How do you lose fat if you don't eat much food to begin with?

[WaveyBazz]

I've been working out and have made some nice gains but i also have a fair amount of fat around my stomach/waist specifically. Im about 78kg 15% body fat
The thing is I have been gaining muscle/fat without eating much at all.. Ill admit i never really planned a good diet I just ate what i wanted and worked out.
Id say per day I only ever get about 2000 calories max, even thats pushing it.
Is my metabolism just really low? If i want to reduce my calories I literally have to eat twice a day.. since my current diet only consists of 3 meals.
I don't want to keep bulking because all the fat is going to my waist!

[ctg7w6]

Just eat less.

Also, log all of your calories, perhaps you're eating more than you think.

[JVRICHARDS]

Just eat less.

Also, log all of your calories, perhaps you're eating more than you think.

This.

I'd bet anything, your 2k calories a day is closer to 3k when it's all added up.

[MacDonald86]

Keep close and strict track of your calorie intake with an app like myfitnesspal. Been using that and have lost about 9 pounds since beginning my cut a little under a month ago. I've learned it really just comes down to the mathematics of it all. Eat at a consistent deficit (and to ensure this you need to keep track of all calories) and the weight will begin to drop, period. Exercise and drink at least a gallon of water daily. At least that is what has been working for me so far.

[olympicgs]

I went to around 1400-1600 calories per day with 3 small meals - though breakfast just two eggs, lunch was just 1 cup of greek yogurt, I was 190, hit 168 after 60 days of that with very little strength loss in the gym.