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I've spent 8 of the past 10 years at 135 lbs at 5 foot 5. Pretty lean, though not ripped. Success on my terms which is fine. I didn't do anything trendy to my knowledge except for a year I did keto. ...

I may try this again, I just have to dial Myfitnesspal back to a good split at 1350 calories (I have to be this low) and try and find a meal arrangement I can live with and have some variance. What I...

This is not helpful, and it can't possibly be empathetical.

This isn't my first rodeo with losing weight and I've succeeded several times in the past.

My usual techniques stopped working,...

So...this year I hired a personal trainer online. I needed to cut 12 to 14 lbs.

Limited success at first, maybe 5 lbs lost, but I was eating a super non inflammatory diet in calorie deficit, of...

Amateur hour here but I bet you're at 22 percent or so.

Not sure why you think you can't safely cut,
Just calm and keep on... :)

Not the best expert here by far in fact I'm an amateur but if I judge against body fat percent pics on the net from low to higher I'd say you look around 35 percent.

It's gotten real quiet all of a sudden

No need to drop a 'no homo' disclaimer. We don't judge or care about sexual orientation here. As long as people keep their drawers on, this is a safe space.

For fun, what are the bf%s from my true before pic several years ago, and current?

Before:
5 foot 5, 172 lbs

Current:
5 foot 5, 131 lbs

Has to be calorie creep. With your macros you are likely way in a deficit without it and would be losing. Been there myself. In 2020 I did it by giving myself extra calories for working out. My...

I'd say cut if it'll be summer during your cut, bulk if winter/cold. Reason why- you could go either way and be fine. You're not ripped but definitely you're fit; you know you're gonna gain once you...

Congrats on the cut. Not sure what your goals are, but if I were you I'd transition immediately to a gain phase. Maybe 10-15 pounds proportional. At the moment you have nearly no chest mass to speak...

Thanks, that means a lot. Some think I've cut rather quickly, but April actually has had very little progress, and by my own doing admittedly. I went to Florida and pretty much ate what I wanted for...

I understand what you are getting to. No I'm definitely not losing strength. On the whole I've recovered my pre injury strength, and I'm maintaining it. Simply maintaining it. I'm not an advanced...

Understand. I just am not ready to flip my mindset to a gain mindset just yet.

And even that I know isn't about massive calorie jumps, but I probably from where I'm at would have to add 700+...

Fair option, but 111 lbs is the low threshold of normal for my height range according to BMI.
I'm not even sniffing underweight right now.

I plan to stop my cut at 125, 15-17 percent, prior to...

No offense taken, and I'm sure you had a tough journey too, and I don't mean to come off defensive, but I *really* don't agree with your black and white assessment of me merely being a smaller...

Here is the before (mid December) and current (end April) comparison.
I was in size 30, now size 28.
I transferred the weight to the phone.

I think there's some confusion on both sides, and its okay. I mean, for my part, I lost 20 pounds at 153 original weight. That would be 15 pounds of fat, 5 pounds of muscle lost for a 10 percent cut....

I'm just going to drop it now and carry on. I mean no one any harm- I just got badly triggered. It's not the higher than we think principle, it's that last time I checked in I think I was assessed...