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Relax, You’re Probably Getting Enough Protein

Relax, You’re Probably Getting Enough Protein by Boutayna Chokrane

Unless you’re in a specific at-risk group, most likely, yes. The recommended dietary allowance (RDA) for protein is 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight, or 0.36 grams per pound. People over 65 may require more, closer to 1.2 grams per kilogram, for maintaining muscle mass. But these estimates are meant to prevent deficiency, not necessarily to optimize health. (You can use this protein calculator to determine your daily intake.)

Here's the link to check your protein intake. I need around 58g daily. But the idea is it varies based on your body type too.

I lost a lot of kilos since the time I used to weight around 90 kilos. Along with fat, I also lost some muscle.

I feel great. The best I have in a long, long time. But I could feel the loss of muscle too. I started taking some protein and felt some muscle come back up in my arms. So I was taking less protein than needed.

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Hugh Howey’s routine

My Routine - Hugh Howey

We often don’t even wait to get hungry. We wake up, and it’s breakfast time. We eat a full meal, or some junk like a bowl of cereal. We crush a large coffee full of milk. We snack on something before lunch. We eat lunch, because that’s when we have a break in the day. More snacking in the afternoon. A full dinner. Snack before bed. Any slight hunger pain is a mere itch compared to the real deep hunger we are designed to experience before getting a meal.

The first thing to learn is that hunger should not equal panic. Instead, hunger should be celebrated as a sign of a healthy, functioning body. Sit with the hunger a while. Learn to associate hunger not as something wrong, but something right.

There are many good points in this post. Things that I agree with.

It motivated me to finally write about my workout routine too.

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