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A question rather than an update: Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both
Practical question, and possibly a silly one.
I have tried three arrangements and none of them has survived a difficult week, which suggests I am designing for good weeks.
I would like to know what other people say when asked, because my current answer is too long and invites more questions.
Sorry for the length. The logistics take longer to describe than they do to do.
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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.
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What I found is that the evening is where mine falls short, because by then my appetite has gone and I am tired.
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Before nine in the morning is when I get most of mine in now, entirely because that is when I can actually eat.
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Twice a week, whatever else happens. That is my whole strength plan and it has survived two years and one house move.
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Here, reading, and glad you posted.
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My dietitian gave me a target and then, more usefully, gave me three ways to hit it that did not require me to want food.
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Reading Bo, I recognised more of that than I expected to.
What helped was measuring for two weeks and then never again. I found out where I actually was and then stopped thinking about it.
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Something that helped was accepting that this is boring. I kept looking for something more interesting and there was nothing more interesting.
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Ashwin, thank you for that. It gives me somewhere to start from.
Nothing here is a prescription for a body. The amount that suits you is a conversation with somebody who knows your situation.
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I found bodyweight work at home more sustainable than a gym membership, and it has been enough for what I needed.
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Something I got wrong was doing too much at the start. Two sessions I could keep beat four sessions I abandoned in March.
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Nadine said something I want to sit with for a second.
The thing that convinced me was noticing that carrying the shopping had got easier, which is a much better measure than anything I could count.
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What I would say is that this is the least interesting and most reliable part of the whole business. It works and it is dull.
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Bastian has already said most of this and I want to add the one part that was different for me.
My protein went up and my energy followed within about three weeks, which was a much faster effect than I expected.
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Thank you for the update. Threads that stop are the worst kind.
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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.
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What Runa described happened to me too, in a slightly different order.
Somebody here suggested spreading it across the day rather than one large meal, and it turned out my body was much happier with that.
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Nemone, thank you for that. It gives me somewhere to start from.
My experience is that this needed a plan for about eight weeks and then became automatic and I have not thought about it since.
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What surprised me was how much easier the strength side got once the protein side was solved. They were not independent problems.
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Bram said something I want to sit with for a second.
The list on the fridge idea came from this circle and it is the single most useful thing I have taken from anywhere.
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Protein first at each meal was what worked for me. Nothing more complicated than the order things went on the plate.
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Gently: three replies have suggested the same thing and the fourth has said it does not work for them. Both are useful and neither cancels the other.
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Unglamorous, well established, and it genuinely does fit on a postcard: eat enough protein, lift something heavy twice a week.
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