Lately I'm getting these nagging calf cramps, mostly at night, and I'm wondering if it's tied to how fast the weight is coming off. Has anyone else noticed muscle cramps as the pounds drop and found that upping electrolytes actually helped? Curious what people here drink or snack on to keep sodium, potassium, and magnesium balanced without going overboard.
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Muscle cramps while losing weight — electrolytes?
idk, mine hit mostly on days I barely eat anything solid, so now I keep a salty broth around for those
Do yours hit on days you barely eat, like mine did around the 55 mark? That was the pattern for me and it took me a while to connect it to food intake rather than the med itself.
Mine cluster on days I barely eat too, which I never would have connected to the cramps on my own. Curious whether yours hit more at night or during the day?
honestly, does it hit on the days you eat the least? Mine cluster there, so I've been keeping a salty drink mix by the bed on those nights
Do yours only hit on the days you barely eat? Mine tracked pretty tightly to low-appetite days early on, and a salty broth in the evening seemed to blunt them
Mine hit around the same point, always in the calf at 2am. I started salting my food properly again and adding a banana most days, and they faded within a couple weeks
mine were never at night, always mid-afternoon on days I'd had coffee and nothing else. Started keeping a salt shaker on the counter and shaking some into my water, which felt ridiculous but the cramps eased off within a week or so.
I had the same calf cramps around month two. What helped me was a magnesium glycinate capsule before bed, though I only figured that out after trying salt water first with no luck.
Do your cramps mostly hit on the days you barely eat? Mine cluster there too, so I started keeping a salty broth around for those low-appetite evenings.
do yours hit on the nights you ate the least? That was the pattern for me around the 40 lb mark, and a salty snack on those low-appetite days is what seemed to quiet my calves down.
Mine hit around month four, and what finally clicked was realizing I was drinking tons of water but almost no sodium, so I just started putting actual salt in my food instead of chasing it with sports drinks
Do your calves knot up more on days you barely eat? Mine did, and a pickle plus a big glass of water before bed cut it way down.
Mine were more tied to hard workouts than low-appetite days, but a magnesium drink before bed is the one thing I actually noticed helping.
I'm in Charlotte too and the humidity here wrecked me on the cramp front, so I started salting my food heavier on days I barely eat. Are yours worse on the nights after a low-food day?
Do you get them more on days you sweat a lot? Miami heat plus fast loss had me cramping bad until I started adding a salty drink after being outside.
Mine hit around the same point and I noticed it was always after a low-food day too. What I changed was adding a small salty snack in the afternoon instead of waiting until night, and that seemed to settle the calf stuff for me.
Do your cramps hit on the nights you barely ate? Mine cluster there too, and a salty broth on those days seemed to take the edge off
Do yours hit on days you barely ate? Mine cluster like that too, and a glass of salty broth in the evening seems to keep my calves quiet on the nights I notice it most
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