water retention
Good Morning Gents...
little background...
46 years old..been working out mostly cardio 20 years.
6' and was 271 lbs many years ago (Michelob bloat)
lost 100+ pounds. pretty lean and cut but trying to put some non-fatty mass on.
eating 16X my body weight in clean calories per day...
started first cycle Test E 4 weeks ago....Nolva PCT on hand. Pinning 2 X 250 a week.
Feeling pretty good and like effects as of so far..
My question is regarding water weight. When I wake in the morning, I feel the water retention. Fingers a bit swollen too, but subsides as day goes on.
Should I be limiting my water intake? I historically take in at least 130 oz/water per day. too much or too little?
Thanks in advance fellas...
as a side note, learned a lot from you guys....been reading here for a year before I ordered ist cycle...keep up the good work!
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juice12345678AI = Aromasin
Pharmaceutical Grade Diuretic = Lasix....Don't Use It
Natural Diuretic = Dandelion Tea....Use It
3g of Vit C ED, another good natural diuretic.
read the same also...cant do much "c"...plays havoc on my kidneys...
Start ai preferably aromasin helps me with bloat alot better and start drinking 2-3 gallons of water a day because your body will have an overload of water and start flushing it. When you drink enough to quench your thirst or too little your body will hold water.
2-3 gallons!!!!! thats like 16-24 pints, wouldn't that much water put quite a strain on the kidneys?
Don't wanna do it for long periods of times but use it as a flush and cut down to 1+ gallons a day.
A natural route to take but I find when I am retaining a ton of water and eat about 5 cups of watermelon by the next day I am much better. Watermelon is comprised of about 92% water but also has many nutriotional benefits as well.
SDM has covered the AI bit, this helps because excess estrogen raises TBG which in turn causes the bloating. Making sure you limit salt intake and going easy on carbs will also help.
Keep water intake high and listen to SDM
does kinda sound like estro related issues.. have you looked at your diet also, does your sodium and water intake fluctuate much on days? if there are lots of fluctuations in those areas the body has a balance system that takes about a week or less to even out.
no native estro signs. all seems normal. salt intake might be an issue. I really dont monitor salt intake. water is a constant. 96 oz min to 130 max per day. have consumed this much for years.
I have both aromasin and clomid (1000 x 10mg)....my thought was to save for potential second cycle. I have dabbled the idea of the aromasin tho. The bloat is not problamatic...just noticeable..
Start running the aromasin NOW, you should know this by the time you're running a cycle.
I like 6.25mg/day, some go for 12.5mg every other day as they find dividing tabs into 4 a pain.
Thus will help with bloat, but more importantly help guard against gyno etc. if you get itchy / sore nipples, increase dose.
Drop me a line if you need to. Read up about AI's, important you understand what you're taking and why.
Anon+1
Do you have an AI? (Adex or aromasin). This is an essential part of your cycle that will also help with bloating.
You need Clomid for PCT as well as Nolva.