2 months of refeed was great

One user finished a two-month high-calorie refeed while staying on reta and TRT, gained mostly lean mass, then dropped to 2100 calories and started an 8 mg reta dose for a three-month contest push toward 5% body fat. Others note the high intake felt like overeating, share their own long breaks from ice cream, or describe the difficulty of returning to 1800 calories after months at 3500. Activity levels like daily steps and workouts are mentioned as keeping the higher calories manageable.

• Maintenance around 2700 allows 3000 calories daily with 12k steps and four weekly workouts without issue
• Two months at or above 3000 calories produced 2% body-weight gain that was mostly lean mass
• Some users have avoided ice cream for four or eight years to stay lean
• Returning to 1800 calories after 3500 makes meal planning feel restrictive again
• A three-month contest prep is planned with 210g protein at 2100 calories

One reply calls the refeed gluttony while the original poster defends it as close to maintenance given activity level.

Nothing here is advice.