If the cramps are happening in the first 6-12 months of going low carb, it is possible it is simply junk clearing out from the fat stores. The anti-nutrients from grains and veggie oils, et al get stored in the fat, then we get them in a rush at we're burning the fat, thus releasing the junk. In that case, persevering as well as drinking more water to help flush out the junk helps.
All told, it took me about 18 months for that to go away and for me to become fully fat adapted. The benefits that came along the way, for me, were well worth it, and not it's a non-issue and has been for several years. Kind of like an extended version of the low-carb flu. With abandon, Patrick On Saturday, January 17, 2015 at 9:59:13 AM UTC-7, Chris Lampe 2 wrote: > > Thanks for posting this! I've bookmarked it and will read it over the > weekend. I have MAJOR issues with cramps when I go low-carb. I even had > the fortune of coincidentally having blood work done when I was low-carbing > and cramping and all my electrolytes came back in the normal range but > still had cramps. > > When I go low-carb, I start getting cramps in my upper back muscles, > abdominal muscles and even the muscles around the ribcage. Very annoying. > I probably don't adequately hydrate, either. > > Back in the 90's, I went for a ride that probably wasn't more than 10 > miles but it was a very, very hot day. I came home and hung my wet black > shirt on the shower curtain to dry and the next day it was literally > streaked white from all the salts (and who knows what else) I had secreted > in my sweat. It was a real eye opener. > > > > On Monday, January 12, 2015 at 9:29:21 AM UTC-6, Deacon Patrick wrote: >> >> Here's a thorough exploration of what (mostly isn't) known about cramps, >> in four parts... >> http://sportsscientists.com/2007/11/muscle-cramps-part-i/ >> >> Folks on my running list (many of whom are some flavor of paleo also) who >> cramp experience them when they are doing too much too soon. Other factors >> seem corollary rather than causal, but who knows? Grin. >> >> With abandon, >> Patrick >> >> On Saturday, January 10, 2015 at 2:42:04 PM UTC-7, Tim wrote: >>> >>> I'm curious what low carbers do for long rides? I rode 100k today on my >>> sixth day of "eating like Grant." Id be happy to exchange ideas off list to >>> keep this thread from getting crazy. On-list could be lively too. I'm >>> especially interested to hear from you, Patrick (you've probably mentioned >>> a ketogenic diet more than most, and I also always like what you have to >>> say) but definitely would like to hear others' experience too. The more the >>> merrier. You can get me at: tim....@yahoo.com >>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
