The Belly Fat Struggles - Gym Junkie

initialdei
initialdei Posts: 4 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I've been on a calorie deficit for over 4 months and lost around 10kgs (25lbs) and reached my weight goal (short term) at 77kgs.
Still have a decent amount of body/belly fat.
My question is; should I still continue to lose weight? My worries is that I will lose some muscle mass even though my protein intake is over 200gram.

Many thanks.

Started Weight April 14: 86Kg
Body Weight 7 August 14: 77Kg
Height: 174cm
Age: 21

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  • beautifulwarrior18
    beautifulwarrior18 Posts: 914 Member
    If you don't strength train you're going to lose muscle if you cut. You could bulk, then cut again, but again if you don't strength train there is no point in bulking because it will all turn to fat.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 48,988 Member
    If you have body fat and are training hard along with enough protein, muscle loss will be minimized.

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  • terbusha
    terbusha Posts: 1,483 Member
    If you want to be leaner, then losing more weight is ok (as long as you do not go underweight). What is your current body fat %? The best way to preserve muscle mass when cutting is to eat a higher amount of protein (looks like you're already doing that) and continue to do hard weight lifting.

    Allan

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