aman99
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I am in need of guidance from the more experienced, scientific minds in this forum.
I am currently undergoing a full medical workup in Texas because of unexplained, undiagnosed 24/7 eye pain. That's a long medical story, but I'll get right to the point.
As the doctors were working on my case, I caught a nasty stomach bug. Because of this I had no appetite for weeks and I lost 30 pounds (and I was not overweight!)
I am 5'8 and I went from 170 pounds to 140 pounds.
This weight loss (again, of primarily muscle tissue) caused my pain to decrease by 50%! The doctors have no idea what the mechanism is behind this pain relief (the running theory is that the muscles in my neck atrophied and I, in turn, got better venous blood flow)
After getting over the stomach bug I resumed my normal eating which is:
breakfast: egg whites, black beans, tomatoes
lunch: pinto beans, chicken breast, vegetables
dinner: chicken or lean turkey, vegetables
I thought that maintaining this eating regimen would keep my weight low, but I gained 8 pounds of muscle.
Is there some way (hopefully not starvation) that I can lose muscle mass to achieve my desired weight of 140?
there are a million books on fat loss but I'm needing advice on muscle loss
I would appreciate any suggestion, comment, or piece of advice
I am currently undergoing a full medical workup in Texas because of unexplained, undiagnosed 24/7 eye pain. That's a long medical story, but I'll get right to the point.
As the doctors were working on my case, I caught a nasty stomach bug. Because of this I had no appetite for weeks and I lost 30 pounds (and I was not overweight!)
I am 5'8 and I went from 170 pounds to 140 pounds.
This weight loss (again, of primarily muscle tissue) caused my pain to decrease by 50%! The doctors have no idea what the mechanism is behind this pain relief (the running theory is that the muscles in my neck atrophied and I, in turn, got better venous blood flow)
After getting over the stomach bug I resumed my normal eating which is:
breakfast: egg whites, black beans, tomatoes
lunch: pinto beans, chicken breast, vegetables
dinner: chicken or lean turkey, vegetables
I thought that maintaining this eating regimen would keep my weight low, but I gained 8 pounds of muscle.
Is there some way (hopefully not starvation) that I can lose muscle mass to achieve my desired weight of 140?
there are a million books on fat loss but I'm needing advice on muscle loss
I would appreciate any suggestion, comment, or piece of advice