Progress, and a change of mind set!

jonathanthewlis

So I’ll keep it short, September 2017 I took a picture of myself and was horrified with what I saw, so decided to lose the fat and try and get a more defined and strong physical appearance. So from September to Jan through a change in life style and exercise I lost 2 stone, and if anything probably lost too much weight. I am now in the building process, but struggling with adapting to working so hard to lose fat and now having to eat more and put weight on.
Has anyone done a bulk / cut process at the same time? So Building strength but keeping fat down?, there is so much contradiction around cardio losing gains etc. I have attached pictures in order of progress, any help would be appreciated

middlehaitch

You may want to have a read through this thread on recomposition -
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

And if you are not already following a lifting programme, this thread has a good selection of proven programmes for all levels-
http://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10332083/which-lifting-program-is-the-best-for-you/p1

For cardio, I like keeping it simple, and doing it on the days I'm not lifting.

Calories, eat at maintenance, .8-1g protein, and .35-6g fat per lbs of lean bodyweight.

Cheers, h.