Big Bloated Belly
Yesterday and still this morning, my belly, of its own free will, blew up like a balloon. I have been 100% faithful to the plan: I do a combo Schwarzbein/Atkins KISS. All natural foods and no grains, sugar or man-made carbs. I don't eat nuts, mixes or bars, but I do eat limited quantities of berries and other fruits and I use Splenda. I drink coffee, red wine and vodka in moderation. I drink 2-3 liters of bottled water per day. I swim and lift weights 4-5 days per week without over-exercising. I eat 3 meals per day and I have been at it like this since January. No cheats at all...no bread, no sugar, no nothing. My TOM is not due till the end of the month. I have recently cut back on drinking alcohol, thinking this would help me further reduce, but nothing except the the opposite...the bloat is worse than ever.
I don't weigh myself. I measure and use pant-o-meter. Yesterday I squeezed into a normally well-fitting pair of pants by just a hair. I cannot figure this out except to say perhaps stress is provoking this bloat. Or maybe I need to cut back on portion size since I am so close to goal? I cannot and will not use fitday because it strongly brings back freaky memories and terrible, unbearable feelings of the days I used to literally starve myself and count everything. I am a lifelong yo-yo/starvation dieter so maybe bloating is just par for the course :q: |
Could it be from constipation
If that's the case try a stool softner , or a supository, lot's of water. Exersizer should also help. I noticed since I started LC ing I haven't bloat , I bloat easily too.
Josie |
Twiggy,
The tummy bloating was happening to me too. I realized that I was eating too much cheese. Once I cut back on the cheese (and added a fiber supplement), everything went back to normal again. tg |
Hi there Twiggy,
Are you eating enough? Sometimes if the body feels deprived it will hang onto extra water to try to "plump up" the fat cells. Try eating a few more calories for a while - adding extra fat in the form of butter, oil or mayo is the easiest way to do that. All the best. :rose:Rosebud:rose: |
hi,
I would definitely agree with Rosebud. When i wasn't eating enough my belly was HUGE and would not go down. Make sure you're eating enough and drinking enough water Danyele |
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