Diet considerations

At the beginning of August I was 185# @ 32.625".  I am now up to 210.25# @ 36.0".  So I have gained 25.25# and 3.375".  During my previous Shelby diet, I lost an average of 5.5# per inch.  I am hoping to reduce that to 3#-4# per inch.  But even at 5.5#, to lose the gained inches will take about 18.5#.  Leaving about 6.75# of lean mass gain.  Which would equate to about 1.3# per month gain.  Not great, but not too shabby.  And again, if I can diet slowly and keep my mass up, I will have an even better ratio.