Hiya Guys!
Happy new week
So, I started 18:6 IF a few days ago (been doing keto for almost 5 months).
In addition to electrolyte supplements that I have been taking for months, I started incorporating a teaspoon of pink Himalayan salt in water and sipping this throughout the day. This is mainly because I workout and felt slightly dizzy/headachy a while back (just before IF)
I have been on a stall so I have changed my macros up a bit to allow me to continue to lift some light weights but also reduced fat so that my body can use its own fat. I’ve been 10g Carbs, 90g proteins, 35g fat, on average since I started IF a few days ago. PS: I am 80kg/177lbs and female.
Anyway so today, energy wise, workout was great. However, I started sweating quite profusely and almost non-stop throughout the hour. I drank a lot of water to rehydrate but it was more sweat than I can recall ever sweating. I have peed quite a lot in the last 24 hours too. When I took off my workout clothes, it smelled notably like ammonia (like a faint pee smell). My pee also smelled notably like this.
I read somewhere that it’s a by-product of the body using amino acid to fuel the body, which got me concerned as I want it to use my body fat. However I also understand there is a limit to how much fuel the body can obtain from body fat and that fat stores are not easily accessible during workouts.
So, a bit concerned and hoping for any enlightenment on what’s going on. Thanks
Mo