Originally Posted by cheebahmunkey
well I've actually never eaten there. My diet has remained the same since my surgery.
I would say that your new job would cause you to lose weight. Look at the build up of people that have labour intesive jobs. Roofers, landscapers, etc. They are actually quite lithe in their build. For you to gain muscle mass, you would have to be doing this job for more than a month (that's how long it takes for the neural adaptations to take place that allow muscle gain), and you would have to be taking in more calories than you were previously taking in. You can't make muscle out of nothing, and 1800 calories a day won't put muscle on you. I would say that the weight gain is attributed to drinking more water.