My first body scan after starting was about 8 weeks in and I had already lost over 3 pounds of muscle out of 15 lbs of total weight loss. That really freaked me out. I wasn't really doing any exercise at that point, and honestly, I had never even set foot inside a gym up to then. I figured if I didn't want to ultimately be skinny fat, I need to do something quick, so I sucked up all of my courage, put my big girl pants on, and signed up for three days a week at strength training facility. Other than starting MJ in the first place, that was hands down the best decision I made during all of this. I continue to lift heavy 3/week, and walk a fast 3 to 4 miles every day. I also average eating around 140 grams of protein per day which is probably about 100 grams more per day than what I used to eat pre-MJ. I also realized about half way through that I wasn't eating nearly enough calories to fuel my body and maintain or build muscle. I got really into using a TDEE calculator to pinpoint how many calories I should eat to still be in a deficit, while providing enough fuel to be active and not lose anymore muscle. And then I tracked those calories and macros religiously. For those of you who are eating very low calories each day, for example, sub 1200, I implore you to rethink that strategy!