Originally Posted by
Greg C
It's fine you are doing this. Everyone has different goals. A couple of thoughts:
1. Don't worry about SS. You are trying to lose weight, so that means that you won't be "DTP." Get over that mental hurdle now. It's not a big deal. You can still do all the lifts, but you won't be doing a linear progression for long before you need to go more complicated to accommodate the weight loss goal.
2. You're going to need to be flexible about intake - each individual is different. Log your intake for two weeks (minimum) - everything that passes your lips. As well as BW. Try to track a running average so that the day-to-day fluctuations don't make you nuts. After you have some data that tells you what your maintenance intake is at this activity level, adjust accordingly. Their is a lot of info out there about fat loss. Read. Try bodyrecomposition.com - Lyle's an ass, but their is good info there.
3. Start thinking about where you want to go when linear dies, it will be soon, if it hasn't already. You need a plan, and their are tons of options. One is to shift to something that utilizes auto-regulation.