Sodium

tmichael271991
tmichael271991 Posts: 2 Member
in Food and Nutrition
My intake of sodium is always like 2000 mg over what it should be. I can't escape it every food I eat has a ridiculous amount of sodium i feel like. Other than that I have done really well, lost 18 pounds since I started, is the sodium holding me back from shedding more weight?

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  • pinggolfer96
    pinggolfer96 Posts: 2,248 Member
    No it is not. Well at least not fat or muscle, water retention may appear on the body and scale, but unless you have a health condition that makes it necessary to limit sodium, you are fine
  • rsclause
    rsclause Posts: 3,103 Member
    I have pretty much stopped salting foods and try limit intake by not eating a lot of processed foods. I have found some frozen chicken breast at Costco that don't add a lot of salt but the others taste too salty.
  • tulips_and_tea
    tulips_and_tea Posts: 5,734 Member
    I'm the same way - very rarely eat anything sweet other than fruit and everything I eat tends to be salty.

    No, it won't keep you from losing weight, but it can cause water retention. That's the part I have to be careful about. Just make sure you drink lots of water every day.

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