The reason it didnt work for you is because it is dang near impossible. If you can deal with getting a little more fatter than i would always bulk. But! if you are unhappy and dont want to be chunky...
OP, look up if it fits your macros. You can eat all the cookies you want and still lose weight. Well not all the cookies you want but as long as youre in a 500 calorie deficit youre good to go
I was terrified when this first happened to me. i thought it was a health problem and wasnt suppose to ever happen im glad someone had a similar problem. not glad but you get the point, mine only...