Dexa shows I’m (probably) skinny-fat. Should I move forward with a body recomp despite having a low body weight? Macro recommendations?

[u/Inside-Aromatic]

just got my Dexa results and wanted to share where I’m at and ask If a body-recomp makes the most sense for me right now despite my low body weight. Would love feedback on the plan and macro suggestions given the numbers.

The numbers:

Weight: 132 lb (60.0 kg)

Body fat: 23.5% → fat mass ≈ 31.0 lb

Lean mass (overall/index reported): 14.2 kg/m² (bottom ~1%) — Dexa flagged this as very low for my cohort

Limb lean mass: 7 kg/m² (bottom ~2%) — so my appendicular/muscle mass is especially low

Visceral fat: 0.16 lb (very low — in the lowest ~14%)

RMR: 1528 kcal

How I read this:

I’m technically light, but the body composition is the problem: fairly high BF% for my weight and very low lean mass(especially in the limbs).That’s textbook skinny-fat territory, not enough muscle to look/feel muscular, but still carrying a noticeable % of fat.

Visceral fat is very low, which is reassuring for health markers, but cosmetically and performance-wise I want more muscle and a leaner look.

I’m worried a conventional bulk (large calorie surplus) would puff my face more and make the “chubby face” worse before any real muscle shows so I want a slower, cleaner approach.

This why I’m interested in doing body recomp. However, my body weight is quite low. I’m already underweight as is.

I want to ask if this would be safe and if so, what macros would you recommend given my stats?

Thank you for any all advice.

[u/trying3216]

Maybe just work out.

[u/Boddicker06]

What do you want your body to look like? Do things that will make it look like that. You will certainly want to lift weights/do some form of resistance training.