Dos Perros
WKR
On my recent elk hunt I noticed at night I would be sweating even though I wasn't really warm, and my sweat smelled like piss. It was strong enough that, for a moment, I honestly wondered if I'd had an 'accident.' But, this happened each night for days.
Once home I did some Googling, turns out when you're in a steep calorie deficit your body will burn muscle for fuel, and then if dehydrated will sweat out byproducts that smell like urine. Lesson learned: eat more, drink more water. I felt like I ate well and wasn't hungry, and from my Garmin watch data below it seems like quite a challenge to eat 4000 to 5000 calories a day. Anyway, just thought this was interesting and worth sharing.
Once home I did some Googling, turns out when you're in a steep calorie deficit your body will burn muscle for fuel, and then if dehydrated will sweat out byproducts that smell like urine. Lesson learned: eat more, drink more water. I felt like I ate well and wasn't hungry, and from my Garmin watch data below it seems like quite a challenge to eat 4000 to 5000 calories a day. Anyway, just thought this was interesting and worth sharing.
Date | Calories | Steps | Climbed Floors | Descended Floors | Miles (derived from Steps) | |
Half day hunt | 22-Sep | 2662 | 7788 | 81 | 9 | 3.8 |
Full day hunt | 23-Sep | 4006 | 19769 | 66 | 144 | 9.5 |
Full day hunt | 24-Sep | 4995 | 23650 | 81 | 126 | 11.4 |
Full day hunt | 25-Sep | 4181 | 28018 | 143 | 137 | 13.5 |
Full day hunt | 26-Sep | 3452 | 19738 | 117 | 125 | 9.5 |
Full day hunt | 27-Sep | 2767 | 21201 | 99 | 102 | 10.2 |
Full day hunt | 28-Sep | 5144 | 26650 | 123 | 124 | 12.9 |
Full day hunt | 29-Sep | 4188 | 33853 | 143 | 163 | 16.3 |
Full day hunt | 30-Sep | 3627 | 33053 | 130 | 133 | 15.9 |