[Results] 78 weeks on 7.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring
Six-word version is the title — 78 weeks on 7.5mg, full numbers, ask me anything boring — and the rest is context.
78 weeks and 7.5mg. Those are measured, not estimated, and not rounded up in my favour.
Hydration status and fasting state affect the lean mass estimate. Standardising both is the difference between a comparison and a coin toss.
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.
If two or three other people have done the same thing we might actually learn something. Alone it is an anecdote.
best — the order this archive was captured in
DEXA has a meaningful coefficient of variation, and it differs between machines and protocols. Comparing scans from different clinics adds a systematic offset that is invisible on the report.
Right — strength retention is a free proxy and it tracks better than most people expect.
Right — strength retention is a free proxy and it tracks better than most people expect.
Adding the free proxy — track a few lifts monthly. It costs nothing and it is longitudinal.
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Small fix — that is fat-free mass, not muscle mass. The scan cannot separate them the way the post assumes.
Protein was the whole problem. Appetite dropped and I was eating well under target without noticing for a month.
Reduced appetite makes hitting a protein target a logistics problem rather than a motivation problem, which is why the practical advice here is about timing and food choice rather than willpower.
Reminder that nobody here is prescribing training and the sidebar says so.
What is protein intake actually looking like, measured rather than estimated?
Resistance training, and at what frequency?
the appetite effect makes eating enough protein a logistics problem
Reduced appetite makes hitting a protein target a logistics problem rather than a motivation problem, which is why the practical advice here is about
Agreed — and same machine, same conditions, or the two scans are not comparable.
No training or nutrition prescriptions for other members. Describe what you did.
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