Tag Archives: caloric intake timing

Losing fat not muscle

When restricting calories to lose a few pounds, much is made of losing ‘fat’ and not ‘muscle’. Of course, the general idea is to lose excess fat that isn’t contributing anything to swimming, biking and runnning…and in fact gets in the … Continue reading

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Balancing calories without exercise

I _need_ those exercise calories each day to keep from going crazy trying to get the numbers to come out right and enjoy what I eat each day. I begin the day with a fruit smoothie to begin carbohydrate centric: … Continue reading

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Caloric Intake Timing During the Day

Going back to Matt Fitzgerald and his book Racing Weight for a minute, let’s look at his general recommendations for how to balance calories eaten during the day…the timing of exercise moves this around a bit. Many authors that focus on … Continue reading

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