Your Advice on My calorie Intake (Confused)

[Dan8890]

Good day bb community , I have been trying to add some lean muscle mass doing a "Lean bulk" (12% Surplus of my Tdee) But Im having troblue when it comes to weight Im 121 Lbs 5.6" and want to add 2-3 lbs per month I went from my 1700 calorie diet ( cutting ) now to my lean bulk diet (2100 Cals per day ) I know I should gain weight but I want to go as slow as possible to minimize fat gains, I was thinking on adding another 100 cal per week and see how it goes Because I gain weight but the next week I lost it. Here is how I weight myself.I always try to weight myself in same conditions same hour and every week

03/02/14 Scale#2 118lbs (08:00) < First thing in the morning
(Next week I add some weight)

07/02/14 Scale#1 125lbs (17:00)
09/02/14 Scale#2 120.8lbs (08:00) < First thing in the morning
_Next Week

14/02/14 Scale #1 124.5lbs (17:00)
16/02/14 Scale#2 119.7 lbs (08:00) <First thing in the morning Day after getting drunk/And going to the restroom

In conclution I added around 1-1.5lb in 2 week because I think i weight more in the 2nd week because water weight and I felt bloated,
SO what's your advice Should I add another 100 cals to aim for 2-3lbs per month?
(Obiously I track everything I eat)
Macros are
115 Protein Minmum per day
55 Fat Minimum per day
Left calories for a mix of micro/macro I Enjoy to reach my calorie intake (Usally Oats/GY/Veggies/Fruits some Pudding/Cereal etc)

Thanks for your help!

[PBateman2]

Increase calories in 10-15% weekly increments until you start seeing steady gains.

[codylikesliftin]

Increase calories in 10-15% weekly increments until you start seeing steady gains.

Repped.

[liketobodybuild]

In my opinion, you have a high chance of not being in a surplus yet. The weight gain in the first week was from bloat/water weight, then next week it stabilised and dropped again. This is excluding the fact that you were drunk; I am unsure of how alcohol would affect weight change anyway.
So yes, raise kcals.

[Dan8890]

Increase calories in 10-15% weekly increments until you start seeing steady gains.

10-15% Of My tdee right?:P?

In my opinion, you have a high chance of not being in a surplus yet. The weight gain in the first week was from bloat/water weight, then next week it stabilised and dropped again. This is excluding the fact that you were drunk; I am unsure of how alcohol would affect weight change anyway.
So yes, raise kcals.

I counted alchohol calories to reach them anyways... and it was just yesterday I have been in 2100 cal for 5weeks +- thanks for your advice.

[PBateman2]

10-15% Of My tdee right?:P?

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Yeah buddy!

[Dan8890]

Yeah buddy!

Okay thanks will increase it but when do I pass from a Lean bulk that is what i want to a normal bulk I really dont care if I go slow just want to aadd as less fast as possible
thanks for your reply!

[reaves16]

Increase calories in 10-15% weekly increments until you start seeing steady gains.

This

[Dan8890]

This

I have seen some minor gains already but also a fat gain is strange you know gaining fat at 2100caloriesnper day isn't cool :/ I'm in icf5x5 routine at the moment.

[InItForFitness]

Stop Phuking around and being afriad to put on weight.

You're wasting your time with anything less than 15-20% TDEE (IMO).

It's a bulk for a reason, because you're suppose to be gaining weight.

You're better off packing on a but of fat but reaching muscle development potential, than staying lean and spinning your wheels.

[Dan8890]

Stop Phuking around and being afriad to put on weight.

You're wasting your time with anything less than 15-20% TDEE (IMO).

It's a bulk for a reason, because you're suppose to be gaining weight.

You're better off packing on a but of fat but reaching muscle development potential, than staying lean and spinning your wheels.

Hey bro thanks for your reply . I'm not afraid of putting on weight that's why I'm bulking I'm afraid of putting on TONS of fat like I did in my last bulk I was in a 3300 calorie diet -.- with a diet my EX-couch gave me

[InItForFitness]

Hey bro thanks for your reply . I'm not afraid of putting on weight that's why I'm bulking I'm afraid of putting on TONS of fat like I did in my last bulk I was in a 3300 calorie diet -.- with a diet my EX-couch gave me

That is an easy enough factor to control though.

Watch the mirror.
Getting too fat too fast?...ease up...staying too lean for too long...get aggressive.

Too much time is spent on the numbers of the scale when bulking and not enough on the numbers of the weights you're pushing, your progression in lifts, and your physical changes in the mirror.