[Hujkmlopes]

Hi,

I'm on my seventh day of the vlcd. This is my first round. I'm using yavonnae hhcg.

I was just out taking the dog for a very short walk around the block when my calf suddenly cramped up. It feels like a charley horse, one of those leg cramps that I've had on a rare occasion in the early morning. (I've only had a handful of these in my lifetime and I haven't for more than a year.) It's slowly releasing. Actually, I think it's gone now. But is this common on the vlcd? What can I do to prevent it happening again?

[furious1]

You need potassium and magnesium. Are you eating an orange? Also, take some Natural Calm with Calcium.

[hrotedk]

I drink a SmartWater everyday on hcg... it helps to maintain my electrolytes. You've probably been peeing a lot and you're a little dehydrated.

[Triiooman]

I had the same thing happen the other night and I never though about the potassium/magnesium/zinc. I take them every day but I ran out over the weekend and haven't had a chance to get more. I also didn't think it might be dehydration. I have been peeing a lot the past few days but I already drink 2 liters a day so maybe I should increase my water until I can get more potasium/magnesium/zinc.
Thanks.

[neonasafluni]

I had the same thing happen the other night and I never though about the potassium/magnesium/zinc. I take them every day but I ran out over the weekend and haven't had a chance to get more. I also didn't think it might be dehydration. I have been peeing a lot the past few days but I drhink 2 liters a day so maybe I should increase that amount until I can get more potasium/magnesium/zinc tablets.
Thanks.

Actually you don't want to increase to much....as too much water can wash out your electrolytes as well! You shouldn't be drinking more than 1/2 your body weight in ounces each day. So if you weigh 150 then no more than 75 ounces. On the high end I wouldn't drink more than 1 gallon, even if you weigh over 250lbs...that's really hard on your body to process all that fluid in a day.

[rasiasertew]

Thanks for the replies. I found a calorie-free electrlyte sports drink.

[Karlmarks]

Yes, i would recommend taking potassium/magnesium! I am on p2 day 4 and yesterday i drank too much water. I could barely get out of bed this morning and the cramps were really bad! After reading the posts, I went out during my lunch break to get the supplements and I'm feeling A LOT better already!

[Idorsearogele]

[QUOTE=Robbi;288220]Actually you don't want to increase to much....as too much water can wash out your electrolytes as well! You shouldn't be drinking more than 1/2 your body weight in ounces each day. So if you weigh 150 then no more than 75 ounces. On the high end I wouldn't drink more than 1 gallon, even if you weigh over 250lbs...that's really hard on your body to process all that fluid in a day.[/QUOTE


Am having legs cramps all day I thought I might have to go to the ER so much
pain and I drink water