Quote: (09-13-2012 12:06 PM)Sherman Wrote:
If you fast, you aren’t taking in protein and you will lose muscle mass. I wouldn’t do it. I recently lost 45 pounds in 12 weeks using calorie counting. I ate 800 calories a day. In the morning I drank a protein shake composed of one glass of skin milk, one glass of water, and a scoop of protein powder, and a peach. At night I would eat lean meat like tuna or chicken breasts to get the rest of my protein. I always kept my protein above the recommended minimum, ran on the treadmill and worked out on the boxing bags. My waste size went down 6 inches from 41 to 35 so I know I lost mostly fat.
6. Myth: Fasting causes muscle loss.