More seriously, there are lifting programs designed to be run whilst in a deficit - they typically lower volume. Their purpose is to maintain muscle mass so that the body preferentially catabolizes fat.
They don't actually produce fat loss in and of themselves, that's primarily diet.
It sounds like what you need is psychological. You need a way to convince yourself to stick with it. No program can do that, it's just a list of instructions.
Are you serious? SS is notorious for making people fat, or even obese. Rippetoe has repeatedly said he doesn't care about your abs, and tells you not to run. Go look at the people in this video: youtube.com/watch?v=REtVJO4FC0s
Most of them are overweight or obese. This guy recently went viral as a another SS "success": https://old.reddit.com/r/StartingStrength/comments/y0ybtd/ad...
> Are there other lifting protocols more designed for fat loss?
Cardio is better for fatloss, tbh, and lifting in a deficit is best pursued as a way to preserve muscle mass and maximize the weight lost from fat. If you're a newb you can recomp somewhat, but it becomes harder the longer you train and leaner you get. SS is too low volume of a porgram to aid much in fat loss, and a higher volume (more reps per set, more sets) hypertrophy program would burn more calories, but you really should try to incorporate regular cardio, especially that you enjoy and can maintain.
Your diet should be high protein (at least 1g per lb. of bw, but with the obese, height in cm. is used instead, so target 1g per cm. of height), again, to shift the balance towards fat vs. muscle loss, and high in carbohydrate (fruit, veg, whole grain) to fuel workouts, replenish glycogen, and spare muscle protein, and low in fat (especially saturated fat).
Thanks!
I know Rippetoe's answer to everything is "eat moar fooood!" so yea I kinda see how that meme exists.