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jimmymate · 09-11-2011, 12:20 PM

Thank you Michael for quick and informative response. I shall have to check out the zone diet. zonediet.com correct?

I’m 26 years old and I’ve been doing less that 1500 Calories a day (not by much) atm and losing weight quite quickly.

I guess I was just worried that I was eating too much protein (about 120 grams) or too much % protein. My idea behind eating a lot of protein is to make sure I maintain my muscle mass while losing weight and to help in muscle recovery for all the extra exercise I’m doing. Also I feel the extra protein helps me stay full and not hungry. Plus I read alot about low carb diets so I tried to keep them as low as poss.

I am defiantly trying to watch calories in and calories out to maximise weight loss.

Cheers mate

09-11-2011, 12:20 PM	#3 (permalink)
jimmymate FitDay Member Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 3	Thank you Michael for quick and informative response. I shall have to check out the zone diet. zonediet.com correct? I’m 26 years old and I’ve been doing less that 1500 Calories a day (not by much) atm and losing weight quite quickly. I guess I was just worried that I was eating too much protein (about 120 grams) or too much % protein. My idea behind eating a lot of protein is to make sure I maintain my muscle mass while losing weight and to help in muscle recovery for all the extra exercise I’m doing. Also I feel the extra protein helps me stay full and not hungry. Plus I read alot about low carb diets so I tried to keep them as low as poss. I am defiantly trying to watch calories in and calories out to maximise weight loss. Cheers mate