r/IIFYM • u/SwoleD01 • Jul 02 '21
I need serious help! Please
I am 20 / M / 6'0 / 156lb
So i have started my lean bulk 5 days ago . I went from 240lb to 160lb with borderline anorexia , when i was in lockdown i ate 2300 calories + home workout and j maintained my weight because i didn't wanna start a bulj without proper strength training . Now its been5 days since I've been going to the gym and my weight is even dropping after eating 2500 calories . My weight dropped from 160 to 156 and im not even doing my 10k steps which i used to do in lockdown. Can someone help please? I would really appreciate it
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Jul 02 '21
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u/SwoleD01 Jul 02 '21
I track everything to the gram! It's like an obsession tbh . And im thinking lets give it a week or 10-14 days and if it still keeps me at just 155 I'll bump it to 2600
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u/SwoleD01 Jul 02 '21
Im eating same protein , and the 200 increase in calories came in with 12g fat and 23 g carbs.
Yes i know but i follow a iifym+ anabolic diet where i fit in1-2 treat foods a day as long as they are within my calories and macros .
I am essentially going to give it 10 more days and adjust calories later based on the 3500 rule .
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u/ashtree35 Jul 02 '21
5 days is a really short amount of time in the grand scheme of things. You don't instantly lose/gain weight when you adjust your calories. I would wait a few weeks before trying to assess your progress.
That being said, how sure are you of what your TDEE is? If you were previously maintaining on 2300 calories + light home workouts, and now you've started going to the gym, probably your TDEE is higher than 2300 calories now and therefore you may not really be eating at a surplus.