I am just wondering what this could be? I've googled it and came up with diabetes sites but I really don't think that is the cause as I have no other symptoms that correlate. I've read that serious fasting can cause a fruity breath that smells bad, but I am keeping my carbs/proteins pretty close to 40/40/20....would that cause it?

I am just wondering what this could be? I've googled it and came up with diabetes sites but I really don't think that is the cause as I have no other symptoms that correlate. I've read that serious fasting can cause a fruity breath that smells bad, but I am keeping my carbs/proteins pretty close to 40/40/20....would that cause it?

You could be in slight ketosis. Normally, ketosis is when you are carb-deficient, but people can still enter ketosis when they are burning a lot of fat. Are you burning a lot of fat? Losing weight rapidly?

You could be in slight ketosis. Normally, ketosis is when you are carb-deficient, but people can still enter ketosis when they are burning a lot of fat. Are you burning a lot of fat? Losing weight rapidly?

I am losing but not rapidly - about 1 - 2 lbs a week so I don't think it's too extreme. Maybe I should up my calories and see what happens? I am at about 1100- 1300 a day now.

When I first started losing I lost pretty rapidly, about 2-3 lbs a week for a month and didn't have this. But I wasn't working out as much either.

The only thing I'm really doing different is the am cardio daily where before it was on my in-between days only.

I wonder if that is to cause? :confused:

A.M. cardio on an empty stomach will put you into ketosis. You might have nailed it. That, and low calorie intake.

Interesting! I had that sensation some last week where I just had this odd/bad taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away. It coincided with a pretty significant weight drop I assumed was water (Was it really fat?)

Perhaps I was in Ketosis.

-Allen

A.M. cardio on an empty stomach will put you into ketosis. You might have nailed it. That, and low calorie intake.

Well, I will try upping my calories a bit - maybe 100 or so and see if that works. Otherwise I'm not sure what to do because I love my am cardio - it really gets me moving and awake.

Interesting! I had that sensation some last week where I just had this odd/bad taste in my mouth that wouldn't go away. It coincided with a pretty significant weight drop I assumed was water (Was it really fat?)

Perhaps I was in Ketosis.

-Allen

Now, that'd be cool! To think it was water weight loss and to find out it was fat. I'd take it!

Well, I will try upping my calories a bit - maybe 100 or so and see if that works. Otherwise I'm not sure what to do because I love my am cardio - it really gets me moving and awake.

Don't worry too much about it--ketosis is you burning fat. Stick with the morning cardio, add a few calories, and see what happens.