Hello ladies, I have just started a cycle of Var doing 5 in a.m. and 5 in p.m. A little background on me. I'm 5.6 and 145 pounds. Current BF% at about 21-22. I am 40. I've been training on and off for 20 years but consistsantly for 9 with one year off with pregnancy. I train 5-6 days per week with cardio in mornings as well as resistance training a little later in the day. My questions are: Has anyone experienced water retention in the first few weeks? My husband has been helping me but is new to this as well as he did the majority of the research. I also really don't feel or see anything different at all except some bloat that is driving me CRAZY! When should i notice a positive difference? I drink over a gallon of water per day and my diet is tight! Been watching sodium intake as well. It's not just the scale weight that is not budging it's the BF% so that's what's really aggravating. I've never had this problem getting the weight and BF to budge and honestly with my split the way it is now and I thought this would give me just that much more of an EDGE. Thanks in advance for any help.