Hey guys, first of all, thanks for viewing my post and providing any insight you may have.
I've been reading threads here for a long time and I'm confident in my diet knowledge. In fact, I have helped friends with diets based on what I've learned here and watched them drop to 10% bf in one case. In my case however, I can't seem to get ripped/lean. I've been at the same bf% for months now. I've listed stats below but my BMR seems to be well below that figure. I lost a ton of weight quickly this summer and have been training/dieting like crazy ever since. I've watched 20 lbs. of muscle come onto my body and my frame change. However, my midsection is still fat. I don't do cardio as much as I should but should it really matter? I've been eating low-carb/high protein/moderate-fat diet for a long time now. I do a carb refeed once per week. It's not a keto diet, carbs like 150g on an average day. Mainly just breakfast and pre/post workout, all before the evening. Minus my refeed day, and very rare slip-ups (dates, birthday parties, snowed in and forced to eat what the family is, etc...) I eat at a steady deficit of like 300-700 cals. I don't drink alcohol, soda, or anything but water. I don't eat sugar or dairy. I've even run an eca stack sporadically. I still look horrible shirtless. FML.
All that said, my stats are posted below as well as a pic. Any suggestions you may have are appreciated. These are my main questions however -
1- Is it possible i have a freakishly bad BMR and must simply eat way less? I'll risk some catabolism.
2- Am I not meant to be thin? I can't say anyone in my family has a nice body.
3- Could I be sabotoging myself by eating a diet high in fat? A lot of natural nut butter, flax oil, evoo, avocados, etc. Like i said, I always have a caloric deficit usually but due to no carbs in the evening, I eat a lot of pro/fat meals.
Stats
Age - 27
Height - 6'1"
Weight - 220
Training - 1 year
BMR - 2120
TDEE - 3285
BF % - estimated at 19%, calculated bmr accordingly. Attached pic, please correct me if you think it's a different number.
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