I cut to 170 and with my heigh, weight and activity level my maintenance was 2400. With me cutting on around 1800/1850 I wanted to slowly increase my calls.
The first week I ate 2400
This week I’ve gone to 2600
Next week 2800
Then depending how I get on, 2900/3000 (500 surplus)
I didn’t want to go from 1800 to 3000 overnight. Fuck no!!