r/CuttingWeight

I’m 5’9, 140 pounds and about 15% bf in my opinion not exactly sure. I’m trying to get lean and finish what has been over a year of weight loss. I’ve been going to the gym regularly doing strength training which has tonned my body but I still don’t look as lean as I want. I have abs but they aren’t super defined and when I sit down i still have pudge and no abs, not super vascular either although it’s increasing in my arms.

My current goal is to get to 130 and then lean bulk but I’m struggling to lose this last 10 pounds and really tone my body. Im just not sure if I can get there at this point as it seems even if I lose a couple pounds I get right back to 140 area.

Hi, I’ve been weightlifting for about 1.5 years now, last year I was at about 121 lbs at 5’2.5 (lost a bit too much weight due to a breakup lol) and maintained about 124-126 from May-December 2025, but I gained unintentionally from about Jan-Beginning of April to 135-136 lbs due to some medication I was on that I’m now off of. Currently sitting at 130lbs (so I’ve lost abt 5lbs within the last 3-4 weeks)

Good thing is that I was really on my game with eating a lot of protein, and progressive overload, so I gained muscle, but also quite a bit of fat (based on my gyms SECA scan I’m at around 23.5% BF with 49.8 lbs of Skeletal Muscle mass)

I’m currently trying to cut down to the weight I used to maintain, abt 124-126, while preserving that muscle I gained and hopefully turning this weight gain into a unexpected blessing in hopes of looking more lean and lowering my body fat percentage. I may want to go lower than that to about 115 or 110 (though I think 110 may be a bit too skinny and is something I’d probably work for long term after getting back to my base weight of 124) but I will up calories after I cut for about 4 more weeks.

I go to the gym about 3-4 days a week, I hit arms and abs about twice a week, and I work in one leg day (I also run 3-6 miles about 2-3 times a week so I try not to overwork my legs)

But anyways I’m currently eating about 150g of protein, 35 g of fat, and 49 g of carbs so I’m sitting at around 1100 cals a day. My TDEE is about 1900 so it’s an 800 calorie cut, and at my height I still function pretty well at this (as I have in the past). My SECA scan said my TDEE is 2327 but lowk I don’t believe that because usually if I eat that much daily I gain weight not maintain at my activity level (and 1900 is usually more than enough for me given I’m eating Whole Foods etc)

But just curious on others opinions about it. Whether you think I should up protein or maybe tips on how to maintain muscle. I guess I’m just trying to dot my I’s and cross my T’s. Thanks!

So I’ve been working out consistently for about 3 months now. I attached screenshots of my current Push/Pull/Legs routine.

I started at 73 kg and currently I’m 68 kg.

(Height: 178 cm)

My upper body was already decent when I started, but I carried a lot of fat around my stomach. Right now my main goal is to get shredded and finally have visible abs, since I’ve never had abs before and really want to experience that at least once.

Currently I’m on around a 600–700 calorie deficit, eating about 1900 calories max, with around 130g protein daily.

I train 5x per week (PPL split) and also do around 8k steps every day.

Some of my current workouts/stats:

Pull Day
- Pull-Ups — 4 sets
BW × 6 / 7 / 6 / 5

- Seated Row Machine — 4 sets
32.5kg × 12
32.5kg × 12
35kg × 12
40kg × 10

- Reverse Pec Deck — 4 sets
40kg × 12
40kg × 12
40kg × 10
25kg × 6

- Cable Bicep Curl — 3 sets
25kg × 7
25kg × 7
25kg × 6

- Machine Bicep Curl — 3 sets
20kg × 9
20kg × 8
20kg × 7

- Machine Crunch — 2 sets
15kg × 12
15kg × 8

Leg Day
- Hack Squat — 6 sets
30kg × 12
60kg × 10
60kg × 10
60kg × 12
60kg × 12
70kg × 10

- Leg Extension — 3 sets
35kg × 10
35kg × 12
35kg × 12

- Lying Leg Curl — 2 sets
20kg × 8
20kg × 8

- Cable Lateral Raise — 4 sets
10kg × 12 × 4

- Cable Crunch — 4 sets
65kg × 12
70kg × 12
75kg × 6
75kg × 9

- Machine Crunch — 2 sets
15kg × 8
15kg × 10

Push Day
- Incline Chest Press Machine — 3 sets
65kg × 7
65kg × 7
65kg × 6

- Smith Machine Bench Press — 3 sets
50kg × 8
50kg × 6
50kg × 6

- Smith Machine Shoulder Press — 3 sets
20kg × 12
20kg × 10
30kg × 7

- Pec Deck Flies — 4 sets
55kg × 8
55kg × 7
55kg × 6
25kg × 6

- Cable Lateral Raise — 4 sets
10kg × 12 × 4

- Tricep Pushdown — 3 sets
40kg × 11
40kg × 10
40kg × 8

- Tricep Kickback (Cable) — 3 sets
~5kg × 12

You guys can check the stats and let me know if I should change or improve anything in my routine.

If my goal is to have visible abs by the end of August, what should I focus on the most?

More cardio? More ab training? Lower calories? Or just stay consistent with what I’m already doing?

For some reason I’m unable to attach any pictures here.
(You can click my profile — I attached some physique pics in older posts.)

I’m 80kg and I need to be under 79kg before this Saturday at 8am (I’m in Australia, it’s 4am Thursday)

Also I need to get to 75kg before June 5th for a fight