Please help with diet. REDONE

[ZoomyR6]

but have u ever followed a strict diet like the ones recommended in this forum

No sir I have not. However I know people that stuff their face with garbage and can't gain an ounce. I know people that also eat what they want and are very athletic. Then I know people, myself included, that have to work extremely hard to look half decent. That's what I'm going by although I'm probably wrong

[Damienm05]

Then I know people, myself included, that have to work extremely hard to look half decent

I always assumed I was like this after turning 20ish, when my metabolism seemed to shut off. I was a fairly sedentary dude in retrospect and I wasn't exercising beyond team sports or eating a proper diet. You'd be amazed at what you can achieve just by sticking to a good, balanced diet, while having intense workouts. In time, everything tightens up and you don't recognize yourself in the mirror when you happen to look up 2 years laters.