Gained 17 pounds in 6 months: Should I cut now or keep gaining?

[forcajovem]

I'll keep this short and to the point, I would appreciate feedback.

6 months ago, I weighed 149 lbs at 5'8. I have thin bone structure, and I've also noticed most of my fat goes around my stomach when I gain weight. More so than usual it seems.

Today, I weigh 166 lbs.

The after pictures of my side and back are taken roughly a week ago.

The before pictures are when I weighed about 150-151 lbs, a month or so before I weighed in at 149 and started to add weight (I apologize for the different angles.)

Did I progress well? Did I add some noticeable mass? I know I also added some fat but I hope I added a decent amount of muscle as well.

I feel it might be time for me to cut as I've obviously got some fat to work off. Not sure if I should/can add a bit more muscle beforehand though, efficiently.

Important to note I'm in no rush to start cutting, though I will start doing so by the end of March at the latest.

Cheers

[jones137]

yeahhhhhh, think I would start cutting.................

[forcajovem]

What would you guys say is my current body fat %? My guess is around 19-21%

[forcajovem]

bump

[basmca]

you need to cut.

[flashstinson0]

I dont wanna say cut because you dont have much muscle mass yet,but that stomach is outrageous breh,so I'd say cut and start from scratch

[Samcro47]

Cut for sure

[adiadi]

You need to read up on how to fix your diet/routine in accordance with your goals, because this "bulk" you did was atrocious. Looks like 80% of the weight you gained was fat. Best of luck

[IvanNorge]

Start cutting yesterday! Huge gut, dude!

[LtDuckweed]

Start cutting yesterday! Huge gut, dude!

He needs to start cutting last year.

Edit; Then again so do I.

[forcajovem]

I appreciate the feedback. Going to start an efficient cut right away.