Which direction should i take?

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**First pic***Which direction should i take?

ok im 23
few facts about me
I have never had a six pack - my entire life I have always had a gut. What I dont understand is that i am so skinny, I have girl wrists, bird legs and somewhat of a gut.
I may not look it, but i weigh about 150 and im about 5 foot 9


If i bulk up, will the gut only get bigger? if i diet and do cardio to lose the gut will i ever get muscles?

The thing is my gut, is it off sets my spine giving me a hunched over look or s shaped spine, its not bad, but i can feel it in my back somtimes...

What should i do?


Diet
Breakfast - Grape nut cereal with blueberries and 1% fat milk

Few hours later - a bag of almonds, an apple, maybe granola bar

about lunch time - I often make my own soup - cabbage, tomatoe, carrots, chicken, onion, celery, V8 juice (low sodium kind) with other veggies or ill make a tuna sandwhich

after lunch snack - oranges or grapefruits or sweet corn

Dinner- whole wheat pasta with chicken and veggies, lots of chicken based dinners with veggies, or kidney beans or garbanzo beans.

after dinner snack- more fresh veggies from veggie tray

no sodas, icecream or filler snack foods.
This diet has been in use for about a month


What should i do? with my body - try to get a lean 6 pack to match the rest of my body or increase my diet 10 fold to bulk up?
And for the life of me I cant tone up.... I have always worked out, do cardio but never really find results personally im happy with just being healthy...
 
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I think you're just lacking a bit of muscle, just try hitting the weights hard (search for workout examples and advice on here) and maybe mix in a bit of HIIT to replace your current cardio routine.

I don't think you have too much fat really, you just don't have enough muscle to go with it
 
You say you work out and do cardio, but can you give some specifics? How often, how long, do you do weights and if so what's your routine... Those details will get you a lot better advice.

Your diet looks pretty healthy. See if you can count calories for a few days to see how many you're eating, and compare that to how many you should be eating. Find an online calorie counter to get some basic numbers on both these things. Weighing food and counting calories can be a hassle, but it's worth it in the long run to have that information. Also, be sure to have some protein with each meal, particularly if you start weight training.
 
I would combine weights, cardio and kickboxing if you can swing it. On your weight training go for strict form keeping an arch in your back on many excersises. My back use to swoop but now I stand like a gymnist!!! Good form, breathe deep, head up, arch in back, shoulders back etc... Keep your head up. arch in back and shoulder back when doing everything; cardio, weights, walking, standing.
 
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