I can’t speak from experience but I think I recall in one of the videos Cole saying things are different when you’re less than 20% body fat, especially when you’re working out. I think his recommendation was to eat a very small meal before the workout to give you that energy.
Cole would suggest eating once a day in the morning as a breakfast meal. This is what I do and as long as I keep my cals at maintenance level, and regardless of how high my actuality level is, I am good for the entire day. I wake up hungry and eat a large meal right away and try to finish in an hour or less. I am still losing fat but energy is very high and I am not hungry during the day.