Well, if you suddenly start or increase your cruciferous vegetables, you'll probably be a little uncomfortable until your system gets used to it. They wouldn't bloat you enough to make a significant difference in your body shape, though.
If you were retaining water (bloated), you'd notice puffiness under your skin, but you wouldn't have "rolls and rolls" on your midsection. Do you add salt to your food? That might cause you to retain water, which as I understand it, is kind of an "emergency stash" of water, as opposed to a health, free flow of water that keeps your body clean and easy and vital (as when your urine is nearly colorless).
Although it might take some time for your appearance to change after you start eating veggies, you'll probably feel much better right away, and your appetite for more fattifying foods will probably decrease. Meanwhile, if you keep doing your exercises (start working your abs!), then you'll look a lot more toned and svelte as the fat burns off - plus don't forget that the more muscle you have, the faster you'll burn fat.  |