burning fat while putting on muscle mass

Calorie deficit. You can't spot reduce, so you just have to be patient as the weight comes off. And you also can't gain muscle if you're in a calorie deficit.

Or, depending on where you are in your journey (since your ticker says 0 pounds to lose), you can do a body recomposition with a progressive lifting program.

alexstcoud wrote: »

So i should have more calories. I weigh 138 and have no fat anywhere but my abdominal area. What is a body recomposition? I'm trying to maintain my weight but have thicker legs and flat stomacg

Eat at maintenance and follow a progressive lifting program (Stronglifts 5x5, Starting Strength, and New Rules of Lifting for Women are excellent beginner programs). It will take some time.

alexstcoud wrote: »

I've been dieting for the past 3 months and still have yet to burn the abdominal fat. Is it best to do more cardio or less cardio. I'm not sure how to go about this. .

Takes longer then 3 months... Patience.

You're not going to be able to maintain your weight and lose abdominal fat. To lose the fat on your belly you will have to lose weight, there's no way around it.

Don't get hung up on an arbitrary number on a scale. What matters is how you see yourself when you look in the mirror not a number on a scale.

A body recomp is good for someone who is at or pretty close to maintenance and is happy with how they look but still wants to lose a little more fat and gain a little muscle. The down side is it is painfully slow and takes a huge amount of dedication and consistency to work. If you still need to lose some belly fat a recomp isn't going to be for you.

Just keep losing weight slowly and make sure you do whatever you can to hang onto the lean muscle tissue you have at the same time.

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alexstcoud wrote: »

Ahh i understand Thankyou so much jeff. That helps alot. It just taking forever. I've always been in this shape. I just have less muscle and more fat.

Just look at it this way... You didn't put on the belly fat overnight so it's unreasonable to think it will be gone overnight. It takes consistency and time.

Also it doesn't matter when you eat your calories as long as you are in a deficit so eating before a workout is a personal choice based on how you feel and if you can get through a workout on an empty stomach. Some people eat before a workout some don't. Personally if I am hungry I eat if not I don't. It all depends on how YOU feel it affects your workouts.