Am I on the right track?

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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I’m currently in week 1 of The Bridge 1.0 having just come off Novice LP. I’m at a stage where I really need to lose bodyfat in order to maintain long-term health. I don’t have any diagnosed medical conditions, but I’m at high risk due to my current body composition and family history. I’ve been logging everything I eat in MyFitnessPal for the past 6 weeks and have been maintaining a calorie deficit for the past two weeks. I’m also implementing 2 days of GPP starting this week.

Age: 27
Height: 5’11"
Weight: 260lbs (down from 262 lbs two weeks ago)
Waist, at belly button: 49.5" (down from 51" two weeks ago)

“Maintenance” based on September MFP data: ~2800 cal/day
Daily macro target since Oct 1: 2220 total calories, 200/60/220 (c/f/p)

Goals: Decrease waist to below 40"
Reduce weight to ~210lbs
Continue increasing my strength

I’ve lost 2 pounds (controlling for normal daily fluctuations) since Oct 1st. I’ve been hitting this 2220 calorie target about 4 days per week, overshooting by about 200 calories two days per week, and overshooting by about 500 calories one day per week. I’m not intentionally having “cheat meals,” but it’s harder to regimine myself on weekends.

My questions are:

  1. It’s hard (but not impossible) to hit my protein goal at this calorie level. Does 220g of protein seem reasonable for me?
  2. I’ve been averaging 1lb weight loss per week. Should I try to be more aggressive with my calorie deficit to lose weight faster?
  3. Is there anything obviously wrong or unsustainable about my numbers above? I feel like I can comply with this plan, but I’m still new to this. Am I on the right track?

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Unpractical,

Thanks for the post and congrats on your success so far!

Answers:

  1. Totally reasonable. 200g would be fine too.
  2. I think that is also reasonable with the most important thing being how well are you able to maintain it long term (and there not being a difference between being fast and slow weight loss)
  3. Not inherently.

Keep crushing it, dude.

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