Not losing any weight

[Specialbear]

hey, im currently 18, 178, 5'9.

This may seem high, but im told that i hide it very well (32 waist). I have been trying to cut, but maintain muscle. Surprisingly, i have been gaining msucle, but im a relative newb to lfting (3 months). I started out at 160 and could bench 95 pounds. (i killed my body by starving myself). Now im 178 and just benched 200. I still have a decent amount of fat that is going down (i think) but sometimes its depressing that it takes a lot of time and patience. I workout shoulders/tri/back on mon, and fri. Chest/bic on wed and sat and a random leg workout on an off day. Diet goes like this

10:00 1 scoop protein (150), oatmeal (150)
1:00 Chicken Breast, lots of greens/broccoli (400 cal)
4:00 2 scoop protein, banana (300)
7:00 Same as 1:00 (400 cal)
10:00 1 scoop protein and banana (200)

I do cardio probably 3-4x a week. 2 miles and stadium runs


Any reccomendations for changing

On a sidenote, i went from 165 to 175 VERY quickly (prboably due to greatly eating instead of starving) Since i have been stuck at 175 and my bench, and other presses have gone up, is it safe to assume that the Body Fat is going down, and my lean mass is going up?

 

[MrMakaveli]

hey, im currently 18, 178, 5'9.

This may seem high, but im told that i hide it very well (32 waist). I have been trying to cut, but maintain muscle. Surprisingly, i have been gaining msucle, but im a relative newb to lfting (3 months). I started out at 160 and could bench 95 pounds. (i killed my body by starving myself). Now im 178 and just benched 200. I still have a decent amount of fat that is going down (i think) but sometimes its depressing that it takes a lot of time and patience. I workout shoulders/tri/back on mon, and fri. Chest/bic on wed and sat and a random leg workout on an off day. Diet goes like this

10:00 1 scoop protein (150), oatmeal (150)
1:00 Chicken Breast, lots of greens/broccoli (400 cal)
4:00 2 scoop protein, banana (300)
7:00 Same as 1:00 (400 cal)
10:00 1 scoop protein and banana (200)

I do cardio probably 3-4x a week. 2 miles and stadium runs


Any reccomendations for changing

On a sidenote, i went from 165 to 175 VERY quickly (prboably due to greatly eating instead of starving) Since i have been stuck at 175 and my bench, and other presses have gone up, is it safe to assume that the Body Fat is going down, and my lean mass is going up?

Drop banana's..large amounts of fructose for dieting isnt good.

buy some Glucorell-R if it fits into your budget, I have similar stats and it's done wonders for me. Watch stadium runs and high intensity cardio, you could be eating up muscle mass.

Whats your post-workout shake look like?

 

[Specialbear]

What is glucorell-R and what deos i do. Postworkout (weights) i just add 2 scoops whey and chug, or i eat a bunch of protein if its lunchtime. After cardio, i do 1 scoop and banana.

I only use banana to thicken the shake up. Any other suggestions that would add similar effect.

 

[MrMakaveli]

What is glucorell-R and what deos i do. Postworkout (weights) i just add 2 scoops whey and chug, or i eat a bunch of protein if its lunchtime. After cardio, i do 1 scoop and banana.

I only use banana to thicken the shake up. Any other suggestions that would add similar effect.

Glucorell R increases insulin sensitivty..basically shuttles carbs eatin into muscle cells as opposed to fat cells. (aka ALA).

As for thickness, depends, Do you perfer carb based diets over more keto (protein+fat?)?

 

[Jandy]

1600 cals a day?... ummm

 

[MrMakaveli]

1600 cals a day?... ummm

He seem to imply he's gaining muscle (his bench went up..assuming diet has been the same). That is low but metabolisms very, I have similar stats to his and I have to go that low too.

Good catch though.

 

[Specialbear]

alright, so i should i go up t0 1800 then?