should i cut/bulk/simply eat clean?

[corzzx]

I have been weight training for a couple of months, mixed with some cardio/hiit, and my muscles have gotten a lot harder (not much larger yet though). I eat clean, 6 meals a day, i struggle to count but definately over 120g protein a day. I don't think i eat as much as 100g carbs though, i dont want to because im not sure if im supposed to. My calorie intake is around 1600.
I aim to one day compete in figure contests. (so you know the kind of body i'm aiming for)

I'm 5"1 and 110lb.

Here are pictures of me.




I thought i had everything going well until i see that many people talking about cutting, do i need to cut or should i just keep eating how i eat?
I will post my diet and workouts if needed.

[twinnett]

If you cut now, you'd be jus skinny. you need to build up more of a muscle base. I would up your calories to a little above maitanance....keep training hard!

[lululemon]

If you cut now, you'd be jus skinny. you need to build up more of a muscle base. I would up your calories to a little above maitanance....keep training hard!

Im going to agree with twinnett and say you should build up your muscles before you start to cut.

If you want to build muscle, you will have to eat above maintenance as mentioned, so you should probably start tracking calories just until you get used to how much you should be eating. A great site for this is fitday.com

Good luck

[aby786]

bulk up brah and lift heavy