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Originally Posted by ToxSocks
See, i have the opposite problem, which is why i struggle to add muscle mass. What you just described isn't something i consciously think about, it's just how i eat normally, lol.
Im never hungry in the mornings and always in a bit of a rush, so i almost always skip breakfast.
Then, depending on how busy work is, i may completely forget to eat lunch at all, or not eat lunch till late in the day, around 2 or 3.
I've lost about 13lbs in the last 3-4 months while not actually trying to lose weight. And no one is going to look at me and think i need to lose weight as it is....but i do like the way i look better.
I just stopped eating fast food, chips, Ice Cream and soda and i leaned more into protein and less with the filler shit like rice and mashed potatoes and so forth. But because im not eating breakfast most of the time, im still falling short of my protein goals. If i had to guess, im probably getting around 80-90G's of protein per day, well short of my goal but still a substantial increase over what i was doing all my life.
Basically, i started eating more like an adult and less like a teenager  |
Yeah, I'm 54 so the metabolism has slowed way down since I was in my 20s-30s. But I have found that if I work hard enough and consistently enough, I can raise it up some. But it doesn't take much at all for it to drop back; I have to keep hitting the gym and so forth. If I take more than a couple days off, it seems like my metabolism goes right back to couch-mode.
Also, even when I was in HS, I'd usually gain a few pounds over the summer until school started and I went back to playing soccer, running track, or whatever. So we definitely have different metabolisms.
The protein thing is tough. I don't like all the protein shakes, but most days I have to drink at least one to meet my goals.
On the bright side, I can eat more steaks and pork chops per month, lol.