sodium intake??

aetzkorn14
aetzkorn14 Posts: 169 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
I'm sure most people have the same issue but I retain soooo much water weight when my sodium is high. I try to keep it under 2000 but often fail because I like cheese to much. Do any of you keep up with your sodium?? if so where do you try to keep it at?/ TY

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  • beachlover317
    beachlover317 Posts: 2,848 Member
    Mine usually runs between 1500 - 2000 mg per day. I do not have any issues with blood pressure so I don't worry too much about it. If I do eat something high in sodium, I just make sure to drink lots of water after and usually the next day. Water weight doesn't worry me because it's temporary.
  • p4ulmiller
    p4ulmiller Posts: 588 Member
    You must track sodium accurately if you want to record weight loss. It is the second most important measure after calories.

    Salt is a major part of reconstituted food,and even if you keep your calories down, eating ready meals will put your weight up.
  • bitxbit
    bitxbit Posts: 1,465 Member
    I am on meds for HBP, so my limit is 1500-1700 daily. At this level and the amounts of water I take in, I do very well. Very seldom, do l go over... pizza or Chinese take-out, my favorites!
  • JourneyingJessica
    JourneyingJessica Posts: 261 Member
    You must track sodium accurately if you want to record weight loss. It is the second most important measure after calories.

    Salt is a major part of reconstituted food,and even if you keep your calories down, eating ready meals will put your weight up.

    Really :frown: I never really thought on it before. I don't worry about it (until now maybe). I rarely add salt when cooking and don't log when i do. Would you be willing to elaborate as to why please?

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