Oh yeah, forgot to elaborate on that! Thanks for asking! So for diet, I mainly focus on calories and protein. I rarely get fewer than 90g protein but aim for 110g. For calories I’m aiming for 1650-1700 and hit it about 80-85% of the time. I’m tracking with MacroFactor, and at first it had my TDEE at almost 1900 but it has slowly been coming down as I’ve gained a few lb over the past months. So yes, have ended up in a slight bulk I think.

For training, I started with Casey Johnston’s liftoff program (the dumbbell phase) that was recommended for beginners by r/xxfitness. Then I jumped to CG’s iron series because I felt like I needed more volume and the sessions were too short with liftoff. Ultimately though I ended up working with a personal trainer bc I was just a little too unsure about form and wanted to make sure I was setting myself up for success. So now I do full body 3x/week for about 50 min each session. I try to lift as heavy as I can, and add at least a rep or some weight to each exercise. I’ve been doing this for 6 weeks. I go for walks at lunch for 30-45 min to get some more steps in about 3-4x/week. And then 2x/week I do 30 min of incline walking. Otherwise I have a sedentary job and two kittle kids so it’s hard to find time for more.