Muscle, Diet, and Balance
A listener shares their journey of transitioning from a vegetarian diet to incorporating meat, while grappling with hypothyroidism and a desire to regain strength and lean muscle. They seek guidance on balancing protein intake, understanding macronutrients, and the possibility of returning to running without sacrificing their strength goals. The conversation emphasizes the importance of flexibility in diet and the frustration of not seeing desired results despite significant effort.In this clip
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I'm a 64-year-old woman, 5'6" tall, 136 lbs, with 26.7% body fat and 42.7% muscle. I've been strength training off and on all my adult life, mostly on now, with heavy weights, 4 times a week, plus daily walks and half-mile runs twice a week. I track macros, aiming for 1200 to 1300 calories per day, 130 grams of protein, under 50 grams of fat, and under 100 grams of carbs (less on recovery days). My goal is to get to 25% body fat and ultimately increase muscle mass. I feel strong, have energy, and sleep well. I'm on HRT. I am maintaining muscle and slowly gaining weight while also losing body fat at a rate of less than a pound a week. I'm super focused, but this pace isn't sustainable, and it will take me another 6 months to reach my goal. Any suggestions?
I was put on an antidepressant, which I now regret and eventually quit taking. After researching, I found that the antidepressant suppresses testosterone. I was doing CrossFit before my second child, where I was in the best shape of my life but exhausted and overtrained. After my daughter, I went into a “hybrid” program, lifting and training for a half marathon. (I gained weight and looked puffy.) Then I thought, okay, I’ll do a marathon and hybrid train. (I do want to lose weight and look fit.) But I’ve stopped that. My next question is about macros. I’ve counted macros for a while, and I feel like I’m eating enough. How would I know the difference between eating too much, which would explain the weight plateau/gain, versus still overtraining/under eating? How long should I give my body from stopping all the hybrid training/running and returning back to weight lifting, with very minimal high-intensity work, to let my body adapt and trust the increased calories/less “intense” movement?
How do I know what to eat and when in order to preserve muscle but burn fat? A little backstory: I'm a 41-year-old divorced father of three, so my time and finances are tight. I've always been able to put on size and strength fairly easily, but I've also gained fat easily, leading me to be overweight much of my life. When I've been able to lose weight, it often came at the sacrifice of losing muscle as well. My training is pretty consistent, doing split body workouts. My cardio consists of walking 2-3 miles a few days a week, and I make sure to get plenty of rest between sets. However, there is just so much information out there on dieting that it's overwhelming and hard to know what to trust.