Do you need muscle to cut?

Hello, I'm new and did research a bit on the stickies, so I'm trying not to be that annoying guy on the forums!

Anyway, I've been lifting for a few months now, so obviously i don't have that much muscle, but have some. I'm 5'6 152 and i have a little gut. Although, you can see my top abs a bit. Honestly, i just want a cut body type, low b/f and healthy/fit looking. Not so much of a body builder look.

My question is, if i go on a cut and lose the b/f, will i still look alright since i obviously haven't developed much muscle? I mean, do you need muscle to look good when going on a cut? From what I've read, body fat determines abs and you cannot spot reduce. I understand this, but i don't really see myself losing much fat anywhere else other than my abdominal.

So, if I'm going for that cut look, should i continue on lifting and cut? I don't rely on cardio, i rely on weight lifting for fat loss. I do 15mins of cardio at 8 speed on the treadmill 2x a week. But, other than that i do a FBW 3x a week. I'm eating slightly under my calorie maintenance, but not a lot.

Thanks for the help!
 
JUst eat protein and lift heavy mate. If you dont eat the calories you will loose fat and you will not loose muscle mass due to lifting heavy :)
 
Alright, sounds good.

I was just afraid of getting a smaller frame of what i have now and nothing defined...Kind of a shrinkage look, lol.
 
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