I've been slowly losing weight over the last 1.5-2 years, around 40 lb now.
This is the longest I've been sustaining weight loss and I credit intermittent fasting as a big part of it. It really aligns with a style of eating I can maintain. I eat around 1500 calories a day.
I've been incorporating exercise like daily 2-3 mile walks over the last 2 years and isometric stretching over the last 6 months.
I have enough mobility now that I'm trying to get into some basic weight lifting. I bought some 50 lb adjustable dumbbells and have been using them consistently for the last month or so and have been seeing good results.
I want to incorporate this into my life in a sustainable way.
I've been watching a lot of videos on weight lifting and have consistently seen many who suggest consuming between .6 g- .8 g of protein per pound of body weight to build muscle.
Even at the low end, for me that would be around 160-175 grams of protein.
I eat 1-2 meals a day. Looking at my food intake for the last few months, I eat between around 60-80 grams of protein per day staying within my 1500 calories.
Even if I can start drinking 2 protein shakes a day and stay within my calories, I'm still only going to be getting around 130 g of protein per day.
Does anyone have advice for me who has been doing something similar? Do I just need to forget about trying to get the suggested amount of protein and do what I can while staying within my calories?
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