u/ladydeath099

I’m looking for someone who can do a floral design on me.

Has anyone been able to successfully gain muscle while on a calorie deficit? I’m feeling a bit discouraged since all the calorie deficit content I see online is purely for fat loss and no muscle gain.

I’d love to hear anyone’s success story.

For quick context: I was on a GLP-1 for one year for a health related issue. Because of that, I lost a lot of weight. With that came under eating and having an incredibly low appetite. I have been off wegovy for a month ish.

I’ve been strength training 2x a week, going up in weights, feeling muscles on my body, etc. I started at 153lbs and now I’m at 167lbs. This is a frightening jump to me. My waist has gotten slightly bigger, but also I am feeling bloated like everyday now.

My appetite has certainly increased but I’ve also intentionally been eating around 17-2000calories a day instead of less than 1200.

During my most recent menstrual cycle a couple weeks ago, I ate a TON of sweets. It def felt like I had no control, but they distracted me from my cramps 🤷🏻‍♀️

Is my weight gain normal? Should I be concerned? Ks this a normal thing that happens with muscle gain?