Mon, Jun-09-03, 13:20
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"Natural Mystic"
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 178/108/120
BF:45%/17%/15%
Progress: 121%
Location: T.O.
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If you want to preserve your lean body mass and not have your muscles being use for your body's requirements you should eat at minimum .6-1 g of protein for every 1 pound of lean body mass.
The more lean body mass you have the better because you would burn more calories.
I don't know what the levl is that would make the excess protein convert to glucose but since we get the mojority of our calories from fat on Atkins, IMHO, you should not be concerned.
You can use the zone's requirement for you minimum protein reguirement, it is about .74 (77g). Or the .6-1g for each pound of lean mass (the range is based on how active you are).
BTW, your goal weight of 115 with a lean body mass of 104 means your body fat has to be extremely low or you have to sacrifice lean body mass to achieve that goal.
115-104=11 would be the amount of pounds of body fat (if you keep that lean body weight). Your body fat% would have to be really low. 11/115=9.565% body fat.
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Last edited by red1cutie : Mon, Jun-09-03 at 13:27.
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