how much water

[chinadoll]

At your weight it should be 108 ounces not <80 (approx 2 litres). And your sodium should be high enough to help you with the electrolytes. And again, potassium and manganese can also play a part.

This site explains how, when and what type of magnesium works best:
Leg Cramps & Supplements

[msanjelpie]

Are you taking any multivitamins besides the supplements mentioned above?

Are you taking any rest days in your exercise routine?

Is the diet making you feel good otherwise?

[jake1970]

yer im taking multivitamins too, yer apart from the cramps i feel really good my training is getting easier now my weight is coming down etc and the only problem is the cramps im gonna try adding more veg etc to see if it helps im taking all the supplements i can and still getting them so hopefully moving up owl might help

[atkinsgal08]

2 litres isn't enough water for your body weight.

You should be getting around 110 ounces ... or 3.25 litres. More if you're working out.

Also ... taking too much over the counter potassium isn't a good idea ... as it can mess up your heart rhythms.

Try eating potassium rich foods instead ... such as an avocado.

Also ... why not give your body a rest while you get the eating straightened out ... you're changing too many things at once to know what's right or wrong.

And ... you don't "gotta go" to the gym at 6 unless you work there and it's your job.

You can take a break.

Have you posted exactly what you're eating so we can check that you're eating enough food?

[jake1970]

lol i had last week off gym cause of illness dont really want any more time off, ill lay off the potassium then (pill form ) this is my usual daily meals at moment

breakfast , 2 egg omlette with cheese and now with added tomato (for extra carb)

mid morning , maybe 2 eggs or couple slices of bacon

lunch chicken with about a pint glass and half full of salad greens (mixed from supermarket )

evening meal
meat, ie chops or steak x2 with again maybe pint glass and a half of brocolli

drinks during day is bout 2 litres of water a coffee in the morning with desert spoonfull of cream and maybe 1 in the afternoon any other drinks is green tea

[atkinsgal08]

>>reakfast , 2 egg omlette with cheese and now with added tomato (for extra carb)

mid morning , maybe 2 eggs or couple slices of bacon

lunch chicken with about a pint glass and half full of salad greens (mixed from supermarket )

evening meal
meat, ie chops or steak x2 with again maybe pint glass and a half of brocolli>>

This can't really be enough food for you.

You might want to figure out how many calories that is ... and how many net carbs you're eating.

Undereating is counter-productive with Atkins.

Make sure you get all your water ... then have the "other" drinks!

[jake1970]

im sure it is eough food im never hungry

[atkinsgal08]

>>im sure it is eough food im never hungry>>

Not being hungry doesn't mean you're getting enough food.

One of the side effects of ketosis is appetite suppressant.

Do yourself a favor and calculate how much you're eating in net carbs and calories.

I bet you a fiver that you're undereating!

[jake1970]

ok i will do ill check it out and post thanks

[jake1970]

breakfast : omlette 2 net carbs 190kcals
tomato 4 net carbs 19kcals
cheese 3 net carbs 150 kcals

mid morning: 2 eggs 1.2 carbs 150kcal

lunch: chicken 0 carbs 322 kcals
salad 0.8 carbs

tea: steak 0 carbs 344kcals
veg (brocolli ) 5 carbs

plus my coffee with cream and maybe a pack of pork scratchings which are about 200 to 300 kcals not sure carbs prob 0

its not looking that good so far is it
please any advice you can give would be most welcome ill eat just about anything