Thread: Post-contest bloat

lol.....drink a ton of water. man, that is such a bad feeling.

ahh, i was wondering the same thing. the top part of my stomach sticks way out when im done eating. i have to lay down everytime. it kills!
im going back and forth on wether or not to do another contest in 10 days, cause i look, and feel, like shit

as long as you keep eatting crap and not drinking enough water.

My diet isn't as primo as it was pre-contest, but it isn't bad. But fuck, I feel bloated and look fat.

Dakota... DO THE SHOW!

Dakota looks amazing and looks like he has no fat whatsoever

When you get back to clean eating (not diet) and drink lots of water the bloat will subside. It takes the body a little while to adjust to normal eating. As long as your not eating crap it should go away.

I can't wait for the bloat. I love the bloat. I rub warm oil on my bloated belly like a little buddah every night.

I hate the bloat. I still have a bit because I've been eating about 6,000 calories a day since my competition has ended, and not all clean, either. I'm getting back into the gym on Monday--only did two light workouts this week, giving myself a bit of a break, dietary and physically. Cleaning out the mind and body, a fresh bulking phase begins Monday.

It must be miserable.

Awwww... bad memories!
After my last contest I went on an all out binge of eating crap for a week and not drinking enough water, my fricking ankles and knees were soooooo swollen, I gained 29lbs in two weeks and at least 10lbs of that was fluid retention, husband said I looked like a 'floater' I was so swollen, it was nasty and damn painful, took me a good two and a half weeks for it to subside and I dropped 12lbs of the excess gain by three weeks post contest.

My kidneys hurt like hell.... is this normal?

it is probably your lower back hurting from all the pressure that your bloated belly is creating.

I hope so. When I press on my back at either side it hurts like a biiittccchhh... even walking hurts a bit.

yea, you probably ahve a good amount of weight being held to the front of you which is puttinf pressure on your lower back (think a pregnant woman). I had the same problem when I was that bloated, I couldn't even sit up straight. Just keep pounding that water man! You may want to throw in extra cardio for a week to sweat it out and possibly hit up some water pills or diuretics.

I'm back into swimming... this could cause a problem at practice... whoo... How much water would you suggest daily?

when i am super bloated like that I usually try and get 2.5-3 gallons a day.

only for a couple of days though. then back down to 2gallons.

I'd do anything to get rid of this... my goodness... one item of food and I feel fatter than a cow, forget going out to eat; that'll kill me

Which competition did you just compete in? How long ago was it?

I had one last weekend and one the weekend before that (April 30 and May 7)

Wow, two contests in two weekends? Was that hard on you?

Incredibly hard. But worth it.

Well, congrats...how long is your offseason going to be? What is your training/ diet going to be like?

Jaime.....we need to stick to the subject of the thread here.......

hey pump- you should just start dieting for another contest!!!! jk! im downing my 3 gallons/day now and the pregnant look is gone, except at night after that last chug-.5gallon. but throughout the day its back to being flat. cant wait to carb up!!

Originally Posted by dakota

hey pump- you should just start dieting for another contest!!!! jk! im downing my 3 gallons/day now and the pregnant look is gone, except at night after that last chug-.5gallon. but throughout the day its back to being flat. cant wait to carb up!!

You decide on doing that other show?

yeah, this sat. i was much more enthused about the last one tho. just no energy...