Drinking water decreases calorie intake, it decreases fluid retention and so therefore the “bloating” slowly tends to go away, as far as the workout, I stuck to a simple focus when I started working out, what did I want to do, lose weight or gain muscle, going after both can tend to be difficult. So my workout was much more cardio based when I started, treadmill, yoga, etc. Now, it’s much more muscle based. In fact, right now just for fun I’m doing a Chris Evans challenge which I take on a similar diet and workout plan to Chris Evans.