I suppose there are worse mistakes* to make….
Oh creatine, you confuse me so! I said it didn’t work. I thought it didn’t work. I don’t see a difference in either muscle size or definition. And then I got my body fat percentage measured and I am down 2% from last month. (And because I know someone will ask – yes, same time, same place, same trainer, same calipers. It’s not perfect but it’s the best I can do unless you all want to take up a collection for me to get my body fat hydrostatically tested again. Which, honestly, if you think of all the worthy charities in the world, that would be kind of a shame.)
What’s more, Gym Buddy Megan who was also taking the creatine with me, is down 7 pounds. In one month. When I asked her if she attributed that to the creatine she said she felt it was probably 50/50 – half from the supplement and half from making better eating choices.
I also noticed that the past few workouts when I haven’t taken it I have been a lot more sore. BUT I’ve also noticed that my tummy’s been flatter. So maybe it was making me bloat a little bit? Certainly not as bad as the monohydrate but I did notice a difference.
So there you have it. Apparently it does work! Now the question is what to do with this information…
*Image from d*mnyouautocorrect.com – if you haven’t seen this site, you will laugh until you cry. Seriously, I have tears streaming down my face right now. I had to take a break to sit on the kitchen floor because I thought I was going to pee my pants.
Written with love by Charlotte Hilton Andersen for The Great Fitness Experiment (c) 2011. If you enjoyed this, please check out my new book The Great Fitness Experiment: One Year of Trying Everything