Losing fat while building muscle (recomp)

TylerWhiite

Is it possible to burn fat and build muscle? At this point I've lost 120 pounds, and I could care less what the scale reads. I'm not happy with how I look. Any tips? I've downed my calories down to 2k. My diary is open, so please any tips or advice would be so helpful. Thank you all

diannethegeek

Have you seen this thread yet? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

WBB55

Yes, recomps are possible. Follow a progressive lifting program and eat at maintenance (with enough fat and protein). Eventually you may need to do bulk/cut cycles to build bigger muscles, but at first just lifting really heavy things will do wonders for the way your body looks.

TylerWhiite

diannethegeek wrote: »

Have you seen this thread yet? https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat

I have not! Thank you for sharing, I will check it out

capaul42

There's also a two part blog post on recomposition here. Go to MFP's blog and search "recomposition" .