For whoever needs to hear this:

You don't lose bodyfat, and then start lifting weights

You lift weights, and then start working on losing bodyfat

The number of people who yo-yo diet and make themselves skinnyfat by doing the former is innumerable

— Alexander "Chadicus Rex" Cortes (@AJA_Cortes) June 22, 2020

This is 100% true. I didn’t start attempting to lose weight until nearly two years into my weightlifting.

All of the other time, I was attempting to gain weight so I could add muscle. This is how you do it.