Sudden bloating (water retention?)

[Jariel]

My abs are generally in decent shape, yet some days I wake up and my belly is bloated and flabby. It's always right at the bottom of my belly and love handles.

I am guessing it's subcutaneous water retention because it comes and goes almost overnight sometimes.

I'd like to know what causes it and how I can stop it from happening? Do excess carbs cause a gain in water weight? Generally, can anyone enlighten me.

Thanks.

 

[md3sign]

If your belly is flabby it's probably fat, unless you go from donut cop at night to ripped mr.6 pack in the morning, in which case I don't even know what your concern is.

Creatine also causes water retention, so does drinking lots of milk.

 

[shaunuk]

If your belly is flabby it's probably fat, unless you go from donut cop at night to ripped mr.6 pack in the morning, in which case I don't even know what your concern is.

Hmm, well at night, I look slightly bloated, and my abs are far less visible, whereas in the morning, I look much more ripped. I don't drink milk by the way, tho I drink quite a lot of water. I guess this is a common thing, looking more bloated and less cut at night?

cheers,
-shaun

 

[Warboss Alex]

what did you eat yesterday? (prebed meal especially)

 

[Adone]

Happens to me since I was a kid. When I was 8-yrs-old, I used to be almost 25 lbs underweight and you could see my bones, yet I had a huge belly who was as hard as hell.

Last year I was 8% bodyfat and I used to have visible veins in my arms and a 8-pack, but sometimes my belly would show up and cover my belly.

Now I care less about it because I know there's not much I can do about it.

Probably, in order to get rid of that, you should go as low as 7% bodyfat, but I don't know if that's worth enough, unless you're already pretty muscular.

 

[Jariel]

Hmmm, I woke up today and was back in decent shape again?!

Anyway, thanks for the feedback.

what did you eat yesterday? (prebed meal especially)

I don't remember exactly, but I did have (oven) chips in one meal, then had chicken with potatoes in my pre-bed meal. Maybe a little too many carbs or starchy foods, and I did boil the potatoes with a bit of salt so maybe too much salt.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

If it changes every day or every other day it's slim that it's fat. I'd focus on looking into your digestive system.

 

[Zaraza]

Ive noticed that with myself, but its ussually cuz i need to take a crap, once i do, my abs look more formed. haha.

yea.

so take a crap :-D