Diet Right?

Nutrition Q&A [Moderated]
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First- thank you for everything you do for this community.
Stats- 44 years old, 177 pounds with a 39 inch waist.
Former infantry officer with plenty of PT and a decent amount of lifting in the past.
Now- I mainly sit at a desk most of the day.
I just stared my LP this week after tinkering with my starting weights over a couple weeks.
After reading your Beast article- I set my calories at 12.75 per pound- basically your recomp target.
Overall- 2,270 calories, 198 protein, 227 carbs and 63 fat grams based off my interpretation of your article.

I don’t mind a slow progression in strength as long as I’m not putting on more belly fat.
Any thoughts on the diet plan? My thinking has me thinking I’ve got plenty of stored fat to burn as I add strength.

Or still too early to tell?

Thanks again!

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I think that without knowing your previous calorie intake it is impossible to know what the correct level should be now. If you rapidly increase in weight, that’s badness. If your weight more or less stays the same- that’s the goal with your current waist size.

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In bold, underlined font the “Beast Article” also says

So my initial suggestion to all folk looking to start an intelligent nutritional plan is this: Use MyFitnessPal to track your intake over a week WITHOUT CHANGING your current intake and get the scoop on what you’re actually taking in and how you respond to that level of calories and macronutrients.

To Be a Beast is not just that calorie intake table.