Strange muscle spasms

 OK I'm probably reaching here. 

I am on day 3 of 28 on Optifast. For the past day I have suffering from muscle spasms in places I've never had spasms before and in non stressful situations. It is kinda freaking me out. I am beginning to think that OF may be the culprit. I am going to call my center tomorrow and talk with the NUT.  In the meantime, has anyone had similar experiences? 

Have you been getting in all 4 shakes? What other liquids are you taking in? The most common cause of muscle spasm is dehydration and the depletion of needed electrolytes. Maybe you're trying to do too much physically for the amount of calories you're taking in while on optifast?

Just your body saying "Where's the beef? "

 4 shakes - check
physical work - check
staying hydrated - maybe not. 

I'll drink more and take an extra vitamin.

My wife is 15 weeks pregnant and we have a 2 year old. I'll try to take it easy too.

Any other suggestions?

I think upping your fluids will make a difference. Try it for a couple of days and see if the situation improves. Are you able to carry a bottle of water with you? Crystal Light and sugar free Koolaid have been my hydrators while on optifast. Was getting 2L a day, but am now aiming for 3-4L a day as I'm starting to experience the famous 'opticlog'.

I have been researching leg cramping lately, along with low electrolytes.  Sometimes drinking too much water can cause you trouble, by diluting the needed 'lytes, and causing problems with low sodium.  I am wondering if drinking too much water could be the culprit for me.  I have been running stints of 16k's and I am finding that the backs of my thighs and my calves start to tighten like a vise around 12k, so my last 4 are very painful.  I also find that when I go to shower afterwards, I am washing off a very noticable film (sometimes enough that I can scrape it off with my fingernail *gross*), of salt crystals from my face.  I have never had this before, but the longer I run, the more noticable these two things are.  Loosing excessive sodium through sweat and also, over-hydrating before and during runs, could be causing my sodium levels to drop. 

So in a nutshell, my point was:  too little water is not good, but neiter is too much.

You're absolutely right, but getting too much is far less common than not enough.

 I am not looking forward to either optitrots or opticlog.

Thanks for the heads up Pat.