As the title says I've been Vegan for a while but have literally never lifted weights in my life until the beginning of April. I have a physical trainer who's helping me learn the basics and keeping me motivated. My routine right now is lifting & physical complexes like Tacfit M/W/F and then running for ~20 minutes T/TH. It feels amazing and I'm extremely excited

I've always been skinny my whole life, was beginning to get a gut, and decided it's time (I'm 32 years old, 5'9'' 140lb with a belly). The gut is visceral fat as well which I understand is harder to work off, but I'm determined.
Beyond that I'm confused about a few things with regard to the optimal diet and any sort of supplements I should be taking. Before my workouts (not runs) I'm drinking a 6g scoop of Jarrow's creatine and afterwards I'm drinking the Vega Performance Protein Recovery with a scoop of Chia seeds and ground flax. Is there anything else I should be taking before or after a workout that will help to burn off my gut and build muscle mass? Zinc/Magnesium before bed?
For my diet, I'm removing beer first

That's all I got. It's only been one month but I feel amazing already and am looking forward to ultimately seeing my physical form change
