I've noticed my stomach becoming more watery lately and i find it hard to tell if i've put on fat around it. Is it normal that my stomach become flabbier?
Stop it!
You are going to have to have some trust and not look at yourself and criticize!
You are doing what you need to do to change your body.
You may gain some muscle weight initially and then you will start to slowly see changes.
First, you have to give yourself a few weeks on a new program, following it, to see the results.
Second, you need a
real way to track changes!
So here is what some your options are for that, you can do one or any of them:
- Use calipers to track changes in lean body mass.
- Take circumference measurements of the body.
- Take full body photos every 2-3 weeks.
- Pay attention to how your cloths fit.
I recommend the first three! But if you can only do 2&3 then those are great.
At first there will be many changes that are confusing! You might gain muscle and lose fat but hold more water...
Just keep going. Just do better this week than next week.
Keep your eye on the prize!
Dan i have a hibit of waking up later on day offs like instead of waking up at 7 i wake up at 9 or even 10 hence my meals go later into the day like my 5th meal is at 9 pm and my last at 1130/12pm . Is this by any means a problem?
Primarily, you want to try to have the same sleep pattern on an ongoing basis.
However, to answer the question!
Just eat every 3 hours you are awake!!
also how come most people who post about diets say tat high protein diet is better for fat loss?
Really, and what is their expertise?
Are these the same "most people" who said low fat diets work, then said low carb diets work, then said lots of carido works...?
What conditions do they say high protein works under? For how long? What do you need to do before going on a high protein diet for it to work? Why and when should you do it? Why and when should you NOT do it? Who should never do this? What does high protein mean in terms of real macronutrient values?
I hope you see what I am trying to point out here. Most people are confused. They read or hear something worked or maybe some even try something themselves and then they tell others "This is what works." The problem is you don't even know what happened!
A short high protein cycle can be a part of a successful fat loss program for many people, BUT NOT FOR EVERYONE.
If it follows a period of muscle gains and hormonal balancing, and is done propery and for the right duration, it can have a
slight beneficial effect.
Do you have to do this to lose fat? Absolutely not. It is a trick!
For a short period you can trick the body to
perhaps use more fat for energy.
But you also lose lots of water. You also slowly make the body resistant to fat burning. You also make the body resist building muscle. Which means it can get into a muscle burning state...burning muscle can cripple the metabolism.
So it helps if you know what you are doing, a little.
Once you know how to gain muscle...once you already know how to lose 1/2 to 2 pounds of fat a week...once you know how your body responds to training and diet changes...
Once you have some basic experience under your belt..you will be able to better understand these tricks!
And then you will have total control.