Hey everyone advice please

MorgueBabe

I'm 33, and about 140 pounds.
I would really like to lose a few inches but mostly gain lots of muscle, especially in my back and core. (I have scoliosis with an S curve and lumbar curve from front to back).
I'm worried by diet (I've been logging this past week I'm new) that's it's not possible. (currently I have my food set to friends only but I can open it if you guys can tell me)
Please tell me I'm wrong!
Currently I'm just doing some some at home DVDs to bring down by Body Fat.

My biggest obstacle (food wise) is I'm allergic to soy (I can have it in very limited amounts, but no tofu or stuff like that), and tree nuts.

Chelsarrr

If you want to gain muscle, you'll want to eat more calories and a little more protein because you want to be in an anabolic state. If you want to reduce body fat, you need to limit calories to be in a catabolic state. It's up to you which you want to do!

You don't need soy or tree nuts to be healthy or to consume additional protein. Try seitan or a soy-free tempeh instead, and there are a lot of allergen free soy-free protein powders if you prefer. Honestly, with other nuts, beans, and seitan, you should have plenty of protein to gain muscle.

Hope this helps!