Peter Attia· MD
i think because they're eating so much less protein they're impairing muscle protein synthesis so they're actually losing lean mass even while putting on fat mass
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i think because they're eating so much less protein they're impairing muscle protein synthesis so they're actually losing lean mass even while putting on fat mass
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the point here is i think you need to ask yourself before you go on an aggressive trf regiment how much muscle mass can you afford to lose and if the answer is none which is it should be the answer for most people by the way most of us don't have the freedom to lose any lean mass then you've got to make sure you're not restricting protein and that you're thinking about when you can refuel in relation to exercise
the thing that we would counsel people on if they're going to use time restricted eating is they have to have protein snacks outside of their feeding window
a workaround is hey during that period of time you're going to have two shakes that are virtually no calories but are going to give you 50 grams of protein a 25 you know you're going to have a 25 G whey protein uh shake you know again just mixed with water at 8:00 in the morning and again at 11:00 in the morning and then at 2:00 you're going to eat a meal and at 7:00 you're going to eat a meal
we will say look if you want to eat between you know 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. that's your feeding window you have a 5H hour window to eat so 19 hours of not eating 5 hours of eating we find that women can't again
if they maintain the normal protein intake then they should be fine
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