It’s easy to think that if you’re trying to lose weight, calories are the enemy. But, in fact, your body needs a certain number of calories to function, depending on your weight, age and physical activity level. In addition to the amount of calories you eat, the kind of calories you choose is important in achieving your weight-loss goals. Choose nutritious or nutrient-dense calories over empty calories for optimum health.
Hopefully you have started to think more about which of the foods in your diet are Fake Fuels and which are Fit Fuels.
Fit Facts: Fit Fuels will help you accomplish your goals 
and Fake Fuels will take you off of your path to success. 
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Fake Fuels |
Fit Fuel Substitutes |
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Cakes, Candies, Cookies |
Low Sugar/ Low Carb Protein Bars |
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Cheese, Cheese Products |
Organic 1% Cottage Cheese, Guacamole |
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Potato Chips |
Popcorn, Veggie Chips, Rice Chips |
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White Large Eggs |
Free-range Organic Eggs with Omega-3’s |
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Fried Fish Fruit Juice, Fruit Drinks, Sodas Hot Dogs, Bacon, Sausage Commercial Peanut Butter Salad Dressing White Bread White Pasta White Rice Vegetable Oil |
Baked or Grilled Fish Water (Still/Sparkling), Tea, Kombucha Pork Tenderloin or Pork Chops Natural Peanut Butter or Almond Butter Balsamic Vinegar Whole-Wheat Bread Whole-Wheat Pasta Brown Rice or Quinoa Coconut Oil or Olive Oil |
Fake fuels are tempting but they will leave you feeling lethargic and hungry shortly after you’ve eaten. Fit Fuels will give you the energy you need to get in a good workout and still feel satisfied until your next meal.
FitStar Tip: Try cutting out just a couple Fake Fuels at a time, and once you are used to not having those foods in your diet, you can subtract more! Your body will thank you.
Check out to our Fuel page for more tips and inspiration along your journey.
Keep Moving!
– Team FitStar
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