avoid catabolic protein loss

alpha_andy

How are you all losing weight and avoiding muscle loss?

cyberiarob

LOTS of protein and weight training.

taso42

heavy lifting, adequate protein

ndj1979

heavy lifting, adequate protein

this

Gallowmere1984

I kept my protein intake at 60% of my macros when in a 900 calorie deficit, which helped, but a loss of LBM is pretty much unavoidable when a deficit is that strong.

Now, my deficit is less than 400 calories, and I've switched up to 40/30/30 p/f/c. Seems to be doing relatively well thus far, but I was (and still am) a tankass, so I have plenty of fat stores for my body to work with.

ETA: random fun fact, LBM is anything that isn't measurable bodyfat...which can include waste in your digestive tract, etc. Looking back at some of my logs, using 'conventional wisdom', I lost a pound or more of 'muscle' every time I crapped.

Mads1997

heavy lifting, adequate protein

THIS ^^^

ndj1979

I kept my protein intake at 60% of my macros when in a 900 calorie deficit, which helped, but a loss of LBM is pretty much unavoidable when a deficit is that strong.

Now, my deficit is less than 400 calories, and I've switched up to 40/30/30 p/f/c. Seems to be doing relatively well thus far, but I was (and still am) a tankass, so I have plenty of fat stores for my body to work with.

ETA: random fun fact, LBM is anything that isn't measurable bodyfat...which can include waste in your digestive tract, etc. Looking back at some of my logs, using 'conventional wisdom', I lost a pound or more of 'muscle' every time I crapped.

but can you turn crap into muscle?

Gallowmere1984

I kept my protein intake at 60% of my macros when in a 900 calorie deficit, which helped, but a loss of LBM is pretty much unavoidable when a deficit is that strong.

Now, my deficit is less than 400 calories, and I've switched up to 40/30/30 p/f/c. Seems to be doing relatively well thus far, but I was (and still am) a tankass, so I have plenty of fat stores for my body to work with.

ETA: random fun fact, LBM is anything that isn't measurable bodyfat...which can include waste in your digestive tract, etc. Looking back at some of my logs, using 'conventional wisdom', I lost a pound or more of 'muscle' every time I crapped.

but can you turn crap into muscle?

Only if you eat clean, develop a meth habit, and inject HGH directly into your gooch. 'Tis the holy trinity, ya' know?

ndj1979

I kept my protein intake at 60% of my macros when in a 900 calorie deficit, which helped, but a loss of LBM is pretty much unavoidable when a deficit is that strong.

Now, my deficit is less than 400 calories, and I've switched up to 40/30/30 p/f/c. Seems to be doing relatively well thus far, but I was (and still am) a tankass, so I have plenty of fat stores for my body to work with.

ETA: random fun fact, LBM is anything that isn't measurable bodyfat...which can include waste in your digestive tract, etc. Looking back at some of my logs, using 'conventional wisdom', I lost a pound or more of 'muscle' every time I crapped.

but can you turn crap into muscle?

Only if you eat clean, develop a meth habit, and inject HGH directly into your gooch. 'Tis the holy trinity, ya' know?

this has me dying laughing...LOL