Background: Ever since school started up, I’ve been focusing on grades. Things are slowing back down again and I want to get back in shape. I used to be 120lbs before college, was extremely skinny, and ran track during high school. I weigh 130lbs now and have an annoying flab of skin/fat about an inch out whenever I sit down places. It’s small, but it was never there before. An important factor that I think has a big effect is how I eat. I used to eat about 4 times a day, and a lot each time. Now I only eat once-twice a day, and small portions (college…). I want to get back to normal.

What’s the best way to lose that weight and get my eating schedule back? The guides that I’ve read focus on people who are already over 140+ and don’t have a slim frame like me. I read that I have to eat less calorie/fat foods and more protein diets, do cardio, and also lift weights.

But I’m confused on some of those details. Does that apply to me, who already doesn’t weigh much, and am told that I’m supposed to INCREASE my calorie intake? And what KIND of cardio am I supposed to do? Jog for 2 miles? Sprint for 100m? A mix of both? And what kinds of weight lifting an I supposed to do? When I was trying to build muscle, I used to do CERTAIN weight excercises… and I don’t think they apply here.

My idea to get in shape is… first lose my stomach fat, get my eating schedule back to normal, and THEN lift weights to try to gain muscle mass. Is this correct?

So.. a recap, to make it easy to understand, as this is an important question to me personally. You guys are the ones giving the advice, not me, so I’ll try to make this easy to understand and want to help out on.

Before:
Ate 4 times a day, large appetite. Full course meals
Jogged about a mile 4 days a week
No weight lifting
Skinny as heck, 120lbs
6-pack slightly visible

After:
Did a LITTLE weight lifting at college entrance, not as skinny (4 months), 130lbs
Only eat 1-2 times a day, small portions. (Pizza, Ramen, Chicfila, pasta, etc)
No running for years, just started jogging 3 miles a week
Small stomach flab when sitting down
6-pack slightly visible when flexing.

Goal:
Get eating habbit back
Increase appetite
Lose stomach flat, get 6-pack showing again, even if I’m only 130lbs
Afterwards, build muscle mass.

Recap Question: What do I need to do in order to reach my goal above? I don’t know what type of cardio to do (jogging or sprinting), and what kind of weight lifting, or even food suggestions, I’m completely lost. Scroll down to the Before/After/Goal if you don’t want to read the boring things.

Thanks!!!

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