If you eat very poorly now, IF will definitely help with the “bloat”. I had a huge belly when I started, and immediately, with IF, the bloat went down. My belly’s still big, because it’s HARD to lose belly fat. IF can help to make it seem smaller immediately, but you def need to work at it longer before you see actual fat come off
I have a similar problem. After my second pregnancy, that belly never fully went away. I’m just over a month in, and while I only lost 9 lbs so far, it did reduce my belly a bit already. So I’m quite hopeful. It helps to measure regularly. To my surprise, I’m already 3 inches down.