This is heresay from the trainer who helps me with my diet: she told me dairy can make getting rid of body fat harder and also doesn't help with cellulite conditions. I already have ripples and dimples, so she told me to remove dairy for that reason. It's a pain though because I can't have cottage cheese as a protein source now.
Exactly what he said. The benefits of milk products (calcium being the primary one) WAY outweigh the drawbacks.
Is an extra 1% lower BF REALLY worth losing bone mass?
If you are competing, sure - maybe it is. But to just lose BF - It ain't worth it in my opinion. ESPECIALLY if you are still in your teens-20s - and still building bone mass.
When I was cutting BF (not for competing) I cut out dairy totally. I will not do that anymore. I think the health benefits are so much more worth it.
Shadow hit it right on the nose I didn't completely cut out dairy tell 4 weeks before my compatition. I ate cottage cheese on an almost daily before that and had no problem droping fat with it.
I have been eaint cottage cheese and 0% fat greek yogurt and havent had any problems cutting lately. Well, besides the cheat meal for Thanksgiving. I just want to be more cut for pics.