Question about trying to fix metabolism on gear

[tim.conrad]

Hey guys,

Current stats: Age: 29, Height: 5'9, Weight: 211, BF%: 20ish
Macros have been: 203 carbs, 158 protein, 40 fat

I am starting to think that my metabolism is basically shot. I have been in a deficit for probably 8 months or so.
I am currently down to about 1800 calories, and I am not losing much fat.

A month ago I started my first cycle, sust 350mg every 3 days and 40mg anavar daily. My buddies told me my repair rate and energy at the gym should be through the roof. Although I have noticed power increases, I basically fall off energy wise after about 20 minutes of lifting.

The question I have is, from most reading I have done online, people are saying to slowly up calories 200 or so per day, per week. This is to not shock the body, so that your extra calories won't get stored as fat.

I was wondering if this still held true while on gear.

Thanks in advance,

Looking for some advice period to fix my metabolism and try to put on lbm without much fat.

 

[3J]

so how much weight have you lost in what amount of time??

 

[tim.conrad]

About 25lbs in the 8 months, started at 33% bf.

 

[3J]

About 25lbs in the 8 months, started at 33% bf.

was it an even loss.. or did you lose alot of weight in a short amount of time???

 

[tim.conrad]

Most of the weight loss happened around the beginning, probably first 2-3 months. My body has also been putting on a good amount of muscle, I just haven't been seeing the remaining fat go away.

 

[3J]

so what was your caloric intake at first??and when did it drop?

 

[tim.conrad]

When I started to diet and hit the gym hard, I just plugged in my stats to myfitnesspal.com

This would have been for stats around Age: 28, Weight: 235lb. I chose the options for 2 lbs a week.

I believe this put me around 2200, then I dropped to 2k, then to 1800. As the weight starting dropping, I would update mpp.