Really great writeup with a lot of useful information. There are many that let the scale dictate what they term as "results" when in actuality, there is quite more to it as you have pointed out... LMB, BF% etc.. are much more important than a simple number on the scale... Implementing a plan that will help to maintain lean body mass while still losing fat and overall weight is very difficult for many but definitely attainable and you have given a nice formula on how to do so... I have been lucky to be able to do the amounts of cardio that I do while still adding lean muscle but it is very attainable... Thank you for providing this information... It is very valuable and hopefully it will be looked at by many here...