Hi all,

I've been bulking for a few months and hitting my daily calorie goal with healthy food only has been a struggle. I could have sucked it up and forced myself to eat much more, or made those disgusting shakes, but I preferred to cheat and eat delicious junk food full of sugar and calories instead.

In 4 months I've gained 8kg (16 lbs-ish?). My lifts have improved, I don't look all that different but I haven't taken any progress pics so maybe I just don't notice it. I've also gained basically zero fat or so it seems from my physical appearance.

But how bad is "dirty bulking" exactly? I see people forcing themselves to eat healthy etc, even though what I'm doing works there must be some drawbacks. How bad is it exactly?