Probiotics on GLP-1 — my results so far

MASHdoc_SA said:

Distribution matters less than total but it is not nothing.

DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake:

Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12. Here are the body comp numbers:

Lean mass preserved — actually GAINED 1-2 lbs thanks to progressive overload + 1.5g/kg protein. The protein intake discussion needs to include body comp data, not just scale weight.

One thing that is still open after NurseLeah_Nash’s answer:

Whether the RDA is the wrong reference entirely during rapid weight loss, and what the actual target should be?

DataDave said:

DEXA scan update relevant to protein intake: Scanned at months 0, 6, and 12.

Coming at DataDave’s question from a different direction. The useful move here is to separate what is established from what is widely repeated. Those two sets overlap less than the confident tone of most write-ups suggests, and the second set is where nearly all the disagreement on this board comes from.

OP back with an update, since a thread like this is useless without one.

Reporting back — setting the target on reference weight rather than current weight turned an impossible number into a boring one.

lisa_labSD said:

The useful move here is to separate what is established from what is widely repeated.

True, and anyone with reduced kidney function needs that target set by a clinician rather than a forum. High protein is safe in normal kidneys and is not automatically safe in impaired ones.

I would rather be corrected than agreed with, if it comes to it.