Optional, but it sharpens the read.
Yes or No. Be honest — the whole point is an accurate read.
01Are your lifts staying the same or going up in the gym?
02Are you eating enough protein? (around 2g per kg of bodyweight)
03Is your weight dropping slowly — not crashing? (roughly 0.5–1% a week)
04Are you still training hard — same intensity, not skipping sessions?
05Are you sleeping 7+ hours most nights?
06Is your deficit moderate — not an extreme starvation cut?
07Have you been cutting for less than ~16 weeks straight?
08Do you feel strong and energised — not drained, flat and weak?