so i had a cutting disaster or something and am now bulking at the same amount of calories at which i had been cutting, despite only having lost 5 lbs during the cutting phase.
WTF HAPPENED
HOW DID MY METABOLISM SLOW DOWN THIS MUCH
4chan exists in the shadow realm?
>>37300734
swear to god if anything i decreased the amount of calories i was eating
recently weighed myself for the first time in like 2 months and gained 10 lbs. mostly muscle, clearly, but this scares me, man
You're counting wrong
They always fucking are
>>37300754
except that i'm not
i eat the same thing every day-- 50g oats, an egg, 2 tsp peanut butter, 1/2 scoop whey, a clif bar, and 4 protein shakes. that's seriously it. everything is weighed out except for the clif bar, which is pre-packaged.
>>37300792
btw the protein shakes are also powder not some random concoction
>>37300792
So this is something that isnt know by a lot of people but here :
Unsaturated fat (p.butter, egg) DECREASE metabolism
Saturated fat (coconut oil, butter) INCREASE metabolism.
This is 100% true, also a lack of carbs may decrease your metabolism but that doesnt seem to be your case.
Try a caffeine + coconut oil combo to raise your metabolism, decrease your polyunsaturated fat intake (olive oil, a monounsaturated fat has a lesser impact).
>>37300860
i am like 50 prot/40 carb/10 fat though
i consume so much caffeine that i should really take a tolerance break because i;m at like 3 scoops of hyde pre-workout
>>37300744
lmao at you thinking 10 lbs in 2 months is mostly muscle
>>37300914
Well you may lack carbs. You want at least a 1:1 ratio to not deal with cortisol issues that may slow your metabolism and increase visceral fat. Also just a simple change as replacing polyinsaturated fat with coconut oil could make a difference. Keep the egg but replace p.butter with a teaspoon of coconut oil, which you should also add to protein shakes. This worked for me.
>>37300860
Fucking source? You can't just claim shit like that, bro.
>>37300974
Just search raypeat + coconut oil, im not on my PC right now but his articles about it have all kinds of scientific sources at the bottom.
>>37300948
no... i eat like 40% carbs
the only fat in my diet comes from the single egg and the CLIF bar
>>37300922
not all, but mostly. clothes fit mostly the same and i've gone up in strength quite a bit.
>>37301022
ah, and technically the miniscule amount in the oats and powder i guess. amd the PB. derp. still, very low fat intake overall.
