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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP and to add on, [b]I'm eating more calories than previously but also working out a lot more[/b]. [b]My tracking usually results in discovering after dinner that I need to eat another meal before bedtime[/b]. What started out as conscious restricting in my youth became an unconscious way of life in my middle age as I unknowingly chipped away at my bone and muscle mass in order to fit into my jeans. I think that's pretty common among women who came of age during the era of Christy Turlington. I'm just getting used to all these changes, both physically and emotionally. While I don't think I have esteem issues, I am chastened to learn how my lack of awareness has contributed to my overall decline in health. I'm trying to be kind to myself and happy to be on a different trajectory now, even if the path forward is unknown. And I'm trying to be better for my teenage daughter, who gratefully, has a much healthier self image than I did at her age.[/quote]

Well this might be your problem with your pants getting tight.

How many more calories are you eating? And what are the macro breakdown? Eating more protein is important for muscle growth.

working out does not require that many more calories. You do not burn nearly as many calories through exercise as you think you do. To add muscle and "bulk" you want to eat enough to gain muscle but not so much so that you are gaining a lot of fat. Most trainers would recommend gaining no more than 1-2 lbs/month during a relatively lean bulk. some will gain more to bulk faster but then you need a cut to remove that fat. You also need to be lifting pretty heavy during this time or you'll jus be gaining fat.

While it takes longer some people also do more of a lean bulk where they eat more on days they workout and at maintenance the other days. But even they were are talking a few hundred extra quality calories not a full meal. [/quote]

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