I actually decided on a 700 deficit ,on my diet it's going good ... At first it was hard to consume the amount of food to get to 3000 cal ... But I started substituting 2 meals with a meal replacement shake ... I def am eating clean ... . It was a tough transition from 1-2 meals a day to 6 ... So yes I think the diet is going great . I know watch and monitor the intake... Yeah I was doing nothing for 10 years ,. I didn't have any muscle structure AT ALL ..in a week or two when my tax return hits my bank account ..got a few things coming like treadmill and battle ropes. I am going to tear them up . I expect with the diet I will shed the weight pretty fast .. It's amazing how good I feel from the cypionate alone. Yes I do not plan on skipping out on cardio at all..