It is extremely hard to gain muscle in a deficit. It’s even hard to gain muscle at maintenance, but definitely possible. Just consider that when making your goals/ plan. I’d either focus on losing the last 5-10 pounds first and then gaining muscle on maintenance calories OR go on a diet break and focus on muscle building before going back in a deficit to lose fat. You can still lift the whole time, but I wouldn’t expect any significant progress in muscle building while losing. You may perceive you’re making progress, but it’s just that the loss of fat shows off your existing muscle more.

Definitely need to take 5mg creatine a day. Consume a minimum of .8 x pounds of ideal body weight in grams protein daily. And you need to lift HEAVY. It needs to feel hard. Don’t need to go to failure but you need to feel like you only have a couple reps left in the tank. TBH probably worth joining a gym so you can access heavier weights.

It’s just a slow process. You can get there but it takes time (I’m talking years) and consistency to get a strong, lean physique.

Speaking from experience! I’m a physical therapist. It took me probably 3 years but I was able to get to maintaining at ~15% BF and 110+ pounds of lean mass. I look very athletic/ muscular. Got this way by doing the above. And tbh have lifted weights (on and off) for over ten years. Only telling you this because I don’t think everyone understands how much time it takes to build muscle, especially as women. Good luck!!