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Calorie Quotes
Thinking honestly about intake.
These quotes look at calories through a fitness lens, covering genetics and metabolism, adjusting intake for muscle growth, and simply paying Attention to the body's needs.
- Last Updated on Jul 30, 2026
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My body holds on to every part of every, you know, calorie that there is out there.
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I would never recommend going on a crash diet. Drastically reducing your calorie intake can cause numerous problems, and your body will store fat because you have sent it into starvation mode. I eat every two hours to maintain my blood sugar levels.
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When your goal is to put on muscle mass you must increase your calorie intake as you increase the activity level being given to the muscle.
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Resting metabolic rate is largely genetically determined, but our calorie intake has an effect as well.
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'Immortals' was very much a martial arts based training program - a lot of body weight stuff, very little in the way of actually lifting heavy weights, and a very, very low calorie diet.
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Eating breakfast revs our metabolic engines so that they're ready for prime calorie burn all day.
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Different foods have different effects on our body beyond their calorie count. Our metabolism, hunger, blood sugar, and hormones respond differently to different types of foods. That means that 100 calories of broccoli is not the same as 100 calories of licorice, just as 3 oz. of salmon is not the same as 3 oz. of cupcakes.
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The body responds to a calorie deficit by slowing down the metabolism and burning muscle tissue. That leads to weakness, sluggishness, slow times. In girls, it can also result in cessation of menstrual periods, which in turn leads to loss of bone density and frequent stress fractures.
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I tried calorie restriction and couldn't do it. It's really hard to be hungry all the time.
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When I go to a restaurant, I eat three-quarters of the food in front of me. That cuts my calorie intake by 25 percent.
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