Y ' all haven ' t seen my town <| sep |> You got a decent amount of muscle mass , so you ' ll do great at the end of a cut . As for WHEN you should cut ? Given your current stats your final weight at 10 % would be around 195 lbs assuming minimal to no loss of lean body mass . That ' s 19 weeks of cutting at a rate of 1 lbweek . Then just work backwards from there , i . e . if your goal is the beginning of June , then start cutting on January 19 19 weeks before June 1 st . Adding a buffer of 23 weeks for safety , you can start your cut by the new year and reach your goal weight by summer assuming you ' re diligent about hitting your deficit . <| sep |> Remember the human is a fantastic tagline that more people on every side of every argument should remember tbh .