Probably . I ' d say in most cases people differ by a max of about 200 calories directly from their BMR . And true , I probably do have a bit more muscle . I started from 205 lbs heaviest 215 lbs and cut down to 150 lbs actual exercise added around the 155 lbs mark . And yeah I fucking hate cutting . After doing it for 8 MONTHS STRAIGHT I just could not wait to bulk or even maintain . I was mainly trying to cut down to abs but I never worked them out so I would ' ve had to cut to like 140 lbs before seeing any real definition lol . After roughly 3 weeks of adding ab work I was actually able to see them for the most part so I decided to finally end my cut and start bulking . I dread the day that I have to cut again '. But that ' s not for another 4 months or more . I ' ll probably end up eating a slight deficit and add more cardio when I do start my next cut .