SoftballNerd

need some ideas on how to get rid of the extra water that I have...

I'm at 205lbs...which I have been for the past 4 weeks now....i see some changes in size and definition but I know im a little bloated....

The only creatine I take is 1.5 scoops of preworkout (ErgoPump NMT)....So Im not sure if its the creatine (been on it pretty much non-stop for almost a whole year) or its something else....

drink more green tea?

I want to try to stay away from actually "buying supplements" (suggestions to get some still appreciated though)....so any helpful hints with the diet?

Lnh

I can almost guarantee it's not the creatine.

2 simple things to help out: avoid excess salt in your diet, and drink at least 1 full glass of tea per day (green, black, hot, iced, whatever).

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TheGilmore

Try lowering overall carb intake or increasing fiber intake.

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FCB02062

I find if I have a day in which I consume more salt than normal I feel like a freaking balloon the next day. Then, when I make a conscious effort to avoid salt the next day plus drink a ton of water, the bloat goes down. I take 10 g creatine a day. The creatine definitely has bloated me a bit, but it's doubly worse if I happen to have a ton of salt....good luck!

The Solution

Sodium will bloat most people, go to a chinese buffet and eat a few things off the buffet line. Hello Sodium Bloat! Watch your stomach expand

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TheGilmore

Yep. On my last cut, I noticed I weighed more one morning than the day before, despite having ate at a deficit. I thought back to what I had eaten, and remembered it was Subway, lol.

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The Solution

Bingo.

The same goes for most who use sea salt on their meals throughout contest prep or follow the advice from their prep coach to get vitamins/minerals when they get into a deficit in calories. Drop the sea salt for 2-3 days and i bet your weight drops a good 1-2 pounds.

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mrfatwrecker

Cut down on the sodium intake, and I hear that supplementing your Vitamin C helps counteract bloat.

Also, does contribute to bloat.