#177 | Bodycomp FMD | Renee Fitton MS RD
Tue Feb 03 2026
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Renee Fitton MS RD
Renee is a Longevity Dietitian (she holds a masters degree in longevity nutrition earned with Dr Longo at UCLA) and she is the Director of Education at L-Nutra, the ProLon FMD company
Using Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD) to manage body comp
I’m not alone in my struggle to build muscle while reducing body fat. I recently completed an 18 month effort to do just that starting and ending with a Dexa scan to avoid any self deception. The results were not bad (16 —> 15% body) but I did not achieve my goal (I had essentially zero muscle growth and lost no visceral fat). I have always struggled with balancing calorie surplus (for recovery and adaption to exercise), with calorie deficit for body composition and achieving my goal of zero visceral fat. I guess I need more help, eh?
In my talk with Renee we explore the topic of finding the minimum calorie and protein consumption (over time; not everyday) needed for the life I, you, anyone may want,
And the use of cycles of growth (calorie surplus, high protein, hard exercise overload) and then rejuvenation (calorie deficit, low protein, fat loss, autophagy, mitophagy) to find the path that preserves vitality and health and builds a platform for a good life.
The devil is in the details but in my mind the key is avoiding becoming addicted to the parts that makes us feel good about ourselves: the group we belong to, the way we look, the feeling of accomplishing something important. Such addiction leads to short term misallocation of invested time which leads to long term straying from the selected path. This is my own battle.
Episode Resources
fittennutrition.com
Related episodes & links:
Episode 142 | Balance Muscle & Longevity w/FMD | Joseph Antoun MD PhD
Episode 137 | #1 Secret to Healthy Fat Loss | Vyvyane Loh MD
Episode 135 | What's Your Healthy Fat%? | Vyvyane Loh MD
Episode 144 | Muscle for Athletic Performance | Mark Tarnopolsky MD PhD
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Professional Supplements for Wise Athletes (click to see the "always on" discount) Renee Fitton MS RD Renee is a Longevity Dietitian (she holds a masters degree in longevity nutrition earned with Dr Longo at UCLA) and she is the Director of Education at L-Nutra, the ProLon FMD company Using Fasting-Mimicking Diet (FMD) to manage body comp I’m not alone in my struggle to build muscle while reducing body fat. I recently completed an 18 month effort to do just that starting and ending with a Dexa scan to avoid any self deception. The results were not bad (16 —> 15% body) but I did not achieve my goal (I had essentially zero muscle growth and lost no visceral fat). I have always struggled with balancing calorie surplus (for recovery and adaption to exercise), with calorie deficit for body composition and achieving my goal of zero visceral fat. I guess I need more help, eh? In my talk with Renee we explore the topic of finding the minimum calorie and protein consumption (over time; not everyday) needed for the life I, you, anyone may want, And the use of cycles of growth (calorie surplus, high protein, hard exercise overload) and then rejuvenation (calorie deficit, low protein, fat loss, autophagy, mitophagy) to find the path that preserves vitality and health and builds a platform for a good life. The devil is in the details but in my mind the key is avoiding becoming addicted to the parts that makes us feel good about ourselves: the group we belong to, the way we look, the feeling of accomplishing something important. Such addiction leads to short term misallocation of invested time which leads to long term straying from the selected path. This is my own battle. Episode Resources fittennutrition.com Related episodes & links: Episode 142 | Balance Muscle & Longevity w/FMD | Joseph Antoun MD PhD Episode 137 | #1 Secret to Healthy Fat Loss | Vyvyane Loh MD Episode 135 | What's Your Healthy Fat%? | Vyvyane Loh MD Episode 144 | Muscle for Athletic Performance | Mark Tarnopolsky MD PhD Help the show: 3 ways to support our show: Leave a review (or share this episode) Check out our Fullscript site to save big on high quality supplements. Thank you! Email us your questions at info@wiseathletes.com.