I have explained this to a few of you on here so I felt the need to write it out for those who are looking to lose BF without losing strength gains. Most of my knowledge comes from my personal trainer/nutritionalist who has all the proper certificates and a 4 year degree. I don't pretend to be the creator of this, but I do understand it enough to pass it on to those who are looking for something new. Here is goes:

I am currently following this Paleo-Diet which essentially is the Atkins diet except you incorporate low glycemic vegetables for carbs. You still stay away from all sugars (real and substitute), starches, and dairy (except white cheeses). You up your animal fat intake and sodium to create clean energy. By controlling your glycemic index to very low levels, you are controlling your insulin spikes. Insulin causes your body to store fat and combats sugar which is toxic to the body. Sugars and starches are turned into glycogen which is turned into fuel, but when you exhaust that reserve by excersise you then burn muscle. This is why most drink protein shakes within 30 minutes of post workout. However, if you train your body to run on fat as the main source of fuel instead of glycogen, you don't have to worry about burning hard earned muscle after a workout. You will burn BF once you have exhausted your dietary fat. I have personally lost 5% BF using this method without losing strength gains. It is more of a lifestyle change than a diet. I eat sausage and eggs for breakfast with sweet peppers on the side. I am able to use white cheeses to spice up a vegetable and ground beef stir fry. Salsa's and green chili are my best friends to help make a dish complete. This might not be for everyone, but I have had success and my master trainer/nutritionalist is the one who turned me on to this diet. There is a documentary called "FAT HEAD" which is on Netflix which kinda explains it and gives some scientific bases for what I am talking about. It also discredits the "Lipid Theory" which says that a low fat diet is better for cholesterol. In fact, if you eat a high protien diet with elevated animal fat (vegetable fat is bad) you actually increase your good cholesterol while bringing your bad cholesterol down. Low fat diets also have been proven to increase your propensity to depression. Your body needs fat to work properly, even your brain function. Thanks for listening.

I would like to ammend this slightly: Obviously precontest bodybuilders want to avoid water weight associated with sodium so this isn't a cure all. Also, once you acheive the BF you want, you can start incorporating fruits and some carbs (even alcohol) to maintain your BF. Knowing how the body works can be a double edge sword so to speak and can help you cheat a little. Example: I know that after 3 hours after a meal I am able to enjoy a glass of wine with minimal negative effects since alcohol neither hurts or helps you when taken on an empty stomache. This applies to hard alcohol and wine only. Beer is chock full of carbs from grains. Once you drink with food, you actually hurt yourself the most since your body burns compounds in this order(protein excluded): Alcohol, Carbs, then Fat. So by eating while drinking alcohol you stagnate your bodies ability to break down food and it will break down the alcohol sugars first causing insulin spike therefore storing fat.

So if you are following this diet and you know how the body works you can still lose fat without feeling like your on a diet at all.