sodium help... =[

AllieMarie2244
AllieMarie2244 Posts: 106 Member
in Health and Weight Loss
My dumb self had two dinners with teriyaki sauce
Now i see that one cup has over 11,000mg in it

How do i flush this from my system? Just drink lots of water? Does anyone know how much water? Gallon? lol

Quick help please :)

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  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Water and time. I would not try to drink a gallon, just a normal amount. Don't sweat it too much.

    Oh and don't weigh in for the next couple of days.
  • sullus
    sullus Posts: 2,839 Member
    Time and water.

    a little extra water for a couple days, mind the sodium, and all will be well.
  • Sinisterly
    Sinisterly Posts: 10,913 Member
    Sadly, there is no "quick" help, as your body will "flush" it out as it needs to on its own.
    Yes, water helps, but just let your body do its own thing.

    Don't worry about retaining water for a couple of weeks and just keep to your regular routine and watch the sodium for the other days. If the scale doesn't move, just remember to be patient :flowerforyou:
  • _HeartsOnFire_
    _HeartsOnFire_ Posts: 5,304 Member
    Drink water, watch your intake the next couple days. It'll come out on it's own. You'll be fine. Just don't step on a scale for a few days (water retention that's all)
  • thirteeninches
    thirteeninches Posts: 61 Member
    Work some high potassium foods into your diet. Most vegetables are good, as are potatoes. The cells of our bodies have a potassium (K)/sodium (Na) pump. When one goes in, the other goes out. So, more K pushes Na out of the cell, and helps it get flushed out.
  • MBrothers22
    MBrothers22 Posts: 323 Member
    While that is a crap ton of sodium, don't worry if you go over on sodium really. Look at my diary for example. I'm probably 2000mg over every single day and more than that other days. Hasn't stopped my weight loss at all. Just drink a reasonable amount of water and you'll be fine. I probably drink 48 oz per day just for example.
  • AllieMarie2244
    AllieMarie2244 Posts: 106 Member
    Thank you everyone! I'll definitely not step back on the scale for a few days and keep all these suggestions in mind :)
  • DeterminedFee201426
    DeterminedFee201426 Posts: 859 Member
    focus on water that will help more then foods .. drink lots of it iam sure you will be so thirsty anyway after taking in alll that sodium that is super high :sick:
  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
    Are you sure that's accurate? That truly is a crap ton of sodium.
  • LoupGarouTFTs
    LoupGarouTFTs Posts: 916 Member
    Soy sauce is pretty much just sodium.
  • AllieMarie2244
    AllieMarie2244 Posts: 106 Member
    Yeah i looked it up after the fact. Chinese food or in my case Mongolian bbq (veggies rice) with teriyaki sauce is loaded with it =[
  • ErinMcMom
    ErinMcMom Posts: 228 Member
    Teriyaki sauce is crazy high in sodium! I buy the "low sodium" kind and it's still ridiculously high! Sooo yummy though :)

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