Need someone objectively eyeballing progress!

[choukyou]

@evolutionhappens754 Waist circumference definitely increases during a bulk as you gain fat %, however if you're a new lifter, it is usually decreasing even when you're bulking due to the newbie gains and body recomp phase at the start. Maybe you might want to dial in your calories and start eating at maintainence/small cut for a while in order to get your desired results as you still havent achieved your complete newbie gains yet.

 

[choukyou]

Also I would like to point out maybe you're bulking too fast, usually bulks should be slow and steady as that way you gain better results over time.

 

[evolutionhappens754]

@choukyou Noted, thanks for the comment mate I’ll start counting my calories

 

[tylervan]

@evolutionhappens754 Watch the carbs. That's always been what's made a difference for me. I'd almost think you could lean out a bit and have good definition at this point.

 

[evolutionhappens754]

@tylervan I think my biggest weakness is simply sugar, specifically that from high-added-sugar foods. I have a real sweet tooth. I've already eliminated soda from my diet by swapping it for carbonated water (which already helped a lot), but sometimes I struggle with staying away from sweets and cakes. Cutting those completely from my diet will definitely make a big difference for my belly I think!