Diet Critique

Hi all-

Sorry in advance for the long post!

I was hoping someone can critique my current diet. I'm doing SL 5x5 and cutting. I'm currently about 21% bodyfat and want to cut down to around 15% without losing much muscle. About me: Male, 27, 169lb. Started lifting consistently at the beginning of this year.

My lifts are progressing decently. I've plateaued a bit on squat and row, but my bench, shoulder press, DL are going up.

My weight has gone down a little. Though I started lifting at the beginning of this year, I started dieting a month ago. I started at 173 lbs and about a week into my diet, it jumped down to 169. I've stayed at ~169 for the past 3 weeks, so I want to know if I'm doing something wrong. I’m using a calculator to estimate calories, but it might be wrong.

I've been doing IIFYM. My diet roughly looks like this. I'll go through one week, but it's been pretty consistent over the past month.

Wednesday: Breakfast: Isopure; Lunch: Chicken Caesar salad with dressing; (workout); Dinner: 8oz chicken breast, white rice; Snacks throughout day: 2 coffees, fruit snack, apple; Estimated totals: 1558 calories. 159g protein, 52g fat, 109 g carbs;

Thursday: Breakfast: Isopure; Lunch: Chicken Tikka Masala; Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, rice; Snacks: 1 coffee with milk; Estimated totals: 1480 calories. 139g protein, 42g fat, 129 g carbs;

Friday: Breakfast: Isopure, Greek yogurt; Lunch: Chicken Caesar salad with dressing; (workout); Dinner: Grilled chicken breast, greek yogurt; Snacks: Canoli, gum, 2 coffees, some popcorn with olive oil and yeast; Estimated totals: 2206 calories. 164g protein, 72g fat, 140 g carbs;

Saturday: Breakfast: Isopure; Lunch: Sashimi, rice, mushrooms, tofu, miso soup; Dinner: Bread, one alcoholic mixed drink, rice/chicken from a restaurant; Snacks: Protein bar, almonds; Estimated totals: 2245 calories. 153g protein, 60g fat, 233 g carbs; (Walked around for about 3-4 hours Saturday);

Sunday: Breakfast: 3 eggs scrambled. Coffee w/ milk. Strawberries, olive oil.; Lunch: 9’’ cheese pizza; Dinner: Peanuts, chicken breast, cucumber, watermelon, greek yogurt; Snacks: Coffee, isopure; Estimated totals: 2099 calories. 164g protein, 91g fat, 159 g carbs; (Walked around for about 3-4 hours Sunday);

Monday: Breakfast: Isopure; Lunch: Salad with dressing, grilled chicken, olives, chickpeas, quinoa; [workout]; Dinner: Chicken breast, ketchup, pickles, yogurt, blueberries; Snacks throughout day: Greek yogurt, 2 coffees, 1 tea; Estimated totals: 1761 calories. 167g protein, 73g fat, 160 g carbs;

Tuesday: Breakfast: Bagel (scooped out), 3 table spoons cream cheese, 3 ounces of lox salmon.; Lunch: Isopure, almonds; [workout]; Dinner: Chicken breast w/ skin, broccoli, chickpeas, olive oil, couscous; Snacks throughout day: Greek yogurt, 3 coffees with milk; Estimated totals: 1959 calories. 167g protein, 73g fat, 160 g carbs;

Any suggestions greatly appreciated!

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