24 and I haven't fully developed, very worried, thoughts of steroids, need advice.

[am199011]

Talk to your doctor about Klinefelter syndrome.
Make sure your doctor checks testosterone levels, thyroid, cortisol and all other sex hormones. Would also be good to get an IGF-1 reading.
Make sure your doctor actually knows about these issues, most do not.

Final note, 2700-3500 calories is not a lot of calories...it's not a tiny amount but not what would constitute "a lot." Eating more might help to a degree, in fact it probably will, but it does sound like other issues are present.

Thank you so much for the response. My doctor did check everything ... and her answers were " everything is fine " there is not need to worry, you are perfectly healthy.

[Low Testosterone]

Thank you so much for the response. My doctor did check everything ... and her answers were " everything is fine " there is not need to worry, you are perfectly healthy.

Post your labs.
You may be normal or you could be normal in the eyes of some doctors but not in the eyes of others. Normal is a very loose term, for example, many doctors would say 300 ng/dl is normal for a 50 year old man. I know doctors that would say 200 ng/dl is normal. Point being, the word "normal" is somewhat meaningless.

Disagree. he is 126 pounds and eating in excess of TDEE. for a small person, this is a lot. Assume a moderate activity level, and disregard bf% for calculating TDEE using the Harris-Bennedict equation, then his TDEE is 2432 cals per day. So if we take the average of what he said at 3,100 cals/day (2700 - 3500 cals/day) then that would mean he is eating at 668 cals/day above TDEE, which would meet the very vague definition of "eating a lot". He is certainly not eating in a deficit nor is he eating at maintenance. at 600+ cals/day above TDEE, in the long run he will grow, unless contstricted by an over active metabolism or other such malady that impacts metabolism

The guy's very lightweight and if he's trying to gain weight and eating an average of 3100 calories per day and not gaining weight then 3100 calories isn't enough. He's burning through them and has a pretty fast metabolism.

[am199011]

I guess just eat more !

[am199011]

Post your labs.
You may be normal or you could be normal in the eyes of some doctors but not in the eyes of others. Normal is a very loose term, for example, many doctors would say 300 ng/dl is normal for a 50 year old man. I know doctors that would say 200 ng/dl is normal. Point being, the word "normal" is somewhat meaningless.



The guy's very lightweight and if he's trying to gain weight and eating an average of 3100 calories per day and not gaining weight then 3100 calories isn't enough. He's burning through them and has a pretty fast metabolism.

Hey my labs are posted.
Question , why can I not access my profile or any other parts of the site ? I have very little access.