Mom.. You are so close.
Your body will use the protien if it needs it and can maintain the current muscle mass. The issue is that as you lose weight (pounds) it will take less energy and muscle to move that mass (body). In that case you still may loose muscle mass unless you stress those muscle enough to keep their size or over stress them and increase their size. There is a point of diminishing returns when it comes to protein. It just becomes caloric intake if it isn't used. From some docs I read, WLS paitents may only get 30% of protein consumed so a quality protein is recommended.
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