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Originally Posted by BookToMarket
I'm a bad bulker. I just get sick of always being full and I feel bloated all the time. So, I have decided that now begins my cut. I'm starting at 211 -- heaviest I've been since I was ~30%bf in 2005.
General cutting questions since I've never really cut seriously.
I've only done caloric cutting before (didn't pay attn to c/p/f) but I know more now and I should clearly try and maintain muscle so I'll need a lot of brotein. What about fat? Keep the fat up around 20-35% of calories or decrease the fat?
Skim milk with shakes or just water?
I'm 6'2" 211, and ~16-17%bf. Lift 5x/week. Looks like my maintenance calories are like 3300-3500 so I should probably try and target like 2700-3000 calories/day. Sound reasonable?
water in shakes, if you must.
the real reason you're bloated is protein shakes, they're a one way ticket to bloat city. mixing some powder with oatmeal would be a more enjoyable than drinking it with water imo. of course drinking egg whites is superior to protein powder.
i'd aim for 2300-2400 cals, 3k sounds like way too much unless you're really active during the day.