Confused! Please Help!

[tennis1990]

So my TDEE is 1350 calories, I'm 5'3 and 103 lbs. I'm skinny fat and trying to burn extra fat to show lean muscle, is it safe for me to have a 500 calorie deficit? Can I create a calorie deficit by just working out or do I need to consume 500 less calories?

[screwnuts]

You're already underweight. No matter how much you cut, you'll just look more and more emaciated. You don't really have any muscle to show.

My suggestion: get on a good beginner's weightlifting program and eat at a slight surplus. You don't need to lose fat, you need to build muscle.

[spradish]

You're not seeing muscle because you don't have enough to show. Spend the next year eating in a slight surplus while lifting on a good program and then cut some fat.

[ironwill2008]

So my TDEE is 1350 calories, I'm 5'3 and 103 lbs. I'm skinny fat and trying to burn extra fat to show lean muscle, is it safe for me to have a 500 calorie deficit? Can I create a calorie deficit by just working out or do I need to consume 500 less calories?

You're not a candidate for a cut, opie; it's time to eat at a small calorie surplus, lift weights, and put some muscle on your bones.