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Originally Posted by Mirth
Don't feel bad, I'm in a similar boat as you. I'm 24, 5'5, and 114 pounds. Except a got a little bit of a gut, even though I weigh so little.
I just don't know what to do... 2 weeks ago I started running every other day, I'm at 3 miles now when I run. Except, all this "eat more" stuff is really weird because I have a little gut that I want to lose, but I don't want to lose anymore weight because I'm 114, but I don't want to eat anymore cause I feel my gut will get bigger; it like, all doesn't make sense...
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At 5'5" and 114 it is unlikely the gut is a lot of fat - bloating, a lot of startch, beer, can all cause this.
I would not worry about trying to stay very lean while gaining weight - it is extremely difficult to do. I would gain the muscle mass you want over the next year, and then trim off any excess fat you put on.
In other words, lots of heavy weight training (compound exercises), lots of eating high quality protein, easy on the cardio - then see where you are a year from now, because it does take that long to grow.