>>76495679
>so if you have a calorie surplus that is mainly protein, you will actually gain slightly less weight
well yes and no
if you're on a calorie surplus your digestions gets worse at calorie absorption (if you eat enough fiber, and few short carbs / refined sugar / fat)
so it would be even more than the 20%
but like
>>76495730 wrote, a single snacks wipes this saving out
even with 200g protein/day, you'd barely safe 160kcal
and very importantly not mentioned yet
>how do calculate your TDEE
typically by reference
which already includes TEF losses for an average diet
so you'd only notice something
if you switch from a regular diet to high protein one compared to the reference group
only problem, protein consumption is quite high in most western countries, so even the 200g/day are only an increase of ~50-120g compared to the avg
