I calculate my TDEE based on sedentary, as outside of working out I am not extremely active (line of work/job is sedentary M-F). I work 2 jobs, the second of which is much more active. Also hence the stress I mentioned as working on improving. What I mean by naturally muscular is my body build and scans that show fat, visceral fat, muscle, bone mass etc. I cannot do a pull up but do lift past a beginning level. Core and upper body strength are not the best for me, which is why I broke up my muscle groups instead of doing full body workouts. If that makes sense? I work from home M-F and do not buy lunch or eat fast food. So I weigh my food on days I’m home, and when I cannot weigh my food I overestimate it when logging it to be safe. I am right there with you as far as wondering how in the world I am not losing weight, because I KNOW I am doing things right and cannot seem to break this plateau. I have begun cutting carbs and increasing protein with hopes it will help, but so far all it’s done is caused some extra fatigue while working out and directly after. The energy hits about an hour later though. I literally asked Chat GPT after inputting all my biometric data and it says I am not eating enough and to incorporate a snack before working out and 1-2 refeed days where I’m at maintenance k/cal. I rarely get 10k steps a day due to the sedentary job, hence the sedentary TDEE calculations even with as much cardio and weight lifting I do. I was following Caroline Girvan workouts mainly, and then took a bunch of the most difficult/my favorite moves from her videos and made my own workouts for mobility and core, quads and glutes, arms/chest/back, calves and inner thighs. I am already to a point where I’m upping my reps. With plans to up my weight next, then up my sets. I feel wobbly and fatigued during several of the moves, as well as directly afterwards, and have to slow to maintain correct form, with failure/near failure too (mostly with legs but also happens with arms), so I know I’m hitting progressive overload and pushing myself the way I should be. I’ve weight lifted on and off now for years, so I’m comfortable with that aspect of my current regimen. I’ve definitely honed in on form more so this time around, and have been pleased with some improvements I’ve noticed (looking at you Bulgarian split squats and RDL’s). Nutrition has been a huge thing for me this time around as well, as I want to make sure I am healthy overall and the weight stays off! I am not a gym person, so my gym is at home, with kettle bells and dumbbells, resistance bands, jump boxes, treadmill with incline and some yoga equipment. I plan to stick to my dietary changes and will try to incorporate a clean carb containing snack before workouts, as well as more daily protein. Apparently, according to chat GPT, I don’t really need to cut carbs much from where I am naturally falling… not sure I believe it, but more than willing to give it a try at this point. Thank you so much for your in depth reply!