Mon, Aug-18-03, 16:10
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Plan: Atkins
Stats: 235/135/135
BF:
Progress: 100%
Location: Brisbane, Australia
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Hi SabbyKay,
To answer your potassium question, the Drs Eades (of Protein Power) recommend supplementing with 400 mg daily while in the weight loss phases, decreasing to 100 mg when on maintenance. You can buy 99mg tablets or you can use a potassium salt such as No Salt and simply sprinkle it on your food.
If you take the tablets, do take with food as they can irritate the tum, and anyone taking diuretics or BP meds should check with their pharmacist before supplementing with potassium. And spread the dose through the day - don't have 'em all at once.
And yes, I agree totally that calcium and magnesium are the answer for the leg cramps. We need at least 1000mg calcium and 500mg magnesium daily - 1500 and 750 if postmenopausal. As it happens, these two minerals work best if taken together. I believe you can get 330:166 mg tabs (where I come from we get 250:125). They don't last for more than 12 hours, so it's best to divide the dose. One with each meal seems a good idea.
As for the multivitamin, I just stare at labels.
Happy low carbing!
Rosebud
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