ShirleyVJ
    ShirleyVJ Posts: 16 Member
    Thanks. Makes sense. I'm just trying not to lose muscle tissue since I trained so hard to get it.
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    edited April 2016
    Be careful of any diet that contains the word diet in it. What this basically means is that it will cost you money for the 'privilege'...
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    I'm not sure of any details of the diet but in general the more you lose in a week the more muscle will come with it. Also lifting heavy during calorie deficits will help you retain muscle.
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    To avoid muscle loss you need:
    -a moderate calorie deficit
    -lots of protein
    -a strength training program
  • ShirleyVJ
    ShirleyVJ Posts: 16 Member
    edited April 2016
    @concordancia & @tillerstouch thanks so much for the guidance that's what I wanted to know!!! So I'll adjust my workouts accordingly.
  • ShirleyVJ
    ShirleyVJ Posts: 16 Member
    eldamiano wrote: »
    Be careful of any diet that contains the word diet in it. What this basically means is that it will cost you money for the 'privilege'...

    So true!
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    concordancia wrote: »
    To avoid muscle loss you need:
    -a moderate calorie deficit
    -lots of protein
    -a strength training program

    I would say adequate protien not lots of protien. Yes I'm being nit picky but when you say lots of protien I think of people who say things like 1 gram per pound of body weight which is so uncessary. Protien itself won't help you retain muscle and I've seen quite a few sources that say as low as .6g per kg of body weight is enough to retain muscle.
  • keamber77
    keamber77 Posts: 6 Member
    I am on the Grapefruit Diet , Down 2 pounds in 2 days
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    keamber77 wrote: »
    I am on the Grapefruit Diet , Down 2 pounds in 2 days

    Oh boy....
  • eldamiano
    eldamiano Posts: 2,667 Member
    keamber77 wrote: »
    I am on the Grapefruit Diet , Down 2 pounds in 2 days

    That is living proof that grapefruits defy science and lose weight, people....
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