Sodium

Corptheater

I started using this website to track my calories to start losing some weight which has really helped me determine what food to eat and when I can but, now I'm looking at my sodium intake and I had no idea how high it was! Now, this is purely my fault and I will have to reduce it as well as I reduce my weight. I have some adjustments that I can do immediately (they stick out like sore thumb!) but others will have to be based on my consumption of food. As I lose weight, I will require less food to keep me going which will reduce the amount of food I eat and reduce the amount of sodium I consume.

psuLemon

You don't need to reduce sodium to cut weight. But what are you defining as high? Honestly, i run around 5000mg a day as i workout and need sodium.

quiksylver296

How high is high?

Unless you have a medical issue, your sodium isn’t a huge deal. I try to Target 3500-4500 per day.

whatalazyidiot

I stressed about it when I first started too, just because it's hard to ignore when it's red every day. I removed it, so that I track sugar in its place. I don't even want to see it. Unless you have high blood pressure or your doctor wants you to reduce it, maybe you can just adjust what you track?

wilson10102018

If you are a post procedure cardiac patient they will prescribe reduced sodium. Otherwise, if you have a water retention problem you should reduce sodium. Other than that, higher is better than lower. Remember, sodium is your go to electrolyte - you know, the thing that keeps you from dying when you over exercise.