Need to know now or later

sp34 · 08-07-2008, 05:56 PM

I am 25lbs overweight and would like to know if creatine would help shed some of the lbs. I gave birth 2 months ago and have lost 15 up until now.

I have heard the stories about women bloating and that is something that I don't want to happen. Should I lose the other 25 before I use it or should I let the creatine help lose the extra 25.

Thanks, this is my husbands account.

JMW21 · 08-07-2008, 05:59 PM

creatine causes you to retain water

BuckSpin · 08-07-2008, 06:13 PM

1st, congrats on the new baby!

2nd, I bet if you made a serious commitment to just eating real healthy & lean that alone would shed some & give you a great start on the rest. Babies are amazing personal trainers! They never give you a break!

Wherestherackat · 08-07-2008, 06:52 PM

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Originally Posted by sp34

I am 25lbs overweight and would like to know if creatine would help shed some of the lbs. I gave birth 2 months ago and have lost 15 up until now.

I have heard the stories about women bloating and that is something that I don't want to happen. Should I lose the other 25 before I use it or should I let the creatine help lose the extra 25.

Thanks, this is my husbands account.

Congrats..

But no... It wouldn't be of any help for you. It's mainly used to keep your strength up to keep hard earned muscle during a cut.

Wild_Weasel · 08-07-2008, 07:04 PM

Creatine won't help shed pounds. It's actually more to keep the good muscle pounds you have, or really the strength those muscles have. If you do try anything, it would probably be best to go stimulant free to start off (Lean Xtreme is a popular one). Some people don't respond well to stimulants and I don't know anything about a woman's body chemistry after a birth. That's just my two cents.

Congrats on the new baby!

kvdoherty · 08-07-2008, 08:40 PM

i was actually about to make a post about this.

I have just started a cut right now im at 11-12% bf and want to get down to around 8%. Im currently eating around 2500 cals a day while my maintenance is 3100.

So creatine will help keep my muscles... but wont increased water retention make me look more flat thus negating the effects of a cut?

Wild_Weasel · 08-07-2008, 09:43 PM

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Originally Posted by kvdoherty

So creatine will help keep my muscles... but wont increased water retention make me look more flat thus negating the effects of a cut?

It depends on the kind of creatine you get and your body's response to it. Creatine monohydrate is the type that typically causes bloating. Creatine ethyl ester won't cause much, if any, bloat.

sp34 · 08-08-2008, 03:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Wild_Weasel

Creatine won't help shed pounds. It's actually more to keep the good muscle pounds you have, or really the strength those muscles have. If you do try anything, it would probably be best to go stimulant free to start off (Lean Xtreme is a popular one). Some people don't respond well to stimulants and I don't know anything about a woman's body chemistry after a birth. That's just my two cents.

Congrats on the new baby!

My husband as well as many others takes creatine to keep his strength during long workouts. I would think this would help me run longer and lifting more weights. Not as far as pounds but to finish sets thus the end result would be better training and conditioning.

Idlev · 08-08-2008, 04:04 AM

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Originally Posted by sp34

My husband as well as many others takes creatine to keep his strength during long workouts. I would think this would help me run longer and lifting more weights. Not as far as pounds but to finish sets thus the end result would be better training and conditioning.

I'm pretty sure creatine is a recovery supplement, designed to increase water/blood contained in muscle cells, thusly providing them more nutrients and slowing the body from going catabolic on them ( breaking muscle tissue down to provide nutrients ( which it does FIRST, before breaking down fat ) )

While I've never known it to help someone create STAMINA ( this would be accomplished by a PRE-workout stim, such as N.O. Xplode ( has caffine ) but I don't have anything I could suggest to you, as I am also unaware of what it could do to a recently pregnant woman )

So, the simply answer is, no it won't help you lose weight, I'm not 100% when I say no, it won't keep you working out longer ( as you're supposed to take it AFTER you've worked out ) but it will help you recover from hard workouts, and it will help you retain muscle during a cut or a short break

scrummie2 · 08-08-2008, 06:26 AM

Yeah, would only indirectly help you lose fat by perhaps helping the effectiveness of your strength workouts/efforts to add muscle mass. I get all bloaty with it, I'm thinking I'm going to cycle off of it, but I've been on monohydrate.

kimm4 · 12-29-2008, 10:38 PM

Creatine will help you with strength no doubt, but you will retain water. The most important part for shedding those lbs is your eating plan...that's more important than anything else.