Well lads, its been about a month. im 5'6 133lb manlet. ive been eating about 2200-2300 cal a day on lifting days, and 1600-1700 on rest days. i lift every other day. the issue is i've lost about 2 lb since i started, how much fucking food do i need to eat?
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>>39200172
pls stop bully.
Up the intake by 2-300 calories and see how that goes
When I was at your weight I ate 3200 a day
Also 2lbs is nothing, your weight fluctuates alot, so you mightve gained weight anyway, especially if your lifts are going up
I'd say up your intake, and go for another month or two before being worried
>>39200261
okay thanks for the advice anon! my lifts have been going up, so i guess i am just panicking.
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>>39200161
The answer appears to be "more"
>>39200161
>ive been eating about 2200-2300 cal a day on lifting days, and 1600-1700 on rest days.
>1600-1700 on rest days.
there's your problem
>was 5'7" 135 skelly manlet like yourself
>started bulking
>gaining weight, getting noticeably larger, pants tighter
>scared i'll become a fat fuck overnight somehow
>lifts fluctuating, increasing some days, down the next
I'm scared of becoming fat somehow even though I know I can cut at any time. Currently 155lb which by no means is fat but this is the largest i;ve ever been. It's holding me back from properly bulking and getting stronger
>>39200161
Eat the same on rest days
>>39200161
Recalc your TDEE. I'm shorter and lighter than you but on demanding days I expend over 2400 kcal.
>>39200512
puts me at 2100-2350 cal a day, im afraid to eat at a huge surplus because i don't want to end up skinnyfat.
>>39200580
You won't be skinnyfat if you're lifting hard.
Worst case would be builtfat, but it takes months and months to get that bulky.
>>39200601
good to know, i'll add on an extra 200 cal. thanks anon!