Not all ectos are created alike.
Don't be disappointed that you've "only" gained such-and-such amount of weight, either naturally or on cycle. There are slim guys with the metabolisms of hummingbirds, who have had to pry every ounce they've gained out of God's tight, clenched fist. Other thin starters were really just underfed meso- or endomorhphs, like me. I went from 160lbs in 1987 to 255lbs. today. What happened in between? College! Join a fraternity, get away from Mom's lousy cooking, and get on a 7-3 meal plan that runs from 7 a.m. 'til 10 o'clock at night! Oh yeah, lift some weights too.
The calorie is your friend! I'm amazed at the number of guys in my gym who do cycles, lift like crazy, and then STARVE themselves. What's that old adage? "If you want to build an house you've got to give the mason some bricks to work with."
Anyway... one fat guy's advice.
-Tim