i AM damnit. that's what it looks like sometimes, if i have too many shakes, i actually get bloated and think im gaining fat, then i cut the shakes out for a day and just eat protien and poof it's gone. wtf is THAT? lol, im gonna take a combination of advice here, im gonna cut calories down to approx 2000. i don't think my body wants more than that but keep the protein at around 200-250. i try to actually keep carbs less than 100, but i think i always end up around 150. i need to get my mind set and try to stay less than 100 ed for extended periods and see what happens.