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Can you maintain muscle while restricting calories but eating enough protein?
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Yes: Restricted calories like the HCG diet of 500 per day = muscle loss. If you want to lose weight and maintain muscle mass, eat around 25 grams of protein 6 times per day. Three of those meals need a handful of veggie carbs. The book Fit For Life by Bill Phillips does an inspiring job showing how it's possible ! Also including resistance weight lifting and cardiovascular workouts.
Answered 9/9/2015
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Protein & muscle.: That certainly would help. Higher protein intake with lower calories and weight training along with cardio would help you maintain muscle mass while losing fat, for example.
Answered 11/15/2015
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