Diet help!

NoahSpillman

So last summer I weighed in at about 230 pounds. Though a multitude of Diets, cuts, and exercise, I have successfully dropped to about 140 pounds. I'm trying to gain muscle mass to make my body look better, but I'm having a hard time. I know you're supposed to eat quite a bit of protein, and calories in general to build muscle, but every time I eat more, I gain weight fast. I assume this is because my body is very used to only eating 1400 calories on average per day. How should I get my calories to the right amount to gain muscle, without gaining fat?

Luna3386

Slowly up your calories to maintenance by adding 100 calories every 1-2 weeks.

You will gain some weight due to increased food, new activity, and soon muscle gain.

Luna3386

If you bulk you will gain fat along with muscle. Maybe look into recomping.

AnvilHead

From the "Gaining Weight/Bodybuilding" section of the forum: https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10226536/bulking-for-beginners/p1

Numericmama373

Are you lifting weights?

It can be a lot of work to gain muscle mass. You may want to get expert help.

My hubs has to lift 5 days a week to be muscular.