fuzzy_peach
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Stoked about the weight dropped. Still have maybe 65 lbs to go. Slow pace works for me though.
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Lost 40+ lbs! My GLP-1 Story
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snappy_sipper
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This is so awesome - 20 lbs down you're crushing it!
mint_stacker
Member
Appreciate that! Have PCOS, so my working theory is I carried an unusually large share of lean tissue relative to my weight, since excess androgens tend to make muscle building easier than average, though that's just a personal theory.
Protein's been a priority, at least 120 grams daily, paired with a low-carb approach specifically because of the PCOS and trying to work around the insulin resistance. My thinking is that pushes the body toward burning fat directly since glucose isn't as readily available as fuel, which theoretically spares more muscle since fat becomes the target instead.
Haven't touched weight training at all the past few years, which I know is far from ideal. And yeah, muscle's definitely been lost over that stretch, especially noticeable in my legs since they feel weaker now. That said, over roughly the last year where preserving muscle became a real focus, genuinely pleased that only about a tenth of total weight lost during that window came from muscle, especially given the figures floating around suggesting it can run past three times that for people on this drug class.
My body composition specialist did mention I've reached a point now where losing any further muscle really isn't advisable. Somewhere around 103 lbs of lean mass currently, and he
Protein's been a priority, at least 120 grams daily, paired with a low-carb approach specifically because of the PCOS and trying to work around the insulin resistance. My thinking is that pushes the body toward burning fat directly since glucose isn't as readily available as fuel, which theoretically spares more muscle since fat becomes the target instead.
Haven't touched weight training at all the past few years, which I know is far from ideal. And yeah, muscle's definitely been lost over that stretch, especially noticeable in my legs since they feel weaker now. That said, over roughly the last year where preserving muscle became a real focus, genuinely pleased that only about a tenth of total weight lost during that window came from muscle, especially given the figures floating around suggesting it can run past three times that for people on this drug class.
My body composition specialist did mention I've reached a point now where losing any further muscle really isn't advisable. Somewhere around 103 lbs of lean mass currently, and he