>  Is this just a state of transition or does a bloated abdomen
> mean that I am not meant to have so much fat?

This may not apply to you at all, but I have parasites and candidiasis and I
swell up horribly after I eat, particularly veggies, but in general just
eating. If you haven't had a problem with bloating before though than maybe
your body just needs to get used to the increase?