How to Lose Weight Without Losing Power

Trying to lean up but your FTP keeps tanking?

If every time you try to “eat less” your watts drop, your legs feel flat and your sessions turn into survival mode… this episode is for you.

In this week’s podcast, I’m breaking down how to lose body fat strategically without compromising performance. Because you don’t get faster by shrinking yourself. You get faster by building a strong engine and fuelling it properly.

Inside this episode, I walk you through:

Why slashing carbs across the board is one of the biggest mistakes triathletes make
How to fuel threshold, VO2, long bricks and key sessions properly without blowing your fat loss goals
What carbohydrate periodisation actually looks like in a real training week
Why protecting muscle mass is critical for both metabolism and power output
How small, boring calorie deficits beat aggressive six week shreds every time
A real athlete case study of a masters triathlete who lost 45 pounds while improving her FTP and keeping it off long term

This is the difference between dieting and performance nutrition. Dieting just shrinks you. Strategic fuelling supports your training, your recovery and your long term triathlon career.

If you’re training for three sports, juggling work and family and still trying to create a massive calorie deficit on top of that, you’re setting yourself up to underfuel and underperform.

You don’t need to eat less. You need to eat smarter.

Chapters:

00:00 Why your FTP drops when you try to lose weight
01:05 The biggest mistake triathletes make when dieting
02:40 Why cutting carbs hurts performance
04:15 Can you lose fat and maintain power?
05:30 Real athlete case study: 45 pounds down, FTP up
08:00 Fuel the sessions that matter
10:00 How to periodise carbohydrates properly
12:00 Protecting muscle mass and metabolism
14:00 Why your calorie deficit should be small
16:00 How to lean up without losing watts
17:30 What to do next

Links & Resources Mentioned

Triathlon Nutrition Kickstart Course
Step-by-step guidance to build your performance plate, pre-training fuel, during-training targets and recovery plan.

Triathlon Nutrition Academy Program
Ongoing coaching, support and accountability inside our comprehensive group program.

If you’re ready to stop guessing and start fuelling like a performance-driven triathlete, this episode is your starting point.

Other Links & Resources

Download the FREE audio series The 5 Biggest Nutrition Mistakes Costing You Time on Race Day

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