Drastic Changes in Water Weight

Training Beginners
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Hey y’all, just a quick question about water weight. I read the build and burn article on here a couple months back, and figured I’d give it a try for 6 months. It’s essentially just a 6 week bulk followed by a 2 week cut, so that means I’d go through 3 cycles.

Well I just started my second bulk, and I noticed that on my cut I dropped like 7 pounds in my first week (I’m assuming the majority of this was water weight). Then the weight loss stalled in the second week. Then when I started bulking again it all in a couple of days, plus a little bit.

I’ve felt a little bloated and overall just kinda soft feeling around the abdominal region since I started my second bulk and was just wondering if this is normal.

Thanks in advance.

2

Did this bloated period coincide with your menstrual cycle? Sometimes it’s just the monthly changes in your body. It’s normal.

3

What’s the point of keeping the cycles so short? Bulking for 5 months, cutting for one month or something along those lines would probably work better.