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The war on calories

Posted: April 15th, 2010 | Author: Chad Howse | Filed under: Fat Loss | Tags: , , , , | No Comments »

Everywhere I look I see “zero calorie” this and “zero calorie” that. But since when are calories the enemy?

Just like much of us are focusing on weight loss rather than fat loss, many of us are just as focused on eating “no calories” and we are focused on eating “the right calories. Calories area good thing. They provide us with the energy and the nutrients we need to function. If you’re trying to add lean muscle, you need calories, but you also need calories if you’re trying to burn fat. Read the rest of this entry »