I'm not sure if this post is suitable here, so apologise in advance if it's not.
I've been going to the gym for two years now, and I genuinely feel like I'm spinning my wheels. 31M, 5'6, 158-160 lbs, currently doing 3x full body a week, 10-15k steps a day, and light cardio here and there.
After two years, my progress isn't where it should be. I never really saw the newbie gains everyone talks about. Strength is slowly going up on the main movements (pull-ups, dips, etc.), but my physique has not changed that much.
I think it comes down to two things, inconsistency with my diet and maybe not pushing hard enough in the gym. I'll string together 4-5 clean days, then have an impulse day that wipes the deficit I built. And when I once tried to bulk, I just got a bigger belly, panicked, cut the calories back, and ended up in this endless back-and-forth.
So I'm trying to pick a direction I can stick to finally. I'd like to get leaner (lose around 10 lbs, I guess?) and build more muscle to then maintain once I'm happy with the results. Cut or recomp? Would recomp even work after two years of training, or am I past that window?
And for anyone who had the same pattern, clean days then ruining it with impulse eating or social life, what actually helped you lock in consistency? That feels like the real thing keeping me stuck.
Picture taken this morning after waking up (I naturally have broad shoulders and a thin waist, even before I started training): https://imgur.com/a/PjKxRr3
Thanks.
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