Please, help the petite! (pics included!)

SilkSpectre89
SilkSpectre89 Posts: 3 Member
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Hello, my dears! I'm Alex!

I would really wholeheartedly appreciate if some of you fitness sharks could help me out with making a decision. I'm not by any means an expert, and I've been just rollin' with my humble fitness journey, in and out, for about five years now; I've been doing lots of different things; from body-weight exercises to weight lifting, but all of that was never at a gym. In fact, gyms tend to make me feel uncomfortable, so I workout at home. Currently I've been doing 80 Day Obsession, and I love it. The pictures you see are my current ones; literally taken two days ago!

I currently weight 112 lbs at 5"4'. I lost about four pounds doing 80DO, but I was dieting on a 1500, which brought pretty fast results. 500 kcal deficit was happening for about a month. Then, I stopped seeing results in fat loss. Please, bear in mind I didn't mean to lost weight, but lose fat around my stomach that bothers the heck out of me. Therefore, now--about a week ago--I bumped calories up to 1750 because I figured my body needed more fuel. Soooo... I am flabbergasted now, and I have no idea what to do. I'm not sure what deficit would be best for me for shred--not for weight loss, and also what kind of activity would be best for me. I do have a bench, a barbell bar, and dumbbells.

Any ideas??? I would be so grateful! Thank you!

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,751 Member
    Have you looked in to recomp? If you want to change your physique without losing weight, it would enable you to lose the fat but gain muscle and get a leaner, more defined look.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    I second recomp.
  • SilkSpectre89
    SilkSpectre89 Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks, guys! I think that's a pretty good idea. I looked into it, but here's where I got confused. Some people say you should cycle calories to recomp, some say that you should be eating in maintenance range, and some even say you should be in a pretty aggressive deficit while incorporating heavy compound lifting. :neutral: What should I do? I've always been pretty tiny, and building muscle has always been a real struggle for me.
  • TavistockToad
    TavistockToad Posts: 35,719 Member
    SilkSpectre89 wrote: »
    Thanks, guys! I think that's a pretty good idea. I looked into it, but here's where I got confused. Some people say you should cycle calories to recomp, some say that you should be eating in maintenance range, and some even say you should be in a pretty aggressive deficit while incorporating heavy compound lifting. :neutral: What should I do? I've always been pretty tiny, and building muscle has always been a real struggle for me.

    Recomp is eating at maintenance.

    Calorie cycle if it helps, as long as you hit your weekly goal
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,486 Member
    Here is the recomp thread.

    Eat, food you like at times you like, at maintenance, get enough protein, and lift what is heavy for you, progressively.

    https://community.myfitnesspal.com/en/discussion/10177803/recomposition-maintaining-weight-while-losing-fat/p1

    Cheers, h.
  • runforthefunofitUK
    runforthefunofitUK Posts: 40 Member
    You have a great figure, congratulations on what you have achieved so far!

    It sounds like what you are after is body recomposition, which means you are aiming to stay ~ the same weight, but lose fat and gain muscle.

    You will need to find out your TDEE and eat enough calories to meet that, and also do weightlifting/bodybuilding. Do not worry about getting 'bulky', instead your stomach will appear flatter because the fat will be replaced with muscle, your legs and arms will appear more toned, and your bum will be more bootylicous! You have quite a low body fat already, so your muscles will look very defined quite quickly!

    You have a great body and look incredible, so do not worry about looking like Arnold, you will look more like a fitness model!

    If this is what you decide to do, best of luck! :)
  • SilkSpectre89
    SilkSpectre89 Posts: 3 Member
    Thank you so much, guys! I appreciate your comments. :) I'm going to look into TDEE and see how all of that goes. You guys are great! So sorry for the late response, by the way. I'm very grateful!

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