Dr.GutHealth said:The RDA is the wrong reference and it is worth understanding why.
DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake:
Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12. Here are the body comp numbers:
| Baseline | Month 6 | Month 12 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total mass | 257 lbs | 232 lbs | 194 lbs |
| Fat mass | 97 lbs | 77 lbs | 44 lbs |
| Lean mass | 150 lbs | 152 lbs | 151 lbs |
| Body fat % | 42% | 32% | 23% |
Lean mass preserved — actually GAINED 1-2 lbs thanks to progressive overload + 1.6g/kg protein. The protein intake discussion needs to include body comp data, not just scale weight.
One thing that is still open after JenPlateau’s answer:
How people are hitting a protein target on a genuinely suppressed appetite, because volume is the binding constraint rather than willingness?
DoseLogDan said:DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.
Coming at DoseLogDan’s question from a different direction. Whatever the answer turns out to be, the method for getting there is the same: state the assumption, do the arithmetic in public, and invite the correction. That is slower than asserting, and it is the only version that survives being wrong.
If somebody has the primary source to hand I would rather cite it than paraphrase it.
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Reporting back — setting the target on reference weight rather than current weight turned an impossible number into a boring one.
DeniseRN_TPA said:Whatever the answer turns out to be, the method for getting there is the same: state the assumption, do the arithmetic in public, and invite the…
Agreed on the target, with the caveat that reference weight and current weight are different numbers. Using current weight at the start of a large loss produces a target that is both unachievable and unnecessary.