Thanks for the replies, guys. Base-I understand everything you're saying. I will try to increase the intensity of my cardio bit by bit. But I am also looking for a critique in my diet. You mentioned you think fats are too high....given my stats, where do you think they should be at? How about my overall amount of calorie-intake? Too high? If I'm calculating my maintenance by multiplying my LBM x 15, it comes to just over 2,400 cals, so I suppose I could come down a bit.

I'm also not too sure what you mean by allowing a 15-16lb. overall loss of weight. Are you implying that I will lose some muscle too? Because that is the exact reason why I kept cals a bit high. I am, in no way, prepared to lose ANY muscle. I would even rather extend my cutting phase longer and lose fat slower than sacrifice my muscle. So, given what I've said, what would you change about my diet? And also, again considering I don't want to lose any muscle, exactly how intense should my cardio be? I know you said don't worry about the heart rate, but if it helps, I stay at a constant 5mph (12 minute mile), and my heart rate stays around 155-160.