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What actually happens if I STOP taking creatine mono?

charlieaulert
charlieaulert Posts: 127 Member
edited November 2024 in Health and Weight Loss
I have been taking a 5/10g daily serving for the last couple of months. I’m probably hanging around 11%/12% bodyfat right now, at around 70kg. I’ve been eating a clean low calorie diet for a while now and found it’s actually really worked for me. Last year I tried to be flexible with my diet, but it didn’t work as well as this has.

I’ve got a holiday coming up in 2 weeks time and it just crossed my mind that maybe I could get rid of the creatine for the next 2 weeks. I’ve heard some people look slimmer around the midsection when stopping? Will my abs look better if I stop the creatine?

I know my weight (water) will drop by a few LBS. Will my arms look smaller etc? Or not noticeable?

Any other tips to lean out a little more (in just two weeks) would be appreciated too!

Thanks all!

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  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    Since creatine traps water and glycogen in your muscles, it's unlikely it will have any impact on your fat stores.

  • quiksylver296
    quiksylver296 Posts: 28,439 Member
    Following. I'm almost out and I don't plan on buying more. Not really concerned, just curious.
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    I stopped for a week when on a recent vacation. I didn't notice a difference... but then again I was eating steaks every night and visited a Brazilian steakhouse a few times. If you don't eat a lot of meat normally and your main source of creatine is the supplement you may lose a bit of water weight from your muscles and look a bit "flatter" but the only person I think that would notice would be yourself.

    Alternately, what I usually do is buy the creatine capsules and bag them along with my vitamins in a clear bag and take them with me in my backpack. I've never had TSA even raise an eyebrow or question me about them.
  • sgt1372
    sgt1372 Posts: 3,997 Member
    For me, nothing noticeble happened when I took it or when I stopped taking it, which is why I'm not using it anymore.
  • middlehaitch
    middlehaitch Posts: 8,488 Member
    I took it from Jan to mid March, when I went on holiday. I dropped about 2 lbs of water weight and my biceps looked a little flatter, (The only place I could see easily) made no difference to my abdominal fat store whatsoever.

    The bicep thing amused me because I didn't think I was retaining much, I was. 2lbs on me is quite a retention.

    I haven't got back on it yet, or back to the gym as I'm still away from home.

    Cheers, h.
    Sat out in the sun in Scotland drinking wine B)
  • charlieaulert
    charlieaulert Posts: 127 Member
    I definitely feel flatter/smaller. If I was to take load it again now, would I see the benefits by next Friday (22nd) when I go on holiday?
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