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EAT TO LOSE

Dropping your body fat doesn't mean starving yourself; you'll still want to consume plenty of calories to fuel energy needs and hold onto hard-earned muscle tissue. While you will reduce carbohydrate intake on such strict diets, consuming adequate amounts of protein becomes even more critical when dieting.Slightly increasing your protein intake—get about 40 grams at each meal or snack—will help limit the catabolic effects of following a fat-burning diet on muscle tissue.