Is this normal?

[go4gold]

I have been on a cutting diet for the past week and i am not used to eating so much food, but when i look down, my stomach looks twice as big. Is this normal and am i still probable cutting fat. It just looks bigger then what i started with. I am hitting the cardio hard as well as weights and abs. Also, do you guys think the working abs 4 days a week is too much or should i be fine.

[AandF6969]

Post up your diet as well as stats and it will help us see if there is something wrong with your diet..

[go4gold]

Stats 26 yrs old, 5’6” and 150lbs and just to be on safe side, 10% bf
-Cardio 45 min, 1hr before meal #1
Meal #1 9:00 AM
4 egg whites, 4 whole eggs
48g protein, 18g fat, 2g carbs
Meal #2 11:00AM
2 scoop protein shake w/ flax
46g protein, 14g fat, 0g carbs
Meal #3 12:30PM
1 chicken breast (6-8 oz) w/ mayo and broccoli
38g protein, 12g fat, 6g carbs
Meal #4 4:00PM
1 can of tuna w/ mayo and celery
37.5g protein, 6.5g fat, 6g carbs
-Workout
Meal #5 Right after workout
2 scoop PWO shake w/ dextrose
46g protein, 0g fat, 80g carbs
Meal # 6
Protein meal (about 6-8 oz of steak, beef, or chicken) and ½ cup rice, 1 Glucorell capsul before meal
37g protein, 4g fat, 22g carbs
Meal #7
1 scoop protein shake w/ flax
Will try and substitute with actual food if have time.
23g protein, 14g fat, 0g carbs
Total = 275.5g protein, 60g fat, 130g carbs
Trying to stay roughly around this diet for 8 to 12 weeks.

[AandF6969]

Not a bad diet at all... looks pretty spot on. I don't know what would be causing stomach bloating. Are you taking in a PWO shake on non-training days?

[go4gold]

nope, just on days i work out. Im still waiting to have that big bowel movement( sorry for the mental), could i be backed up. i don't know, but feel ok, but this is a lot of food for me and i am not normally a big eater, could my body just be adjusting.

[AandF6969]

Did you bulk before you cut? If not, wait till you have to eat 1 1/2 times that or so when you want to put on mass... thats a lot of food

[go4gold]

naw, never bulked before this diet, 4 years ago when i did a cycle. gain 32 lbs in 9 weeks, but i think the juice increased my appetite. but this all seems normal right. You think my stomach should subside i hope. it is hard keeping up with all this food, feels like i am always eating. will i get use to this.

[AandF6969]

will i get use to this.

I think so... I used to force-feed myself about every 2 1/2 hours (remember, appetite is not necessary for eating) and now if I don't get food for 3 hours I am STARVING!!!! So I think I trained myself that way.

[niXon)(]

yeah bro, you'll get used to it. It comes second nature down the road. You might be backed up I got that way when i started cutting like you, just takes time for your body to get used to your eating habits.

[bigsd67]

hell i get hungry after two hours now...it takes time, but you will get used to it...your metabolism will hopefully raise...if your pooper aint poopin though try a fiber supplement.

[go4gold]

hell i get hungry after two hours now...it takes time, but you will get used to it...your metabolism will hopefully raise...if your pooper aint poopin though try a fiber supplement.

Starting to get through the sick feeling now of eating, Just waiting for that fat to shed off i hope. but still waiting on my pooper, i might have to try that supplemaent, its been like a bit more then 3 days, I better get a book instead of a magazine when that time comes.

[SHRED]

Starting to get through the sick feeling now of eating, Just waiting for that fat to shed off i hope. but still waiting on my pooper, i might have to try that supplemaent, its been like a bit more then 3 days, I better get a book instead of a magazine when that time comes.

3 days!!!...dude get the supp. I would think the reason you look a little bloated would def come from not going to the bathroom. You can also try adding some more fiber rich veggies to your diet.

Buff

[longhornDr]

ALA bloats some people...my stomach looked much better when i dropped it.

[go4gold]

ALA bloats some people...my stomach looked much better when i dropped it.

I was not aware of that.