A little confused...

[jfried]

I've been cutting for about a month now. I'm 5' 6.5" and I started at 157 lbs. I'm now 147.5, so almost a 10 lb loss. I think I'm an endomorph since I've always had a decent amount of fat on me (and still look pretty soft). Here's where I'm a little confused. I started cutting with a 1700 cal diet and lost 4 lbs the first week, so I've upped the calories to 1800 since then. I've been lifting 4 days a week and running usually 3 days a week (some 20 min cardio, others HIIT for 10 min). Also, I don't take any fat burners. This past week I was really lazy and didn't run at all, but I still lost 2 lbs. So, what's the deal? I thought endomorphs have a real hard time losing weight? If I still lose the 2lbs a week, is it better not to do the cardio and let the diet and lifting help with the weight loss to help minimize my muscle loss?

[oddball182]

anyone can lose weight, all you'd need to do would be to starve yourself.

now losing bodyfat, that's where being an endomorph, ectomorph, etc. can come in.

[jfried]

Ok, so I meant "losing fat" not "losing weight." I haven't lost much muscle at all from the looks of it. My bodyfat was at least 17% when I started. It's 12% now.

[oddball182]

well if that is the honest case, then keep doing w/e u are doing.,

[papayamon]

at your current weight i wouldn't try to lose any more pounds. just hit it working out and running, and your body fat will go down further as you build muscle.

do squats and deadlifts, a bunch of them will make your muscle come on a lot better than you'd have thought possible. you'll be surprised with your progress.