[daftvader]

Hey guys, Ive been reading these forums for a few years now, but decided to take it seriously lately. Story cut short, when I left college I put on mebe 10kgs of fat (22 pounds) in a 6-8 month period, and was close on hitting that obese stage. So I started dieting (the BB'er way :P) for a better life, seeing as I had the know-how.

My diet was going well for the first month or so, and then I started getting really bloated, to the point of having to skip gym days. I was just wondering if you guys had any remedies for such instances, cos I cant take skipping cardio/weight days just cos Im feeling really rubbish all the time. You guys wouldnt happen to have any remedies for such an occurence? The signs are: feeling like a baloon, and a really swolen stomach.

I eat lotsa green beans (my stable veg), some fruit and fruit juice (in the morning) and alot of chicken and lean red meat. I dont eat alot of carbs (close to nonexistant, tho I have a high carb and hi fat day every 3-4 days), and very little fat too.

I tried increasing carbs for two additional days, and eating less protein, but neither had much of an affect on the problem. I take my multivitamins and all that too...

Any help would be greatly appreciated :)

[Thomas_Rivera]

You should post a detailed version of your diet. Bloating is probably from what your eating. And what are you using in terms of supplements? And how is your salt intake?

[daftvader]

Okie dokie. Well my diet is as follows:

Meal 1: 6 Egg whites (with some herbal salt on top) with orange juice and an apple
Meal 2: 2 Chicken breasts and green beans
Meal 3: 2 Chicken breasts and green beans
Meal 4 (pre workout): Protein shake
Meal 5 (post workout): Chicken and green beans or another Protein shake
Meal 6: Lean meat of some sort, and brocolli/colliflower/carrots/whatever else we have at home.
Meal 7 (optional): Mebe a smaller version of one of my previous meals, or some fat free milk or somming for at least an hour before bed.

I take a multivitamin for sports, and some other multivitamin called Supradyn Recharge. Both have the basic necessities. I also drink at least 3-4 litres of water a day.

On a high carb, high fat day, Ill just replace the first 1 or two meals with a combination of peanut butter, almonds, oats, raisins, and honey. Mebe a cheat meal such as spare ribs or somming fit in somewhere if Ive lost alot in the last week.

Ive been on this diet for about 2 1/2 months now, but it only really started playing up in the last 1-1.5 months.

THanks for the help :)