Electrolyte deficiency on Keto is no joke, I didn't even know I had it while it was silently ruining my life. Heavy legs, poor exercise performance, fatigue, sleep issues - all due to inadequate magnesium/potassium. Weird thing is blood tests came fine so I never suspected it.
I know everybody stresses to take electrolytes, but I didn't know why. What's the fuss? "Electrolyte deficiency symptoms are obvious and I don't have them". Also, I did blood tests and they came fine. Turns out it's not that simple, it's not all or nothing. I'll try to make this as short as possible: I had two Keto attempts, the second time I even lasted almost a year but all the time felt like shit. My running performance came to a grinding halt - whenever I'd go for a run, after 5 minutes my legs felt heavy as lead, it was like moving through molasses. I'd barely come home walking. It was that bad. I rationalized it all as "my body running poorly on ketones", as some say that their exercise performance is reduced. Well, mine wasn't "reduced", it was almost non-existent. Also, my sleep was terrible, I would be waking up every hour or so. I was exhausted all the time. There really are no words to describe the oppressive ...
