Food choices while on cycle

[99JT]

Hey guys just coming up to 12weeks in on first cycle, 38lbs up so far, I started at 2700cals, which was all clean with one “cheat” meal a week- as my cals got higher- foods got dirtier, once I hit around 3700 cals my food choices where based more calorie dense and not at 4800, they are still calorie dense, I am not sure how effective this is but I have gained 38lbs and not much body fat at all.
So my question is, would it be better for me in future cycles to eat more clean or is this an effective diet providing you have the money to do so? Also like to add I have had blood work done twice and everything came back good in terms of hematric and HDL And LDL were not too bad, I have been regularly testing my blood pressure and that is not too bad either, out of range slightly but looking more like 130/80

My typical day of food now looks like this-

(Will wait to get ripped into lol)

Meal 1- 150 oats 2 scoops whey

Meal 2 subway 12inch meat feast

Meal 3 pre workout meal- 150g oats 2 scoops whey

Meal 4 post workout meal- 3x double cheese burgers from McDonald’s and 1x orange lucozade

Looks a lot like my diet used to. Its overpriced and not very nutrient dense. I've been slowly cleaning it up finally started doing my own meal prep. I run my own business to go I know it's a pain just have to set an hour or two aside 1-3 times a week cook everything up and freeze it.

[ChasinGains]

Looks a lot like my diet used to. Its overpriced and not very nutrient dense. I've been slowly cleaning it up finally started doing my own meal prep. I run my own business to go I know it's a pain just have to set an hour or two aside 1-3 times a week cook everything up and freeze it.

Been a while since I started this thread, I did take the advice from GearHeaded and my lunch time meals are now mince potatoes, celery and carrots in chicken stock thermos and all other meals are also clean with plenty of vegetables, since finishing that cycle I ended it around 44lbs up, kept around 16lbs

[Mr. Small]

Been a while since I started this thread, I did take the advice from GearHeaded and my lunch time meals are now mince potatoes, celery and carrots in chicken stock thermos and all other meals are also clean with plenty of vegetables, since finishing that cycle I ended it around 44lbs up, kept around 16lbs

Up 44lbs? Wtf?

What weight and height are you now?

[ChasinGains]

Up 44lbs? Wtf?

What weight and height are you now?

Was a first cycle at the time mate and defiantly a lot of water retention, and I am currently floating around 217lbs, 5ft 10, by no means impressive like, but progress made during first cycle for sure