Looking "soft" after estrogen rebound

[wtfersk8s]

First of all i am a former fatty, went from 290+ down to a carb depleted 195 8%(6'1). So i have a lot of fat cells to fill up...

When i came off my carb cycling diet, i jumped immediately into a 40/40/20 diet and i began to bloat BAD(im talking 15lbs in 5 days). Didnt know what was causing it, after doing some reading i got on some letro eod and dropped fats from my diet for two weeks. I began eating normal with no bloat but i looked "soft".

So i figured when i start dieting again i will go back to normal but now that im 5 weeks into dieting and starting to see veins pop out, i still look soft. I've gained some fat around pecs that ive never had, gained lower back fat, gained lower belly fat.

So my question is, how can i go back to normal/hard? Or am i fucked?

 

[thelion2005]

Get a complete blood test. See my post on this for the panels. Looks like too much of some hormone and not enough of another due to the extreme change you have been through.

SUGAR ... not fat is the enemy.

How is the workout? Sleep/recovery?

 

[wtfersk8s]

I bulked for 6 months and made had great size/strength gains, arms moved up 1" to 17. Workouts going great, sleep has been different ever since the ordeal. I'll wake up to piss/not getting 8hrs...

link to blood test/thread? I've been using NovXT at 2/caps night ever since to help deal with estrogen problems btw...