Trying to drop body fat without losing muscle mass...stuck!
A little background on me first. Been working out all my life. I'm 49 now and I'm pretty happy with the muscle I've put on but need to lose body fat. I'm very confused because it seems there is conflicting info out there about the best way to lose body fat but keep lean muscle. I'm taking protein powder twice a day (Pro JYM), pre-workout(Pre-Kaged), eating very little carbs (good carbs like brown rice and quinoa, green veggies), eating chicken, etc. (small portions) but I am stuck and can't lose any weight or fat it seems. When I tried to drop weight last year I did so pretty easily although I did lose some muscle mass in the process. I don't know what the problem is. I eat multiple small meals throughout the day so I shouldn't be going into "starvation" mode. You have to eat protein to keep and build muscle but you also get extra calories. I'm doing cardio 5 times a week in addition to weight training 4 days a week. I have put on muscle in my legs so I know the scale won't show a big drop but I can't seem to lose the body fat like I did last year.
Please give me some advice. I'm curious as to what everyone will say. You can read about one thing one place then somewhere else it will say not to do that. It was a lot easier when I was in my 20's and I'll I had to worry about was lifting weights!
Thanks for the help!