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Sounds quite contradictory, right? The experts have told us for years that we as a society eat too much and in order to lose weight and/or perform better we have to cut out some of those oh-so-precious calories! We then have to wonder, how do I perform as an athlete and lose weight at the same time if I’m cutting out calories? Can I do both?
Let’s put a quick disclaimer in place first: this article is directed towards athletes, who are training regularly and are interested in losing weight for performance. Individuals who are not on an intensive training schedule and are simply after weight loss goals will have a different set of rules apply. So, if we take a step back and consider that our athlete body is in constant motion, we recognize that it’s in constant need of fuel. We can either feed it calorie dense fuels or nutrient dense fuels. Which is better?
