Progress stalled

[T3ckton1k]

I have been lifting for about 9 months so far and my stats are: 18, 174, 73kgs, about 16% bf. Now I am cutting but there has been no improvements in more than 2 months. I eat 100% clean and train 5 times a week.

My diet look like this:
5 boiled eggs with some raw veggie
chicken breast or beef with boiled veggies or salad + banana
workout
exactly as meal 2+shake
cottage cheese 200cals 5 almonds

Training is as usual, the old routine that used to provide results:
chest tri abs
back bi
shoulders traps
rest
arms
legs
rest

And I train for about 1h and I go to failure+drop sets.

I eat half a chicken breast at each meal and it weights about 1,2kg raw (with the bone too - I didn't weight it, it says on the label)

I tried to eat less for a few days and I lowered the amount of meat in half, so for example only a quarter or chicken breast at each meal but I suffered a great decrease in: hunger, mood, recovery and strength (even my 30-40%).

The annoying thing is that my weight stays exactly the same, the mirror says about the same thing and my strength is not going up or down, I'm just stuck like this.

P.S. Natural so far and Idk where I should post this...

[numbere]

I calculated your TDEE to be around 2500-2800 calories. If you want to lose weight then you should be eating 300-500 calories below your TDEE and include cardio in your workouts. When I want to cut I do a minimum of 20-30 minutes of cardio everyday. You might want to think about doing an hour of cardio on the days that you use to take off and scrap your normal leg day for an hour on a stepper machine.

[qscgugcsq]

You dont need any cardio to lose fat...
You need to eat less.

As said above find your tdee count what you eat and be sure to be under maintenance.

Adding cardio might allow you to eat more for the same fat loss.

If you arent gsining or losing weight is because you are eating at maintenance or because you retain water.
Being stuck for 1-2 weeks do not means you are stuck... being stock for over 3 weeks is.

Water shift may takes time to adjust

Eat under your maintenance and sleep.
Being more relaxed might reduce cortisol which makes it harder to lose fat and also cause water retention.

[numbere]

You dont need any cardio to lose fat...
You need to eat less.

As said above find your tdee count what you eat and be sure to be under maintenance.

Adding cardio might allow you to eat more for the same fat loss.

You make it sound as though cardio doesn't help to lose fat. Yes diet is the most import aspect of losing weight but cardio should also be part of that regiment.

[qscgugcsq]

You make it sound as though cardio doesn't help to lose fat. Yes diet is the most import aspect of losing weight but cardio should also be part of that regiment.

Never said cardio dont help, i said you dont need it.
And cardio doesnt make fatloss more efficient for all...
I becomes.too hungry when I do cardio and overeat way more than I spent.
So cutting without cardio is more efficient for me.

But yes cardio can help lots of people. But still is not needed.

From an health perspecrive cardio.should always be present curting or not

[numbere]

I agree with everything you're saying, except that if you're in a caloric deficit then doing cardio will help you lose more fat.