[Charlie_girl]

I feel you. That's exactly what I was doing, gaining a belly and nothing else. Not only does weight training prevent that, but so does water. This sounded crazy to me, but I went to the gym one morning with my skinny body and a belly like I was 4-5 months pregnant. Lol. I asked my trainer what the heck was going on and he said "drink more water". I said "get out of here!" Lol. He said, "I promise, you drink 4 liters of water today and by tonight your stomach will be flat." HOLY CRAP was he right!! Not even kidding, my stomach was back to flat by that night. He said since I'm eating so many surplus calories, taking herbs and eating lots of protein, I need that much water. And that's why I try to get almost my body weight in ounces of water daily. It's not as hard as it sounds, and the easiest way for me to do it is by using a liter size bottle and just refill it throughout the day.