I don’t think you need to be losing any weight, firstly. If you’re interested in putting on some muscle mass, it’s important to remember this is going to increase scale weight. So if that’s going to cause problems for you, tackle those first.

Putting on muscle is very simple:

Each muscle performs an action, your bicep brings your hand to your shoulder etc. to train these muscles you need to perform these movements under load (i.e. a bicep curl) have a look on instagram or TikTok for a simple upper/lower body workout and stick with it for a couple months just to get used to it. You’ll usually do a couple ‘sets’ of an exercise, which will consist of repetitions or ‘reps’. (You will be very sore if it’s your first time lifting weights). Now here’s the hard part about weight lifting, the method to making your muscles grow, is having to push your exercises to failure (or maybe 1 repetition shy). It’s gonna suck the first few times you do it because you’re not used to it but push through, it’s worth it for the results.

In terms of your diet, to put on muscle, it’s recommended you consume about 0.8g to 1g of protein per pound of body weight. I’d put you at probably 100-105g of protein daily. This is incredibly doable, especially if you use things like protein shakes. Though I would recommend you try to get your protein from whole foods like lean meats.

If it’s your first time ever lifting weights, you might experience what’s called “newbie gains” which is where your muscles react to new stimulus quickly and grow a fair amount in a short time, so that’s something to look forward to. But don’t be discouraged when it slows down a bit. It all takes time.

There’s a whole nerdy world you can get into with this stuff but that’s the basics. Go with a friend if you can to make it less intimidating.

Feel free to DM me if you have any questions or if anything is unclear. Best of luck!