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Creatine and Weight Loss for women?

A friend of a friend lost a ton of weight taking creatine (a female) i am wondering how this works out.how should i take the creating in junction to my dails workout routine. i want to lose fat and build muscle. i do not want to bulk up i just want to lose weight and be FIRM all over. flat stomach etc. When should i take the creatine? and what should i take it with? what diet best works with this supplement?Currently i am on a calorie reduced diet , i run every day 2-4 miles and strength train at the gym 2-3 ties a week.

I question if the creatine your friend used was solely responsible for her weight loss. Was she also dieting and exercising well? Creatine is known to cause water retention- ideally within muscles, thus boosting muscle size and endurance, but it also settles into your body tissues overall. In fact, to really get the full benefit of creatine you need to drink at least 12-16 glasses of water every day. This is not really viewed as a weight loss supplement. It is definitely good for building muscle mass. I think your are saying you don’t want that. You also won’t want the added weight from water retention. Lifting weights and your running regimen along with reasonable eating habits is the way to go. Sounds like you are doing that. There is a lot of really good info out there if you do a google on ‘creatine women’. If you decide to take it you want to gear it to your female body weight so you’re not dosing like a man would do which can cause some unpleasant, though not common side effects. Just sounds like you are already on the right track and need to give yourself some time. And by the way, don’t know what kind of strength training you do but if you skip the machines, for the most part and work the free weights as hard as you can you’ll get better benefit and you won’t bulk up- just tone beautifully.

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