Hi guys, I didn’t know where else to put this so I’m hoping someone has insight or can help.
I’m 22, and just under 6’. I’ve been lifting weights since I was 15 and have a substantial amount of muscle, but I’ve always noticed I gain weight WAY faster than anyone else I know and have a hard time keeping it off.
For years I was eating close to 1600-2000 calories a day, always trying to lose weight and it wasn’t working so I said fuck it back in September of last year and raised my calories to roughly 3000. Since then, I’ve gone from 200 to 230 which already seems excessive considering every online calculator says I should be at 3200 for maintenance. Now since last month I’ve gone back to my usual diet and started dropping again.
I also eat the exact same thing without issue everyday, which usually includes the following:
Protein shake and protein bar for breakfast: (500ish calories)
Spinach salad with chicken (~600-700 calories max) or chipotle bowl (~1000 cal) or poke bowl (~1000 cal)
For dinner I have 4 eggs, two pieces of Dave’s killer toast, and 4 pieces of bacon with oat milk (another 800-1000 calories).
I know at one point im gonna have to cut even more calories, but at one point im just barely eating and not losing any more weight and im still visibly fatter than my friends with abs who eat like shit.
Am I doing something wrong? I’ve heard slow metabolisms aren’t really a thing but for as long as I can remember I have had an easier time gaining more muscle than my friends but also having a hard time losing fat. Why am I even able to gain 30 lb in 3-4 months when im relatively active (lifting 5-6x a week) and young? At one point I would go to the gym for 2-3 hour and gain muscle but not lose fat.
I can rep 225 on bench for like 15-20 and deadlift 495 so I know im not delusional, just pissed off.
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