I'm not suggesting that anyone follow a bulking diet, but following a cutting diet would work and isn't extreme. For example a diet of 10-30% carbs, 40-50% pro

I'm not suggesting that anyone follow a bulking diet, but following a cutting diet would work and isn't extreme. For example a diet of 10-30% carbs, 40-50% protein, 30-40% fat, with a 400Kcal deficit isn't extreme by any measure! That kind of die, avoiding alcohol and sugar, seems pretty reasonable?