My cutting diet draft. Critique and comments please!

Hey guys -

I am 6'0 195-198lbs.
I've been kicking it up a notch or two lately - couple years ago had some non degenerative arthritis (PSA) that set me back about 30 pounds and then a whole bunch of weight from steroids - and not the good kind while they were figuring it out. Was cruising in the gym for a while.

Anywayyyys - been getting back on the swole train now and need to get my shape back a bit. My strength is good and happy with progress but probably around 20-22% body fat (self estimates based on past).

So this is a modified diet from something I used to run.

I am not on cycle. I am working out 4-5 times per week. Last two days have added 45 mins of low intensity cardio first AM. will try to do this as much as possible.
Beverly International Glutamine and BCAAs during this.

Calculated my TDEE to be roughly 2,745 per day.

Meal 1 - (I blend all this)
1 cup 2% Milk
1/2 cup steel cut oats
2 TBSP Natty BP
1 Banana
Handful of Spinach
Macros 570 Cal / 22g Protein / 70g Carbs

Meal 2 -
1 ounce plain Almonds
1 Quest Bar (I am addicted to these and they are easy)
Macros 350 Cal / 26g Protein / 29 Carbs

Meal 3 -
Spinach Salad
1 Chicken Breast (8oz)
2 hard boiled eggs
1 TBSP Olive Oil
Macros 480 Cal / 60g Protein

Meal 4 -
Pre-Workout Shake Nitrean
110 Cal / 23g Protein / 3g Carbs

Meal 5 -
Post Workout Shake Immediately after
225 Cal / 36g Protein / 18g Carbs (little low)

Meal 6 -
2 Chicken Breasts (16oz)
Unlimited mixed Vegetables

Meal 7
2 scoops Micelar casein
240 Cal / 48g Protein / 6g Carbs

Totals
2475 Calories / 315g Protein / 120g carbs

I did NOT factor in spinach and vegetables so maybe another 100 cals? And misc carbs?

Thanks again everyone for the feedback.

I'm going to temporarily change my name to

SexyBeastlyLifterChick6969

and I'll have 152 posts by tomorrow offering advice and help with the diet.

Thats alot of protein lol , and wow your tdee is high , you can cut on 2400 cals :0

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Originally Posted by Reiid13

Thats alot of protein lol , and wow your tdee is high , you can cut on 2400 cals :0

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Hmmm it's about 1.5g of protein per pound of weight - I guess a little more if you're basing it off of lean body mass per pound but doesn't seem that excessive to me. I'm having trouble getting the second scoop of casein protein down at night though so there's 25g less right there.
But if I don't take something I get really hungry before bed.

As for the TDEE that's what the calculator formula I used on the sticky indicates.

Anyone else?