Keto Flu?
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steph0324
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So I read about it before I started. I thought I was doing everything to avoid it and had been supplementing my sodium (5000mg) and magnesium (500mg) as well as getting my potassium through food so though I would be fine. Yesterday was day 10 on this WOE and I am down 12 pounds. I was out at the barn that I work at on my days off from my real job. I got on a horse and had a tack issue that caused me to have to get off immediately, correct it, and then get back on. When I went to get on, the horse jumped as I was half on, so we went about a half a lap around the arena before I was able to regain control and actually get feet into stirrups. I immediately started feeling weak and figured it was just an adrenaline rush. I tried to power through, but started getting super dizzy so had to get off. I handed the horse to one of the ever present teenagers, and sat in the air conditioner for a few minutes until I figured I was fine, tried to get on again, was dizzy again, and had to get off. I spent the rest of the day dizzy and nauseated. I had to bribe the teenagers to jog alongside my lesson students horses since there was no way I could manage it for the day. I was well hydrated all day so that wasn't the cause and had eaten a good breakfast. Could there be something else I am doing wrong?
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Your post reads "had been supplementing". Does that mean you quit supplementing? Supplementation with at least sodium, can be and often is, ongoing when eating very low carb. I eat about 50 total grams now after a year of ~20 grams and still have days I need to do my go to which is either lick about a half tsp out of the palm of my hand or chew on a boullion cube.0
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Also 5000mg of sodium is a general recommendation that doesn't fit everyone's needs.
Exercise, drinking a lot of fluids (you say you "well hydrated"... you could've been over hydrated as far as sodium to water ratio) and sweating are just a few things that can make your needs even higher.
Stephen Phinney recconmemds dosing 1000mg 30 minutes prior to physical activity.
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I think that may have been the case. I was taking the same amount of sodium that I used on a normal day, not on a day that it was 90 degrees outside when I was being very active. I usually try to space it out throughout the day, but I will try next week to take more in the morning and to up the amount all together. Thanks for the suggestions! Still trying to figure everything out!0
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Pretty horse.
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Also consider having broth just prior to the training. Keto athletes should have a dose of sodium prior to working out.1
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pitbullmamaliz wrote: »Pretty horse.
Yours too!1
