How much protein should I eat per day to preserve my lean muscle mass while I lose weight from 220 lb down to something like 170 lb?
Height: 5'10" Weight: 220lb Sex: Male Age: 55
Activity level: sedentary plus 30 min cardio per day, minimum. Some days I do 60 min. My cycle registers 30 min as 100 to 120 calories of exercise.
My Fitness Pal gave me a goal of 1800 calories per day, which I have sustained for about a week. I have since then upgraded to the premium plan so I can track my macronutrients.
Based on the above, how many grams of protein should I eat to preserve my lean muscle mass as I lose weight?
Would my protein requirement increase if I added in resistance training?
Below this line is just background info blah blah blah that is not necessary to answer the above question.
I was born in 1965. I used to weight a lot less but gained 40 pounds during covid. I hope that someone here can help answer my question above. It would help me out a lot and I would really appreciate it. I'm sure that I can lose my weight. The system I'm using is to just buy frozen dinners and that makes counting calories super easy. I'll add in some protein like turkey to up that macro nutrient. Other than the frozen foods, I carefully weigh everything.
I'm also using my fitness pal, which lets me scan the bar code and get that added to my diet. Easy peasy! I also have a Withings Internet bathroom scale. I chose the withings over a cheaper bluetooth because that way I can just step on it and it automatically records, no need to worry about connecting to a phone every time.
But my main question is How much protein should I eat per day to preserve my lean muscle mass while I lose weight?
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