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Originally Posted by NakedYoga 
Your legs aren't going to blow up after you finish a set of squats. Figure out your BMR, eat 500 calories less than that per day, and work hard in the gym. Starting Strength is a very good program for a beginner, but you need to follow it fairly strictly.
That would be a pretty big deficit, are you sure you don't mean figure out your total energy expenditure and then eat 500 calories less?
