low carbs - different body odor?
Hello everyone... i just wanted to ask a quick question.
I've been on a low carb diet for about 3 weeks now. for two weeks i've noticed that i have this strange body odor. its very hard to describe but it smells almost sweet. like sour but sweet at the same time. my urine also smells very strong of the same odor.
I shower at least twice a day but right after i get out of the shower, if i smell my hands, they have this smell.
my clothes at the end of the day smell very strong with this smell.
I havent noticed anything much different with my breath. i could just have gotten used to that.
Could this be a side effect of Ketosis? I've been using ketostix to measure ketones but they always come up as trace amounts only.
has anyone experienced this before? i mean, i'm losing weight for sure (23 pounds in 3 weeks) so i must be in ketosis.
O J
Last edited by ojconcentrate; 07-20-2008 at 03:43 PM.
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