# Dr. Kyle Pfaffenbach on Cholesterol and Carbs + How to Lose Weight and Keep it Off! | Ask a Cycling Coach 546 **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask a Cycling Coach Podcast\ **Created:** [August 21, 2025, 3:18pm UTC](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/dr-kyle-pfaffenbach-on-cholesterol-and-carbs-how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-ask-a-cycling-coach-546/105290 "2025-08-21T15:18:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 28
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I think that would result in a too low calorie and low carb diet. I ran all the numbers and came up with an average daily carb budget of 330g and that would be running a deficit in order to lose 1 pound per week. (That is also budgeting workouts.) It seems that you still have to have a sense of one’s daily caloric requirements and then know how much to cut back on in order to run a deficit. To make it more complicated, you can eat more carbs prior and after key workouts and then less carbs on easier endurance and recovery days. > [@Has anyone lost a lot of weight using Dr. Kyle Pfaffenbach techniques?](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/has-anyone-lost-a-lot-of-weight-using-dr-kyle-pfaffenbach-techniques/105297): > > I just listed to the latest podcast and I’ve listed to most of the other pfaffenbach podcasts in the past. From what I gather, you take your want to be weight and calculate protein and fat. Say you are 225 and, ideally want to be 185. You should shoot low, like 220 or 215 as a first goal weight, and then reset the targets every time you reach the new goal. 215 / 2.2 = 97.7kg Pfaffenbach’s Protein target is 1.4 to 1.6g per kg, thus 97.7kg \* 1.5 = 147g of protein per day Pfaffenbach’s Fat tar… --- _[View the full topic](https://www.trainerroad.com/forum/t/dr-kyle-pfaffenbach-on-cholesterol-and-carbs-how-to-lose-weight-and-keep-it-off-ask-a-cycling-coach-546/105290)._