Kelsey HigginsonSports Nutrition Coach and Founder at Clutch Day Coaching

99% of female athletes are underfueling and they don't even know it!!

8 Jan 2026 · 0 min

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In this motivational video, the speaker addresses female athletes, asserting that anyone eating fewer than 2,000 calories per day is underfueling, regardless of height or weight. She highlights common fears that eating more will cause weight gain or impair performance, and reframes food as a superpower and essential fuel. By meeting proper caloric needs, she promises athletes will experience better performance, improved wellbeing, and a more thriving body rather than merely surviving.

If you are a female athlete and you are eating less than 2,000 calories a day, I promise you, you are underfueling. I don't care if you're 5'3" and 115 lbs, you need at least 2,000 calories a day. So many female athletes fear food. You think it's going to make you fat, you think it's not going to make you perform well, but I promise you, it's the exact opposite. Food is your superpower. Food is your fuel, and you're going to see amazing results and feel so much better in your body when you get the amount of food that you actually need to thrive instead of just survive.