When to start cutting?

I would start to cut whenever you feel you have reached your goal, uncomfortable at a certain bodyfat %. Or when you reach a bodyfat around 25% or more (which can be hard to tell but looking at photos you can sort of guestimate).

When you cut you don't necessarily go back to your original weight although some people do. You will hopefully have more muscle and better body composition than when you started.

What do you mean by unhealthy again? Your original weight, while low, was not underweight but if you felt unhealthy there you definitely do not have to go down that low.

Alternatively you can skip the cut altogether and maintain if you are happy where you are or recomp to lose a bit of the fat gained without losing weight.

jesshanley12 wrote: »

Thanks for your help... how would I do recomp?

At your height and weight you’ll probably too lean to effectively recomp, my wife is 5.2ft
And sits between 7.9. - 7.12, she simply doesn’t have the fat to recomp. Depending on your goal I’d consider a slow mass phase,
Then maintain your weight for at least a month before you start cutting, slow steady fat loss on a good resistance program should help to keep most of your muscle gains