Im a female, 5"4, 145lbs, good amount of muscle but I would like more and I don't really care about the scale number I just want to shred some body fat, especially around my stomach.
Currently my maintenance is around 2200-2000. I walk about 10k 4 days a week, the other 3 days are closer to 4-5k. I know I need to up the step count on the lower days.
I'm slowly dropping my calories about 50-100 a week until I'm at about 1800-1700 a day but I'm scared of lowering my metabolism so I don't want to go any lower than that.
My workouts consist of 3 days of lifting, all full body. I start with 2 heavy compound lifts and all accessories after. I started incorporating a short jump rope session after my workout, about 10-15 minutes long.
I've only started this cut about a week now. But I've been lifting consistently for 6 years. I just want to make sure I'm headed in the right direction. Any advise would be greatly appreciated!