Cutting questions, When &what to Eat?

[erf777]

Hi, this goes along with my previous post about cutting the fat ive gained after building for a while. I've heard on a gaining diet its important to eat a meal with lots of lean protein and good carbs as soon as you can after your workout, but i assume this is different while cutting...? I also know while gaining its important to try and eat 5-6 meals a day, what about while cutting? I figure i burn 3200 calories on a day i work out, 2800 if im not, so when i was gaining i would eat 3700 calories and now im trying to cut so ive been eating 2600. Is this a good amount or what? i don't know where i could have access to find my bf% but i can see my abs, pretty defined when flexed, but i still have fairly large"love handles". These are what i want to lose. If anyone can just please help me with any information at all that would be awesome. Thanks

[lizzyb]

When you are eating to gain mass, your overrall cals increase. If doing so cleanly you increased your clean carb and healthy fat and lean protein intake.....in whatever macro denomination worked out for yorself.......eating 5-6x day is normal for gaining, leaning and even maintaining.....that shouldn't need to ever change.
Cutting you are eating fewer cals, and therefor decreased values of the above macro's in whatever percentage (or grams) required for your own goals.....still eating 6x day, and most likely doing more cardio, and different forms of it as well.