[Jesse Rich]

Hey there, Jesse here, a coach and nutritionist with Evoke. This is always a bit tricky to navigate and more information, especially your height and what weight you’re striving to achieve would be good to know. Also, knowing your output and intensity is pretty critical as well. I would advise getting a DEXA scan so you can assess just how much fat you’d be able to lose without any potential issues.

500 calories per day is what is needed to lose a pound per week. In most cases, that much could be too aggressive and impede recovery. What I typically recommend is focusing on weight loss during the off season when you can get away with less food each day because when you’re in the heart of training, the risk is much higher of not improving. This is a bit difficult though because you’re burning less and eating less.

What I do with the people I work with is I have them track what they eat so I can really see what could be cut and what should stay without compromise. It’s great you’re eating enough protein, that’s a big one, but seeing the diet overall would be really helpful to give more personalized guidance here.

If you’d be interested in a consultation, you can book that here:

https://evokeendurance.com/product/jesse-rich/

Otherwise, I hope this helps a bit, but again, hard to give really meaningful help without knowing more.