A very interesting and informational read on deficits...

Exactly what the spreadsheet does, if you take an honest realistic goal weight.

35% deficit if a lot to lose and lifting weights, down to 10% if down to last 10 lbs and doing nothing but cardio. Protein recommendations based on LBM to help hold on to it max possible.

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This is an excellent article. Thanksso much for taking the trouble to post it in full as I also was stopped by the requirement to become a member. I'm going to copy this onto a word document to peruse more carefully later and keep as a reference.

Pretty much just a really long-winded analysis of what is touted around these forums day in and day out. Get your brotein in, eat at a moderate deficit. Larger people with more to lose can have bigger deficits, smaller people with less to lose should have smaller deficits. Done deal, very simple.

This should be required reading when you sign up for MFP before they give you forum access.

It's one of many great articles on Tom Venuto's website...perhaps that is why the message boards over there aren't filled with the silliness and garbage that you see here on MFP, and there's volumes more success stories over there too...

Thanks for posting

thanks for posting!

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Thanks for posting this very accessible and commonsensical piece. Great information written with clarity.

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