Cutting help

[uhit]

Posting on behalf of my brother. Adjusted his diet a bit but progress is very very slow so some help is appreciated.

Age - 20
Height - 5'8
Weight - 165lb
Body Fat - 15%
Training Frequency = x4 week

Current Diet...


Meal 1

2 Egg Whites [34 calories, 0.4g fat, 0.5g carbs, 7.2g protein]
300ML semi skimmed milk [141 calories, 5.4 fat, 14.4 carbs, 10.8g protein]
2x weetabix bisc [134 calories, 0.8g fat, 25.7g carbs, 4.3g protein]
Total = 309 calories, 6.6g fat, 40.6g carbs, 22.3g protein

Meal 2
360g of Grilled Chicken with skin[623 calories, 26.9 fat, 3.8g carbs, 91.6g protein]
110g of Celery [18 calories, 0g fat, 2.8g carbs, 0.8 protein]
Total = 950 calories, 33.8fat, 47.2g carbs, 114.7g protein]

Meal 3
Turkey baguette [538 calories, 4.4g fat, 76g carbs, 44g protein]
Total = 1488 calories, 38.2g fat, 123.2g carbs, 158.7g protein

Meal 4
2x Beef Steak [205 calories, fat 6.4g, 1g carbs, 36.4g protein
Total = 1693 calories, 44.6g fat, 124.2g carbs, 195.1g protein


I personally think that the calories are a bit low, perhaps try upping to 1800 however the online calculator I used shows that 1800 calories will only net him 0.5 lb loss per week and he is aiming for at least 0.75-1lb

Thanks in advance for reading and critiquing

[Khazima]

Macro calculators are good for an estimation, use them to calculate estimated TDEE, then eat at that number for 2-3 weeks (first week will allow for water/glycogen fluctuation) and if he maintains, that's his maintenance and he'll need to eat 400-500 under it to lose .75-1lb a week.

If he feels like he's starving himself, keep the calories the same and do more cardio.