maintenance higher then i thought

[HannibalK1ng]

Hi,

So i cut from 200 lbs down to like 146ish....

Been uping my cals for the past few weeks, thought my maintenance was 2100, but this week i ate 2300 as i wanted to lean bulk and i maintained....

Should i just add another 200 or more if i want to lean bulk or more?

Currently i aim for 180 protein 70 fat and the rest carbs sound ok? (normaly get over 200 protein)

Thanks heaps

[AlwaysTryin]

1 week at a certain calorie level isn't enough to tell.

[blackout3]

1 week at a certain calorie level isn't enough to tell.

Indeed, too many variables to take into account. Hold at the same spot for 3 weeks to spot a pattern

[mjblossoms]

did you say you're working out atm? if you do, based on your stats, you need your maintenance to be at 2400 calories based on calorie calc you can find anywhere

[HannibalK1ng]

yeah i am working out but have a desk job.

So should i just add another 100 cals or 200? or stay the same.

Cause i feel if i leave it i might gain too little?

[cirion0000]

Personal preference but bulking requires one self to get over the fear of getting fat. I finally broke out of this myself, and now I'm not even restricting my calories, eating whenever I am hungry and that's that. Now I am tracking my calories, and tracking my weight and strength gains etc, and if my weight goes up too fast I'll adjust. But sometimes you just gotta take the plunge If you only adjust by 100 calories every month you may spin your wheels forever and just get frustrated. Just food for thought (no pun intended! lol)

*edit* I actually seriously harmed my body during a recent cut because I drastically under estimated my TDEE. You want to really know what your TDEE is before you rely on it truly. I ate so little that looking back at it I am surprised I didn't get hospitalized, and the reason now I know why I couldn't lose the last few pounds was because my body probably went into desperate survival mode... not good. So do be careful, sometimes this stuff shouldn't be messed around with unless you know what you're doing.

[HannibalK1ng]

same here i was cutting way too low and know for next time!