[Results] 44 weeks on 12.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring
44 weeks on 12.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring. Posting the boring middle of the process, because the internet is full of the start and the end and nothing else.
Since the title puts numbers in the shop window: 44 weeks and 12.5mg.
Tracked grip strength and three lifts monthly. Cheaper than scanning and directionally the same answer.
Compared two scans from different clinics and panicked over a difference that was inside the error margin.
Happy to answer the boring questions. Those are usually the ones worth asking.
best — the order this archive was captured in
Fat-free mass index is a ratio of fat-free mass to height squared. It moves when either term does, which makes it awkward to interpret during active weight change.
grip strength and lift numbers are cheap longitudinal markers
losing weight slower does not automatically preserve more lean mass
strength retention is a decent proxy and it is free
Cosigning that protein gets harder precisely when appetite drops. That is the actual difficulty and it is logistical.
Cosigning that protein gets harder precisely when appetite drops.
Adding the free proxy — track a few lifts monthly. It costs nothing and it is longitudinal.
Nothing here is a training or nutrition prescription. Targets and programmes are matters for somebody who knows your history and your training background.