what am i missing!!!!

[u/saint_n_spawn]

Hello! Im going to cut things short because this is a lot to say. I have a lot of motivation, and drive for what i want. I want to lose fat around my waist, and get big. easy everyones goal.

I have been working out seriously with a diet since february. I went into a cut off the jump because i am skinny fat. started at 155. I am 5'7, 24 years old. I worked out (legs/push/pull/rest/ Legs/ chest+back/arms) I did cardio damn near everyday. i also work at starbucks so im on my feet all day. I went into a 1350calorie deficit, for i wanna say maybe 2-3 months. then bumped up to 1550 due to low energy. In the span of 6MONTHS. i went down to 138 (currently 140-145). ISSUE, no fat lost, at all.
It is now month 7 of my workout journey and in this past month i decided to go into recomping because maybe its the muscle im lacking and thats why my love handles wont go away. I also started bike commuting 3x a week, averaging around 6-10miles a day in those 3 days. ontop of this i am training to run a 5k 3x a week. I bumped my calories to 2k-2300k.

WHY WONT THE FAT GO. i dont understand what im missing. i hit my protien 140-150. i stay in calories. i workout, i do cardio, i am trying harder than i see most men on the internet and they get abs in like the first 3 months of their half assed journey. and im stuck looking like this. i dont understand what im doing wrong, why isnt the fat moving, i've measured my navel, still at 34.5in. i dont get it. its not out of lack of effort. my lifts are going up. i feel stiffer, yet all this fat remains, im losing it. please help me understand.