Originally Posted by China_In_Japan
If you are looking to be thinner, just be careful, do more cardio and less weights so you don't 'bulk up'
At least that is what I've heard ^.^;
It's actually a myth and actually the worst things you can do. People don't "bulk up" from weights, it's from the surplus amounts of calories people eat in order to achieve that, resulting in a higher ratio of fat/muscle gain. If weights are done while keeping the diet the same, the only change is a recomposition of the body (lower body fat while being at the same weight... that "toned" look). Also (assuming that you're a female), females can't "bulk up" like males do unless they're loaded with testosterone, so it's difficult to do anyways.
At this point you're on the right track! At this point you might want to consider your diet when you begin to get closer to your goals. Fat loss gets harder when you have less of it because the body begins to notice as it realizes it's approaching below its "set point". I would not cut your calories, but priorizing protein more begins to help.