I'm so confused.

kevinpruitt
kevinpruitt Posts: 50 Member
in Fitness and Exercise
I officially started dieting March 3rd of this year. I went to a doctor who examined me and set a calorie goal, then a nutritionist who spoke with me about my dietary needs. I am obese, I strength/resistance train 3 times a week for an hour and a half and do at least 30 mins of cardio six times a week(recumbent bike, stationary and BJJ).
The more I research and read post,, the more confused I get. First I am confused about the amount of calories I am supposed to be getting. Doctor says 1600 but make it very high protein, but some sites say that if your obese thats fine, if not then its not enough calories while other sites say that isnt enough calories at all. Some sites say that it is near impossible to build LBM with a calorie deficiency while others say its possible when obese. I've had some tell me I need to be eating a little after each workout to help with muscle recovery, but if I am on a calorie deficient diet wouldnt that defeat the purpose?
I really want to do this right, it is a lifestyle change just as much as a mindset change, but it does become increasingly confusing and I do not want to find myself in the same place as so many with the plateau effect.

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  • Moviegal77
    Moviegal77 Posts: 65 Member
    Hi,
    I would go with what the doctor says and not the internet.
    As for the muscle recovery you don't need much. I usually have a glass of chocolate milk (8 oz) or drinkable yogurt, or a healthy protein smoothie or whatever you fancy. For it to be muscle recovery you need to drink it within 30 mins from the end of your workout.

    Good luck on your journey.
  • KBjimAZ
    KBjimAZ Posts: 369 Member
    Don't get caught in "paralysis by analysis"
  • grundylady
    grundylady Posts: 19 Member
    I'm seeing a bariatric doctor and she explained to me that when you lose weight your body actually wants to use the muscle first and not the fat. The secret to losing the fat and not the muscle is to eat lots of protein. As of my first weigh in it is working for me. I lost 5 pounds and 2 was water and 3 was fat. (She has one of those special scales that tells you how much weight is muscle, fat, and water.

    You and I have the same calorie goal.
  • kevinpruitt
    kevinpruitt Posts: 50 Member
    I'm seeing a bariatric doctor and she explained to me that when you lose weight your body actually wants to use the muscle first and not the fat. The secret to losing the fat and not the muscle is to eat lots of protein. As of my first weigh in it is working for me. I lost 5 pounds and 2 was water and 3 was fat. (She has one of those special scales that tells you how much weight is muscle, fat, and water.

    You and I have the same calorie goal.
    I also have to step on one of those special scales, but when I posted my results with questions, I was informed that those scales are not accurate by any means. This leads me to my next question; How does one get an accurate LBM and BFM if the scales arent accurate?

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