[dougz]

I don't think that's you.

Hmm.. No, doesn't sound like it, does it..

You're very impatient

Oh I don't know.. Well, I am..

But I thought I was being pretty good, these last few months..

I think that there is a big distinction between a well planned but large deficit, and a crash diet

Oh, for sure.. Hence the conspicuous qoutation marks..

Is this your only goal? Or is it your plan to go into some other phase of your overall fitness goals; i.e. a strength or hypertrophy phase?

Like I say in my journal (and here, too, I think), my goal is to get to around 11% or so, then start eating for mass again (500 or so over maintenece.. 3500 abouts?)..

I've read that at higher body fat percentages such as mine, the body is wired to keep putting the lion's share of the extra calories towards fat storage, rather than muscle, no matter how heavy you lift or how much cardio you do..

So I want to get to a point where I'm wired for more muscle, less fat, so I just don't end up where I was before (230, but at 22% bf)..

you will put on weight during a refeed. Don't be alarmed.

Yup, not a worry..

I'll either do the higher cal. defecit with the weekly re-feeds, and keep lifting heavy, or I'll do Lyle's Rapid fat loss till I DO get to 15%, then the 2.0 diet to get me the rest of the way..

That's what they suggested when I went on Lyle's site yesterday and explained where I'm at and my goals..