Spreading protein across the day — does it matter

Something practical: I do mine on the same two mornings every week and I do not decide anything, I just go.

Twice a week, whatever else happens. That is my whole strength plan and it has survived two years and one house move.

The plainest thing anybody said to me was that this is the part with the best evidence behind it and the least glamour, and both are true.

The advice that helped least was to eat more protein without any suggestion of how, when my appetite had gone.

My dietitian was clear that hitting roughly the right amount most days beat hitting exactly the right amount some days.

Picking up Tanvi’s point rather than starting a new one.

What I got right was starting the lifting early rather than waiting until I felt ready, because I never felt ready.

I keep a shake for the days when eating is not happening, and it is not elegant and it means the day is not a write-off.

My grip strength has improved steadily and it is the only number I still track, because it is the one that means something to me.

Something that helped was accepting that this is boring. I kept looking for something more interesting and there was nothing more interesting.

Thank you for writing this down. It helped.

Nothing here is a prescription for a body. The amount that suits you is a conversation with somebody who knows your situation.

Coming back at two years to say the twice a week held, the protein habit held, and they are the two things I would keep above all else.

My experience is that this needed a plan for about eight weeks and then became automatic and I have not thought about it since.