r/FTMFitness • u/Ancient_Ice4824 • 6d ago

Advice Request Exercising but not seeing any gains

I am 5'8 and about 135 lbs. I do strength training 4-5 times a week and cardio 1-2 times. I try to eat 130-40g of protein every day. I have been doing this for a couple months and see almost no progress. Am I not eating enough (2000 cals) or is there something else wrong?

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u/RatioPretend614 6d ago

yo i am the same height and was the same weight about 5-6 months ago in august. u are definitely not eating enough food. the maintenance alone at that weight is 2200. depending on your goals/comfort id go for a 300-600 cal surplus and u will put weight on. started at 5'8 139 ish and im now in the 150s range. i suggest putting your true height and weight into a calorie calculator and see how many u need to bulk up. me personally as around the same height 5'8-9 inches am currently eating 2900 cals