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ptahm22
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A friend of mine is in the state where he needs to both lose weight and gain muscle. His current diet is a shake /w milk in the morning with 2 scoops of whey, a sandwich for dinner (e.g. turkey, chicken, tuna, etc.) and another similar sandwich with another shake with 1 scoop of whey for dinner. He also goes to the gym every morning for weight lifting, but not for cardio (which he intends to do soon). I understand that the body needs more intake to actually gain muscle mass, but he was under the impression that he could utilize body fat for energy instead of carb intake, and a high protein diet will help with muscle recovery. Is this considered a balanced diet to help him lose weight i.e. body fat and gain muscle mass? He is currently weighing in at 194 lb at 5' 7".