First off I'm fairly new to the whole weightlifting thing and was helped into it by my friends. 2ndly I am a dietetics student, So I've been doing my homework when it comes to this stuff. I was recently showed your cut diet (aka: atkins on Roids) and was AMAZED at the amount of protein you are taking in per day. Athletes need only 1-1.2g/kg of PRO, so since I was doing alittle more than a standard athlete....I bumped it up to 1.5g/kg of Pro. You are talking about 2g per LB?!?! Excess Protein just turns into simple sugars and fat.....Essentially Protein will break down to 4kcal/g...So why not just eat like 200-300 more calories instead of beating the hell out of your liver and kidneys any more than you need to?????