I would have to know because if im burning way too many calories throughout the day versus what I take in than it will drastically affect my muscles and I will lose muscle mass. I understand anybody has to sacrifice some muscle mass but I want to do a proper cutting cycle. I don't feel like I'm overthinking it at all I feel like to get the best out of cutting or bulking the more precise you are the better your results...
Let's say hypothetically I take in 4000 calories a day and I want to cut. So I work my way down to 2700 calories. That might be the perfect thing for someone that works in an office or inside or just for some individuals. But there are other factors than that. Let's say a roofer who competes on the side was doing a cutting cycle. Obviously the roofer would have to take in more calories during the day to maintain and probably should take in more carbs in his cutting diet versuses someone who is sedentary all day long. So in my personal situation, I work in a tyvek body suit sweating my ass off in temperatures up to 125 sometimes for 8 hours a day. Half the damn cutting diets I've seen I know if I tried I would fall out in the middle of the day. So this is why I want to know.