Am 181lbs, 12-15% body fat range at 6'6", 20 years. My goal is to hit 195-200lbs by July all naturally of course.

Over the course of January my total calories and macros were
99,374 calories total
2913 fat, 11023 carbs, 6673 protein.

My goal was to get 40-35%p/45c/15-20% fat But the results were

27% protein/44% carbs /26% fat

I ultimately failed. However I still did get weight gains, from 175 to 181lbs, an increase in squats, deadlift and other weights.

The first week and a half of the month were really killer for me because I was consuming 100-150g of fat a day, some days up to 200g of fat. The last 2 weeks of jan i really cut down the fat, i was hitting record lows of 15% fat, and the highest i would get was 22% fat or so, and makign sure i got 230g of protein at minimum

I learned a consistent diet is what you will need to achieve maximum gains, the weight training is roughly 20% of it all, 60% diet, 20% sleep (maybe even less).

I feel if i was more consistent with diet that I could of hit 185lbs , but I am now around 181-182 and do notice less visible abs, a bit of a bloat going on too but around 12-15% Body fat.

One main problem i experienced was eating while out of the house. Since i am a student and live far from campus, i spend 2 hours in transportation total every day, and 2 hours in class, 1 hour working out. Those hours spent in class and transportation are the equivelant of 2 meals. What sort of advice do you posters suggest? (what are the best snacks to bring) Meals with * symbol mean i am either in class or in transportation at the time... need advice on how to handle it. CAn you whip out a tub of food in a lecture?

Sorry for the novel guys lets get started with my new diet. I will use the info i learned from this site into this.

Meal #1 7:00-7:30 AM
- 150g Oats ( 600 cals = Fats 15g/carbs 125g/ prot 25g)
- 1 scoop whey ( 140= fats 1g/ carb 1.5/ prot 30g)
- 1 tsp creatine mono hydrate/ 1tsp maca
- Vitamin c, d, b , multi
Total: 740 cals = (Fat 16g/ carb 126.5g/ prot 55g)
Macro: 19%fat/68% carb/ 30% protein

*Ideal meal #2 (any time between 9:30am-11:30am)
- 3 boiled eggs ( 220 cals= fat 15g/ carb 0g/ protein 21g)
- 3 egg whites (54 cals = fat 0/ carb 0/ prot 13.5g)
- gainer shake (806.3 cals = fats 8.8g/ carb 137.5g/ prot 43.8g)
Total: 1026.3 cals = ( fat 23.8g/ carb 137.5g/ 78.3g prot)
Macro: 21%fat/ 54%carbs/ 31% protein


Post workout. Meal #3 (some time between 1:00pm-3pm)
- oats ( 240 cals = 4g fat/ 40g carbs/ 8g protein)
- 1 scoop whey ( 140= fats 1g/ carb 1.5/ prot 30g)
* want to keep it under 5g of fat, its at 5g there, is this ok for Post workout?
total: 380 cals= 5g fat/ 41g carbs/ 38g protein
macro: 12% fat/ 43% carb/ 40% prot

Meal #4 (anytime arriving home , between 5pm-6pm)
- 500ml Milk 2% (260cals= 6g fat/24g carb/18g prot)
- 8-10 oz of chicken/steak/beef liver (huge variation in cals/fats/prots i try get 40-60g protein from this meat cut)
- 2 cups mixed veggies (like 20-40 cals lol not worth mentioning)
Total: cals- 500-700 (10-25g fat/ 40-60g protein/18g carbs)
MAcros: ??

Meal #5( 7-8pm)
- 1 scoop whey ( 140cals = fats 1g/ carb 1.5/ prot 30g)
- 1cup black beans (237 cals= 1g fat /43g carb/16g prot)
- 500ml 2% milk (260cals= 6g fat/ 24g carb/ 18g prot)
- creatine monohydrate/maca/fish oils
- more vegetables
- Tuna/sardines/seafood variety ( sardines has higher fat, tuna has way less)
Total: 700 cals = 7-10g fat/ 68-70g carbs/ 65g protein
macro: fat 12-15%/ carbs 40-45%/ protein 37-40% (roughly)

Meal #6 (20min before bed)
red meat or 100g cottage cheese low fat
water

Complete total:
3500-3700 calories. 70-100g fat, 370-390g carbs, 290-310g protein
macro- 17-20% fat/ 40-45% carbs/ 32-37% protein

Please critique,
I cant seem to keep my damn fat content any lower, or raise my protein intake. I need 40% protein, and even at 300g protein im only at 35% or so and not 40%. This is ridiculous lol, what can I do?