Why don't I get fat? I'm an 85kg 23 year old at 14%

>>42096187
How is your digestion? How's your poop?

>>42096212
Seems fine. I have one massive shit every morning when I wake up and that's it.

>>42096227
Is it a solid sausage or rather fluid, or maybe like deer shit?

>>42096242
It's usually a big girthy log.

>>42096242
Explain this

What does mean every shit?

>>42096257
Okay your digestion seems fine. Are you doing a lot of cardio?

your tdee is higher than you think

you've been recomping at maintenance this whole time, which in itself is not a bad thing if you hate cutting like i do.

>>42096272
Not really, and on the days I do I make sure to eat even more. Tell me doc, what's the prognosis? Am I genetically blessed?

>>42096269
Type 1 and 2 point to a dysfunctional gut flora, which can cause all sorts of problems. And the small hard lumps that are hard to pass can cause hemorrhoids.

Type 4 is the normal desirable shit.

The fluid types (if chronic) point to some intolerance, malnutrition or gut disease.

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>>42096349
Forgot pic

>>42096359
Type 3 is far more alpha though. I bet that's what Chad's shit looks like.

>>42096314
Could also be Hyperthyroidism (hyperfunction of the thyroid gland).

Do any of these symptoms ring a bell?
>fatigue and weakness
>tremors
>mood swings
>heart racing
>nervousness / anxiety
>hot / dry skin
>weight loss (duh)
>trouble sleeping
>irregular heartbeats

>>42096187
come back, 3-6 years.

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>>42096187
> I've gained plenty of muscle
There's your answer. Eat more to gain more dumb cunt, it really is that simple.

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>>42096465
>mfw I have all of those (not OP)

>>42096187
>Why don't I get fat? I'm an 85kg 23 year old at 14% body fat and have been eating 3000-4000 kcals a day for the past year.

Your description of your shits implies that you are getting the daily RDI or more of dietary fiber. Which is good- it also means you are eating calories you aren't absorbing because IT IS all about calories in > calories out.

So if you think you could lower your calorie intake, and you'll lose bf%, it depends on whether your GI tract will adjust to a generally slower metabolism AND you don't change eating OR exercise levels.

15% bf is probably optimal for your genetics and current state of health / commensal bacterial load. Meaning things are optimised- your body gets more than enough from your gut absorption, and you leave plenty for the bacteria.

If you're sedentary, you will start breaking down like Mel, who is obviously metabolically lazy- way too much protein, probably animal protein, and other "empty calories" like sweets or alcohol.

Mel is headed for problems unless he course corrects on all fronts- diet, hard resistance, long cardio AND targeted muscle coordination work like Pilates just to get back close to his 35 year old body.

Its very, very hard to regain lost ground guys.

>>42096187
because people respond very, very differently to overfeeding

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9164270
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12468415

from: https://www.strongerbyscience.com/genetics-and-strength-training-just-different/

>In one particular example, after 84 days of being overfed by 1,000 calories per day, the most unlucky person gained every last ounce of weight they were “supposed to” given the caloric surplus and their baseline metabolic rate (almost 30lbs) and had massive increases in abdominal fat, while the luckiest person gained a shade less than 10lbs and virtually no abdominal fat. Of course, genetics can’t break the laws of thermodynamics; this variability was likely due to varying changes in Non-Exercise Activity Thermogenesis (NEAT). In another example, after 93 days of eating maintenance calories while adding cycling to cause a caloric deficit, the luckiest person lost 5x as much abdominal fat as the least lucky person.

>>42096893

wow very interesting and insightful post

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>>42096910
honestly I feel like this is me. I know CICO has to make sense by thermodynamics, but I eat my face off most days and I've been losing weight recently. A few months ago I was eating a full dark chocolate bar and drinking a heavy 20oz beer every night and I was still maintaining a good weight.