Hello!

I am a male, 5'7", currently 192 lbs. I started the 5x5 stronglifts workout program back in September of 2018. I was 180 lbs then and weak. I'm a little stronger now, and I have had amazing back gains, but I'm feeling like I'm getting thicker and thicker by the day.

When I first started losing weight back in 2011, I started off at 221 lbs. I did a ton of cardio and managed to get down to around 165 lbs. I realized, though, that the lack of weight lifting and intense cardio and calorie reductions made me immensely weak. I had almost no muscle definition. I think I cut down too much and lost a ton of muscle over time :( I was skinny fat.

I'm making up for that now with the muscle lifting program I'm in, but my weight is creeping closer and closer to 200. My measurements are getting bigger...

People have been saying I look great, but the numbers are quite a let down. My clothes are getting tighter around the arms, and my gut is as stubborn as ever. I want so badly to get abs, but at this rate, I don't think I'll get to that point.

My goal date to get my ideal body is June 28, 2019. I will be in California and I NEED to be able to be shirtless. I am sick and tired of going to the beach and being the only guy wearing a shirt. This gut has to go!

I am pretty sure the culprit is my diet, but according to some calorie numbers, I'm supposed to be eating about 2500 calories a day, and I eat about 2000 calories a day, but I'm still gaining weight!

Is it possible to gain 10 lbs of muscle in a 3.5 month span? Or am I just getting fat and I don't even know it? What should my diet be to get to my goal ASAP? Any reliable guides online? I'm so scared that if I don't do something different now, I'm going to leave onederland. I don't want to leave after working so hard to get here.

Thanks guys ><