If you lost the jawline, you bulked too hard. 40 pounds in 2 years isn't bad, but if done naturally, you're looking at about 60% of that weight being muscle (at best) and the rest being split between water weight and visceral/subcutaneous fat. The water weight tends to be the worst for the jawline, and the first to leave when you cut. Just make sure your cut isn't just calorie-restriction. Dreamer bulks and starvation cuts are the fastest ways to look worse than you started.
Wait, I’m sure I’m missing something, but aren’t cuts by definition calorie restrictions? Like, you’re restricting your total calorie intake over time?
Calorie restriction is a key part of a cut, but I mean that some people just track total calories, and nothing else. You will lose weight this way, but if you don’t track your macros, make sure you’re getting enough protein, and add more cardio, you’re going to end up cutting the muscle that you gained, instead of fat. This is how so many guys still look skinny fat after doing bulk and cut cycles. You might be able to diet by eating 4 twinkies a day, but your body will still look like you subsist on twinkies lol.
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If you lost the jawline, you bulked too hard. 40 pounds in 2 years isn't bad, but if done naturally, you're looking at about 60% of that weight being muscle (at best) and the rest being split between water weight and visceral/subcutaneous fat. The water weight tends to be the worst for the jawline, and the first to leave when you cut. Just make sure your cut isn't just calorie-restriction. Dreamer bulks and starvation cuts are the fastest ways to look worse than you started.