Can i build muscle while trying to lose fat

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  • neilhoopy
    neilhoopy Posts: 280 Member
    Up your protein intake 1.5 - 2 x your body weight in kgs. Yeh lift weights
  • jla2425
    jla2425 Posts: 67 Member
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    jla2425 wrote: »
    CharlieBeansmomTracey wrote: »
    lifting weights now is the best thing you can do. I am a smaller size at 25lbs+ heavier than I was at 25lbs lighter.so at 140 I was a 10 and 166 Im a 6/8.

    Wow that's awesome

    thanks and I did it all at home. we have no gym/ymca/ywca/rec center so no trainers . I started out with lighter weights and resistance bands and worked my way up to heavier weights and a weight bench/barbell and heavy weights

    So motivating as i have two babies. No gym time or extta finances flr trainers or programs.
  • jla2425
    jla2425 Posts: 67 Member
    Muscle_for_Fitness wrote: »
    Yes, you will retain a lot more of your muscle and being fairly new to lifting, may even add some. Make sure you eat enough protein (1 g/lb lean body mass) and follow a progressive lifting program. Focus on technique so that as you advance in lifting, it doesn't hold you back.

    So im not sure what my lean body mass is ? I weigh 148 so would i need to eat 148 grams ?
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    jla2425 wrote: »
    Muscle_for_Fitness wrote: »
    Yes, you will retain a lot more of your muscle and being fairly new to lifting, may even add some. Make sure you eat enough protein (1 g/lb lean body mass) and follow a progressive lifting program. Focus on technique so that as you advance in lifting, it doesn't hold you back.

    So im not sure what my lean body mass is ? I weigh 148 so would i need to eat 148 grams ?

    You will be good with 120g. You can go up to 150 if it helps with compliance.
  • jla2425
    jla2425 Posts: 67 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    jla2425 wrote: »
    Muscle_for_Fitness wrote: »
    Yes, you will retain a lot more of your muscle and being fairly new to lifting, may even add some. Make sure you eat enough protein (1 g/lb lean body mass) and follow a progressive lifting program. Focus on technique so that as you advance in lifting, it doesn't hold you back.

    So im not sure what my lean body mass is ? I weigh 148 so would i need to eat 148 grams ?

    You will be good with 120g. You can go up to 150 if it helps with compliance.

    120 is good i find getting high protien to be hard somedays i usually eat chicken and than fish or ground turkey and a protien shake a day and still don't always meet that.
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