Your Protein Target

The reason you have a protein target is because after calories, ensuring you consume adequate protein is the most important thing that will help with your fat loss.

When you are in a calorie deficit your body takes the extra energy it needs from your bodies stores to continue to function. You want your body to break down your excess fat stores to get this energy – not your muscle tissue.

Eating a high protein diet alongside resistance training helps support the maintenance of current muscle mass, as well as helping the growth of new muscle tissue and encourages your body to use its excess fat stores and not your muscles.

So the weight you lose is fat loss, not your muscles wasting away.

Remember – the more muscle mass you have, the more calories your body burns at rest from your BMR, the more calories you can eat without gaining weight.

On top of that remember that it takes more energy to breakdown protein, as discussed in the TEF video, and also that it helps you stay fuller for longer.

Managing hunger is always an important part of dieting and eating plenty of protein is a great way to prevent you getting hungry all the time whilst in a calorie deficit, as well as all the benefits I mentioned before.