# Borderline Fat Noob Checking in **URL:** \ **Category:** Nutrition Q&A \[Moderated\]\ **Tags:** weightloss, sslp, weight-gain, cutting, bodyfat\ **Created:** [August 26, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/borderline-fat-noob-checking-in/3142 "2018-08-26T18:14:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rviderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f07891/32.png) [@rviderman](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/rviderman)\ **Post date:** [August 26, 2018, 6:14pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/borderline-fat-noob-checking-in/3142/1 "2018-08-26T18:14:59Z")
45 YO male In SSLP for 2 months with decent progress; no missed reps yet. Started low and moved up slow to acclimate aging joints and joint pain. Increments up 10 lbs on DL, 5 lbs on SQ and 2.5 on presses. Currently at - SQ 215, BP 155, PR 105, DL 240, PC 105 193 lbs, 6’0" 20-22% BF(estimated), 37" waist. up from 182 lbs 23% BF(estimated). Current Macros 50-30-20 @ 3200 kcal / day ( _I’m not really restricting or overloading calories, just eating till satiety._) **Goals:** 11-15% body fat and 32" waist. **My question: When is a good time to start a calorie deficit to reduce BF and waist size? I understand that doing so will hurt strength gains, so my guess would be sometime late intermediate stage when most of the easy gains are done?** **Assuming that I stay at 37" waist and 20% BF would the current nutrition plan be OK for the foreseeable future?** Thanks in advance! Great site you guys have here–keep it up! ---
**Author:** ![Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/forum.barbellmedicine.com/jordan_feigenbaum/32/1315_2.png) [@Jordan\_Feigenbaum](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/u/Jordan_Feigenbaum)\ **Post date:** [August 28, 2018, 3:24pm UTC](https://forum.barbellmedicine.com/t/borderline-fat-noob-checking-in/3142/2 "2018-08-28T15:24:54Z")
> [@rviderman](#): > > 45 YO male In SSLP for 2 months with decent progress; no missed reps yet. > > Started low and moved up slow to acclimate aging joints and joint pain. Increments up 10 lbs on DL, 5 lbs on SQ and 2.5 on presses. > Currently at - SQ 215, BP 155, PR 105, DL 240, PC 105 > > 193 lbs, 6’0" 20-22% BF(estimated), 37" waist. > > up from 182 lbs 23% BF(estimated). > > Current Macros 50-30-20 @ 3200 kcal / day ( _I’m not really restricting or overloading calories, just eating till satiety._) > > **Goals:** 11-15% body fat and 32" waist. > > **My question: When is a good time to start a calorie deficit to reduce BF and waist size? I understand that doing so will hurt strength gains, so my guess would be sometime late intermediate stage when most of the easy gains are done?** > **Assuming that I stay at 37" waist and 20% BF would the current nutrition plan be OK for the foreseeable future?** > > Thanks in advance! Great site you guys have here–keep it up! I think if you’re enjoying your LP, have no medical conditions that would benefit from weight loss, and your goals are to be leaner and have a lower waist (probably not going to get to 32")- then do it after LP.