Devil Sodium. Does anyone have a formula...

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  • HMonsterX
    HMonsterX Posts: 3,000 Member
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    but I drink at least the 8 cups

    "the"8 cups? What makes you think you have to drink 8 cups of water a day? Some drink it as they like it, but it seems like you drink as you feel you need to? You don't!

    http://www.snopes.com/medical/myths/8glasses.asp

    http://www.guardian.co.uk/lifeandstyle/2011/jul/13/myth-eight-glasses-water-day

    http://junkfoodscience.blogspot.com/2008/07/wellness-water-8x8-myth.html

    http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2010/12/08/the-myth-behind-drinking-8-glasses-of-water-a-day/
  • dsjohndrow
    dsjohndrow Posts: 1,820 Member
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    Sodium has strange effects on some, and none on others. For me, lowing my sodium decreased my blood pressure almost as much as losing weight. it does seem to help you retain water which obviously has weight.

    I am going to agree with the others that said, just cleanup your sodium intake. A lot of low-cal foods have lots of sodium IE: Weight Watchers meals. So maybe take a look at processed meats like ham, turkey, even low fat turkey sausage, cheese, cottage cheese, sour cream, salsa, tomato juice, sauces and of course baked snacks. Oh and Key Lime pie for crying out loud!
  • sh0ck
    sh0ck Posts: 168 Member
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    I didn't think there was a "majic formula" but I hoping someone would share their method, if there was one.

    But yeah see that's my problem. Working 2 jobs, I eat frozen diet meals frequently. Mainly cuz they are low cal and convenient. I gotta X them from my diet and plan my meals a lil better. The problem is every damn thing seems to have a ton!

    Yea, those frozen DIET foods are generally JAM-PACKED with sodium. To help with meal planning I would recommend picking a day or two out of the week and cook up food for the next few days so that you can take them with you. Much healthier and it can definitely help you watch the sodium intake.

    Good luck!

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