Mate, you’re using steroids when you haven’t yet figured out what’s going on when you consume whey or casein? And you’re 75kg and losing weight, and complain that it’s only 2kg in 3 months, but you also want to bulk (the opposite of losing weight)? And you’re asking about what activities to do to specifically lose fat on the sides of your abs (spot reduction)? And you don’t know how much you should eat? I think you skipped a few steps there. I won’t condone or promote steroid use, but at least learn how to train and eat for your goals first, before you go blowing your hard-earned cash on steroids. You’ve got a few years of learning in you before it’s worth even thinking about steroids.

1. A change in nutrient intake could result in bloating (ie water retention), so maybe. An allergic reaction to the ingredients in your supplements could cause inflammation around the gut. Your steroids could cause that. To gain actual fat around the belly generally requires a calorie surplus, which is all about total energy in vs energy out, not specific nutrients or supplements.

2. Step 1: Calorie deficit and strength training to maintain muscle and lose fat. Step 2: Calorie surplus and strength training to build muscle and accept a co-requisite gain in fat (which can later be dealt with by returning to step 1). Spot reduction is a myth. The fact that you’re asking this is proof that you’re not ready to be attempting to navigate steroids.

3. Just as I had to look at testo deca to be sure what we’re talking about, I had to look up CJC 1295. If I ever become a big enough athlete for ASADA to care about my existence, these google searches could draw some unwanted attention. Hormones affect the body globally. They circulate throughout the whole system and affect anything they encounter that is receptive to them. So you’re missing the point by using them specifically for your “side belly.”

4. Let’s see what GNC Waterex says about GNC Waterex. Quoted directly from GNC: Vitamins, Supplements, Minerals, Herbs, Sports Nutrition, Diet & Energy and more.

Helps regulate water balance*
Enhanced with vital electrolytes
All natural

* These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Okay, so its asserted main benefit is untested. Good starting point. Its secondary benefit is the use of electrolytes. That would be the active ingredient that impacts water retention levels. And you can get them anywhere.

Should it be used every day? I neither know nor care. If you need more electrolytes than what you get without it, then maybe yes. If not, then probably no.

5. Daily water intake should be whatever keeps you hydrated. Although it’s not absolutely accurate, the colour of your urine is generally a good marker to go by. The amount of water you drink has very little impact on water retention. Excess water is flushed down the toilet. Other factors, such as salt consumption, glycogen stores, inflammation etc will all have a much bigger impact on water retention.

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7. ….and?

8. W….what are you trying to achieve with this?

9. You do actually need some amount of sodium in your diet. Peanuts are good for you unless you’re allergic or they cause you to overdose on calories.

10. How many peanut butter slices you should have is dependent on your total calorie needs and how this fits into the rest of your diet. I can’t think of any way in which toasting it or not is relevant.

11. Do you really think that you need to be worrying about this level of detail?