Dilemma about my goals..

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sunflower

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Hello everybody.
I really need a bit of advice.
I'm 22, 5''5' and 112lbs. Before starting my workout regime 2 months ago, I weighted almost the same, but there are really visible changes on my body. It looks to me that I lost some fat, and got some more defined muscle. As you can see, I'm of a pretty small build, always had a pretty inactive lifestyle and I decided to change that, and I'm doing great so far. Can this be right; that i had no changes in my weight whatsoever but I changed my body composition a bit? You could say I'm rather skinny, but I really have a bit of fat on my hips and tummy which is extremely annoying.
I want to lose that (maybe 4-5lbs of fat) and gain a lot of muscle, especially on my upper body.
So, my dillema is: Weather to focus my self on burning fat, or on bulking up. Reading many articles, I found out that I would have to make up my mind about one goal, and stick to it, since achieving both at the same time is extremely hard. Probably most of you will say that I need to build muscle, since I'm pretty light, but I'm afraid that that way I won't lose the fat I have, and even develop some more!

Since I started workout, I've been doing weight training for 3 days a week, and cardio/aerobic for 3-4 days a week and I've been doing great. I just need to know how to adjust my dieting, since in this case, diet will determine if i will cut or bulk.

My (modest :)) ambition is to have a body like one of those Victoria Secret models. I work very hard, i'm very determined, but i need to know what my program should look like and on what goal should i focus.
Please help out!!
Tnx.
 
Being 5'5 and 112 pounds you really don't have much of a choice. I say this in a positive way though because you are so close to where you need to be, but i just don't see how you could lose or need to lose much more fat by way of caloric deficit.

Personally I would really think about a moderate bulking program of maybe a 300 to 400 caloric increase with a light cardio work and heavy lifting focus. Even if for a few months you do gain an extra few pounds in fat, when you cut it off it will be really easy and you will have such a nice shape and muscle form once done. So basically decide if you have the patience and ability to handle a little and by little I mean little extra fat.
 
sunflower said:
Hello everybody.
I really need a bit of advice.
I'm 22, 5''5' and 112lbs. Before starting my workout regime 2 months ago, I weighted almost the same, but there are really visible changes on my body. It looks to me that I lost some fat, and got some more defined muscle. As you can see, I'm of a pretty small build, always had a pretty inactive lifestyle and I decided to change that, and I'm doing great so far. Can this be right; that i had no changes in my weight whatsoever but I changed my body composition a bit? You could say I'm rather skinny, but I really have a bit of fat on my hips and tummy which is extremely annoying.
I want to lose that (maybe 4-5lbs of fat) and gain a lot of muscle, especially on my upper body.
So, my dillema is: Weather to focus my self on burning fat, or on bulking up. Reading many articles, I found out that I would have to make up my mind about one goal, and stick to it, since achieving both at the same time is extremely hard. Probably most of you will say that I need to build muscle, since I'm pretty light, but I'm afraid that that way I won't lose the fat I have, and even develop some more!

Since I started workout, I've been doing weight training for 3 days a week, and cardio/aerobic for 3-4 days a week and I've been doing great. I just need to know how to adjust my dieting, since in this case, diet will determine if i will cut or bulk.

My (modest :)) ambition is to have a body like one of those Victoria Secret models. I work very hard, i'm very determined, but i need to know what my program should look like and on what goal should i focus.
Please help out!!
Tnx.
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You are already at a very low weight for your height, so I would suggest working on muscle gain first. Worry about fat loss once you have gained the muscle you want.

If you want to gain muscle, you need to eat more calories than you are burning and you will want to cut back on the cardio. I wouldn't do more than 20-30 minutes 2-3 times a week while bulking - for general health and fitness. More will interfere with your ability to gain weight (=muscle).

In the process of gaining muscle, you are bound to gain a little fat, but if you do it right fat gain should be minimal and easily dealt with once you are done bulking.
 
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