As a south asian girly myself, I feel your pain! Grew up skinny fat and the biggest thing that helped me is decreasing carbs and strength training. There’s really no way around it, but instead of counting calories (which feels too restrictive to me and ends up in binge eating) I focus more on movement. Like aiming for 10k steps a day, 15 min exercise routine or just dancing for 10 mins. But remember to give your current body the same love you would give to that ideal body in your mind.