I’ve been fat for my whole life, but throughout the past year I’ve finally lost all the weight and gone from obese to a normal weight. I used to be 5’10” 255 pounds and now I’m 165 pounds. I keep losing weight but my face is still super chubby (extremely noticeable and has been pointed out) and I definitely still have some belly and thigh fat left, my arms are skinny though.

I started at a small deficit originally and ended up to where I am right now, where I eat 1200 calories daily. I know one of the options would be to lean bulk but I’m super scared of getting fat again since I was fat for practically my whole life. I haven’t started lifting weights yet but I want to go in with a good plan.

Is it possible to gain some muscle or reduce this skinny fat physique while eating 1200 calories still? I know newbie gains are a thing but I’m not sure. Also am I even skinny fat or just fat, how do I know the difference? I believe I am at 25 percent body fat currently using the navy method and my eyes.